Virginia heiress plots daring market gamble to save father
Beulah Sands arrives with a desperate plan to rescue Judge Sands from ruin. Bob Brownley explains the stakes, revealing a $60,000 cash pool and a six month window to recoup trust funds through bold market moves. Jim Randolph probes the motive while moral concerns rise about their own role in the Dusty Dollar era.
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Nei
Virginia
Sands
United States Senate
House
the James
Beulah Sands
Seaboard Air Line
Jim
Reinhart
Sinia
Judge Sands
Baltimore
Wilsons
Bettybone
Bob Brownley
Wall Street
Jim Randolph
Harvard
Bob
Hell
Randolph
Katherine
Taste for Morbid Novels
A Graphic comment notes that men prefer straightforward plots while women, especially modern women, favor psychological exploration and detailed analysis of motives over dramatic action.
Treatment Induced A Chill Story From Army Life
A captain hears of a private with a chill weighing 200 pounds. The sergeant reports the man is blue and sent to the surgeon. The corporal later jokes that the medicine gave him a chill as well, in Army and Navy Life style.
Infant cured by Cuticura Remedies claims
Mrs Zana Miller from Union City Michigan describes her three month old son suffering Cuban Itch with relentless itching and sleepless nights. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the sores dried up in two weeks and the child recovered completely saving his life.
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Zana Miller
Union City
R. F
Branch Co
Mich
Supes Wanted and Stage Roles for Odd Circus
A lanky tramp jokes about bogus animals on stage as a tall supes could play the giraffe neck while a stout wayfarer plans to act the elephant legs. The banter hints at a circus recruitment.
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Wayfarer
Oldest Known Human Being Mary Wood of Oregon
Mrs Mary Wood of Hillsboro Oregon is the oldest living person with authentic record aged 120 born May 20 1787 in Knoxville Tennessee. She reportedly rode the entire continental distance at age 65 from Tennessee to Oregon.
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Mary Wood
Hillsboro
Ore
Portland
Wood
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Oregon
Modjeska Relies on Polish Translator for Memoirs
After 25 years a household name in theater Mme Modjeska says she must return to her native Polish to reconstruct her memoirs into English with the help of a translator.
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Bob Brownley
Bob
Mme. Modjeska
Chicago Evening Post
Boiling Point Drops with Altitude Noted
At sea level water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit while at 10 000 feet it boils at 193 degrees. Historical note: Darwin crossed the Andes in 1835 and boiled potatoes for three hours without softening.
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Darwin
Andes
Old German Warships Hidden for Kaiser's View
A London Mail correspondent notes that whenever the Kaiser visits Danzig the harbor's old warships are towed into view, forming a display for his inspection.
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Dantzig
London Mail
Doctor urges Grape-Nuts for health and happiness
A Massachusetts doctor extols the digestibility and nutrition of Grape-Nuts, claiming a single four teaspoon serving covers the cereal portion of a meal. He says the food suits babes and adults, is ready cooked, versatile in use, economical, and linked to longer life and greater well being. Read The Road to Wellsville booklet.
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Wellsville
Spider That Fishes Found by Prof Berg in Buenos Aires
Prof Berg in Buenos Ayres reports a spider that sometimes fishes. In shallow water it spins a two winged conical net between stones and runs in the water to catch small fish and tadpoles. Many shriveled skins show it works well.
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Berg
Buenos Ayres
Intellectual Jores man cited in Weekly Screech notice
Mrs Kornkob remarks that the Jores man who claimed a farm is highly intellectual, noting he can recite four different almanacs by heart, as reported by the Milwaukee Sentinel near our edition.
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Hiram
Hunt's Cure Promise for Itching Skin Diseases
A bold claim asserts Hunt's Cure will positively and permanently cure any form of itching skin disease. The advertisement promises that one box is guaranteed to cure and one application affords relief.
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Hunt
Napoleons War Horse Marengo Remembered in History
Marengo the famed war charger of Napoleon is celebrated as a premier horse of modern history. The emperor rode him for the final time at Mount Saint Jean where he suffered his seventh wound. The horse died at age 36.
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Napoleon
Marengo
Mount St. Jean
Defiance Starch Ad Promotes Stiff Collars and Cuffs
The advertisement touts Defiance Starch for stiff collars and cuffs with gloss or domestic finish. It urges readers to buy 16 oz for 10 cents from all good grocers, highlighting easy instructions printed on each package.
Estimate of himeel and half the man
The quote suggests rating a man by his self estimate of himeel and then reducing it by fifty percent. It reads as a caution about overestimating oneself and implies a need for humility in judging others.
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Himeel
Rations Changes for Alaska Troops Announced
The army announces field rations for Alaska troops: 16 ounces of bacon or 16 ounces of salt pork or 22 ounces of salt beef, 24 ounces of fresh vegetables, replacing 16 ounces of desiccated vegetables by 3.2 ounces, and 8.25 ounces of candles replacing 6.25 ounces.
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Alaska
Paper Pails for Milk Delivery Rise in London Towns
The latest sanitary device for delivering pure milk in London and other large English towns is the disposable paper pail. Made of pulp, each pail is sterilized by a heat of 500 degrees Fahrenheit and used only once.
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London
Defiance Starch Promises Quick Ironing Aid
Advertising copy touts Defiance Starch as reducing fatigue on ironing day by saving time and labor. The 16 ounce package is advertised for 10 cents at grocers and claims the starch will not stick to the iron.
Care of Submarine Cables
Fifty fine vessels are constantly employed in laying and repairing the submarine cables of the world.
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Doubleday, Page & Co
Mr. Brownley
Sands Landing
Miss Sands
Kate
Judge Lee Sands
Old Sands
Virginia Sands
Dodds
Texas
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Gulf
Hutchinson
Kansas
C. F. Simmons
Tex
Atascosa County
Brown Ranch
Franks
Pleasanton
Home Sweet Home
Willy
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Simmons
United States
B. Q. Mathes
Chas. F. Simmons
Alamo Plaza
Eve
Aes
Sonia
Pete
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S. 5S. S
Gue CO
Atlanta
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