Bronze DELL BYLOUS tale of Amber and a mysterious box
David Amber and his friend Quain encounter a young equestrian in danger from a burly Hindu who calls himself Behari Lal Chatterji the appointed mouthpiece of the Bell He slips a bronze box named The Token into Amber s hand and vanishes Amber later learns the girl is Miss Sophie Farrell Col Farrell s daughter in India The Quains suffer a burglary as the box is stolen Amber and Quain hunt on an island get lost and Amber ends up marooned He finds an old friend Rutton in a hiding cabin Rutton s agitation flares when Miss Farrell is mentioned Chatterji summons Rutton to a secret meeting Button pursues Chatterji with a pistol demanding answers
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Behari Lal Chatteril
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Aman
Sophie ‘Farrell
Col. Farrell
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The Silent Pact at Durand Manor
Button admits he killed a man and plans to die by poison to avoid far worse. Amber learns of a secret pact and a mission to rescue Sophia Farrell in India, guided by Button’s will and a ring token. The two men confront fate as their dangerous scheme unfolds in a snowbound cabin.
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Amber
India
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Machuabazar
Dhola Bakish
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Dhola Bakash
Machubazear
Doggett
Labertouche
Death in the Dunes Ends Amber's Quiet Plan
Amber learns Button is dead and faces a grim choice as Rutton lies slain and a baby is murdered. Amber and Doggett discover Button's body, reflect on the poison, and prepare to secure a dispatch box before continuing with their plans. The pair grapple with exposure and guilt as the scene closes with a question of what comes next.
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Doggett
Button
Rutton
Nokomis
Mr. Button
Sorghum Emergency Crop Advised for Iowa Hay Shortage
Iowa Agricultural College experts urge sowing sorghum on oat or wheat stubble by August 1 to yield 1% to 2% tons per acre. It endures drought, is easy to grow and harvest, can be stored in cocks or barns, and provides palatable forage for cattle when hay is scarce.
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Iowa
H. CD. Hughes
Farm Crops Department
Iowa Agricultural College Experiment Station
Towa
Five Alabama lumbermen begin Atlanta prison terms for peonage
In a historic move signaling a public conscience awakening, five wealthy Alabama lumbermen have begun federal prison terms in Atlanta for peonage after exhausting all delay options and appealing to the president for clemency. The case demonstrates that personal accountability is essential to enforce respect for law, as fines alone proved futile in such violations.
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Alabama
Atlanta
Publc
Contrarian Humor in a Cold Storage Lecture
A Baltimore American line ponders the lecturer’s shift in topic as the talk unexpectedly warms to cold storage. The quip highlights irony in a discussion humorously turning toward the topic of preservation.
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Baltimore
Lone Tree to Send Team to State Firemen’s Tournament
Lone Tree with 800 residents will be represented in the state firemen’s tournament in Des Moines from July 27 to 29. The town council will pay all expenses.
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Lone Tree
Towa City
Des Moines
Engine Sparks Burn Grain Field in Grinnell
A grain field of oats and three haystacks owned by Fred Firber of Grinnell burned when a passing engine is suspected to have started the blaze. No injuries reported and the cause remains under investigation by local authorities.
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Grinnell
Fred Firber
Cure That Sore Throat with Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic
An advertisement extols Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as both a preventive and cure for sore throat. It claims the product cleanses, heals, and fights germs, with a gargle of a small amount in water providing quick relief and mucous-membrane strengthening. Available at drug stores or 25 and 60 cents a box, with free samples offered by The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston, Mass.
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Paxton ‘Toilet Co
Boston
Maas
Quarters and Halves in New York Gambol
George Ade at the Regent Lambda Gambol criticized modern marriage declaring married men have better halves but bachelors have better quarters. He argued against extravagance among wives and noted the contrast between domestic life and bachelor living.
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George Ade
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria for infants
Notice urges caregivers to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature In Use For Over 30 Years and to trust Fletcher's Castoria as a safe remedy as children cry for it. The message emphasizes brand familiarity and longstanding use to reassure parents.
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Fletcher
Thinnest Man Weds at City Hall Thriller
The world’s thinnest man, Arthur Atherton, twenty four, five feet tall and weighing 38 pounds, married Blanche Buckley, nineteen, who weighs 136 pounds, in a city hall ceremony officiated by Municipal Judge John R. Newcomer. The judge recalled needing to look three times to spot him.
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John R. Newcomer
Arthur Atherton
Blanche Buckley
Chicago Daily News
Artist Mrs Campbell Deflects Criticism At Rehearsal
At a rehearsal actress Mrs Patrick Campbell faced manager Charles Frohman who suggested a line delivery. She replied I am an artist and refused to change her interpretation as he warned he would not reveal her secret.
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Patrick Campbell
Charles Frohman
Campbell
Sword Swallower Causes Stir at Dime Museum Nearby
At the boarding house a new resident asks who is making a fuss after swallowing a fish bone. Neighbors identify the culprit as the sword swallower from the nearby dime museum.
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Dime Museum
FALSE HUNGER A Symptom of Stomach Trouble Corrected by Good Food
A Carthage Missouri schoolteacher describes long health decline due to unrelenting hunger and digestive agony. She credits a Grape-Nuts diet with restoring weight, ending nervousness, constipation, piles and headaches, and enabling her to resume work. The advertisement promotes Postum Co. and the book The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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