Skeleton in the Closet Reveals a Judge's Dangerous Plot
A private interview exposes a judge and his wife plotting to remove their troublesome stepson. A false murder report and undercover agents drive the stepson across the country from New York to Mexico, with the mastermind Reed manipulating events while a government detective plays a key role. The narrative depicts deception, fear, and pursuit ending with the stepson's disappearance, never seen again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chilcago
Baltimore
Severa
Reed
Jones
Jersey City
Taylor's Hotel
Merchants
possum-Hke
Government Secret Service Office
Taylor’s
New York Tribune
Courtland Street
P. R. Jones
Fort Wayne
Ind
New York
New Orleans
Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
Mexico
United States
Washington
W. G. Chapman
Cheetah on the Run Ties Circus to Clover's Farm Past
A train tale recalls Pop Atkins and Clover, daughter of Pop, as a cheetah maims a citizen in Kentucky after Pop tries to strike Clover. Clover and a farm-bound kid escape with the animal slain later. Clover recovers, and the pair severs ties with the show for a quieter life in Indiana.
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Pop
Kansas City
Clover
Kentucky
Ohio
Sammy
New Jersey
Does Your Backache Call For Kidney Pills
An old advertisement promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney trouble. It cites Mrs. M. C. Morris of Alameda California who suffered twelve years, endured nightly pain, and found relief and cure after using the product. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York markets the pills at 68 cents a box.
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Dbean
M. C. Morris
Pacific Ave
Alameda
Cal
Dean's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Human versus animal intelligence in instinct and learning
John Burroughs contrasts animal and human minds, arguing animals rely on habits and innate impulses while humans develop intelligence through education. He notes animals can be trained to new habits but cannot form free ideas, unlike humans who learn and reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burroughs
Atlantic
Moon in Place Beams Said to Hold It
In Shelburne Falls Messenger Araminnta asks what keeps the moon from falling. Charlie replies softly that it must be the beams, a lighthearted exchange highlighting a playful mystery.
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Araminnta
Charlie
Shelburne Falls
Note From Basswood Bugle Firehouse Bell Trouble
A Basswood Bugle note reports missing tools at the fire station. The rope and hammer were removed for a clothesline and other tasks, forcing the constable to ring the bell from the tower with a hammer. The delay and shifted urgency contributed to Hank Purdy's corncrib catching fire and burning.
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Basswood Bugle
Uze
Hank Purdy
Hilliker
Deacon Renfrew
Bishop Ward and Two Senators Ride A Car Joke
The wit of Bishop Seth Ward amuses Nashville readers after he and two senators left a reception and entered a motor car. One companion notes that his master preferred a horse, to which Ward replies that there is no such animal today, since they make them all senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Ward
Nashville
Bishop Ward
Bishop
Distemper cure sold by druggists for horses and dogs
Distemper in all forms affects horses and dogs yet a cure is sold by a medical company. Every bottle sold last year brought in money for the manufacturer. Agents wanted for the sale and distribution. Goshen area specialists seek representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mami
Spohn Medical
Goshen
Cant Join Mission Band at Colored Church Visit
A brief dialogue from Lippincott's features a committee chair from a colored church saying he can't stay long, and an elderly mammy replying she cannot play a motif-organ. The exchange conveys a small community scene with affectionate dialect and characters.
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The
Colored Church
Dr Martels Female Pills Seventeen Years Standard
A historical advertisement touts Dr Martel's Female Pills as a scientifically prepared remedy for women's ailments. It claims seventeen years as the standard and asserts quick, permanent results, sold at all drug stores.
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DR. Martel
Wood-splitting sketch prompts stage to cash gag
Fragmented ad style copy touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels while humorous lines hint at vaudeville sketches and social mores. It notes photo exchanges and a quip about inheritance versus marriage in a breezy period tone.
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Dr. Pierce
Effective home remedy for kidney and backache caution
An old home brew called Dandelion Mixture uses Dandelion fluid extract Kargon Compound and Syrup of Senna to flush the urinary tract. Claimed to gently and thoroughly relieve backache kidney and urinary disorders with immediate relief and low cost, made at home or by a druggist.
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Secret Service
Whitley
Bond
Capitol
Merchants’ Hotel
Csurtland Street
Broadway
Astor Hotel
Mr. Glick
A Jones
Indiana
Kokomo
Flo
Mr. Jones
Associated Literary Press
Murray
Far East
Sammy Clancy
Philadelphia
Clancy
West
Rawlings
Wells Oriental Hippodrome
Jorge
Pop Atkins
Jove
Lord Harry
Persia
India
Conay Island
Fey
Animal Intelligence
Senators
Winslow
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