Scandals and Hat Intrigues At Harry Swifton's Home
Harry Swifton fears a complex tangle as a hat involves Mrs Blazes, Lucy Medders, and Count von Fitz. Daphne Daffington arrives with plans, while Caroline and Pigeon observe a thwarted escape as Harry negotiates trust and truth amid flirtations and mistaken roomings.
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Harry Swifton
Lucy Meeders
Buc
Daphne
We Count
General Blazes
Mrs. Blazes
Hidden Hearts and a City Home in a Narrow World
Lucy and Harry debate a true home away from city lights and smoke while Count von Fitz schemes beneath the window. Carolyn senses an approaching proposal as Mrs. Blazes quietly plans a trap. a cliffhanger ends with eggs to hatch.
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Harry
Lissen
Pigeon
Carolyn
Lucy
Count von Fitz
Mrs. Blazes
Wreck of Pennsylvania Flyer prompts Indiana Commission inquiry
A joint Indiana Railroad Commission and Interstate Commerce Commission probe will examine the Fort Wayne wreck of the Pennsylvania Chicago to New York eighteen hour train. Four dead include Ira C. Berger. fifty-two injured. The disaster spurred vandalism and souvenir hunting amid debris.
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Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Indiana Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fort Wayne
Ira C. Berger
W. E. Arick
J. F. Wilson
Val. Snyder
Malone and Berger
Hammond
Mineral Point
Hamilton Pa
Pearls From the Conch Highlight Florida Value
An article notes valuable pearls harvested from Florida conchs with occasional specimens selling for up to $1,000, illustrating how much of the oyster's pearl wealth comes from chance and ordinary seas.
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Florida
Not All Together a Defeat
A clergyman recounts presiding over a wedding where the bride balks at pronouncing the word obey. After warnings and repeated attempts, she finally speaks it clearly but mutters to the minister that she will not shine his shoes.
Bring Frozen Fish to Life
Geneva reports experiments by Prof Raoul Pictet on suspending life for a period. He froze live goldfish to 20 degrees below zero in water for three months then warmed the ice and revived the fish. He says results show life can disappear and return, with freshwater fish showing strongest response.
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Geneva
Raoul Pictet
Sera
Pictet
Ried
Retaining Fee Explained as Prework Payment by Lawyers
In dialogue form a character learns that a retaining fee is the money paid to lawyers before any work is performed, likening it to a prepayment akin to gas meters, clarifying initial payment for services.
Nature's constants support life in extreme frost experiments
Experiments reveal life can endure extreme cold, sustaining the idea that life might persist under nature’s constant forces. Professor Pictet interprets results as evidence that life can thrive below freezing without dying.
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Pictet
Blindness Follows Lightning Near Mirror Incident
Atlantic City report says Harry Adama son of a bathhouse owner was blinded after a lightning bolt reflected in a mirror caused him to collapse. He was revived but remained without sight.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Harry Adama
Waste of War by Rev Samuel M Dick
The sermon argues war is unjust and unproductive citing Isaiah and U S budget figures. It contends peaceful industry and education would advance the nation more, urging abolition of large military spending and conversion to agricultural and industrial development.
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Samuel M. Dick
Wesley M. E. Church
Minneapolis
Navy
Army
United States
Minnesota
The Crown for the Faithful
The virtue of fidelity is not conditioned by great opportunities or responsibilities. Faithfulness in the least is faithfulness in much, and humble labor done as unto God brings true crown not greatness or success. Life’s work tests fidelity and requires using small gifts faithfully.
Abiding in Christ and the Call to Rest in Jesus
Rev Andrew Murray teaches that abiding in Jesus means surrendering self to be guided and led, resting in God's everlasting love. This blessed rest brings the peace of God, calm beyond understanding, empowering duties, courage in struggles, and joy of life eternal even through death.
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Christ
Jesus
Andrew Murray
Tape worm fears in Philadelphia doctors claim vast U S reach
A Philadelphia professor asserts a widespread tape worm problem in the United States, describing symptoms from nervous weakness to abnormal appetite. He promotes a digestion aiding treatment claimed to eject worms and restore health, offering free medical advice at his offices.
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United States
James M. Munyon
63D and
Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
James M. Munron
Jefferson Streets
Philadelpha
Serenity in Turmoil: a Saintly Sage Amid Plague and War
The passage extols a true religious man who remains serene and content through plague, tyranny, and upheaval. It likens such a figure to a lone, steadfast sage amid city trials, contrasting inner calm with surrounding unrest and noise.
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Athens
Theodore Parker
Reason Enough Divorces Held By Judge Among Bogus Lawyers
A judge confesses that his marriage problems lead to a desire for divorce yet he cannot pursue it because he has jailed all the bogus divorce lawyers. The exchange highlights irony in a humorous anecdote about legal trouble and marriage.
Does this hobble skirt do me justice asks her father
A humorous exchange from Life magazine features a girl asking if the hobble skirt flatters. The father answers with a pun about mercy and justice, underscoring the era’s gender stereotypes in a caption style.
Coffee Runs Riot No Longer at the Parsonage
A parish letter reports relief from gastritis headaches and nervous tension after switching from coffee to Postum. The writer notes family and parishioners, including ministers, experienced similar benefits and urges reading The Road to Wellville. There's a Postum Co. line and claim of genuine testimonials.
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Wife
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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