Stairs of Sand and Shadows in a Newark Tale
Hendricks hides in Pleasant Avenue while a shadowy writer and a forged envelope drive a web of crimes. Job Hendricks seeks the author of a torn letter as Frank and James Ellison scheme to influence justice, while a mysterious figure known as the Shadow looms.
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James Ellison
Frank
Hendricks
James Willson
Frank Wilson
Pleasant Avenue
New York Street
East River
Job Hendricks
Ellison
Farrenford
Exton
New York
Atill
Job
Jebbs
Jayling
Endricks
Jebb
Cause of the Rustle in Women's Gowns
Women complain silk lining rustles in gowns causing noise at church and theater. Tailors blamed for poor cut. silk itself fine. A pleated selvedge ruffle, cut lengthwise, scraped carpets and caused humiliation until a remedy muted the disturbance.
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Tallor
Against All Precedent Chicago Fest
A fragmented dialogue shows a boy pleading to pay as a stern figure calls him naughty and threatens discipline. The snippet hints at a woodshed scene with tense miscommunication and occasional odd spellings suggesting a child drama or stage moment.
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Chicago
Bayy
Phar Jay
Three Days in Paris How to See enough in that time
Jeanette Glider recounts a three day whirlwind trip to Paris with a friend. They visit theaters, Napoleon's tomb, Notre Dame, the Sorbonne, the Louvre favorites, quayside bookshops, and lesser known restaurants. The trip ends with a return to London and a claim of lasting influence.
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Jeanette
Booklovers
Friend
Paris
Theater Francaise
Louvre
Velasquez
Marilios
Mies
Miles
Milo
Victory
Napoleon
Notre Dame
A Maryland Wonder Promises Cures for Kidney Ailments
A Maryland note boasts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a panace a for chronic ailments from rheumatism to Bright's disease. Testimonies credit dramatic relief to the remedy, naming Mrs. Joan Cooney among many. Also mentions Ely's Cream Balm in liquid form and a New York police comment on enforcing a dry Sunday.
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Maryland
Upper Cross Roads
Dodd
Bright
Joan Cooney
Cooney
Ely
Ely Bros
Warren St
New York
Albert Lea
Minn
Ss. K. Lansdale
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Ernest de Laney Pierson
Eee
Tam
Barnett
James
Delamater Tron
North River
Martin Frole
Irate
Frate
Nous
Kahn
Greene
F. Wright
Oclwein
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean
Adelaid Pranz
St. Ann’s Age
New York City
St. Jacobs Oilcure
Lumbago and
Sciatica
Au Droggisti
New York Sun
the Delicatessen Man
Rootbeer
Vera
Western
Canada
Stoo
Soneeatanea
Charohag
Spas
City Pts CO
Straws Thompson
Eye
Serena
Cutteura
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