Mystery at Ostrander House Ends In Shocked Verdict
Deborah Scoville uncovers a web of doubt around Judge Ostrander as a murder verdict nears. A hidden letter reveals past crimes linking Oliver Ostrander to a twelve year old case. Amid crowds and fear, the judge collapses upon reading a taunting threat, exposing a dangerous family secret.
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Judge Ostrander
Deborah Scoville
Algernon Etheridge
Deborah
Reuther
Oliver
Miss Weeks
Black
Mrs. Scoville
Mr. Black
Shelby
Ostrander
People's Counsel
The Misfortune of My House in Courtroom Downfall
In a tense courtroom scene Judge Ostrander falters under memory of a crucial letter while Deborah watches unseen. Outside, crowds flood the square to witness Ostrander’s public disgrace as Oliver’s father faces a crushing fall from its pedestal. The episode ends with Ostrander’s despair and a vow of ruin.
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Deborah
Ostrander
Pigs Trigger Front Line Clash Between French and Germans
A Paris dispatch chronicles a bizarre wartime episode where two pigs sparked fighting. In Ban-dee-Sapt French and German troops battled for a porker, dragging it to trenches. the clash left 380 dead and wounded, while a Belgian farmer hides another pig carcass from nearby German troops.
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Paris
Ban-dee-Sapt
Saint Dia
Flanders
Differentiating Dirigibles Over London Crowd Observes Airship
London onlookers gape at the army airship and weigh whether it is a friendly vessel or a Zeppelin. The Schutte Lantz airship resembles a nonrigid balloon but uses a rigid aluminum framework like a Zeppelin. Germany builds many of these as a successful design, named for designer Wag Schutte and the Lanz arm that constructs them.
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London
Nakes
Germany
Zeppelin
Wag Schutte
Lanz
Fragmentary Cemetery Inscription in California Town
A visitor finds an unreadable epitaph by a tombstone in a California cemetery. The inscription appears garbled, showing fragmented words and names that are impossible to decipher. The readable portion mentions a possible personal name and dates, but full meaning remains unclear.
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California
Day of Salvation Urges Immediate Vows to God
A sermon urges mature believers to renounce old ways and renew vows to God without waiting for spectacular revival. It emphasizes that churches retain grace through ordinances and preaching, and that the present hour is the timely moment to seek salvation and live virtuously. The message calls on all Christians to respond today and not delay.
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Naaman
Bose
Step In the Spiritual Life By H L Bid ney Lear
Step in the spiritual life involves viewing daily duties as offerings to God and using ordinary tasks as a school for perfection. It urges doing everything as well as possible for God's sake and continually pressing forward after faults, asking God to supply deficiencies and to continue steadfastly.
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Bidney Lear
American Baptist Mission Outreach Among Chugan Fishermen
Evangelistic services conducted by the American Baptist mission in China among fishermen of the Chugan Islands. About five thousand fishing boats operate in the industry. Meetings held morning, noon and night in a large hall, with sessions open to all attendees.
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Chupsan Lelande
American Baptist Mission
China
Chugan Islands
Seuahar
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