Hidden Washington Site and a Colonial Love Defies Tyranny
In Dobbs Ferry near the Albany road a house tied to Washington’s headquarters and Yorktown planning is described. A Tory family near by faces a plea from Lieutenant Rathbone to marry Marian Treat, conflicting with her English suitor Captain Reginald Winstead. A British spy rumor triggers a raid, but Rathbone’s intervention leads General Washington to grant leniency, sparing the man Rathbone aided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbe Perry
Washington
Yorktown
Albany Road
Troat
Leutenant
John Rathbone
Marian ‘Treat
England
Reginald Winstead
America
Rathbone
Kingsbridge
Dobbs Ferry
Marian
Dominic van Vorst
Captain Winstead
Subway plan spurs interborough clash in Greater New York
Five subways plans spark controversy as Mayor Gaynor faces a world scale project. Key figures include BRT and Interborough Rapid Transit, with total outlay cited at 257 million dollars. Proposals detail routes along Lexington Avenue, Seventh Avenue, the East River, and Queens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greater
Gaynor
Subway
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
City
Interharmigh
Brooklyn Company
Manhattan
Ocklyn Company
Interborough Concessione
Square Mile
Toxington Avenue
Bronx
East River
Andviata Yeatenlay
Rts
Wythe —Tatertororush
Home Treatment for Tuberculosis
A home method using fresh air diet and Eckman’s Alterative is promoted as a cure for tuberculosis. The ad claims long use, no sanatorium costs, and shows a testimonial from Mary Wasson of Colwyn Pa detailing relief and recovery after starting the Alterative. It urges readers to write for evidence and to buy through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bekman
Kinan
Eckman
St. Colwyn
Darby
Polychnte Hospital
Hekman
Mary Wasson
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Burt H. Wells
Barre
Camels in a Rage as Harper’s Weekly Describes
Harper's Weekly notes that camels, usually patient and submissive, can become violently aggressive when provoked. The piece describes their fierce, open jaws and persistent malice toward riders, and explains why drivers resort to tossing clothing to distract the animal during fury.
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Grant
Harper’s Weekly
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Helps Woman Sufferer
Five year struggle with female troubles ends in strength and health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs J P Expirait of Brie Pay reports rapid recovery after two then six bottles. The ad claims many cures for conditions like irregularities backache and nervous prostration and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Pinkham
J. P. Expirait
RLF
D. No
Brie
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Pinkham Laboratory
Lynn
Mass
Henry in Sleep Talk Blames Dream for Robber Yell
In a Chicago Record Herald excerpt, a person recounts nocturnal speech by Henry claiming a bad dream caused him to shout about a robber and threats. The dialogue reveals guilt and a plea for confession with promises of forgiveness.
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Chicago Record-Herald
An Unbiased Champion
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a quirky public quotation about restraint and abstinence, mentioning a man who claims to have not drunk water for seven years and contrasting perceptions of public drinking norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
In Woman's Realm Kitchen Tips and Domestic Advice
A collage of household hints from the Woman's Realm includes methods to prevent dark coloring in textiles, clean and polish metals, ward off pests, and manage kitchen tasks from high stools to butter preservation. It advises safe use of chloroform, cautions on scouring grit, and offers recipes for strawberry preserves and light desserts.
Jokai's Joke at Tor da Banquet Toasts the Ladies
At a banquet in Tor da Manros Jokal was honored with a toast to "The Ladies." He teased his own hair with a curl while claiming his hair would never grow gray. The audience pretended praise hid their indifference as he revealed a bald head beneath a wig.
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Jokai
Torda
Manros Jokal
Gracion
Tokai
Cause For Congratulation in Harper’s Weekly
A dialogue excerpt features Dottypat e asserting defiance to Miss Cynican and a light remark about future companionship. In a workplace saying, The Boss notes a trace of liquor on Dottypat, with a coded exchange about sales performance and a bookkeeper’s smug response.
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Stubpen
Puck
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Tell Flour
William ‘Tell
Ohio
New York Commission
Interborough
South Barre
Howard Brothers, Distributors
Winstead
Lydia B. Pinkham
Henry
Mother Gray
Epi
Hugh
Anne
Tanita
Colt
Dorothy Dexter
New York Globe
Kidder, Peabody & CO
Devonshire Street
Boston
Wall Street
Dottypate
Dotty
Miss Cynican
Harper's Weekly
Borden's
Borden'’S Condensed Milk CO
State OF
Minnesota
Steele
Richard Jahreiss
Owatonna
Minn
Zamboni Bros. Drug Store
Richard H. Jahreiss
J. Newsalt
Notary Public
Steele County
Wals
Ase
All Our Sweet, Orr & Co
Surprise Merchandise Company
Earl Streets
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