Ghost show clues point to Barnet chase
Nugent Leathwood and Cornelius Weevers plot to recover Olive Mallory after discerning a newspaper ad for a ghost show. They suspect actor Reeks and his associates may be holding the girl, decide to shadow the troupe, and head to Barnet to stalk the Crown and Cushion inn and the Barnet playhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euch
Reeks
Cornelius
Fie
Rickerby's Folly
Nugent
Cornelus
Ele
Nugent Leathwood
Anthony Tagreck
Spencer
Barnet
Wugent
Leathwood
Taggett
Rees
Deathwood
Jove
Mr. Weevers
Obe
Tience
Drama of the Dead Unfolds with Cornelius in Inn Barroom
Cornelius Weevers hides as Enoch Hubbard stalks him after a tense theater scene. Reeks and Taggett scheme amid telegrams and threatened loans, while Hubbard warns of a wider plot connected to Gilbert Rickerby. Cornelius shifts to a private upstairs room as danger closes in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelius
Hubbard
Nugent Leathwood
Cornelius
Taggetts
Cornelus
Nugent
Cornelius Weevers
Anthony Taggett
George Reeks
Mr. Reeks
Mr. Taggett
Reeks
London
Gilbert Rickerby
Taggett
Mr. Steecks
Barnet
Women decorate Denver schoolrooms in art program
Mrs. Thomas M. Patterson leads a Denver effort to adorn schools with high quality prints and paintings. Funds were raised via student ticket sales for an entertainment, with patrons invited to support the decoration project. A boy asked his father about the pictures and learned they included religious and mythological works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Patterson
Colorado
Denver
Braun
Copley
New York Times
Wealthy Foreigner Drives Own Horse and Trap All Day
A rich visitor arranged to hire a dealer’s horse and trap for a two day outing but claimed he would repay the price upon return. After completing the journey, he returned the money, then explained there was no hire as he had driven his own horse all along, leaving the dealer to regret the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Taggett
Treeks
Anthony Taggett
Cornelius
Olive Mallory
Cornelus
Mrs. Taggett
Smuch
Portia as Lucretia Cornaco first woman lawyer of era
The piece portrays Portia as Lucretia Cornaco, a fifteenth century pioneer in law and the first woman to receive a doctor of laws from Padua. It notes her Venice origins, her erudition and influence, and her role in advising on legal questions and resolving disputes locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Portia
Lucretia Cornaco
Myen Cradwell
University of Padua
Venice
Laveretia Correro
Shylock
Chicago
Bid for rare signed letter ends in sharp clash
In Paris a frail old man and a young bidder fought over a letter signed by a little known name. The price climbed from twenty to two hundred francs before the young man won. The other man warned the letter could be compromising for its author and revealed he was the writer's son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cassell
Too Many Cooks Quote Sparks Household Debate
A Philadelphia Press quip about cooking prompts Mrs Offen to offer help, while the applicant refuses. The exchange then shifts to a remark on women’s appearance by George Eliot, noting that plain dress reveals beauty. The items showcase early 20th century social humor and commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Offen
Philadelphia Press
Vogeler's Curative Compound Promises Quick Relief
A testimonial from Frank Chambers of Chiswick details severe indigestion and weakness improving after using Vogeler's Curative Compound. He credits the remedy to a London physician's formula and notes his wife found it credible from pamphlets. The St. Jacob's Oil Ltd of Baltimore offers free samples on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Frank Chambers
Bennett Street
Chiswick
Vogeler
West End
London
St. Jacob’s Olt, Ltd
Baltimore
Sunday Opening Up to Date Mystery
A young East Side saloonkeeper's daughter, in mission Sunday school, answers a catechism quiz with the line God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh, reflecting local curiosity about Sunday opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Mission Sunday School
Bargain Offer for Seascape Pot Boiler Art
A pot-boiler seller visits a sharp broker offering a seascape painting. The seller values the work at one hundred dollars, calling it a giveaway, while the broker counters with three dollars. The seller agrees, boasting that a rival offered only six cents and cannot judge art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selier
New York Evening Post
Local Resident Endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills in Vernon County
Samuel Sook of Star Wisconsin, a highly respected neighbor, publicly praises Dodd's Kidney Pills. He claims long term kidney disease relief and reports rapid improvement, saying the pills are the best for kidney complaints and have influenced many friends in Vernon County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Wis
Samuel Sook
Dodd
Horrid Harriet-Sadie Husband Interaction
A brief Brooklyn note records Harriet and Estelle discussing a calm husband who never shows anger or fights back. The exchange highlights frustration and a lack of crossness in the spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet
Sadie
Estelle
Brooklyn
Winter foot care ad and offers from multiple brands
An old newspaper ad feature promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder for cold damp feet with a 26 cent price and sample offer, plus Putnam Faceless Dues refund terms and Monroe Drug Co promotion, and a strange line about a spider venom note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Putnam
Monroe Drug Co
Unionville, Mo
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Tom Gallon
Nana
Trl
Olive
Bigser
Little Pond Street
King’s Cross
Jemima
Little Barnet
Great Britain
Medora Broom
Barnt
Pound
Crown and Cushion
Recks
Gel
Ken
Mr. Recks
Mr. George Reecks
Itan
Towit
den—Cornelius
Enoch Hubbard
Rickerley’s
Mr. Hubbard
All Man
Tagrett
Cor
Rgoyv
George Eliot
Meen As
Western
Canada
Manitoba
Assinboia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Fr. Pedley
Ottawa
W. Ritchie
Grafton
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