Virginia Clings to Oddly Leigh for Haiti Aid
Virginia reads her late father's diary and recalls C. C. D. Leigh known as Oddly who aided him with sugar lands. She seeks Leigh's help to raise funds during the Agena cruise and to outmaneuver Frederick Dean's scheming as Oliver Cutter and Dean threaten her future.
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Virgine Brewster
Nathaniel Dann
Frederick Jean
Brewster
Virginia
Oliver Cutter
Dean
Oliver
Niel
Chiri
Cutter
Alon
Neal
Virgina
Neel
Nathaniel
Frederick Dean
Jeanie Cutter
Agena
Stacy Blaine
C. O. D. Leigh
Leigh
India
West Indies
Haiti
Aspirin Laxative Form Marketed As Narcotic Alternative
An item called Asper offers aspirin in a laxative form claimed to ease natural functions and be sold with enthusiastic prescriptions. The ad urges all dealers to promote the product widely as a narcotic substitute.
Ousted Tenants Parade in 1200 mile Soe buggy protest
Paris residents push a baby buggy 1200 miles to protest rent laws. Parents, traveling 93 days from Nice, gather 50,000 signatures demanding rent law reform. They return 600 miles south toward home as the march continues.
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Paris
Papa
Nice
Paria
Virginia Solves Heirloom Mystery After Brewster Estate Question
Virginia learns from Mr. Gardiner there is no Brewster estate record containing Leigh, then pursues clues about the Haitian plantations and the elusive figure Oddly Leigh while Stacy is away at sea. She questions Capella liner contacts to locate information and contacts.
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Pernae
Stacy
Tere
Port au Prince plantation owner and market day barge cab scene
A fragment describes Leigh owning a plantation near Port au Prince. The narrator notes driving out in cache barge cabs during market day, calling it a great sight and praising Mr. Leigh as a great fellow. The text ends with To Be Continued.
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Leigh
Port Au Prince
Writ of Error Granted in Auto Damage Case
Charleston West Virginia June 22 A writ of error was granted today by Judge M O Lite of the state supreme court to R Hall plaintiff in a county damage suit The suit filed in a justice of the peace court sought 300 damages for a wreck involving Hall s automobile and a car owned by the sales company The justice court had entered 2 judgment for Hall and the gala county circuit court dismissed the sales company appeal for alleged defects in the appeal bond
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Glen Cove
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield
Rumford
Thousand Island
SWIFT
GILCO
Maxwell House
Hamburger
Charleston
W. Va
The
Shredded Wheat Company
Hawley’s
Athletic Union
Walt
Cavalier
Leonard Porce
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