Ruined plans as Lusitania flight haunts a bank fraud aftermath
In a melodramatic tale Reynolds faces guilt over a bank collapse tied to his wife Jane and the looming disaster of a dam break. Dick Meade warns of immediate flight to avoid punishment as Brand presses for escape after a catastrophic flood.
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Bob
Jane
Reynolds
Brand
Bank
Staten Island
Meade
America
the Reynolds
Cong Bob
Bram
Lusitania
England
Belgium
Brussels
Mrs. Reynolds
Bran
Selection of Furs UST This Season Offers Careful Buyers Good Value
As winter wanes furriers warn against very cheap furs and encourage durable, well-made pieces. Mink, marten, sable, lynx, and skunk offer long wear while fox provides softness and rich color. Choose straight neckpieces and plain muff styles. avoid odd shapes as fashions change quickly. Store furs properly in bags with moth balls or cold storage then air them in open air before use.
Baboo Grievances and Domestic Pets Stir Office Woes
A humorous India related item notes a baboo station master panicking over a tiger on a platform and a clerk lamenting a puppy distracting work. Other anecdotes include a postmaster worrying about an office cat’s diet and a lawyer versus a reluctant cook in a fire scare.
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India
H. L. Poincett
Posy Muffs and Ruffs Flowered Ruffs Trend
The newest craze is for flowered ruffs made at home with velvet ribbon. Sew flat flowers along a velvet band, add a gathered tulle strip top and bottom, and attach matching flowers for a coordinated muff with a side bouquet.
Parade Millinery for Little Ones
Julia Bottomley previews children’s bonnets and hats with new shapes for four to sixteen year olds. Silk, buckram, hemp and chinchilla yarn hats feature ruching, ribbons, crocheted accents, and the inventive Kinnard model with a wide crown and buoyant bow.
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Julia Bottomley
Doing the Teacher an Injustice
A Howard schools teacher sits on front steps reading a book when an elderly man teases her about whispering or writing notes to boys. She flees in fear, leaving her lunch behind as the incident unfolds.
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Howard
Elk County
Sage Tea and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Wyeths ant and Sulphur Hair Remedy for darkening gray hair. It claims natural, even color restoration, dandruff relief, and less scalp itching, selling a large bottle for about five–tenths of a dollar. Readily available in stores with simple application using a sponge or brush.
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Wyeth
A Woman's Logic from The Pathfinder fable
A Turkish origin fable features a woman who questions a suitor who follows her. She asks why he loves her and directs him to compare with her supposedly prettier sister. He looks back at the other woman, angling for truth, and she rebukes him for not telling the truth.
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Pathfinder
California Syrup of Figs Ad Promotes Child Health
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, dependable laxative for children and adults. It claims the product cleanses the liver and bowels, soothes the stomach, and offers full dosing directions on each bottle. It also features a side note about a Boston activist's vegetarian terrier name Sister and its meat-free diet.
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California
M. R. L. Freshel
Boston
Millennium Guild
Sister
Freshel
Scotch girl cuts finger while shopping after church
A Scotch girl who had accidentally cut the point of her index finger with a chopper was returning from church with her finger bandaged. An admirer asked about her wound and she replied I shopped a wee bit off my forefinger.
Vocally Overwhelmed by Farmer Corntessel
A rustic exchange unfolds as Farmer Corntessel remarks on a man’s conscience. He suggests the person’s loud speech drowns any inner guidance, hinting at a skeptical view of moral awareness in the speaker.
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Farmer Corntessel
No Motorist
A garbled quotation contrasts mock concern for a diamond famine with a car owning speaker’s indifference to gasoline shortages, highlighting a satirical jab at priorities and financial judgment. The fragment hints at a dialogue on priorities and panic amid scarcity, without clear context or attribution.
To Be Sure. A Word Shaped by Mood and Circumstance
A narrator muses on how language shifts with the speaker's mood. The short blunt word may be ordinary in tone yet turn ugly when voiced by someone in a hostile mood.
Married woman defies husband as she seeks her own way
A Boston Transcript quote marks a blunt view on a wife who returns letters unopened and a husband puzzled by her contempt and lack of feeling for audiences. It notes a married woman who wants her own way and cannot fathom her husband’s behavior.
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By Webster Denison
Eugene Walter
A. C. McClurg & Co
Pecos River
Old Man
Dick Saye
Baboo
Grandma
Marine Bye Remedy
Huey Mail
Marine Bye Remedy Co
Chicago
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