Macbands and Wife chapter opens with Brice and Medcroft meet
Bruce breakfasts al fresco at the Chatham Hotel with Brock in view and Charles the magnet of the terrace. The society page shows an old friend, Medcroft, as Mr and Mrs Rethury Mercraft of London stopping at the hotel en route to somewhere, amid a tale of romance and travel.
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Macbands
Bruce
Hotel Chethem
Charles Wes
Brock
Chatham
Cherles
United States
Broek Bedi
New York
Moet
Paris
St. Petersburg
Sweden
Norwer
St. Peters
Bory Medcroft
Medcroft
Rethury Mercraft
Lon
Fite
Vienna
Alfred
Ritz
Brock Lerfed
Bever's
Rex
Heith
Edith
Philadelphia
London
The Roxbury Medcroft Plot in London and Vienna
In a London hotel Brock meets Medcroft who asks him to impersonate Roxbury Medcroft to deceive rivals plotting a massive public works fraud. Medcroft reveals a scheme to return to London secretly to counter a graft operation, while pretending to be in Vienna.
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England
Breck
Rex
Medcroft
Brock
Vienna
London
Croft
Roxbury Medcroft
Europe
Don‘ Fon
Hagland
Roxbury
The Dimple Dilemma in Beauty Fads and Risks
A column laments cosmetic pursuits for dimples and the harm they cause. It notes depressed mood from vanity, describes dangerous methods including home penholder tricks, and recalls a case of a spouse harmed by a fake facial dimple.
Locomobile GOST System for Five Ton Truck Costs
Locomobile introduces a simple two part cost system for five ton trucks. A driver daily report and a transcription book capture fixed and variable costs, with fixed charges $5.50 per day and variable costs 20 cents per mile.
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Locomobile
Doctor Sheedy Home After Appendicitis Operation
Dr Geo F Sheedy is at home with his mother Mrs Margaret Sheedy at 2059 Main after a severe appendicitis operation at Episcopal Hospital Philadelphia. He has been confined for the past two years.
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Geo. F. Sheedy
Margaret Sheedy
Episcopal Hospital
Phiadelphia
Ford Cars Keeping Selling System Unchanged Despite Rumors
Ford Motor Co circular denies any change to selling system and confirms no agency discontinuation. 1914 Ford models updated but maintain high workmanship. Starbuck & Mattice, local agents, report strong sales and ongoing orders with literature available.
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Ford
Ford Motor Car Co
United States
Starbuck & Mattice
Women Police Called Social Service Workers
Chicago Aug 2 ten women chosen by Mayor Harrison for the police force faced opposition from the Women’s Party of Cook County which urged calling them social or civic service workers rather than policewomen arguing the latter term lacks dignity and implies lower duties. The meeting approved using social service workers. The report also notes Mexican objections to U S warships and suggests no objection if a pair were sent to New York.
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Chicago
Harrison
Women's Party
Cook County
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Goa
Newfield Park
Pittsfield
Bridgeport
Gourfland School, Inc
Washington Avenue
Courtland School
Pios
WARD
Post Office News
Post Office News Store
Chichester
W. D. Cook & Son
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Gettysburg
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Patertis
M. J. Malonee
Main ST
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Tarmex
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