Pleasant Welcome in a Desolate Farmhouse
A narrator and Mrs Bernard arrive at a remote Texas house to find a wary overseer and a rough foreman named Coombs. The house sits in shadow amid gate, rope, and moonlit creepers. Tension rises as the couple contemplates danger, fear, and a possible criminal plot while night deepens and the house quiets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean Thedge
Pete
Philip Henley
A. C. McClurg & Co
Neale
Vail
Texas
Coombs
Bill Coombs
Sally
Saly
Weill
Sallie
Bervalise
Peter
Mrs.Bernard
Mrs. Bernard
Neale and
Stfek
Silent Corner Woman Moves Beside A Dining Scene
In a tense room Coombs leaves in a rage while a mute mu latto woman aged about sixty with scarred face and furtive eyes moves silently amid hungry diners. The narrator struggles to engage Mrs Bernard as the colored woman serves coffee and exits with a chain jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally
Mrs. Bernard
Mexican trouble cements U S and Latin American trade ties
Trade authority Henry T Williams returns from South America praising the cementing of friendly relations with Central and South American republics. He cites Argentina Brazil and Chile offering mediation and says U S interests in Mexico have spurred new bonds across the continents. He notes Latin Americans are warming to the United States and eager to improve ties with American manufacturers.
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Mexico
Central and South American
Henry T. Williams
South America
U. S
U.S
America
Straits of Magellan
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
United States
American Exposition Tour by Red Star Steamship Kronland
American manufacturers plan a four month tour visiting twenty Central and South American seaports aboard the Red Star steamship Kronland. The voyage will showcase American goods on an American built vessel under the American flag with directors Kee gan and Rosencrantz directing. Local reps S. Leewith & Co. expect additional manufacturers to join, aiming to connect inland towns to port stops. Foley Kidney Pills advertised for kidney relief and general health. Hindle's Drug Stores.
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Faye
Germany
England
Williams
Kronland
South American
Messrs
Joseph J. Keegan
H-J.rosencrantz
Maiden Lake
New York City
United States
South America
S. Leewith & Co
Nothinggle's Furnishings Ad: Big Stock, Low Prices
Point of interest advertises Nothinggle's as the best place to furnish a home with a wide, cheap selection. It cites large store traffic, economical management, high quality, fair dealing, and invites inspection at the new corner store on Main and Bim streets.
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Nothnngle’s
Main
Bim Streets
Adv
Jases and Window Boxes Filled by John Reck and Son
A brief item notes John Reck and Son filling window boxes and likely related decorative arrangements. The readable text lists the company and describes the completed work on window boxes as part of a local feature.
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John Reck & Son
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Hindle
Sbron
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New York Stock Exchange
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Bridgeport
I. Chapman
Frisbie’s
Southworth’s
Bachman
Main Street
Conn
Farmers’ Supply & Roofing Co
Middle Street
Hindle’s
John Bridgeport
T. L. Watson & CO
James Staples & CO
Baneres
State ST
Bridgeport, Conn
Poli
Town
Vitagraph Theatre
New York
Dan Maley
EL Cleve Bogart and
Nelson Elizabeth ‘Cutty
Tom Johnson
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DOGS
Pisano & CO
Edison
All Star
Bermuda
Bank Street
Burr & Knapp
Empire Theatre Ofen
Base
Newfield Park
New Britain
Patent Office
Aridgepot
Bend
Golden Hill St
the City National Bank United States Depository
Charles E. Hough
THE
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Main and
Wall Streets
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W. K. Mollan
Main ST
Bee Jong
Mr. Goléman
Victoria
Marshall
W. Geraty
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Hill
East
York
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Burns CO. Oirmry
Dain Kr
Chichester
Dian
Ted
Rene
Bri Rt
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