Ill fated night at the institute of the past
Joan, drugged by morphine substitute, witnesses a dreadful fire and a murder plot at the Avonmouth institute. Lancaster survives the blaze with her, aided by Jenkins and Mrs Fraser, while Myers is exposed. In the aftermath Joan learns the truth of the attempted murder and their renewed future together.
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Joan
Institute
Lancaster
Mrs. Dana
Mrs. Fraser
Dana
Myers
Lanenaster
Jenkins
Lan
Miss Wentworth
Rooom
Lawson
Joann
Avonmouth
Jean
John
Doctor Jenkins
Jenkins’ Jenkins
Benedict
Telephone to Teach Better Enunciation
The Nation's Business notes optimism that the telephone could teach clearer speech over time, as letters and words passed through wires may garble names like Dix to Dan or Ike and X for X-ray. It warns that delivery via telephony risks miscommunication, with eyes likely to catch words better than ears.
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Moon
Dix
Dan
Ike
It Happened in Boston Sighted visitor remarks to Walter
A Washington Star excerpt notes a Boston scene where a visitor comments on Walter’s growth. The boy questions adults’ surprise that children grow taller, suggesting adults misjudge intelligence and overlook natural changes in stature.
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Walter
Washington Star
Not Suited to be Mrs Keyhammer in Playful Banter
A humorous dialogue exchanges a line about harmony and gentleness. A husband quips that music may soothe the savage breast while joking about not being savage enough to suit his wife, reflecting stage banter and social humor.
Printed silk fashion shifts as bold patterns fade
The magazine notes a long arc from hand printed silks for nobility to modern fashion where prints evolve from bold Oriental motifs to refined geometric, border, and trellis designs. New techniques like Grav Gre and color effects drive a reshaped palette with polka dots, cubist florals, and two tone halves. American and Paris designers interchange influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Paris
Couturieres
Ferronniere
Brandt
Verdun Memorial Monument
Spain
Printer's Sick Stomach and Headaches Almost Cost Job
Mr. E.K.M. Collins of Woodhaven New York reports relief from sick headaches and sour stomach after using Carter's Little Liver Pills. He claims the medicine improved health and work capacity, praising its gentle laxative action through the liver and bowels and recommending it for sale at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EK. M. Collins
Woodhaven
N. Y
Carter
Medicine claim sparks reader letter from Ohio
A reader from Wellston, Ohio signs as Mia, William Burrs, asking about a medicine after describing illness and extreme thinness. The letter references vegetable medicines and advertisements urging use for health, with a promise to answer inquiries from other women seeking information.
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Lydia
Pinki
Cara RS Ag
Mia
William Burrs
Wellston
Ohio
Wealth Through Misfortune Reflections on Fortune and Heart
A compact meditation links wealth to misfortune and inner virtue. Imagery contrasts a colorless vase with wine revealing pictures to a heart filled with empathy, warning that an empty heart yields a dull life but a bleeding heart exposes hidden bonds. The saying ends with a caution to load gun safety before teaching youth.
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Tilton
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D. G
Caster
Arma
Boston
Pgh
Rena Ge
Myer
8. Co
Bidg
Atlanta
SS. S
Sean
Gianne
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