Money to Burn and a Love Triangle in Pilarcitos
Elmer Clarke gains the mayoral win after a high school trustee bid and a lavish campaign, while Nellie Cathcart plans to test his resolve. Doris Gatewood captivates Elmer on a Los Angeles junket, sparking jealousy and a looming choice between two women as Harvey Gatewood draws closer to trouble.
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Elmer
Nellie
Doris Gatewood
Miss Gatewood
Los Angeles County
Colorado
Charley
Coronado
Tia Juana
Colorado Desert
Grand Canyon
Doris
Nellie Cathcart
Los Angeles
Jill
Harvey Gatewood
Harvey
Fortune Swindle Sparks Million Inheritance Tale
Hiram Butterworth leaves a fortune to Elmer Clarke a poor young nephew while recounting a $40 000 swindle from forty years earlier. Butterworth dies and Nellie Cathcart reveals Elmer stands to gain over a million as schemes by Colorado Charley and Mae unfold. Nellie, heiress to the swindled man, eyes the fortune as Elmer runs for school trustee. A visitor Doris Gatewood shadows Elmer as Nellie uncovers the plot.
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Hiram Butterworth
Elmer Clarke
Absolom McPeake
Butterworth
Nellie Cathcart
Elmer
Colorado
Charley
Mae
Nellie
Doris Gatewood
Nellie and Elmer Face Town Gossip Over Car Lift
Elmer arrives in Pilarcitos late, plans an initiation, then ferries Nellie in his new car. Nellie teases his flirtation with Doris Gatewood, a New York American Weekly correspondent, and warns him to return home soon. The couple jokes about trust, yet Nellie pressures Elmer to win the high school trustee race.
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Elmer
Pilarcitos
Nellie
The
Woodmen of the World
Los Angeles
Nellie Cathcart
Doris Gatewood
American Weekly of
New York
Trustee
Nellie Cathcart Uses Alias in Deceptive Real Estate Plot
Nellie Cathcart arranges a bank deed to a house under a dummy name and plans to rent it, while a Los Angeles police report identifies Colorado Charley and an accomplice as bunco operators. Elmer suspects Nellie’s secrecy, but she reveals she intends to profit by a yearlong rental.
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Nellie
American Weekly
New York
Los Angeles
Doris Gatewood
Elmer
Bunco
Colorado
Charley
Nellie Cathcart
African Gorillas Dying Amid Hunters in British Africa
The piece notes gorillas in Africa facing near extinction due to big game hunters seeking pleasure. Government protection is weak, especially in Nigeria where populations shrink rapidly. Natives generally show friendly interest in gorillas and avoid harming them, with movements limited to inaccessible high country.
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Africa
Twig Is Bent Teaches Children Selfjudgment
A Country Home quote asserts that children should learn to judge right from wrong and control their actions, claiming this independence is the highest level most adults reach.
Debate Over Animal Dreams and Reasoning Continues
The text explores whether dogs, horses and other animals dream and whether they can think and reason. It notes that both questions remain controversial among naturalists.
Establishment of Presidio of San Francisco in 1775
Spain established the Presidio of San Francisco as a military reservation on March 28 1775 marking its formal frontier outpost in California history.
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Presidio of
San Francisco
Spain
Castoria Promises Safe Relief For Colic In Infants
The warning notes Castoria as a pure vegetable preparation offering quick comfort for colic and related stomach issues in babies. It claims safety for frequent use and appeals to parents to keep a bottle at home. The Montreal Herald reports on Poland’s plan to compel women into military service with an 18 month term and a reserve comprised of veterans for social and health duties.
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Poland
M. P
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Montreal Herald
Phillips' Milk of Magnesia Relieves Excess Stomach Acid
Excess acid sickens so correct it with an alkali. The best form is Phillips' Milk of Magnesia. It works instantly and leaves the stomach sweet. Relieves heartburn gas headache biliousness and indigestion. Phillips' Milk of Magnesia has been standard with doctors for over 50 years. 25c and 50c bottles at druggists.
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Magnesia
Online air fleet now exceeds eight thousand in use
The article notes that more than 8,000 airplanes are in operation in the United States, comparable to the number of automobiles 30 years ago. It also highlights that about 25,000,000 trucks and cars are currently driven nationwide, inviting reflection on transportation growth.
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United States
Robinson and Smithers Clash Over Ex-Burglar Chauffeur
In a London quip, Robinson boasted of hiring an ex burglar as a chauffeur. Smithers retorted that no fingerprint had ever appeared on the car, underscoring a joke about trust and evidence.
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Robinson
London
Dr Pierce's Pellets Promoted For Digestive Health
An old advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Pellets as best for liver bowels and stomach. It claims one Pellet for a laxative and three for a cathartic, urging readers to use the product for digestive relief.
Oblique Moral Tales from a Morning Page
A curious snippet frames family friction over storm windows as a fall habit while offering a quip about parental pressure. The piece then shifts to a pithy social reflection on folly, sin, and the complacency of the “children of light” who tolerate open wickedness and those who like to boss others.
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
An advertisement claims Kruschen Salts fix fat by addressing body waste. It urges taking half a teaspoon in hot water each morning and cutting pastries and fatty foods. The copy promises weight loss in three weeks, increased energy, clearer skin, and a money back guarantee on an 85 cent bottle.
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Palace
Moody
Pilarcitos Clarion
Chapter
J. Fitzgerald
of Detectives
Old California
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Dad
Tommy
Christian Register
Rexford
St. Louis
L. Clark
Kansas City
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Jayne
DR. D. Jayne & Son
Philadelphia
Jaynes
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