Doan's Kidney Remedy Ad and Vintage Mystery Fragment
Fragmentary text blends an old Doan's kidney remedy advertisement with a crime story outline. It mentions Doan's for sale by Foster Milburn Co and a plot involving Blakeley, a missing bag, murder, a train wreck, and a police case tied to Sullivan's sister.
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Doan’a
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Bronson
John Gilmo
Honal Naire
Blakeley
Babes Gate
Sullivan
Mystery in the Car Ontario Haunts Jennie and Truth
Jennie reveals ties to the Harrington family as I confront the car Ontario crime. Mrs. Curtis is dead, Miss West escaped with bruises, and Mr. Sullivan remains at large with a dangerous temper.
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Ontario
Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
Jennie
Curtis
Miss West
Mystery at Washington Circle And The Missing Satchel
The narrator and Hotchkiss close in on Sullivan as Jennie hints at a motive involving Mrs Sullivan. Police seize the cough medicine and a black sealskin bag, complicating the search and delaying proof. The narrator worries over blood stains, a dagger, and a traveling bag's connection to the dead man. The chapter ends in suspense as new obstacles arise.
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Jennie
Sullivan
Hotchkiss
Peter
Washington
McKnight
Pittsburg
Washington Circle
Laurels
Alison
Ontario
Free Home Pain Cure Recipe Promised by Doctor
An advertisement offers a free recipe for quick recovery from back pain headaches and kidney pains. Dr A E Robinson of Detroit says a plain envelope will contain a harmless remedy list claimed to heal and conquer pain at home and urges readers to request a copy by mail.
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A. E. Robinson
K-253
Luck Building
Detroit
Mich
Dobber Paints Higher Than All At Exhibition
Wilbraham asks how Dobber ranks as a paint. Lollerby replies that at the last exhibition his picture hung higher than any other in the place, per Harper's Weekly.
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Dobber
Wilbraham
Lollerby
Harper’s Weekly
Castoria: a safe remedy for infants and children
An old advertisement notes Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children for over 30 years. It emphasizes the product’s safety and urges buyers to ensure the signature on the label.
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Castoria
Papes Diapepsia Promises Quick Digestive Relief
Harmless preparation claims to promptly digest any meal and relieve indigestion within five minutes. Advice urges buying a 50-cent case of Pape's Diapepain at local drug stores to stop sour burps gas heartburn and nausea.
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Pape
Eee
Transformation of Water by a French Inventor
Fragmentary note suggests a French inventor claims a new method to transform water. The text hints at dissatisfaction with current methods and promises of a change, but details and outcomes remain unclear.
A Jar of Resine Ointment to a Handy Remedy
A brief recipe item promotes a jar of resin ointment as a handy house remedy. The piece frames it as a universal cure all to keep in every home.
Morning breach in the mountain estate
Sullivan among suspects as a tower encounter unfolds. The narrator and Hotchkiss seek breakfast and answers from a tower resident while a mystery about Mrs. Curtis and Sullivan lingers. Jennie, the housemaid, denies key details, raising suspicion of a larger crime.
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Hotchkiss
Sullivan
Mademoiselle
Net
Jennie
Law
Boy Critic’s Washington Tale at Palm Beach Lunch
Richard Croker told an open air Palm Beach lunch a George Washington joke. He recounted a teacher asking what set Washington apart from other Americans and answered he “didn’t lie” as the key distinction.
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Richard Croker
Palm Beach
George ‘Washington
Fommy Jones
George Washington
Elopement Hope Dies in Browning's Magazine
A hopeful couple debates eloping from a wealthy home in Browning's Magazine excerpt. Rodolphus pleads for departure with Clementine toward a life of poverty, but parental wealth and duty stand as barriers to their union.
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Rodolphus
Clementine
Browning
Benny on Benevolence
A child narrates benevolence as a virtue and recalls his mother finding old clothes for the poor and a forgotten gold headed cane worth 25 dollars in an attic. The tale ends with the idea that benevolence brings its own reward.
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Benny
Grandpa
Triumph of Optimism
An aged, frail uncle answers a nephew with buoyant mood despite illness. He cites rheumatism, pleurisy, a headache, and recent dental extractions yet remains cheerful, joking that only two opposite teeth were left.
Odyssean Romance Reflections on Repentance and Love
The passage contemplates enduring affection and self restraint noting Eve never questioned Adam’s fidelity daily. It argues repentance as a habit would trap one in a repetitive cycle rather than seeking stable lasting love.
Washington woman credits Postum with restored health
A Washington woman recalls four years of near death from nerve trouble then stopping coffee and starting Postum. She says the first cup calmed her nerves, she thrived on Postum, returned to housework and caring for two babies, and credits Postum with saving her life. She ends with a plug for The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Washington
Wellville
Pligs
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Lord Pal
Harrington
Mr. Harrington
Thomas
Mrs. Crow
William
Mr. Crow
Mikmaneri
Rane
Eve
Adam
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