Mary Roberts of the Circular Staircase Rations 24
Lawrence Blakeley a lawyer travels to Pittsburg with forged notes in the Bronson case to obtain a deposition. He meets Alison West on a Pullman journey and a web of theft murder and train wreck unfolds as police search Blakeley and his partner while Alison seeks help and trust amid danger.
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Lawrence Blakeley
Pittsburg
Bronson
John Gilmore
Blakeley
Alison West
Ivan
Conway
Moonlit confession on a moonlit voyage
I listen as Alison recounts meeting Mrs Curtis in Rome and a Riviera affair with her brother Harry Sullivan. Jealousy flares while she describes deceit, a dangerous past, and a plan to uncover the truth about Sullivan and a murder connected to Harrington. The tale ends with a vow to pursue truth, even as danger looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alison
Jenkins
Granger
Esid
Curtis
Rome
Mrs. Curtis
Grandfather
Riviera
Virginia Hot Springs
Sullivan
Harry Pinckney Sullivan
the Sands
Cavalcanti
Jennie
Testimony on Swamp Root Kidney Remedy and Campaign for Roads
A 1909 letter from Mrs. Ella Henry of Kansas City praises Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a kidney and bladder remedy and invites others to request a sample. Notary public Henry C. Emery authenticates the statement. The page also notes drugstore pricing and asks readers to mention the paper. A town debate urges country style effort for better roads amid snow.
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State of Missouri
Sacbaen
A. D
Ella Henry
Henry C. Emery
Dr. Ki & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Marcus Aurelius on mood and fate in old ad copy
The fragment blends a Marcus Aurelius quotation with antique advertising lines about laundry blue and cigars. It juxtaposes phrases urging restraint, readiness, and self-control with product pitches for Red Cross Ball Blue laundry aid and a Lewis' Single Binder straight 5e cigar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Leaves Pennies In Church Tradition Sparks Churchward Irony
A Boston clergyman notes many cents in church collections and tells a gag about offering a penny for a newspaper at a subway station. He quips that Mondays see few pennies left by men, implying the weekly routine drains the purse and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
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Mary Roberds
G.ketzner
Bobbs -Merrill Company
Richey
Harry Sullivan
Shere
Mother
Samuel Pitcher
Senna
the Centaur Company
New York
Castoria
Bears
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Marcus Aurelius
Ae TE Vrrie Lees
Camry
C. W. Ferguson Collar CO
Troy
Defiance
America
Joseph Ullmann
West 20Th Street
Leipzig
London
England
Gikean
Mercantile
R Bank
Stearn
Aeaes Tose
Boson
Idea Swift & Company
Swift
Alden
Priscilla
Hiawatha
Eee Muller
Judge
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