Millionaire Elmer and Nellie's Pilarcitos plans
Elmer Clarke enjoys sudden wealth as Nellie Cathcart plots to influence his fortune. In Pilarcitos new money draws in criminals plotting a con while Nellie insists on delaying engagement to let Elmer test wealth. A banking loan and media buzz set the stage for a dramatic life change to come.
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Elmer
Mr. Crittenden
Mr. Moody
Nellie Cathcart
Palace Grill
Nellie
Sam
Pilarcitos
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New York
Nellie Darling
Fortune Sealed for Elmer Clarke After Butterworth Death
Hiram Butterworth cuts a fortune to Elmer Clarke a poor young nephew. He narrates a forty year old swindle of $40,000 to lawyer Absolom McPeake and arranges interest payments. Butterworth dies suddenly. News whispers through Pilarcitos via gossiping operator. Nellie Cathcart informs Elmer his inheritance exceeds a million.
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Elmer
Zon Nellie
Wellie
Wideorld
Elmer Clarke
Nellie Cathcart
Nellie
Ellie Cathcart
First National Bank
Ascatine
Iowa
Anselith
Muscatine Bank
Ansel
Ladt
Kam
Hiram Ufterworth
Ellie
Hiram Butterworth
Absolom McPeake
Butterworth
Pilarcitos
Morning at the Smoke Shoppe Heals a Rift
Elmer Clarke finds Sam Haskins despondent after a quarrel at the Smoke Shoppe. A night’s rest and realization that Sam was not aimed at mediate the dispute. Elmer greets Sam and resolves to apologize for the previous day.
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Elmer Clarke
I Haskins
Mr. Haskins
Elmer
Sam
Berlin court mix proposes lay judge mistake ends in farce
A Berlin trial reveals a lay magistrate sitting in court, fearful of his supposed guilt. The presiding judge and police sergeant explain that the man was not an accused but summoned to serve as a citizen magistrate, eliciting laughter in court.
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Germany
Berlin
Dr. Jayne
DR. D. Jayne & Son
Philadelphia
Stone of Destiny origins and historic coronation site
Perthshire Scotland housed an early Scottish kings residence and coronation site. A legendary coronation stone once part of the chair was taken by Edward I in 1296 to Westminster Abbey and sits beneath the coronation chair of British kings.
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Perthshire
Scotland
Edward I
England
Westminster Abbey
Maiden's Revenge Meet with a Returning Face in West End
A motorist ran a red light on West End avenue and was stopped by a police officer who recognized him from a past stage role. The officer recalled starring in a Washington Diving High Thanksgiving Day play and revealed his name as Priscilla, while the motorist, Miles Sandish, confirmed the memory.
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West End Avenue
Washington
Miles Standish
Priscilla
the New Yorker
Ship's House Flag and Scrap Iron Savings Highlighted
The house flag of a vessel bears the company device similar to a trade mark. The article notes that reclaiming scrap iron and steel saves about half a billion dollars annually in this country.
Teething Troubles and Castoria Comfort
Teething causes fussiness and upset in babies and young children. Castoria offers gentle relief with a mild taste and a harmless vegetable formula. It can be used for colic indigestion constipation and poor appetite in children with genuine Castoria bearing Chas. H. Fletcher signature. Doctors prescribe it.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Treasure Hunters Seek Wealth in Southwest Lands
The Texas Weekly notes explorers have long hunted for legendary riches across the Southwest from Coronado’s quest for the Seven Cities of Cibola to tales of the Lost Nigger Mine and Montezuma’s gold. Treasure seekers persist in San Saba, Big Bend, Jeff Davis, Pecos, and beyond, vowing future quests as maps and way bills proliferate.
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Coronado
Cibola
Southwest
San Saba
Big Bend
Jeff Davis County
Bill Cole
Monterrey
el Muerto Springs
Techolote
Pecos River
Pecos
N. M
Jose Vaca
Montezuma
Texas Weekly
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Promoted as Top Laxative
An old advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the highest endorsed laxative and anti acid. It claims quick relief for headaches and digestive discomfort and notes 50 years of standard use with doctors for all ages including babies.
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Magnesia
Window Shopping and Turning Up Happiness
Collier's Weekly quotes on happiness and aging compare idle wandering with proactive effort. It contrasts fools waiting for luck with wise people making opportunities. The piece blends a reflection on contentment with a call to action.
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Collier’s Weekly
To rightly bestow charity you must know each case intimately
The quote stresses the need for close knowledge of every individual charity case before giving. It emphasizes careful understanding of personal circumstances to ensure fair and effective assistance.
Topeka Reader Praises Dr. Pierce Remedies
Mrs J H Williams of 129 Monroe St Kansas says since girlhood she has used Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. She calls Golden Medical Discovery an unmatched general tonic and Favorite Prescription superior to others.
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Topeka, Kans
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
J. H. Williams
Monroe St
Buffalo, N. Y
Woman Drops 17 Pounds in Four Weeks with Kruschen Salts
Letter from Mrs. Fred Barringer of Lewistown Montana dated October 21 1929 touts Kruschen Salts as a simple easy method to lose fat. The writer reports starting at 256 pounds and dropping to 239 in four weeks after using a half teaspoon daily and cutting pastry fatty meat potatoes butter cream and sugar.
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Fred Barringer
Lewistown
Montana
America
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