Duke of Devils Carefreeness in French Pension
In a French pension the Ashton family travels with two girls Anita and Alice. Mrs Ashton naps while the girls explore a grand hall and a secretive cabinet. Clues emerge of a hidden room, rings hidden in a conch shell, and a tense scene with Noel Duke and a Frenchman Victor as disorderly echoes fill the strange house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsieur Victor
Mrs. Ashton
Themise
Alice
Red Cross
Lafitte
Mamma
Napoleon
Bridge of
Lodi
Charlotte Corday
Anita
New Orleans
Noel Duke
Monsieur
Victor
Ici
Mimi
Feetro
Hippolyte
Donaire
Zis House
Living Idol of Shan Guan: Woman Worshiped as Immortal Figure
An elderly Kiangsu woman in a Shan Guan temple is worshiped as a living idol. For 25 years she has sat paralyzed in a wooden case with air through a small opening, incense burning daily, and a shrine moved to a larger room as pilgrims seek mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shan Guan
Kiangsu
Jesus Christ
Policeman Flynn raids Casey's for cigar ettes
In a bold alley pursuit Policeman Flynn traps a crowd of stage door dudes at Casey's saloon. He orders all cigar ettes seized and holds them for the force, taunting the offenders as he marches them into the back room and counts the haul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Flynn
Mrs. Flyon
Anny
Jude
Judes
Policeman Flynn
Ivery
Hogan's Bear
Thim
Mrs. Flynn
Flynn
Casey
Sally
Casey's
Joseph B. Bowles
the Century Co
The True Golden Age and the Perennial Charm of Youth
The piece argues that aging is common and youth is enviable yet wisdom brings happiness. It recalls individuals seemingly untouched by time, possessing enduring truth, beauty, and love. Even amid sorrow they endure with unshaken faith, retaining a perennial childlike vitality.
Trim to and Whe Cpa Can the bear take his warm overcoat off
A school inspection scene features a boy answering why the bear cannot remove his coat. The inspector asks for the overcoats to be taken off and a pupil explains the difficulty: only God knows where the buttons are.
Politician Like a Plane Via En Coat Te Ee See Os
A fragmented OCR item shows a political figure with unclear wording about behavior or character. Readable portions reference a politician and commentary, but the text remains garbled and cannot confirm a specific event, date, or outcome.
English Shoes No Shine Indictment Acknowledged
A London reporter tested a claim that Londoners polish boots less often than others. In Piccadilly Circus he observed 80 passers by boots with 60 unpolished for a week and 12 well polished. eight appeared indifferent, leading him to admit the American indictment has some foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londonere
London
Piccadilly Circus
N. Y
When Is an Old Maid A Question of Spinsterhood Age
A Philadelphia society debate asks at what year a girl becomes an old maid and loses youth. Women set the age at 40, declaring a woman is a tender bud until she reaches twenty score years, after which hair grays and spinsterhood looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Public Duty Montpelier Man Reports Dean's Kidney Pills
Montpelier Ohio resident Joseph Wilgus says exposure and driving caused kidney trouble with irregular secretions and nocturnal frequency. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with immediate relief and renewed life, endorsing the remedy sold by dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wilgus
Montpelier
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo,n. Y
Monkey's Transmogrifying Journey From Genoa to Heidelberg
A traveling monkey from Genoa to Heidelberg undergoes a comic chain of misclassifications by customs and transport officials. Starting as a two pound creature from southwest Africa, it becomes a bird at Genoa for 28 cents, then a cat for 1.56 at the Swiss frontier, a luggage package for 16 cents to Constance, a handbag to Stuttgart, a dog for 2.04, and finally ends at Heidelberg as a dog in the university town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Heidelberg
Africa
Tanga
Zurich
Constance
Stuttgart
IT'S THE FOOD
A man explains nervous troubles stem from improper food and indigestion. He describes severe morning illness and loss of appetite, then relief after switching to Grape Nuts, noting a 15 pound gain in six weeks and renewed energy and appetite.
Honey Production in Spain and Germany
Spain ranks as a major honey producer with 1 690 000 beehives yielding 19 000 tons. Germany surpasses with 2 000 000 hives producing 20 000 tons, making both nations top global producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Germany
Defiance Starch Ad Promises Stiff Collars and Cuffs
A vintage promotion for Defiance Starch claims collars and cuffs can be kept stiff to a desired degree with either gloss or domestic finish. The ad offers 16 ounces for 10 cents and notes the product is sold by all good grocers.
Each to His Own Trade
A Scots minister orders a small cupboard from a rural joiner. On seeing the bill he grumbles he could buy a second hand cupboard cheaper. The joiner retorts that he could buy a penny sermon but no one would want him to preach it at that price.
Debility addressed by Williams Pink Pills claims cure
The article describes debility symptoms including weakness fatigue and sleep issues and attributes cure to Dr Williams Pink Pills as restoring red blood and nourishing organs. It cites Miss Lula M Metzger of Watertown New York as a patient who recovered after taking the pills. The advertisement notes availability from druggists and a free diet book offer.
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Lula M. Metzger
Mill Street
Watertown
N.Y
Dr. Williams
Aoa Boerine
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Edison Ph
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Vaedevilie
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