The Traders Fives Counterfeit Case Narrated
A detailed account of the Whitley led crackdown on a Chicago counterfeiting ring. Mason and Cheney, aided by Chief Whitley and Chief Agnew, pursue three men and a sole leather valise through Shenandoah and St. Joseph to detain the group at Leftrich's dance hall. The operation ends with arrests and a haul of genuine-looking Traders five dollar bills and plates.
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Peret Servie
Ted
Ngton
Col . Whitley
Peret Service
Oftea
Ers
National Bank of Chicago
Secret Service
Chi
Ef Whitley
Washington
Chicago Opera Ha
Charles Mason
Jorge
Whitley
Nandoah
Shenand
St. Joseph
Shenandoah
Mason
Joseph
Jack Cheney
Cheney
Sue
Asen
Chuck
St. Joe
Jack Bellamy
Bellamy
Jack
Burlington
Walsh Agnew
Walsh
Agnew
Fellows
Leftrich
Hannibal and
St. Toe
Missouri River
Jeff City
Lefty
Lestrich
Keno
Manyan
Charley Mason
Gut
Guthrie
Missouri
Charley
W. G. Chapman
Prairie Bone Helpers Sustained Early Kansas Settlers
In late 1870s Kansas settlers gathered buffalo bones strewn across the prairie to fund essential needs. Carried 60 to 100 miles to railheads, horned skeletons and other bones brought five to eight dollars per load, aiding purchases of flour coffee meat and lumber for pioneer households.
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Kansas
Kansas City Star
French visitor pays for all seats in Manchester church
A French tourist in Manchester paid the collection plate for all seats in the parish church as the plate reached him, claiming that he had covered the cost for all the seats, a custom common in Roman Catholic countries but unusual in England. The incident involved his English companions and drew attention from the parish congregation.
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Manchester
Guardian
The
Engl
Tiara Forehead Promises Youthful Look For Society Women
An article describes methods to reduce forehead wrinkles and create a smooth tiara forehead. It advises hair shaping across the brow, gentle massages with hair tonic, and plaster skin smoothing as well as cold water finishing. It notes women’s poor hair lines and suggests pin curls for temples to maintain a youthful appearance.
March Party Theme Sparks Quirky Hostess Hints
A March party plan features topsy turvy rooms with a toy rabbit centerpiece and jonquil bouquets. Scandinavian fairy lore inspires the event with reed pipe music and braided souvenirs. Menu includes celery soup lamb chops and sponge cake along with playful age riddles.
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Scandinavia
An Age Contest
A playful question list about words ending in age. Each clue asks the age answer such as Dotage Marriage Courage Tonnage Image Average Mucilage Dam Anchorage Parsonage Postage Mileage Coinage Pillage Home communication Bond
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Anchorage
Hair Dressing Tips For Flattering Styles And Combs
The article discusses how loose hair generally enhances a woman's looks regardless of face shape, warns against tight styles, and notes hair color shades suit most faces. It highlights that tortoise shell tones are flattering, and that genuine materials and jeweled combs are costly but desirable.
Colored waists popular this season with matching linings
Fashion notes that colored waists are more common than last season. Matching waist colors to jacket linings is becoming fashionable, with examples such as pale heliotrope, green, or light blue waists enhancing dark blue serge or veiling costumes.
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Jeff
Madame Merrl
Paris
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