Lord Wilfred Vincent and the Castle Wyckhoff Links
Two travelers, Vincent and Terhune, halt near Castle Wyckhoff to play golf on private grounds. A mysterious heiress, Agatha Wyckhoff, appears with a scolding dog, hinting at a hidden fortune and family intrigue as Terhune suspects the girl may be the heiress. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as he suspects Agatha’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent
Terhune
Galf
Cuppstone
Graham
Vincant
Baron Wyckhoff
Darier
Baroness Wyckhoft
Agatha
Vincest
Elin
Can Reyey
Terline
Longon
Rudolph
Zoad Fellowship
Agatha Wyckhoff
India gestion provokes puzzled exam moment in class
The bishop of London told John Morley via the Philadelphia Inquirer about an East end school exam. A pupil listed Indian foods then hesitated. The teacher pressed for what India is famous for and the child finally offered a clumsy pun, India gestion, revealing the moment's humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Morley
Philadelphia Inquirer
Eastend
India
Ladies First in Sportsmen's Code Decline of Chivalry
Frye's Magazine argues that chivalry should persist in sports reducing gender barriers. It states "Ladies first" is an abiding principle for sportsmen and warns against weakening standards that promote emancipation at the expense of fair play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frye
Absorbing Silas and Reuben chased by an ad
Silas and Cyrus joke about Reuben gullible after he buys a one dollar pamphlet claiming to deliver absorbing literature. He receives a pamphlet titled How Blotters Are Made and another titled Polnta on Turkish Towels, highlighting the humorous scam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas
Reuben
Cyrus
Coffee Myth Delusion Prompts Postum Endorsement
An anonymous testimonial extols Postum as a healthful coffee substitute. The writer recalls coffee headaches and credits switching to Postum for relief, praising its taste and perceived bodily benefits. The letter, attributed to Postum Co. of Cattle Creek Michigan, ends inviting readers to learn more.
Death, the Unknown, and a Headlong Flight to Doom
A quoted passage by P. P. Dunne from the American Magazine muses on humanity avoiding death by denial. It argues we fear not death but lack understanding, and that realization comes only when it is too late. The piece blends humor and grim insight about how life rushes toward oblivion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manny
P. P. Dunne
The
American Magazine
Dene-Holes In England Unearthed In Forest Gap
A large group of dene-holes was recently found in a forest between Woolwich and Worth. Two holes opened reveal a three foot diameter shaft with side holes for ladders, descending about 50 feet through earth and chalk to caverns eighteen feet high with six chambers arranged around the shaft. Archaeologists link these to dencholas used for grain storage around Roman times or earlier.
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England
Woolwich
Wrrth
Dencholas
Britata
The Elusive Thought and a Careless Grandfather
A Jillia girl describes her grandfather as absent minded saying Ita walks around thinking about nothing. When he recalls it he forgets that what he thought of was something entirely different from what he wanted to remember.
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Jillia
Ita
Ira Sankey Dies After Life of Hymns and Moody Tours
Ira D Sankey, famed evangelist and gospel hymn writer, died at 68 in Brooklyn after years of overwork and illness. He co toured globally with Dwight L Moody, composing songs like The Ninety and Nine and When the Mists Have Rolled Away, distributing phonograph records worldwide.
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New York
Ira D. Sankey
Brooklyn
China
Egypt
India
Japan
Sankey
Moody
Indianapolis
Sant Key
Mr. Moody
Great Britain
United States
Pittsburg Man Defrauded In High Stakes Farro Scheme
Martin Phillips faced larceny charges after a New York hearing for a luxuriously furnished private dwelling faro game. Neville R. Moxley, formerly of Pittsburg and now in New York, alleged he lost funds in Phillips’s scheme to make $2,000 with employer involvement and a 60 40 split. Moxley claimed he traveled with $1,000 plus $200 from Phillips to fund the operation. The magistrate questioned Moxley about his knowledge of illegality, and he was sharply admonished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fashionale
Upper West Slide
Martin Phillips
Phillips
West Side Court
Trail
Neville R. Moxley
Pittsburg
Moxley
Philips
Benefit game honors Cy Young drawn many fans
Nearly 20 000 people from New England attended a Thursday benefit at the American League grounds for Denton Tecumseh Cy Young of the Boston team. Three silver loving cups a traveling bag and two large floral pieces were given to Young. The showcase event pitted Boston against an all star team from other American League clubs with the all stars winning 3 to 2.
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Boston
New England States
Denton Tecumseh
Cy Young
Paoli
Young
Westdes
Three Killed in Collision Near Piqua On Monday Night
Three killed and about 25 injured in a wreck between two limited passenger cars on the Western Ohio action line nine miles north of Piqua. The dead include William Dalley a Piqua inspector with leg injuries and skull crushed along with William Quillen of Lockington and James Kohl of Detroit all reported with skull injuries.
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Piqui
Weostern Obie Nyaction
Piqua
William Dalley
Cur
Wiliam
Quillen
Lockington
James Kohl
Detroit
Mich
Cashier Reynolds Disappears with Bank Funds in Oklahoma
Guthrie Oklahoma state bank officials report a missing cashier, Thomas M Reynolds of the Bank of Afton, with a shortage near 16000 dollars. The state banking board offers a 500 dollar reward for arrest and conviction of Reynolds.
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Guthrie, Okla
State Bank
Whammer W
Big Fire In Spanish Village Displaces Dozens of Homes
A large blaze at Gastineira in Ovenge province destroyed 32 houses on Friday in the village of Madridi-FPlro. Many residents suffered burns and were displaced by the fire.
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Madridi
Gastineira
Ovenge
Doan's Kidney Pills Relief Cited by Staunton Woman
Mrs James M Long of Staunton Virginia writes of January 1903 cure for backache urinary troubles and dawn sensations and June 1907 reports no kidney troubles since. Defiance Starch touted for value with extra starch per package. American Friends board eyes transferring missions work from Cuba to Palestine Mexico Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
James M. Long
Augusta St
Staunton
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
American Friends’ Board of Foreign Missions
Cuba
Palestine
Mexico
Japan
Is Peruna Useful for Catarrh and its Ingredients
The article argues Peruna contains two kinds of ingredients: standard catarrh remedies and well-known tonics. It states Peruna uses efficacious herbs for catarrhal diseases and tonic needs, noting chronic catarrh is widespread and many patients seek relief from various doctors without success.
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Cholly
Maude
J. A. Dinwiddie
New Market
Tenn
Sample and Knoklet
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Chicago
Shapter
Lord Wilfred Vincent
Duke
Totten
Freddy
Wilfred
Foreign Office
Edmund
Oxford
Archibald Terhunes
Tlondon
Kingsbridge
Jally
Daner
Gaid Vincent
Edith Huntington] Mason
Wal
McClung & Co
Postum
Postum Co
Cattle Creek
Wellville
Mr. Dooley
IRA
D. L. Moody
Nona
Mr. Tugging
Mrs. Jugenus
Loltle
Mamie
Gail Min Jugelus
Libby
McNeill & Libby
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