The Versatile Rogue Frank Lacy in London Capetown Crime
A fragmentary chronicle of Frank Macy later known as Frank Lacy and Frank Tracy, a daring rogue roaming from Chicago to Cape Town. The tale follows his shifts from pocket-picking to bunco, murder threats, and repeated escapes, captured through police files in New York, Chicago, London, Paris, Vienna and Berlin. He eludes Scotland Yard detectives, travels to Cape Town, and bluffs banking schemes while alternating with a mysterious wife.
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Chicago
Cape Town
New York
London
Paris
Vienna
Berlin
Frank Macy
Freeport
Ill
Wilkie
Frank Lacy
Frank Froest
Scotland Yard
Froest
Low's
Low
Lacy
Margate
Froost
Cape
Banco Steering
Frank Tracy
Tracy
Leadenhall Street
Freest
Speedy One Note on Quick Marriages in Town
A brief chat recalls a fast marriage where a clerk mentions a typist who wed a wealthy employer in under three months, highlighting rapid unions in the area. The dialogue underscores speed and social ties in local life.
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Fess
Cuticura Cures Woman After Severe Eczema Trial
Miss Barbara Kral of Highlandtown Maryland describes ten months of intense itching and disfigurement from eczema. After little relief from doctors and remedies, four to five applications of Cuticura Ointment relieved itching, using two sets of Cuticura Remedies, leading to a complete cure. January 9 1908. Potter Drug and Chemical Corp Boston Prope.
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Sol
The Girl and the Lobster at New York Banquet
Dorando Pietri spoke on amateurism and professionalism during a New York banquet. He recalled a nightlife anecdote where a rich Italian contractor and a young woman discussed romance, the woman asking if he loves only her, to which he replied yes, though the lobster is mighty good.
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Dorando Pietri
New York
Holy Family figures adapted for different peoples
A colporteur uses staged pictures of the Holy Family to appeal to diverse races in a Sunday school. Mary and Joseph are depicted as Chinese and Congo people, with infants shown in local features, to illustrate religious kinship and missionary purpose.
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China
Mary
Joseph
Congo
Postum Helps Ailing Woman After Coffee Troubles
A young woman credits Postum with improving stomach issues and blotchy yellow complexion after years of coffee-caused headaches and pain. Her mother-in-law advised switch to Postum, noting coffee was the source of discomfort and praising the new beverage.
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Oken
Divorce bill title echoed by judge in Detroit court
Detroit Frees Press reports a courtroom exchange over the title of a divorce bill. The dialogue shows the judge asking for the precise title while a lawyer responds with a humorous line about a marquis, reflecting the era’s legal formality and wit.
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Detroit Frees Press
Home Industry In Colorado
Colorado shifts toward manufacturing as raw materials cost less and demand rises. The home market for machinery grows thanks to patriotic patronage, aiding local industry. Skilled labor is tight but future workers will fill gaps as education improves. Farm goods are cheaper here boosting farmer pay through higher home demand.
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Colorado
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