Odo Rivington Mystery Deepens in London Chase
Neil and Easton press a lead on Violet Brooke's kidnapper as they search a house for Rivington. A tense confrontation ends with a confession from Neil that he was once a convict. They plan to follow the clues, including an axle cap and a lamp fragment, toward a possible rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Euston
Neil
Odo Rivington
Daimler
Victoria Street
Major Haston
Rivington
Violet
Major Easton
General Brooke
Nell
Pimples Thickly Scattered On Face Cleared By Cuticura
Alex R. Oke of Muncey Ontario reports two months of itchy sore pimples on the face. He tried ointments before using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for two weeks, and was completely cured. Signed April 2, 1912.
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Muncey
Ontario
Alex, R. Oke
Cuticura advertised relief for eczema and piles
In Clarkson Ontario a two year old girl improved from facial eczema after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. A reader reports piles healed after trying Cuticura Ointment. The letter notes these products are sold worldwide and offers a free sample and booklet from Potter D. & Co. Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarkson
Ontario
Cyrus Ward
Potter D. & Co. Corp
Dept
Boston
U.ba
Clamor for Strong Navy Pushes New German Defense Bill
A German Army League president calls for another defense bill before year end to boost naval and military forces. He argues peacetime prep is insufficient against potential aggression and urges rapid armament expansion. The piece also notes a planned cheap edition of Von Bernhardts Germany and the Next War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army League
Germany
Kelm
Violinist Plays in Cage After Black Hand Threat
Russian violinist M Mitnitzky has begun performing inside a solid iron and steel cage after receiving a threatening letter demanding 250 dollars from the Black Hand. He now arms himself with Browning pistols as police arrest a Russian anarchist who claims responsibility but refuses to name the Black Hand group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Mitnitzky
Mitnitzky
Ganz
Nebraska
Jose
Mary
Elizabeth
Matilda
Ephah
The Switchman Casey Saves Cargo Train
A switchman named Casey sacrifices his life signaling an onrushing passenger train after a bridge is swept away. Passengers honor him with a life size painting for the Rail Yard YMCA, but a judge critiques the image and refuses to accept it unless Casey is depicted with dry clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Carey
Tory
Y.M.C.A
Central U
Cueey
Brave little tailor hero of Kumanova in French reports
A French account praises Abraham Levy a Jewish tailor of the Seventh Servian regiment for seizing the fallen standard at Kumanova and leading the charge. His act spurred comrades to push the Turks from trenches with bayonets. The piece includes a Nebraska joke about three wives and engraved headstones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kumanova
Abraham Levy
Too Good A Stenographer Costs A Cleveland Firm
A Cleveland corporation lawyer hires a second stenographer in a week noting the first left for being too good. The tale recounts rapid notes and a test dictated letter where the stenographer proves exceptionally accurate, prompting the remark that there is such a thing as being too good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Corporation
Miss Jackson
Very Much Alive Irishman Seeks Dental Help
An Irishman with a swollen cheek visits Dr Hurtem asking if the dentist is available. The doctor diagnoses a dead nerve in the tooth. The man jokes that the other teeth must be holding a wake for it.
Lion attack at Monmartre menagerie injures tamer
Spectators watched in anxious excitement as a lion leaped at tamer Hamed Amar and buried its claws in his face and shoulder. Two lions in the cage balked at duties until Amar whipsed them. a lion struck him down. Servants beat off the animal with iron bars. Amar was taken to a hospital, wounds dressed, then returned swathed to the menagerie as the animals resumed their act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmartre
Hamed Amar
Millionaire shot in feud in Tiflis
Paris correspondent reports in Tiflis a millionaire named Agneff shot rival manufacturer Ibrahimoff during a quiet talk. Relatives attempted lynching the murderer amid a long feud that has claimed twenty five lives over ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
St. Petersburg
Journal
Tiflis
Agneff
Ibrahimoff
Baby's Own Tablets touted for ill babyhood
The notice promotes Baby's Own Tablets to regulate the stomach and bowels and restore health when illness appears. Mrs. Lehorn M. Thompson of Springs Ontario testifies to their usefulness for her daughter. The Dr. Williams Medicine Co sells boxes for 25 cents by mail. A Grand Trunk Railway booklet on Chateau Laurier Ottawa highlights rooms, allegorical designs, and is available from railway reps.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Grand Trunk Railway System
Chateau Laurier
Ottawa
Chateau Atyles
Grand Trunk
Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Money Back and Testimonials
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Fiall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for an uncured case. It asserts reputation of F. J. Cheney & Co and Malding Kinnan and Marvin, Toledo wholesale druggists, and promotes internal use with testimonials offered free. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Fiall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J’. Cheney
Malding Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
Alaska Commission Visits Grand Trunk Pacific Route
After a three month absence the Alaska Railroad Commission arrived aboard the Grand Trunk Pacific 8S Prince Rupert to inspect the road to Hazelton and study the new Pacific coast terminal and dry dock, informing federal action on Alaska railroad conditions will depend on their report.
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Grand Trunk Pacific
Prince Rupert
Alaska Railroad Commission
Washington
Alaska
Grand Trunk
Hazelton
Pacific Coast
G.T.P
Time Has Tested It Dr Thomas Electric Oil
The oil, on the market for over thirty years, is praised as a blessing to thousands and in high favor across Canada with a fame beyond the seas. It is claimed to have no equal among liniments and would still be cheap at double the price.
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Thomas
Fort William
Port Arthur
Duluth
Fragmented dialogue on public life and schooling
A garbled passage features lines about method of reaching the police station, a brand name Minard's Liniment, and a stale quip on a man lacking interest in public schools, good roads, religion, or politics. It reads like a stray comic or editorial aside with mixed phrases and no clear narrative.
A Moving Melody in a Gloomy London Night
Old Biffleigh rouses from rueful sleep by a moan from downstairs and discovers Eva and Mr Chuffer singing Love me and the world s mine. Biffleigh tells Eva to beware blockheads and jokes about getting the axe as they discuss the morbid scene.
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Biffleigh
Eva
Mr. Chuffer
Quick Results Advertising in a Penny News Echo
A brief exchange about advertising as the Cheerful Idiot recounts placing a notice for a boy on Monday and receiving a boy from his wife on Tuesday, while the Old Fogey questions the method and outcome.
Incurable Optimist Meets Neighbor After Hard Luck
A Humboldt rancher returns from a year abroad to learn a former neighbor faced severe misfortune. The man details timber loss in fires, river erosion of land, hog cholera, illness in family, and foreclosure on the farm, leaving him nearly discouraged.
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John
Turkish bath offer sparks unusual employment chat in Milwaukee
A Turkish bath proprietor spots a beefy butcher shop worker and proposes a job as rubber with pay cut. He offers ten dollars weekly plus five dollars worth of baths, slightly more than the butcher’s ten dollars and meat valued at four dollars. The plan hinges on matching the butcher’s wages with extra bath value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Ontario
Winnipeg
Committees
Congress
Royal Commissions
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Winnipeg Telegram
Hope and Detective: Punctured Tire and Elusive Search
A reflective line contrasts hope as a fragile pneumatic tire prone to puncture with the detective as a persistent seeker who does not always find, hinting at persistent doubt and imperfect outcomes.
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Hope
Na Dru Co Syrup Promises Quick Throat Relief
An old Canadian ad touts Na-Dru-Co Syrup of Linseed Licorice and Chlorodyne as relief for throat tickling coughs. It claims rapid soothing effects loosens phlegm and cures mucus inflammation, praising safety and drug-free nature with a full ingredient list available to physicians and druggists in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Asc
National Dry and Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited
Ale
Trouble at the Tower Leaning Pisa picture causes a clash
Jennie, a gentle servant, repeatedly mishung a Leaning Tower of Pisa picture as Mrs Wanderfar fixed it daily. Mrs Wanderfar confronts Jennie about the recurring misalignment, and Jennie replies with a wry, literal solution about how to hang the tower straight by keeping it crooked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie
Allly Tower
Holloway’s Corn Cure Offers Relief Despite Daily Strain
A fragment reflects a passerby noting a familiar smile despite pain from corns. It mentions Holloway's Corn Cure as a readily available relief and hints at a boy’s view of parental allowances on daily tasks.
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Alfred Wilson Barrett
Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
London
Melbourne
Toronto
Nel
Violet Brooke
Oakaton
Watford
London Road
the Millionaire’s Foundation
Andrew Carnegie
C.P.R. Transcona
Russell Sage
John Jacob Astor
Canada Life Building
Noocar Company
Jimpson
Hubby
Youngs
Quarrel
Jimmy Cracker
Minard
Perrin
Holloway
West
the Grain Growers Grain Co, Ltd
Man
Calgary
Alta
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