Silas Quigley To Arrive in New York Hotel Blues
A debuting Oxford Ohio writer nicknamed Silas F Quigley faces a thrill of two selves in New York City. A blue envelope with a fifty dollar check sparks a race to write a three thousand word story by a looming deadline while a rival Quigley may arrive at any moment. The tale follows hope fear and the lure of quick literary riches set against the Colonnade hotel and Broadway bustle.
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S. F. Quigley
Oxford
Ohio
City of
New York
The
Roberts
New York City
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Silas G. Quigley
Hotel Colonnade
Vth
Silas F. Quigley
Central Park
Quigley
Western College
Cincinnati
Sil
Broadway
Battery
Sud
Llean
Silas F. Quigleys
Hudson
Fortieth Street
Jin
Lan End
City
Sith
Villian
Atlantic Ocean
Regson 1
Canada
Cid
The Nom de Plume Plot in a Writer's Tale
A writer briefly adopts the nom de plume C id and hides his identity in a publishing house scheme. He sends a three thousand word story, receives a demand for five thousand more, and confronts a moral dilemma about deception, money, and Stella.
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P. S
Stella
Silas F. Quigley
Atlantic Ocean
Silas PF
Quighey
Silas P. Quigley
Charley
Cid
Ocean Cables Tie Continents Half Century Ago
The Atlantic telegraph linked old and new worlds on July 27, 1896, after Morse first proposed the idea in 1843 and Cyrus Field began the effort in 1851. Early cables failed twice before 1858 success connected Ireland to Newfoundland, enabling messages between Queen Victoria and President Buchanan and sparking global rejoicing.
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New York Evening World
New World
Old World
Samuel F. B. Morse
Cyrus W. Field
Newfoundland
Peter Cooper
Moses Taylor
Valentia
Ireland
Plymouth
Irish
Queen Victoria
Buchanan
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Mrs. Rima’s Health
After three years Mrs. Perry Rima of Hively Street reports lasting relief from kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Wangler's Pharmacy. She recalls years of disordered kidneys, headaches, and dizziness, then notes the medicine cured her condition and remains effective.
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Perry Rima
Doan
Wangler
Rima
Dean
Rims
Big Herd Depletion Across Nations Drives War Meat Demand
The United States Food Administration reports collapsing livestock in Europe as armies advance. France Britain and Denmark shed cattle for beef and dairy reductions, with France losing 16.6 percent of cattle since 1913 and milk output down to one gallon per day. American breeders urged to conserve stock to meet ongoing European meat demand after the war.
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Europe
United States Food Administration
Germany
France
England
Denmark
Holland
Food Administration
America
British Bread Subsidy: Government Pays For Cheap War Loaves
The English government spends about 200 million dollars yearly to subsidize bread. grain is taken from farmers at set prices and sold to mills to produce four pound, two pound, and one pound loaves at 18, 9, and 6 cents respectively, with France offering similar but higher extraction.
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England
Great Britain
France
Meatless days to stay permanent amid shortages
In the Hotel Gazette EK. H. Nilea argues meat and fats shortages will endure beyond peace and may last five to six years. He advocates permanent meatless menus built on grain vegetables and fish, with meat replaced by cereals and other protein foods and used as small flavor portions.
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EK. H. Nilea
Hotel Gazette
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Shortstory Publishing Company
United States
Silas
Ocean Cables
Organization of the United States Food Administration
U. 8. Food Administration
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