The Missing Ingredient In Severance’s Lab
In an old Sev erance laboratory, daughter Fanny and fiance Will Clarke face a deadly secret after chemist Severance reveals a powder could revolutionize warfare and a government reward. assistant Gower schemes to obtain the final element, with tragedy and a wedding altered by a dangerous discovery.
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Ilu
American Press
Assaenon
Old Severance
Kind
Fanny
Will
Oman
Petcer Gower
Severance
Gower
Hke Severance
Severnance
Fanny Severance
Tie
Willim Clarke
Hiis
Murdered father’s secret may unlock powder plot
Fanny and her husband uncover a coded paper and a missing ingredient in her father’s explosive compound. Suspicions fall on Peter Gower as a potential murderer, but a lone microscopic hole and a shaky trial leave him acquitted yet still pursued by the public. The tragedy drives a quest for vengeance and justice across negotiations with a foreign government.
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Fanny
Gower
William Clarke
Severnance
Clarke
Severance
Peter Gower
Ife
Victia
Chirke
Liberatory
Ile
Wuven
Strange Companions Foster Kitten by Hawk in England
A public exhibition once showed unlikely animal pals in one cage including a monkey a cat rats and pigeons. In England a hawk became guardian of a kitten at a cottage after the mother died and protected the kitten from strangers while the nurseless infant thrived under the hawk's care. The hawk remained vigilant and kept watch over the kitten at all times, even rescuing it from curious visitors.
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England
Fiy
Isle of Wight
Two Kinds of Money Guineas and Pounds in Britain
A New York Sun reprint discusses the distinction between guineas and pounds as a status symbol in British life. It notes professionals are paid in guineas while laborers receive pounds, and gives examples from editors, doctors, lawyers, clergymen, artists, jewelers, directors, and gamblers, plus peculiar etiquette about money, royalties, and coinage including sovereigns and gold.
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London
Lnghind
Lndt
Torarto
John Smith
Osq
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Galnens
James MacNeill Whistler
Whistler
Bank of England
Monte Carlo
France
Bridge
New York
Sun
Hunting the Walrus by Harpoon and Ice
Harry Whitney describes Eskimos crossing fragile ice pans in open water to harpoon a walrus. They stand on small floes, secure the catch with a baor spear and line, then haul the animal to a pen and dispatch it with a lance.
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Witte
Grim Ghost of Friesland Haunts a Christmas Night
A Netherlands ghost tale tells of two Friesland brothers famed for rash courage. One dreams of a ballroom of skeletons where a pistol kills his brother and ends with lifelong remorse and eventual suicide. The survivor is transformed by guilt.
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Friesland
Netherlands
Old Castle
Thoroughbred Tale and Dictionary Lore Contrast
A Detroit Free Press humorous exchange about a rapid new horse contrasts with a Rochester Democrat and Chronicle note on word origins. The horseman brags of a four day purchase and a "wife fit for a horse Judge" as a light anecdote, followed by linguistic notes on poison potion and human usage in dictionaries.
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Will
Detroit Free Press
Lowell
Tromer
Iris
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
A Flame Combination Demonstrated for Igniting Candles
A small amount of chlorate of potash mixed with equal powdered sugar can ignite a candle without matches. Pack a small line around the wick of a used candle, then touch with a glass rod dipped in vitriol to trigger a flash that lights the candle.
Dinner at Mrs Crankleigh’s Draws Society Notice
An evasive remark about dining at Mrs Crankleigh’s last night leads to the claim she is an active member of a society boycotting high priced foods. The exchange appears in the Cleveland Plain dealer.
Doan's Kidney Pills Claim Kidney Cure for Rheumatic Pain
Rheumatic attacks stem from uric acid in blood. Kidneys must remove uric acid to prevent illness. Doan's Kidney Pills claim to both remove uric acid and cure the kidneys ending uric acid danger. Testimony from Thomas Latfield of Sea ford Del endorses their effectiveness. Sold by dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Denton
Thomas Latfield
King St
Seaford
Del
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan’s
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