Lucy and Strong Brave Storm to Secret Meeting
Lucy Untilton and Arthur Shaw witness John Strong wave and depart in a motor boat. A storm and Shaw’s plot to bar Strong from a directors meeting propel Lucy to cross the lake in a perilous rescue mission. Strong signals his love, returns, and the lovers reunite after a tense peril on the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Lucy Untilton
Arthur Shaw
John Strong
Strong
Lucy
Shaw
Son
Psitaw
Lacey
Larey
Strom
Laney
Merman
Welf
Tie
Shaw Lad
On Thue
Stropy
Isaris
Lucey
Irony
Nivetipe
Sue
Stron
Toole in Tears Over Jewel Crown at Tower Visit
The scene centers on J L Toole weeping beside the Tower of London Crown Jewels exhibit as a fellow visitor asks what troubles him He replies he has known the family long and is moved by the display amid the crowd of sightseers. The moment follows discussions of the royal artifacts and a dramatic emotional reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Toole
Henry Living
Tin
Toole
Aime Bolern
Books That Have Helped Me Missed by a Book Reviewer
Two men in a railway compartment discuss the series Books That Have Helped Me. One admits he never reads books, only glances at titles, while the other proclaims himself a book reviewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tre
Neo
Umin
Faim
London Mail
City Trip and City News Scenes
A rural visitor tours New York with his nephew and notes the traffic congestion at Canal Street. A local joke contrasts city life with backwoods attitudes while a Louisville Courier-Journal tale mentions a boy and his dog. The Chicago News quip about roaches and fires closes the sketches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Saturday Evening Post
Mwe
Broadway
New York
Canal Street
Hull
Little Tarry
Chicago News
The Difference Between Farming and Agriculture
A quip contrasts farming and agriculture with the idea that farming uses tools while agriculture needs only a pencil and paper. The line reflects a humorous take on planning and measurement in farming practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollo
Washington Star
The Mess in the Oven A London Tatler snippet
A fidgety old spinster questions a greasy oven mess while her maid explains candies fell into water and were dried in the oven. The exchange captures a humorous domestic moment from the London Tatler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Tatler
Stagecoach Robbers and the Wells Fargo War of Wits
A Washington Post account recalls how stagecoach robbers sought inside information to target Wells Fargo shipments of gold dust. The company countered with decoy runs, false rumors, and armed guards, turning robberies into trap-filled ambushes. In 1866 three bands were destroyed on the Virginia City to Sacramento route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Wells- Fargo Company
Virginia City
Nev
Sacramento
Washington Post
The Store Buyer Faces Vast Product Choices
A Collier's inspired look at a large wholesale toy department reveals 250 maglite varieties 900 boat varieties 1000 horn varieties 2000 Christmas ornament varieties and 12000 doll varieties. The wholesaler deals with 750 European makers and 2000 samples, with china dish ranges from cents to 1000 dollars per set. A buyer’s skill can make or break store patronage through careful selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s
Europe
China
The World Went Round at Bloggins Party
A London Express item notes Master Wil Mant Cloggins, after a brief retreat behind a Japanese screen with his father's cigar, appears unwell and mutters he is in love as guests applaud the song "'Tis Love That Makes the World Go Round."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloggins
Wil- Mant Cloggins
Cloggins
Willie
Maryland Proposes Constitutional Election Amendment
Governor Crothers issues proclamation ordering publication of a 1908 amendment to Section 1 of Article 1, Elective Franchise, for a forthcoming referendum. The measure requires five sixths legislative approval and details voter qualifications, registration requirements, and court remedies. The amendment will be voted on at the next general election on November 2, 1999, with ballots labeled For or Against the Constitutional Amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of
Maryland
United States
Baltimore City
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Count of Appeals
Daltniore
Lis
Board of Officers of Registration
Baltmore
Gaiderty
Court of Appeals
General Assembly
Austin L. Crothers
Baltimore
State of
Annapolis
N. Winslow Williams
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Frank H. Williams
Associated Literary Press
Clue
Louisville Courier-Journal
Biggose
Mullins Wilmington
Lewis
Denton
Virginia
J. KR. Elam
Charlottesville
C. C. Deen
General Store
Fowling Creek, MD
Mr. Farmer
Oliver
Acme
C.C. Deen
Mars
Eaton, Crane & Pike
Duffey’s Drug Store
S. E.cor
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Fiarry Ross
J. Dukes Downes
R. H. Peale
Judge Building
Salt Lake City
Utah
Lincoln City
Del
Wood
T. W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen
Richmond, Va
Russell B
Indy
W. A. Robinson
de Laval
Trie BE Bava Separator CO
J. Frank Booth
Denton, Maryland
Finsm Street
THE
Denton Auto
Anip Suppem
Taibet Bank of
Easton, Md
J. Harry Rose
Berwanger & CO
Baltimore St
Baltimore, Md
Clothiers
Rose
Berwanger
E. Baltimore Street
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