Aunt Maria in Danbury Mystery Ends in Fortune
Emily recounts a visit from a timid seeming aunt from Danbury Vermont who turns out to be a private secretary to financier Schuyler Bodley. A chaotic storm, a staged door crisis, and a hidden stock deal culminate with Bert promoted and a $10000 stock profit sent as a surprise but the narrator remains puzzled by modern finance and family loyalties.
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Tandy
Danbury
Conn
Maria
Mrraudert
Marke
Aed
Bert
Marie
Lert
Aunt Marie
Emily
Mert
Mammen
Aunt Maria
New York
Marla
Tam
Po O
Matie
Maria Yonyeve
Maria Stevens
Maeila
Marka
Mr Ratty
Ray
Hey
Aunt Maida
Betty
Dadawardy
Hfe
Mark
Warret
Mr. Bodley
Mr. BoWey
Nair brushes offer quick dry method for bristle protection
A printed tip explains drying hairbrushes by brisk brushing with a whisk broom after washing to avoid bristle damage. It also advises using a whisk broom as a comb and notes sunlight as a poor substitute. Health guidance includes first aid for injured children with open air and mustard foot bath recommendations.
Hand Care Advice From a Past Era
A guidance piece urges daily warm soapy soaks for hands, followed by nightly paste application to keep hands beautiful amid rough work, emphasizing whole-hand exercise rather than isolated finger movements. It promotes moisture, nourishment, and regular use to maintain skin vitality.
Fishes That Race: Mackerel and Tarpon Lead Speed
A Saturday Evening Post summary notes the mackerel and tarpon as speed champions of the sea. It compares fish with ships and trains, estimates speeds from seventy to eighty miles per hour, and cites the Spanish mackerel inspired yacht Undine as a model.
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Galt
New York
Saturday Evening Post
Chinese Money Across China’s Diverse Tacts and Cash
Emile Bard’s view of Chinese money explains taels as weight measures for silver and their complex exchange across Canton Shanghai and Tianjin. Silver ingots, Spanish dollars, and copper cash with a square hole drive a fragmented system where stamps, weights, and two price: good and bad money, govern trade.
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Emile Bard
China
Canton
Shanghai
Tientsin
South China
M. Bard
Henan
Home Doctor Tips and Comfort Remedies
The article offers quick relief for entips on the legs using warm friction with a rough towel and cold anti-itch relief from strong alum water. It warns diabetics against beet root in the diet due to sugar content and suggests lemon syrup from baked lemons for hoarseness and colds. It also advises foot care with hot water, olive oil, and powdered starch to ease tired feet.
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Cambridge Manufacturing GU
Cambridge, Md
St. Louis Exposition
Tin Can Factory
Iceaxp
Baltimore
Ox and Basket
The
Cambridge Manufacturing Company
J. C. Leonard
W. FE. Wooprow
R. T. Carter
Denton, Maryland
Wilmington Business School
Wilmington
W. H. Beacom
East Eighth Street
Wilmington, del
Wikoughby
SELI2
Denton
Maryland
Fewuneral
Mr. Nowell
Harry N. Hackett
Easton, Maryland
Denton Journal
Weld
Gead Reference
Heeain Street
Pearyland
Beniall Rinnaamon
Denton, Ma
H. Dean
Queen Anne, MD
Tuckahoe Neck
J. B. Colgain
Harris Chapel
Postoffice
Denton, Md
J. R. Wooters
Hobbs, MD
Spring Garden St
Philadelphia
C. Deen
Knowling Crele, MD
Caroline County
Heath& Milligan
Heath & Milligan
Paint &Color Makers
Chicago
U.S.A
Netele Hardware CO
Denton, Marsland
Maats Is
L. W. Gunby CO
Salisbury, Md
Carisj
Dearborns
Anklam Mfg CO
Box
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
Wagner
Green House
Pratt St
Baltimore, Md
Darly
Ranna
Bo Oelock
Tuke
Pam
Supreme Court
Toa
Vina
Tie
Lim
Marian
Albert Stevens
Dal
Karpin
Handa
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