Yolande confronts a haunting vow and a missing lover
Yolande proclaims triumph over Charteris and faces the emotional fallout of a vow from February. She misreads his silence as scorn and learns of a deadly misgiving. The next day a bell signals doom as Yolande endures fear, fainting spells, and the disappearance of Denzil Charteris, casting a shadow over Beachhampton.
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Yolande
Denzil Charteris
Ghatter
Beachhampton
Charteris
Anon
Enid
Priory
Beechhampton Priory
Denzi
Charteris Is Missing. Ele
Frantine
Night of confession in a summer night drama
On a quiet summer night Yolande confesses a concealed romance and killer truth about Charteris and his disappearance. Lance Stapleton reveals his lifelong love as Yolande laments a life of remorse and fear for Charteris fate, begging Heaven for forgiveness and fearing eternal separation.
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Yolande
Mr. Charteris
Mervyn
Lance Stapleton
Lance
Tenid
Charteris
Tam
Heaven
Sorrowful claims of Lydia Pinkham remedy on barrenness
A fragment from an old advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as reversing infertility. It quotes testimonials from Mrs. Ep Wotrorp of Lone Tree Iowa and Mrs. Flora Cooper of Doyle South Dakota praising pregnancy recovery and lasting health after using the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ep, Wotrorp
Lone’ Tree
Towa
Flora Cooper
Doyle, S. Dak
Lydia E Pinkham
Excessive Politeness Halts Dresden Stranger
A comic tale from Dresden notes locals’ over polite behavior. A stranger asks for a church. a bowing responder claims ignorance while others confess similar uncertainty, prompting a brisk chase and shared embarrassment on the bridge over the Elbe.
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Dresden
Elbe
Days of the Horse Numbered and Electric Preview
The greatest electrician in the world declares that the digs of the horse are numbered and that electricity will soon replace it. A healer promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to ease stomach diseases as a remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and constipation.
Pickpocketing in London Takes Global Lead
A London paper notes that pocket picking is highly ingenious and that England remains ahead of other nations. It claims over 190000 people in London sustain themselves daily by this unscrupulous trade.
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London
England
Remarkable Offer Promises Notable Games from Noberts Supply House
An advertising notice urges readers to study a special offer from T. M. Noberts Supply House, Minneapolis Minnesota. The deal is described as honest and from a reliable firm, featuring remarkable games.
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T. M. Noberts
Nnenpol 4
Minn
French Divorce Law Enables Free Dismissals in Paris Court
Paris court sessions on Thursdays grant gratuitous decrees with 204 couples divorcing in four hours. The move targets working class applicants and marks a shift toward cheaper, faster separations under a new law.
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France
Paris
Grain-O Advertisement Promises Coffee Substitution
An ad urges readers to ask grocers for Grain-O a new drink made from pure grains. It claims children and adults can drink it without injury and that it tastes like mocha or java. The product costs 16c and 25c per package and is sold by all grocers.
My friend warns of cold as danger from cough
A nervous man cautions that even a small cough can cause trouble, while Derrin insists he never coughs, claiming when he coughs he “coughs the blazes” as a punchy line from a Washington Post exchange. The text also advertises Jacobs Oil for rheumatism neuralgia sciatica sprains bruises and muscular aches.
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Derrin
Washington Post
Jacobs
St. Jacobs
Lumbaga
St. Jacobbe
Lackada
A Bad Opinion of It Mr Wilberforce and Miss Dimling
Conversation between Mr Wilberforce and Miss Dimling in the Loulaville Courier Journal. Miss Dimling scorns chaperones while describing her view of a third party. The exchange reveals social tensions and humorous wit.
Seed catalog offer from Salzer Seed Co promotes coffee berries and chicory
An advertisement urges readers to grow coffee by mail order with Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin. Packages include German Coffee Berry 15c and Java Coffee 18c, with a 80c offer for all three and a free catalogue. The text also notes two Australian egg-laying animals, the platypus and the echidna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzer
John A. Salzer
Have It Handy Cried Out In Agony For Help
A man in pain cried out in agony as neighbors rushed to assist. The text mentions sciatica as the torment and promotes St. Jacobs Oil as a remedy. The passage also provides figures about London area and police districts, noting 671 acres for the municipality and 445,421 statute acres in total.
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Sciatica
St. Jacobs Oil
Municipality of
London
Lane's Family Medicine Moves the Bowels Daily
The notice touts Lane's Family Medicine as a health aid that cleanses the bowels daily, acts gently on the liver and kidneys, and cures sick headaches priced at 25 and 50 cents. It also states that over 200 municipalities in England Scotland and Ireland own municipal gas works.
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Lane
England
Scotland
Ireland
Nickel Plate Road Promises Low Rates and Comfort
The advertisement extols the Nickel Plate Road offering lowest rates east or west with gold through trains to New York and through sleeping cars to Boston. It touts direct Chicago connections for western points, modern coaches, luxurious sleeping cars, and unfailing dining cars for a demanding traveling public.
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Middle West
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
New York
Boston
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Piso CO
Warren, Pa
Chicago News
Australia
Bowring
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