Between Two Fires by Anthony Hope
In Aureataland a banker narrator describes a corrupt arrangement with the President to obtain 300000 from him via bonds and a forged loan. The plot advances as the pair maneuver through bank, Jones, and a tense escape, while the narrator contends with trust and power and meets Signorina Christina Nugent.
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Anthony Hope
Jones
Ministry of Finance
Martin
Joan
Aurentaland
Whittingham
Signorina
Signorina Christina Nugent
United States
Golden House
Presidential Grounds
Whittingham Walks to the Piazza in Moonlit Night
A moonlit stroll toward the Piazza 1871 unfolds with the President in tranquil, brisk stride and the narrator weighed by thoughts of ambition, as a path to fame begins to reveal itself in the scene.
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Whittingham
Heiress Chanler Betrothed to New York Writer
Miss Margaret Chanler descendant of John Jacob Astor to wed Richard Aldrich New York Times critic. A philanthropist with Red Cross service in Spain and China, she led New York Municipal League reforms, supported women’s suffrage, and opened her West 14th Street mansion to ill children during summers.
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John Jacob Astor
Tamantie
Margaret Chauler
Richaard Aldrich
New York Times
Aldrich
Chanler
Cupid
Penndt
Miss Chanter
New York
Gir
John A. Childer
Amelia Rives
Prowhotsky
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanter
Howler
William Astor Chimler
Cihao
Red Cross
Spain
War Department
Congress
China
Manila
Municipal League
Worn
Miss Chanler
Sit West T4th Street
Beaste Live Out Their Days
Beaste notes that lower animals show near uniform lifespans within a species, unlike humans who die at many ages. Examples include the Ajax elephant said to live 350 years, cited by Alexander, though such tales are unreliable. References to Riis and Browning appear, plus radium’s penetrating power shown by a photo of a revolver.
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Ajax
Alexander
Yvietory
Porus
Philadelphia
Jacob Riis
Browning
Jimmie
Blackting
Trarper
London Practitioners’ Society
Robert Abbe
Dr Pierce's Favorite Medicine and Liver Pills Promoted
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female weakness with a broad list of symptoms and stresses its safety, herbal glyceric extracts, and tested ingredients. It touts forty years of record, notes no alcohol, and urges against substitutes. It also introduces Mr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the original Little Liver Pills, sugar coated and easy to take.
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Pierce
Pope's Encome Inie Reveals Protestant Sources
Estimates place the Pope's yearly income around 33 million dollars, with sources from across the world contributing to a substantial yet opaque subsidy. Authorities acknowledge uncertainty due to altered financial records and varied accounting methods.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertising Oath Form
Ohio court record shows Frank J. Cheney of Cheney & Co swears senior partner status and offers 100 payoff for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason witnesses oath dated December 6, 188-. Advertisement notes internal remedy and testimonials and lists Toledo as address.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Scranton man runs correspondence school as noted
A City Editor recalls a breezy interview with a Scranton resident who runs a correspondence school, though a key detail about his business was omitted and later supplied.
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Nan
Tie
Puck
To Wash a Crurpet
To clean an ingrained carpet badly soiled, rip the widths apart and shake. Prepare a tub of hot Ivory Soap suds and wash one width at a time using several waters. Rinse and run through the wringer. Add salt to the last wash to set colors and spread on grass to dry. Eleanor RL Parker.
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Eleanor RL Parker
Perfectly Clear and His Coachmen Ask About Moon Face
The Professor explains that the Moon always shows the same face because its rotation on its axis matches its orbital revolution around Earth. The Coachman thanks the Professor for the clarification.
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Thort
This Will Interest Mothers: Powders for Children
An old advertisement touts Mother Chay’s Sweet Powders used by Mother Gray at a children’s home in New York. Claims include curing constipation feverishness teething disorders stomach troubles and destroying worms with tests and failures noted. Address Allen & Smith, Le Roy, N.Y.
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Chay
Gray
New York
Allen
le Ruy
N.Y
Spelled a Trip
Mrs Jenner Lee Oudezo notes a spell of cool weather feels refreshing while Mrs Seldom Holme admits annoyance as hay fever nears in Chicago Tribune.
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Jenner Lee Oudezo
Seldom-Holme
Chicago Tribune
Low One Way Rates West and North West via Nickel Plate
Advertises reduced one way rail rates via Nickel Plate Road from Aug 27 to Oct 31. Full agent details and address provided for C. A. Melin T P A Fort Wayne Indiana plus contact number (931).
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Melin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Asclens Words and Advertising Bits From Fort Wayne
A fragment asks about a self inking dating stamp offered for 75 cents by Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana. The text also includes quirky aphorisms and a child remedy ad for Mia Winslow’s Booraiva Soaur with gums, inflammation relief and wind colic cure priced at 2 cents.
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
Mia. Winslow
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Francia Bacon
Aureataland
House
Don Antonio
London
Mr. Martin
Mr. Jones
Ilis Excellency
Jacques
Corker
Fiaby Storica
Bragley
Philadelphia Press
State of Ohio
City of
Lucas Coun
Wall
Chicago Daily News
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