Naples traps for the unwary traveler in a haunting villa
A weary traveler recalls arriving in Naples to a haunting old house on Via Var done s, with lava stairs to a dim fourth story room. The landlady’s relentless bargaining over a cheap price, the porter’s midnight fee, and the claustrophobic corridors create an underworld like atmosphere as the guest settles in for a tense, sleepless night.
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Landindya
Trifie
Naples
Eye joke tops trolley crash report in Indianapolis News
A trolley accident near a street rail line left a motorman with head injuries from flying glass. A physician treated him and joked that one eye remained uncovered, only to reveal it was a glass eye.
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Indianapolis News
Eczema Cured by Cuticura Ointment and Soap
A Detroit resident describes a year long eczema attack starting on the scalp face hands and legs. After trying various ointments without relief a sample of Cuticura Ointment and Soap cured the condition in about three weeks. Public notice offers free samples and the 82 page Skin Book.
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Kanter Ave
Detroit
Mich
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Panama Canal to Run Mostly by Electricity
The Panama Canal will be operated almost entirely by electric power. About seven percent of the minimum water supply will be used for hydro electric development beyond needs for lockages evaporation and Jenkins. The hydroelectric station will sit beside the Gatun spillway north wall with a capacity of 8 000 kilowatts and an average yearly hydraulic head near 75 feet.
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Panama Canal
Gatun Spillway
Saving Trouble in a Political Debate
A dialogue questions the value of reading party platforms to vote intelligently. One speaker notes their grandfather already knew how to vote, implying skepticism about studying platforms and the futility of the effort. The tone is folksy and humorous.
Kops Baby s Friend Deemed Helpful for Teething
Mrs. Burton Gary of Toledo Ohio says Kopp's Baby's Friend eases teething and helps babies rest without sedating them. Three sizes 10c 25c and 60c available at druggists or mailed by Kopp's Baby's Friend Co York Pa Sample by mail on request.
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Burton Gary
Toledo
Ohio
Kopp
York
Jolly Lines Forgotten as Ned and Dan Kelly Debate
A humorous exchange quoted from the Sydney Bulletin shows Ned Kelly forgetting his lines and Dan Kelly suggesting a drastic tactic to flee. The vignette plays on bushranger myth with a tongue in cheek tone.
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Ned Kelly
Jove
Dan Kelly
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Castoria reminder urged for mothers to check bottles
Consumers advised to inspect Castoria bottles for the LG signature to ensure safety for infants and children. The message notes Castoria has been in use for over 30 years and recalls that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Quotations on Capture and Wit from 19th Century Figures
A fragmentary exchange cites the nickname Juarez and notes a girl has been captured six times this season. The text shifts to a Rousseau-like remark on women and love attributed to Francois Auguste de Cha feaubriand, illustrating period attitudes.
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Juarez
Francois” ‘Auguste de Cha‘feaubriand
Mixing the Names at Marlborough Dinner
Mayor Bacharach of Atlantic City told a dinner tale about a summer girl on a moonlit beach. A young man mistook her name. she corrected him with a coy misdirection causing a lighthearted exchange.
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Bacharach
Atlantic City
Marlborough-Blenheim
Reginald
Clarence
Reform in a Man When He Pays Attention to Women
A perceptive line notes that when a man makes a bluff at paying attention to a woman she begins to look for something in him to reform. The observation frames how perceived sincerity prompts self-improvement efforts.
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W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Osler
Brockton
Mass
Cole's Carbon Salve Promises Quick Pain Relief
A brief advert promotes Cole's Carbon salve as a fast healer for burns and cuts. It touts low prices of 26 and 60 cents and cites general claims about how the product relieves pain instantly. The piece also mentions the Red Cross Ball and a fashion line about fur and blue colors, blending marketing lines with assorted notes.
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Cole
Noacar
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