Exon confronts Lord Ferdinand Virgil at Briefs Castle
Richard Exon, posing as a plain clothes officer, confronts Lord Ferdinand Virgil at Brief Castle. He reveals a plan to clear a long standing case, expose a secret of Brief, and demands the Count endorse a crucial statement to London before extradition action proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Virgil
Richard Exon
Duchess of Whelp
Percy
Ferdinand
Scotland Yard
Paris
England
Elizabeth Virgil
Exon
Elbert Virgil
London
Gabble
Winter
Mrs Ella Boole and Dr Donald Laird Highlight Prohibition Era Figures
The article profiles Mrs Ella A Boole a long time prohibition advocate who sat with W C T U leaders in New York and traces her career from Wooster Ohio to Brooklyn New York as a steadfast anti liquor figure. It also notes Dr Donald A Laird of Colgate University who after 14 years as a faculty member retires to pursue research and offers snippets of his unconventional ideas on evolution sleep and human behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Virgil
Elsa
York
Ella A. Boole
Prohibition
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Middle West
William H. Boole
Willett Street Methodist Church
Bowery Dives
Wooster
Ohio
University of Wooster
Prohibition Board of Strategy
van Wert
Brooklyn
Mrs. Boole
Donald A. Laird
Colgate University
Laird
Dionne Quints
Indiana
Dubuque
Iowa
Colgate
Cross Stitch and Crochet for Linens Pattern 1872
An advertisement for a sewing pattern offering cross stitch and crochet on scarves towels and pillow cases with a transfer pattern of eight motifs and filet crochet directions. Includes materials illustrated stitches and requests 15 cents sent to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY with name and address and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Smithsonian Finds Ancient Indian Brewers in Texas Cave
Smithsonian researchers report a vast limestone cave near Dryden Texas used as a ceremonial brewery by a prehistoric Indian people. Fragments include cooking stones and substantial ash deposits, with a drilled boulder likely serving as a brewing kettle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
West Texas
Smithsonian Institution
Dryden
Texas
Frank M. Setzler
Institution
Department of Anthropology
Setzler
Inconsistent History of Pilgrim Fathers Voyage
The text discusses the pilgrims aiming for the Hudson River but ending up on the Massachusetts coast. It notes their origin in Holland and reasons for leaving England seeking religious freedom, highlighting a misalignment between intention and destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Fathers
Hudson
Massachusetts
The
Holland
England
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Helps Upset Stomachs At Bedtime
An ad urges taking two tablespoonfuls of Phillips Milk of Magnesia in water at bedtime to ease acid indigestion and nausea after overindulgence. It promises morning relief and recommends two more tablespoons with orange juice upon waking. Thousands use it and the brand should be requested.
Our Need My Neighbor Is The Man Who Needs Me
A reflective line presents Joseph Ernest McAfee as the neighbor who needs him and whom he needs, framing mutual dependence as the core of neighborly duty and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ernest McAfee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Domford Yates
WIU Service
Mr. Exon
Parish
Grace
Bertram
Ofice
Brief
Lady Elizabeth
Bristol
Police
Mo Ferdinand
By Lemuel F, Parton
E.a.boole
Smithsonian Aid
Phillips
Magnesia
Creomulson
Creomullion
Pope
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