Under Fire Synopsis Features Streetman and Madame de Lorde in Belgian Inn
Ethel Wil loughby secretly wed Garmin spy Henry Streetman as war breaks out. Captain Redmond returns, revealing Streetman’s betrayal and German aims. In Brussels Streetman pressures Charlie Brown, a US journalist, while Major von Brenig uses him as leverage. Streetman orchestrates Brown’s isolation and possible fate as the German advance nears Brussels.
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Ethel “Willoughby
Henry Shreetman
Capt
Marry Redinand
Sir George Warstall
British Admiralty
Charles Brown
New York
Ethel
Sir George
Streetman
Captain Redmord
England
Brussels
Captain Redmond
Charlie Brown
Madame de Lorde
Paardon
Artogant Streetman
Straasman
United States
von Brenig
Henry Streetman
Charlie
Wall and a Firing Squad Doomed a Spy in an Inn
Streetman and Major von Brenig plot a capture by deception using a spy letter and a hidden telephone. Henri Christophe is accused of hiding the device and executed, while his daughter Jeanne Christophe pleads for mercy as the firing squad carries out the sentence. Charlie Brown witnesses the aftermath and is hurried toward Brussels.
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Mr. Brown
Amet
Brussels
Charlie
von Brenig
Chariie Brown
George
Streetman
Berlin
Trench
Wilhelmatrasse
Karl
Wilhelmstrasse
Major von Brenig
Henry Streatman
Henri Christophe
M'Sleu
Mm'sleu
Otce
Otto
Christophe
Hans
Jezune
Sitlie Jeanne Christophe
Hin
Jeanne
Jeanne d'Arc
Henry Streetman
Jennne Christophe
Shead
M'Sieu
Street
Moon
Attil Abe
Christopher
Charlie Brown
Streatman
Jeanne Christophe
Fiing
Vin
New York
Brown
Burglar by Pleasure Stuns Chicago Households
Nellie Hantz, long seen as a devoted wife and housekeeper, is arrested as a skilled burglar whose nine year spree evaded her husband and neighbors. She admits loving the thrill of planning and breaking in, often disposing loot by river, with an estimated total near two hundred jobs.
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Cicago
Nellie Hantz
Huntz
Too Proud to Work Leads to Forged Check Claim
In Terra Haute Indiana Harry Moore admitted in elveth court that he was too proud to work, a claim tied to his forged checks. The judge replied he could work behind prison bars and his pride would not suffer.
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Terra Haute
Ind
Harry Moore
Elveth
Cascarets Claim Clean Bowels Liver and Stomach
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a nightly cleanse to regulate the stomach remove sour foods and foul gases ease the liver and bowels and end constipation without griping or sickness. It promotes a 10 cent box and claims millions use Cascarets to prevent headaches biliousness coated tongue and indigestion.
Lost Opportunity in the Street Scene
An old gentleman in a silk hat walks toward his house while boys with snowballs wait nearby. The narrator predicts nothing dangerous will happen as the man reaches his home, deeming him safe. The passage emphasizes a calm street moment and a thwarted sense of threat.
Swamp Root testimonial and ad plus SA oil industry note
A testimonial touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a kidney remedy with claims of weight gain and restored health after kidney and liver troubles. The ad invites readers to send ten cents for a sample and booklet. A brief note reports that South Africa may profitably manufacture vegetable oils and soup after over a year of experiments.
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Dr. Kilmer
W., T. Graves
Anderson
Indiana
W. T. Graves
Robert E. Bragdon
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
South Africa
Pimply Faces Cure Promises Quick Clear Skin
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap for removing pimples and blackheads. Readers are invited to mail for free samples via Cutleura Dept. L, Boston, with address postcard requests. The note adds a commentary about boys and modern warfare.
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Cutleura
Dept. L
Boston
Actress Reveals Gray Hair Secret Recipe
A famous actress shares a home recipe to darken gray hair using half a pint of water with one ounce Bay Rum, Barbo Compound powder, and glycerin. Dangers of misdoing are minimized as druggists can mix BP or this mixture at home. Instructions included in Barbo Compound boxes.
Damp Talk and Fire Stock Tales in Small Town
Local chatter recounts a damp morning incident where Gilthers stock stockpiled into a fire but proved waterlogged. promoter financing kept the stock intact. Advert reads Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets praised as a 40 year liver and bowels remedy. A rumor notes the Steenth Nae Jonni bank reportedly busted amid quiet town gossip.
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Gilthers
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Richard Parker
Roi Cooper
Megrue
Rusaia
Russia
Brissela
von Brentg
George Wagstaff
Germany
Schmidt
Blondy
Chicago
Cutleurn
Steenth Nae Jonni Bank
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