Broadway and Jonesville’s tangled ambition in love
Broadway Jones Sheridan, nicknamed Broadway, leaves Jonesville for New York while his uncle Abner’s death makes him heir. Wallaces, business drama, and a plant sale loom as Broadway faces debt, romance, and a town’s fate, culminating in a clash of old money, new schemes, and a coming-of-age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Jones
Broadway
New York
Jonesville
Abner Joneas
Judge Spotawood
Robert Wallace
Gerard
Wallace
Abner
Europe
Peter Pembroke
The
Consolidated Chewing Gum Company
Frroadway
Spotswood
Jesis Richards
Judge Spotswood
Clara
Yeasle
Jowla
Pembroke
Trust
Jones
Gerard A
Janesville
Bob
Tall
Jackson
Guv'nor
Gov’nor
New York City
Found Coca Leaf A Cure In Andean High Valleys
Peter MacQueen writes in The National Magazine about coca leaf chewing among Andean natives, noting happiness and a stomach ulcer relief after chewing leaves and swallowing the “rules.” He recounts personal ulcer improvement after a month, while doctors in Bolivia and Peru debate coca’s effects. The piece ends with a question about lay judgments amid medical disagreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter MacQueen
National
Andes
Europe
America
Bolivia
Peru
Family as State Tool Across Nations
The text contrasts Napoleon's claim that preserving the family fife would maintain order in France with an American view that the mother leads the home. It notes that Napoleon’s ego framed the family as subordinate to him, while French mothers historically kept order, preserving the family, and that in America the family unit centers on the mother as boss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
France
America
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed
Reader letters praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from female troubles and headaches. A nurse from Poland New Jersey and a resident of Princeton Illinois urge others to use the remedy and seek confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ilc
Lydia B. Pinkham
Mia
J. F, Johnson
R. No
Illinois
Poland
N. J
Lydia
Pinkham
Horaci Newman
Her
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Psychology of It Mirrors Depression Says Ogden
Stuyvesant Ogden, San Francisco millionaire, warned in Washington that if a business depression exists it stems from fearful minds. He compared the mood to a music hall scene, recalling a stage manager pleading for acts after a student was eaten in Chicago, illustrating nerves and chaos behind economic gloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuyvesant Ogden
San Francisco
Washington
Chicago
Cuticura Heals Baby's Itchy Head Sores
Mrs Rosa M Hawke of Tell City Indiana reports a severe itchy scalp with pimples and bleeding that spread until Cuticura Soap and Ointment halted the problem from the first use. She notes rapid relief and hair regrowth after a few days and provides address for samples and purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tell City
Ind
Rosa M. Hawke
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Intermittent Knicker Flak Affects Part Time Schools
A terse exchange notes trouble with par t time schools as flak disrupts progress. The quote suggests truth is buried and comfort lies in staying hidden for a spell amid the press of criticism.
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Broadiw
Geor AN
Edward Marshall
Gavy'nor
Tyson
Grover Wallace Driny
Iyson
Bab
Empire Company
Pannsylvania
Consolidated Gum
Jones Company
Jones House
Rogers
Baily
Mrs. Spotswood
Mr. Wallace
Hla
Jesse
Josie
Joale
Syed
Jonea
Ily
Hal
TOBH
the Earl of Cortland
South America
Lydia E. Pinkham
Carter
Murias
Marine Eye
Freeask c Eye Remedy Co
N. Y
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