Recalled. A Graveyard Ring Crime and Life Saving Return
Eleanor Brownlee is buried alive after a sexton attempts to steal a diamond ring from her coffin. She awakens in the graveyard, her husband learns of the plot, and she later reunites with family. The story ends with the ring returned and the sexton confessing. An adjoining note profiles Baudelaire's life and quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Brownlee
Paul Anderson
Sexton
Paul
Totty
Brownlee
Elea
Anderson
John Brownlee
John
Eleanor
A Sharp Swindler Visits Paris Lunatic Asylum
A stylish young woman arrives in a fine carriage at a private asylum near Paris seeking to meet the proprietor. The event unfolds as investigators note the clever ruse used to gain access.
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Paris
Woman Tricks Doctor Drives Husband to Jeweler and Thefts
A wife induced a doctor to place her husband under care for a supposed mania about jewels. She then went to a Paris jeweler, bought jewels worth thousands of francs, and arranged funds with a shopman. After guiding the shopman to the asylum, she departed with the jewels and disappeared. the husband was confined for days before it was learned they had both been taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Brownlee
Paul Anderson
Elbert G. Bentldy
Indy
Paris
Wagner Portrait Capture Portrait of Frenzied Genius
In England, artist Herkomer chased Wagner for a portrait as the composer raged through rehearsals and writing. He finally completed the canvas after two days of nonstop painting, and Wagner exclaimed that the result matched how he wished to appear.
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Wagner
England
Herkomer
Why Kelly Didn't Sleep
A narrator recalls entering Father Dempsey's crowded hotel where 200 men slept on the recreation room floor with newspapers as bedding. He notes one Irishman named Thomas Kelly who appears to be restless as Father Dempsey asks for his name.
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Kelly
Father Dempsey
Thomas Kelly
Mr. Kelly
Caught the General and the Umbrella Incident
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch tale recounts a regular army officer arresting General Scott for carrying an umbrella in the rain. The story highlights old strict army regulations clashing with a famous commander when a hotel umbrella led to a mock eight day arrest.
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Scott
Washington
His Solicitude and the Fall from the Window
Dialog fragments depict a dialogue about a mother-in-law who leapt from a third story window. The responding character claims he went to the first story to catch her but she had already fallen. The quotation appears in a fictional or dramatic vignette attributed to Diavolo Rosa.
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Diavolo Rosa
Not What We Have But What We Refuse to Need
A Socratic quip contrasts wealth with appetite for possession. He eyes a large loaf of valuables and proclaims happiness from wanting less, not more. The reflection implies contentment over material riches and highlights restraint as true wealth.
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Socrates
The Maroon Monster and Quick Wits in Gags and Ads
A boisterous exchange quotes a motorist and friend trading barbs about running up people and a humorous line about running two men up a tree. The column shifts to a domestic moment with Mrs Larkin seeking money from Fred and Mr L noting her motive. Aldrich Simonton relocate offices to Monger building. Also mentions cookies from Gold Medal Flour and a local delicatessen advertisement.
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Chicago News
Tombs of the Patriarchs Haram Enclosed by Double Walls
The haram above the cave where Abraham and Sarah and their descendants are said to be buried is guarded in Palestine. An outer wall dates from the fourteenth century. a massive inner wall with buttresses is linked to Tlerods days. Only with special permission may Christians or Jews enter. nonbelievers may climb to the seventh step and observe from outside. A stone with a hole in it is said to permit a Bedouin lance to pass to the sacred cave. Friday prayers occur near the stair as Jews mourn near the temple wall in Jerusalem.
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Palestine
Abraham
Sarah
Isaac
Rebecca
Jacob
Leah
Temple
Jerusalem
Philadelphia Ledger
Honest Pie Proves Honesty in Courtroom Eccentric Claim
A London Scraps item recounts a humorous courtroom exchange where a witness testifies that an eatery keeper proves honesty by eating a pie in front of a customer, arguing such action fosters confidence. The snippet closes with an inserted bank advertisement urging savings with St Joseph Valley Bank.
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London
Local business directory fragment with names and services
A dense listing from a local directory includes addresses and services for professions such as dentists architects real estate insurers and various trades. Notable entries: W A Stauffer 121 Marion Street architect E H Turnock 416 Monger Building architect Schafer & Son real estate and loans Queen Insurance Co Otto B H deal, Home 295 and more.
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E. Hill Turnock
Monger Building
Queen Ins. CO. OF America
Otto
Deal
Gold Fellows
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France
Westside Post
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Aldrich & Simonton
First State Bank
Monger
St. Joseph
Business Directory
Professional Directory
Physicians and Surgeons
G. W. Hauenstein
Booth Main Street
Marion Street
Alice H., Horton
R. Ingalls
West Franklingst
F. Kuhn
DR. Frank. Randolph
London Opthalmic Hospital
Charles B. Potter
Marion Ast
Jefferson St
I. W. Short
Marion St
Franklin St
W. A. Stauffer
O. Barwick
South Main
Bell Phone
Cc. W. Frink
Lexington Ave
D. Goodrich
South Main St
J. Hagenbaugh
M. D
High St
BR. G. B. Hoopingarner
Both Phones
Osteopathic Physicians
Crow
W. Corner Frank
Jin
LA AA
Ae Fe Harris
Office Houseworth's
North End
H. H. Bridgewater
Werner
É getHack and Baggage Lines
Hart Loan Co
Dentists
S. M. Cummins
South Main Street
H. Gulmyer
Over Wall's Drug Store
G. &. Harter
George W. Menges
Menges
Malcolm Pounder
Menger
A. E Schuler
Main St
S. B. Short
J. F. Werner
F. P. Adams
S. Main St
F. S. Carlton
J. W. Fieldhouse
L. D. Hall
Lexington
L. Harman
X. Monger Building
Hile & Baker
Lawyers, Monger Building
Hughes & Arnold
Orrin Markel
W. Franklin St
Robert E. Proctor
Raymer
James H. State
Louis CG. Vanderlip
Church & ‘'Shaw
St. Joseph Valley Bank
Otto E. Deal
James S. Dodge, JR
Charles E. Frank
George N. Schaff
Architects
A. H. Ellwood
G. Milton Schaffer
Bonds
Aetna Indemnity Co
Monger Bidg
W. CG. Brunig.—Dist
Mer. Vu
Monger Hide
Isabel Garvin
Aarington Ave
American Veneer É& Roofing CO
Bi. Jackson
Schafer & Son
F. T. Simpson
Notary Public
Fire Insurance
Robert &. Proctor
Commercial Union Assurance Co
Atlas Assurance Co
Georgia Home Ins
Church & Shaw
Cc. North
Life Insurance
AETNA
G. Milton Schafer
Dist
George E. Bostwick
Maple St
Simpson Abstract
Louis M. Simpson
Hillshart County
Cor
Elkhart County
Earl C. Rice
Mgr
Lamb Abstract Office
W. Lexington
Eikhart County
Clara Mumaw
Frank Laidlaw
Clark Street
Elkhart
Indiana
Dodge
Jas
Irvile & Baker
Harman
J. L. Proctor
R. E
C. C
Skinner & Wider
Physicians
Tee
Coffinberry
Cotton & Cotton Demarest
M. A. Schafer & Son
Simpson
F. T. Stark
Mile
Vees
Vanes
Sree
Insurance
Brunig, W. C
Machan, KB. G
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Prudential Life Ins. Co
Schafer, G. Milton
Western & Southern Tas. Co
Eugene Cole
Boss
Hoetger
Math
Eeeees
del Isbell
Wholesale
Longfield
Alma
Lynch, Ella
Micks
Prof
Judson
Studio
Ween Ald Monger
C. Li
Wholesale Lumber
R. W
Puntenney & Entsler
Columbus
Klinger Lake
G. W. ‘S. Third
Butler
F. C. Eckelman
High Street
Harrison Street
Jones Block
Third Street
Carpenter & Zook
Jefferson Street
North Second Street
A. B. Miller
High and
Vistula Streets
Dr. Mumaw
Grace Lawn Cemetery
R. H. Dewey
Washington St
South Bend
Middlebury
School House
Care Review Office
B. F. Stultz Son & Co
West
Lexington Av
South Third
Delos N. Weaver
Homer Brown
North Sixth
E. Crawford Street
Samuel Moyer
Topeka
Ind
Benton Harbor
BIG Four
Indianapolis
Lake Shore Ry
Lake Shore
Michigan
Dune
Roemackinag
Great Lakes
DEC
D&c
Great Lake
Detroit
Cleveland
Winsion
Etroit
Clevestdday
Saturn
Lake Erie
Detroi
D Land
Mackinag Division Ly
Toledo
Express
City of St. Ignace
DR. D. Jayne
Jayne
Review
Letroit
Buffalo
Detroit & Buffalo Steamboat Co
Wayne St
Mich
D. & C. Coast Line
Mackinac
D. & C. Navigation CG
Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway Company
Omd. Limiteds
Sam
Warsaw
L.S. & M.S. Railway
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Ase
Grand Rapids
Pacific Express
Fast Mail Ltd
Buffalo&Chi Accom
Elk & Chi Accom
Buffalo & Chi Ex
Boston & Chicago
BT Rem
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