Pin for a Crew by an Ex-Operative of the Secret Service
Captain Dickson recalls a post office robbery in a Green Mountains village where a crew left behind guided the detective to the culprit. A locked front door, a broken window, a green grass head pin, and a money order book drive the case to a dancing-school criminal. The lovers Mason and Miss Lundy are cleared, a flower pin leads to an outsider, and a criminal wife is revealed and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
Green Mountains
Loston
Washington
Congress
Miss Lundy
Mason
Miss Lyndy
Magon
Wils Prieois
Jes
Honor Bright
Nuries
Etunees
Nelit
Milas Lundy
West
Question Worth Considering on Planning for Health and Wealth
The message asks readers to plan for reverses as they manage money and health. It urges considering illness and death alongside prosperity, noting Napoleon’s caution in defeat and urging readers to prepare for the opposite scenario with prudent provisions.
China Port Leads in Customs Duty at Shanghai
China’s chief port saw about forty five percent of the nation’s imports assessed for duty at Shanghai last year. Separate note mentions tropical daisies with a foot circumference.
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China
Shanghai
Not Destined to Hang A Babycombe Butler’s Sudden Marriage
John Lee of Babbacombe Devonshire known as the man they could not hang was found guilty 23 years ago of murdering Ema Keyse and faced three failed gallows attempts. His death sentence was commuted to penal servitude, he served 22 years and was released a year ago. He recently married the Newton Abbot workhouse chief nurse in a Congregational church ceremony to a large crowd.
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John Lee
Babbacombe
Devonshire
Eng
Leer
Ema Keyse
Exeteria
Lee
Coun
Mabbacombe
Newton Abbott
Mie
Preventing Paint Troubles and a Grim Dream Narrative
An early 20th century column advises on paint quality and adulteration and promotes a National Lead Co guide for painters. A surreal dream vignette follows, involving a green dressed woman with a serpent, warning of a sudden painless death and ending with a note about prepaid subscriptions in Kansas City Journal.
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Pepin
Writei National Lead Co
Isog Trinity Pid
New York
Truseowner
Kansas
Rendine
Peaniot
Sone Holy
Kansas City Journal
Dreadful Hive Case and Odd Anecdotes From Penny Press
A two month battle with hives in a six year old is recounted, claiming Cuticura treatments brought relief after other remedies failed. The page also shares social quips about a kindergarten penny, a California classroom remark, a tossed oyster tale, and testimonials on meat reduction and Grape Nuts health benefits.
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George Soget Wot
Warren, Mich
Potter Drug & Chom, Corp
Bole Props
Boston
Beottlah Hemi- Hiscences and Amusing Snippets
A collage of antiquated quips and snippets from letters and papers. The pieces include a geologist Sir Archibald Geikie anecdote, a farmer Caithcart tale, a joke from Detroit Free Press, and various humorous notices on health and daily life.
Mercury threat to email system and cure ads noted
A jangling mix of ad claims and anecdotes appears from an old page. It warns against mercury in medicine and touts Halle Catarrh Cure by FOS Henry & Co Toledo, then shifts to a humorous family scene and court quips, ending with a stamp dress anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halle
FOS Henry & Co
Toledo
Comteines
F J Cheney
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The
Capt. Dickson
Lund
Capt
Dickson
Tam
Waco
Texas
Wo G Chapman
Great
England
Neverthless
California
Joe
Mary
Hle
Dora
N.Y
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Call Co
Uie Nine Company
Weil
Whiey Vs the
California Fig: Syrup Co
Senna
California Pig Syrup Co
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
California Fig Syrup CO
Louisville, Ky
San Francisco
Cal
USA
London
New York, N. Y
Putnam Faceless
Geers
Ted Tales OF
Cientist
Scotaeman
Sir Archibald Geikie
Lord Rayleigh
Royal Society
Sir Archibald
Caithcart
Scotland
Greenland
Monk
Alte
Charlies James Fox
George the Third
Hus
Hiram
Ike
Cleveland
Brown
Johnrons
Milton Dairy CO
ST. Paul, Minn
WE Buy Cream
Price Miller & Holmes
Crescent Creamery CO
ST. Fat ‘le
U.5
N. OW
Slide
Sayn Canads
Hobby
Judge Hoar
Gen. Butler
Benham
Dodds
Ana O ‘Bere
Salzer Seed CO
Bec W
la Crosse
Wis
Canada
Eistead
Aresponse
Canala
Ottawa
Chas. Pilling
Clifford Bik
Grand Forks
M. Maclachlan
George Kryder
Napoleos
Sicaeu
Truty Baoding
Ro My. Pateon F.cotemaes
Ree Hee Sen Bet
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