Viola's Farmhouse Romance Spotted By Calamity and Heartbreak
Viola Croydon visits her aunt in the country and endures a week of mishaps as suitor Arthur Tyson plans to propose. A dying grandmother delays him while Viola hides tears in a grove, and Tyson rushes back to town after a bilious attack with his hoped-for inheritance momentarily in doubt.
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Pretty Viola Croydon
Arthur Tyson
Pretty Viola
Miss Viola
Arthur
Viola
Mr. Tyson
United States
Wayward Lunatics Escape Train Crowds Aid Rescue
Miss Viola, sheltered in a grove, is mistaken for an escapee from a train carrying about a dozen lunatics bound for an asylum. Arthur Tyson intervenes, recognizing her distress, and the guards admit a misidentification. Tyson proposes to support her freedom to weep in any grove without further pursuit.
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Viola
Arthur Tyson
Arthur
A Leopard Collar and a Swift Prayer Tale
A leopard collar with three inch spikes is described as protection against Himalayan leopards that hunt dogs. The piece notes dogs return with blood and hair on spikes. Also mentioned is Dean Swift starting Wednesday and Friday prayers at Loracor with only his clerk Roger in attendance.
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Himalayas
Dean Swift
Loracor
Roger
Harper’s Weekly
Dr Shoop's Night Cure and Restorative Offer Dual Help
A medical note advocates two combined treatments for weak women. Dr Shoop's Night Cure is a topical mucous membrane suppository used at night, while Dr Shoop's Restorative is an internal tonic. Restorative claims to repair nerve and tissue, boost vigor, and energize the system.
Foley's Honey and Tar Urges Caution Against Imitations
A Chicago firm promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy and warns customers to beware of imitations with similar names. The genuine product comes in a yellow package and is sold by Foley & Co.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley’s
Jenicno & Co
E. W. Rose Meoress Co
St. Louis
Stat
Int
Zemo
Ira Blackman
Foley
Finley
P. J. Cordier
Mannington
W.L. Straub
St. Petersburg
Fla
Bay
Port Tampa
Kaley
Prizes Announced for Rails Supervisors on Two Divisions
The Pennsylvania Railroad will distribute 5400 in prizes to supervisors and assistant supervisors of the Tian line tracks between New York Pittsburg and Philadelphia Washington. About 250 will travel in track observation cars for a general inspection. Six prizes include 1200 for the best line and surface, 400 prizes of 800 and 1000 for other top performers and improvements, with awards presented in Pittsburg after the inspection tour.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Washington
New York Evening Sun
Jersey City
Rural Free Delivery Cars Prove Fit for Post Service
The Post Office Department endorses automobiles and motorcycles for rural mail routes. A specially designed light car, built for hill climbing, outperforms heavier models in tests. Weighing 600 pounds, the vehicle climbs 32 degrees and 22 degrees in reverse with two passengers. Price set at $400 for carriers.
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Post Office Department
Technical World Magazine
Postmaster General
Gulls Help Clear Kansas Fields of Grasshoppers
A Pratt Union report notes a large flock of sea gulls in Inka township Kansas aiding fields by eating grasshoppers and bugs. The birds stretched across a quarter section, appearing as a herd of tin can shaped objects glistening in the sun.
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Kansas
Inka Township
Kan
Pratt Union
Live fish kept alive in boxes to ensure freshness
Flensburg fishermen ship live fish in drilled flat boxes towed under water. The fish stay alive until reaching port and are sold on the quay while still living. A brief exchange then notes a Chicago Tribune joke about an arrest and acquittal for insulting a janitor.
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Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
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Grace Medical Company
Des Moines
Denver Express
Eaat Bound
Chicago Express
Ssn
Il Paso
Dr. Shoop
F. W. Jericho & CO
Flatman
Chicago Tribune
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Mr. Ewing Young
Stonefort
Ill
MR. Youngs
F.W. Jericho & Co
Frisco
Homeseekers
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arkansas
Tissouri
Texas
A. Hilton
G. P
A. S. Louis, Mo
J. C. Lovrien
Asst. G. PA
Kansas City, Mo
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