No title provided for a historical romance scene
A fragmented scene from a vintage serialized tale describes tense exchanges among characters Dr Starva Madame de Varnier Ernest Haddon Captain Forbes and a narrator in a castle setting. Sleep brings a mysterious note on the pillow hinting at a conference at the Grand hotel and a key meeting with Sir Mortimer Brett at ten for Mr Robinson Locke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Haddon
Starra
Forbes
Vitznau
Starva
Dr. Starva
Sir Mortimer
Mortimer Brett
Grand Hotel
Robinson Locke
Mortimer
Locke
Alterhoffen
Lucerne
Sarahoff
Madame de Varnier
Saraboi
Rious
Sir Mortimer Brett
Aare
Chateau
Foreign Office
Captain Forbes
Myself
Helena Brett
The Mysterious Signal From the River Chateau
Locke and Forbes converge on Alterhoffen while pursuit narrows. The narrator notes Helena Brett on the opposite bank and watches a sun beam signaling to her, hinting at a prisoner and a hidden watcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Helena Brett
Captain Forbes
Helena
M. Anther
The Silent Warning and the Beacon of Letters
Helena watches a beam of light trace a message across a Swiss chocolate signboard and chateau grounds as tension rises. The narrator recalls a secret note and the risk of exposure while awaiting Madame de Varnier and possible confrontations with Forbes and Locke.
Women Rural Carriers Pervade U S Post Service
The article notes 257 women and 1000 substitutes in rural delivery, tracing a surge since the service began. It explains barriers in city posts, where uniforms deter female applicants, and details how substitutes from the same household often become regular carriers. It also mentions a shift in attitudes and the department’s promotion of bonded substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Post Office Department
Post Office
Uncle Sam
Postal Service
Department
Dont Chew Your Meat Says Chemist Wiley
The chemist Wiley argues carnivores swallow meat in chunks without chewing and that mastication is only useful for developing muscles. He says vegetables require extensive grinding as digestion begins in the mouth and cautions against overemphasizing chewing. Fisher is labeled a fadist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Irving Fisher
Yale
Wiley
Chemist Wiley
Fisher
Navy nurse corps urged by Surgeon General Rixey
Surgeon General Rixey plans a trained nurse corps for the navy to accompany ships and aid shore hospitals. He seeks $45,000 to launch the program, noting no trained nurses currently serve the naval medical service and citing costs of related federal investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urgeon General
Connecticut
Rixey
Army
Admiral Rixey
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Naval
Garfield Hospital
Fight on Trusts Costs Uncle Sam in Several Cases
The Harvester case is under investigation with $30,000 cited. Fertilizer and powder cases are in court or under investigation totaling $15,000 and $7,000 respectively. Coal and oil railroads are investigated at $10,000, turpentine $25,000, with total costs reaching $242,000. Fines paid amount to $30,000. Kellogg and Morrison receive $12,000 annually, Judge McReynolds $16,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
Treasury
Kellogg and Morrison
McReynolds
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur Henney Vesey
D.appletan & Cov
K.G.M.G
All Souls College
Oxford
F. O
Marquis of Salisbury
St. Petersburg
Constantinople
Chateau Wallis
Washington
NAVY
Sandhurst
Woolwich
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