Escapade Continues in Postrevolution England Romance
After a castle party chaos Lady Ellen Carrington flees with Deborah and is pursued by Lords Carrington Strathgate and Seton. Ellen aids her lover, faces duel and capture, then seeks the king’s mercy with Sir Charles and Deborah. The trio plans shelter at Blythedale Hall as the chase narrows and loyalties collide.
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Ellen Slocum
Migs
Lord Carrington
England
Carringt Castle
Carringtons
Cecily
Lord Strathgate
Carrington
Seton
Strathgate
Portsmouth
Ellen
D'len
Latter
Weasel
Debbie
Britanna
Deborah
Lady Ellen
Mistress Deborah
Sir Charles
Enen
Lady Carrington
Ordera
Elen
Kephard
Blythedale Hall
Eller
Baxter
Dramatic chase and injury in morning scene at Strathgate
Lord Blythedale orders Strathgate rushed to the house after a tense confrontation. Dr Nevinson stops bleeding while Sir Charles recalls past deceptions. Strathgate’s pleas reveal disappearances of the ladies and a fateful clue from a woman's shoe print near the brook.
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Sir Charles
Strathgate
Seton
Knave
Carrington
Lord Strathgate
Nevinson
Flythedale
Debbie
Ellen
England
Duke Finds Lost Snuffbox In Sporran Years Later
At a Marquis of Bute dinner a duke in Highland dress lost a valuable snuffbox. Months later, during a public ceremony, he found it in his sporran. The piper admitted seeing the hiding place but thought it would be washed. An amusing moral on misplacing items.
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Bute
San Francisco
Too Much Clothing Causes Health Harm Says Doctor
Dr Woods Hutchinson argues that excess clothing harms health by restricting movement and airflow. He says heavy warm attire traps perspiration and cools the body after exercise, worse than tight stays or boots, and deprives the skin of fresh air.
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Woods Hutchinson
Cheap Home Made Barometer Described By Weather Expert
A weather man explains a simple home made barometer using a 15 inch string soaked in salt water then dried with a small weight attached. The string is hung against a wall and marked to show the weight level. He claims it is as accurate as a $100 instrument with weight rising in wet weather and falling in dry.
Dowry Deepens Skin Deep Philosophy Hit
A young woman argues beauty is skin deep and dowry runs deeper in a peculiar exchange with her father. The father, baffled, resolves to adjust his stock and water as he contemplates the worth of appearances versus dowry in their dialogue.
Volcano expert foresees eruptions from Etna and Vesuvius
Naples based American volcanologist Frank A. Perret details Etna and Stromboli behavior and compares them to Vesuvius. He recalls a dangerous Vesuvius eruption and asserts methods to predict eruptions up to 30 days ahead using gas activity, fumaroles, microphonic signals, and historical patterns.
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Italy
Etna
Stromboli
Frank A. Perret
Naples
Mateucci
Vesuvius
Perret
Wonderberry touted as universal fruit novelty by seedman
An adish news item extols the Wonderberry as a plant thriving in any soil or climate. It claims quick bearing in three months and year‑round fruiting, with introducer John Lewis Childs and seedman network. It also mentions a Munyon Almanac and humorous exchanges.
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Burbank
John Lewis Childs
Floral Park
Mr. Childs
Contagious Diseases and Remedies in Stables
An 19th century advertisement describes a drug that cures chicken cholera and distemper in horses of all ages and prevents spread to other horses in the same stable. It notes availability from the druggist or by mail, including price details and a promotional booklet from Spohn Medical Specialties in Goshen, Indiana.
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Mr Datemper
Spohn_ Medi
Goshen
Jack Clubberly’s Church Prompted by Unruly Patron
Maud-I recalls Jack Clubberly’s Sunday outing to church as the usher checked his hat and coat. The notice mentions Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children, promoted by a Children’s Home in New York with many testimonials. Sample free from Allen E. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
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Jack
Maud
Bell
Marinette Eyes Remedy Ad Claims Relief
Fragmentary ad text touts Marine Eye Remedy by Experienced Physicians promising relief for eye pain irritation and tenderness. It mentions Pure Food and Drug Laws and Druggista outlets with a light quote from Shakespeare.
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Rine
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Carringreg
Piper
Strombolt
Strombol
Jane
Munyon
Tts
Manyon Remedy Company
Philadelphita
Chicago
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