Elopement Amid Train Chaos on Transcontinental Run
Lieut Harry Mallory is ordered to the Philippines and with Marjorie Newton plans to elope. A taxicab wreck stops the minister, while a bustling train carries a mix of English, Iralop, and Yankee passengers. Jimmie Wellington travels to Reno for divorce fatefully while Mrs Jimmie and Mrs Sammy Whitcomb pursue their aims. Temple and the minister’s wife complicate the journey as clues and motives blur aboard the rail crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mallory
Philippines
Marjorie Newton
Forter
Ira Lathrop
Alopers
Jimmie
Wellington
Reno
Sammy Whitcomb
Malry
Rev
Mra Temple
Temple
Marjorie
Manila
Walt
Mixed Pickle in a Stateroom Scene on a Train
A young woman and a chaperone scheme to keep a stateroom secret from a detective on board. The porter is bribed as she disguises herself and her husband’s planned entry, while the couple plots to dodge inquiry during bridal decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gate of Paradise
Porter
Miasy
Mra. Fosdick
Yassum
New York
Yastum
Edith
Arthur
Train of two divorces and a doomed elopement
A man Mallory pursues a joyous elopement with Marjorie aboard a train while legal knots loom from multiple divorces. They cling to each other as the train speeds toward an uncertain Utah frontier, unaware of onlookers and the world outside their embrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
George
Celebrated armorers of the sixteenth century
The text notes that armorer work combined skill and showy fashion, with pieces fitting precisely and little careless decoration. It cites renowned masters Jacob Topfta of England Lorenzo Cakman of Augsburg Lucio Pincinino of Milan and the Wolfs of Landshut as celebrated armorers linked to the era and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Topfta
England
Ard
Pames
Lorenzo Cakman
Augaberg
Lucio Pincinino
Wolfs
Resinol advertised cures skin humors with testimonial
A 1912 testimonial claims Resinol ointment and soap cured severe itching and burning of the face after a barber's itch. a patient from Russellville, Tennessee, says he was embarrassed by scales and welts for weeks but healed in ten days. The ad touts Resinol as a home remedy and notes related products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wind
Hye
Russellville
Tenn
Barber's
Breslou
Chemical Co. Balillonore
Clever Exchange Sparks Train Car Quip
A witty dialogue follows two men discussing a kiss with a cousin on a train. Jack admits hesitating then grants the cousin the benefit of the doubt, while Tom presses for the outcome in a light humorous exchange.
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Jack
Tom
Misplaced humor and ads in a Boston charity talk
The report mocks an after dinner address by William Shaw of the Christian Endeavor society in Boston with playful anecdotes about a child and a Yale brother. It also includes brief, assorted clippings from Milwaukee Sentinel to Florida Times Union on politics and consumer ads, with a mix of humor and minor news items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shaw
Christian Endeavor Society
Boston
Christian Endeavor
Yale
Devil
Brother
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted
Testimonials from Lydia E. Pinkham's users claim relief from tumors and inflammation without surgery. Christina Reep of Peoria Illinois and Josefa Lynch of Jessup Pennsylvania describe avoiding operations after using the remedy and its Sanative Wash. The campaign urges women with female ills to consider the product before surgery.
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Peoria
Pinkham
Lbe Pinkham
Christina Reeep
Mound St
Peoria, Il
Mra. Lynch
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Heart
Nebraska
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Iowa State Line
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Mallory
Sbe
Tie
Walter Temple
Slowpay
Landor
Dante
Satan
Milwaukee Sentinel
Paxton Toilet Co
Maga
Cholly
Mra
Winslow
Florida Times Union
Avettei
Kelross Hall Hive
Daily Fly
Somers
Brocklya
Haprishang Fma
Cincinnati
Chas. H. Fletcher
Joe
Tmler
Diane
Wragg
A. F. Peeler
St. Louis
Frederick D. Rogers
Chicago
Fletcher
William C. Bloomer
Cleveland
Ohio
E. Down
Philadelphia
Edward Parrish
Brooklyn
N. Y
J. B. Elliott
New York City
C. G. Sprague
Omaha
Neb
J. A. Parker
Kansas City
H. F. Merrill
Augusta
Castoria
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