Carolyn May Flees The Corners To Return To New York
Carolyn May depending on guidance from Aunty Rose senses upheaval as Uncle Joe and Miss Amanda plan marriage. Fearing displacement she packs a bag with Prince and boards a northbound train to New York, aided by a kind conductor and brakeman. She arrives near her old home and meets the Grand Central terminal.
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Aunty Rose
Carolyn May
Mr. Driggs
Uncle Joe
Amanda Parlow
New York City
Dunraven
Aurety
Benjamin Hardy
Aunty Rose Kennedy
Parlows
Mr. Parlow
Rose
Prince
Princey
Sunrise Cove
Amanda
Main Street
New York
Twenty-fifth Street
Grand Central Terminal
Amanda Parlow Drives Power at Stagg Homestead
Amanda Parlow asserts control over the Stagg household forcing Joseph Stagg to abandon his store due to burns and pain. Chet Gormley vows to run the business and anticipates newfound influence as Mr. Stagg and Miss Mandy Parslow near marriage. Carolyn May notes the couple’s closeness as tension rises.
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Amanda Parlow
Stagg
Joseph Stagg
Chet Gormley
Carlyn
Chet
Mr. Stagg
Carolyn
Miss Amande
Homecoming for Carolyn May Ends in Empty Rooms
Carolyn May Cameron trudges with a loading bag and her dog Prince toward her Harlem home, expecting an empty apartment and memories of her father and mother. She recalls forest fire distress and support gaps, buys bones for Prince, and waits for what comes next in this unfinished chapter.
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Carolyn May
Carolyn May Cameron
Joe Stagg
Prince
Uncle Joe
Amanda
Aunty Rose
Harlem
Prin
Princey
Wen
Strict Confidence on a Fifth Avenue Bus Conversation
A New York Sun excerpt notes two women chatting on a Fifth Avenue bus in Gotham. One woman mentions a remark told in strictest confidence the other day, illustrating the paradox of rumors and discretion in city life.
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Fifth Avenue
Gotham
New York Sun
Willie Return to its Owner Flexible tips feature new siba
Grounded in a fragmentary report the item hints at a device or method named Willie Return to its Owner with a claim by its inventor about flexible tips and a new design concept titled siba. The text is incomplete.
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Willie
Chebeague Fishermen Rescued From Fog Bound Reef
Two Chebeague stand fishermen sons of Augustus Dyer and Captain John Griffin narrowly escaped drowning when their Hampton boat gill netting near Half Way Rock ran aground in dense fog. They clung to seaweed as tide rose until Elijah Estes and Frank York spotted them and rescued them.
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Chebeague
Bme
Augustus Dyer
John Griffin
Hampton
Elijah Estes
Frank York
Dyer
Griffin
Maine
Shatters Morale of Jail in Bronx Court Room
Frank Fatagano, 47, of 2520 Arthur Avenue Bronx, awaiting arraignment for failure to support two children, is robbed of 20 dollars in the jail pen before a Bronx Special Sessions arraignment. He had pled guilty to support arrears totaling 47 dollars. an acquaintance slipped him 20 too. The clerk and judge noted a breakdown of jail morale as the incident occurred. Fatagano was paroled with time to pay the support.
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New York
Court of Special Sessions
Bronx
Frank Fatagano
Arthur Avenue
Fatagano
William Cullen
Daniel F. Murphy
Lightning Wrecks House but Family Escapes Unharmed
Severe storm in Hazleton Pennsylvania sees a bolt enter Leonard Ferrari’s home in West Hazleton. The blast ripped plastering, shattered most windows, and filled the chimney with soot, but Ferrari, his wife, and all children awoke and escaped unharmed despite debris covering their bodies.
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Hazleton
Leonard Ferrari
West Hazleton
Ferrari
Sow kills infant in North Dakota farm accident
Five Preched children woke to screams when a sow mauled three month old baby in Pretty Rock. The infant was torn to pieces before the siblings could rescue it. the baby died several hours later.
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Pretty Rock
N. D
Fred Preched
Mystery 5 Cleared in Baltimore Tala' Incident
New York reports clear explanation of a handsome boy who attempted to board a Tala for Baltimore. The mystery surrounding his identity and motive is resolved with no further details provided.
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New York
Baltimore
Wiel, Pa
Cuticura Ad Teases Beauty Trio In Early 20th Century
An old Louisville Courier-Journal blurb touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as the ultimate complexion and grooming set. The ad promises clear skin clean scalp and soft hands with daily use and periodic refreshment.
Castoria Astoria Gentle Remedy for Infants and Constipation
Castoria presents as a harmless substitute for castor oil and narcotics. It claims to aid digestion, relieve constipation and diarrhea, and promote natural sleep. Marketed as The Children’s Panacea The Mother’s Friend, over eighty years old with the Fletcher signature.
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Astoria
Chun EL. Fletcher
Getting Him Placed
A humorous exchange on weather and raincoats from the Boston Transcript notes a seller as a weather profiteer. An insomnia cure is mocked as ineffective as one man admits sleepiness prevented trying it, highlighting sly market chatter and light literary wit.
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Boston Transcript
Gold Medal Hairlem Oil and old time walking down
An assortment of items promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules claiming kidney and bladder troubles can worsen without treatment. The piece touts a Dutch origin, urges early use, and lists vague dosage. It also derides modern walking and recalls a humorous platform confrontation about compound interest.
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Haarlem
Holland
Unemployed Suitor Considered for Life Partner
In a domestic vignette a banker notes his daughter has taken interest in a young man who is currently unemployed. The daughter suggests he may seek a life companion with means, reflecting wary hopes and social aspirations. A second line adds trivia about rope strength, comparing manila to steel.
Flag merges British red ensign with Stars and Stripes in Manchester
A flag seen over Manchester College of Technology blends the British red ensign and the American Stars and Stripes in equal proportions. Designer says it may symbolize the English speaking world.
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Manchester
England
College of Technology
Meat Prices Spark Consumer Outcry In Boston
Mercury and price warnings prompt packing men to urge buying meat while consumers cry foul. The Boston Transcript notes tensions over rising meat costs and calls for action may follow from both sides.
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Boston Transcript
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Hannah Stagg
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Penama
United States
Puenama Canal
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Netherlands
Pia
Omaha News
Manila
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