Fur Trimed Overcoat Mixup Leads to International Cache
London barrister P C Eastment Saunders unknowingly swaps fur trimmed overcoats at a hotel. A coded Russian cipher book and key are hidden in the coat, drawing Russian embassy interest and a police chase. A passenger on a country train recognizes the coat, but Saunders recovers both book and coat, returning them plus the key to authorities.
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Thomas N. Saunders
London
Lilm
Stvard
He Lear
Rster
Mr. Saunders
Russia
Siberly
Min
Bar-Rister
Hinself
Manself
Mr.ers
Singleton
al Dhink
Dogs and Smoke Discover Why Dog Bonds with Smoke
A New York man moving to London bequeaths his dog to a friend. The dog rejects two other families, preferring a household saturated with tobacco smoke. A dog expert explains the canine’s fondness stems from his first master’s tobacco-scented environment and the smoke-filled air he grew up with.
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New York
London
New York Press
Tall Yarn of a Traveler on a Vesuvius View
An in- carriage tale reveals a photographer who insisted on a close view of Vesuvius crater. He says a friend perished there, a claim met with grave skepticism from a solemn listener who reveals memory and truth may fail.
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London Punch
Befanivali
Italy
Vesuvius
Crater
Puides
Doan's Kidney Pills Proven By Freeport Citizen Testimony
August Herold of Freeport testifies that his wife suffered kidney trouble with backaches headaches and disordered secretions. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Emmett's drug store she improved greatly and can work easily again. He urges other sufferers to try the remedy. Sold by all dealers price fifty cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for the United States Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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Dean
Freeport
August Herold
Spring Street
Emmett
Natral
Doan
Gill
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
The Hidden Interview That Shook An Emperor
An 1918 style recounting recalls Baron Trengel and Miss Rebecca Wray, whose Egypt trip, Berlin rendezvous, and a stolen notebook led to a suppressed interview with the late German emperor. Wray, a money‑hungry American reporter, sold the interview for a fortune after exploiting Trengel’s notes. The emperor bore the blame, while Trengel withdrew from court life.
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Ifaenant
Tam
William
von Bulow
Baron Trengel
Egypt
Trengel
New York
Rebecca Wray
Miss Wreng
Temple of
Karnak
Nile
Miss Wray
Berlin
Renges
Willian
Vieea
Schloss
Ura
Beriis
Secret Service
Germany
Sun Plefen
United States
Norman PO White
Woods Liver Medicine Liver Tonic Advertised in Liquid Form
A liquid liver medicine claims to regulate the liver relieve sick headache constipation stomach and kidney disorders and act as a gentle laxative. It is said to ease chills fever and malaria with tonic effects felt after the first dose. The $1 bottle holds 2 times as much as the 50c size sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
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Woods
H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Pressed Suite Gaffe Caps Odd Newspaper Fragment
Fragmentary OCR item notes a pressed suite at a shop named Myl le’s with garbled names Galeng and Van Hapen appearing in a clipped fashion. Likely a small classifieds or ad snippet amid a damaged page. Names unclear, context minimal, no clear action or date present.
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Mylle’s
Galeng and
van Hapen
Jewel wearing an art of diamonds and color choice
A dated etiquette piece advises women on jewelry compatibility with hair color and complexion. It notes brunettes can wear diamonds in the ears while pale blondes may also, and cautions pearls for some skin tones. It mixes fashion guidance with cosmetic tips and health cautions.
The Home Carpenter and the Independent Woman
The article urges thrifty women to learn basic home repairs through manual training or on the job teaching. It notes women can perform tasks from fixing a faucet to mending furniture, and highlights how such skills foster independence, with examples of learning from carpenters and turning carpentry into a profession after a husband’s death.
Beauty hints for contour and dieting from a vintage guide
Advice promotes facial air puffing and explosive cheek motions, hot water cures indigestion, and caution against being too thin or too fat. It endorses correct weight for height, hydrogen peroxide as a harmless bleach, waist lengthening with daily fingertip touches, avoiding tight corsets, and weight loss via somersaults, ending abruptly.
Bloodhounds Used In Historic Warfare And Pursuit
Bloodhounds once aided armies in suppression campaigns under the Earl of Essex during Elizabethan times and were routinely used in clashes between England and Scotland. Notable exploits include Wallace eluding pursuers by leaving a corpse for scent and Bruce using a riverside ascent to escape.
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Earl of Essex
Elizabeth
Scotland
England
Wallace
Bruce
Loie Puller Hosts Kawakami at French Authors Society
Loie Puller describes presenting Japanese author Kawakami to the French Society of Authors. Sardou welcomed Kawakami with a speech in Japanese, translated by Loie into English, which Kawakami did not understand. After Kawakami spoke in Japanese, Loie improvised a broken French speech, concluding that she echoed Kawakami’s words. Applause followed as Kawakami was inducted as a member.
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Loie Puller
Kawakami
French Society of Authors
Sardou
Kawakani
Loie
Sar
Pile Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
Personal experience claims Man Zan Pile Remedy gives immediate relief for all forms of piles. Guarantee 50c. Sold by H J Moogk and C P Guenther.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Panama and Central America via New Orleans steam service
Panama options via the Illinois Central to New Orleans and weekly steamship routes to Colon connect with rail for City of Panama. Elegant new steamships in service. Send for folded leaflet detailing Panama and Central America via New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Florida
Birmingham
Chicago
Jacksonville
Havana
Cuba
Knights Key
Port Tampa
Old Mexico
Mexico
Ilinois Central R.A
Beau Campbell
American Tourist Association
Marquette Building
Adams and
Dearborn Streets
Panama
Illinois Central
Colon
City of Panama
Central America
Vicksburg National Military Park
Bend
Vicksburg
Hot Springs
Ark
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P. C. Eastment
American Press Association
Colums
Jewel
R. R
Vick
Iag
Miss
G. Hatch
Chicago, Il
A. H. Hanson
P.T.M
Stephenson County
Baltimore
California
C. G. Schoeffel
Shoe Department
Alaskas
F. A. Schulz
Burrell Brothers
Stephenson St
the Journal
Sean Follew
Kreeport Railway, Light & Power CO
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