The Rise and Fall of John Rawn in a Power Plot
John Rawn, head of the International Power Company, ensnares engineer Charles Halsey in a scheme using a stolen electrical current. Wealth, betrayal, and romance unfold as Virginia and Laura reveal past ties, Grace dies, and a crowd kills Halsey. Laura offers a million-dollar aid, rekindling Rawn’s ambition before a violent outcome closes the tale.
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John Rawn
St. Louis
Grace
Charles Halsey
Halsey
Rawn
Chicago
Virginia
Delaware
New York
Idle Tall
Flo
Virginia Rawn
Walsey
Central of the Rempant
Walner
Graystone Hall
Healsey
Virginie
Cliff Dwellings in Utah Unearthed by Survey Team
D Bo Miller assistant supervisor of the general land office reports discoveries in Utah of cliff dwellings over a thousand years old and even older buildings. He notes Montezuma Indians possibly built the ruins and mentions three natural bridges with spans over 200 feet. He observes few whites have visited these wonders and Navajo people are wary and largely non English speaking.
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Utah
D. Bo Miller
General Land Office
Veah
Mr. Miller
Washington Post
Montezuma
Virginia
Old Navajo medicine woman forewarns of rain during survey
A party surveying public lands in Utah from late April to October reports a persistent drought. An old Navajo medicine woman warned that rain would not come while they remained. After leaving, a fierce storm swept the region, leading to view of her as a supernatural figure.
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Laura
John
Grace
Utah
Modern cabinet sparks debate over Chippendale’s heavy period
An oart lover visits a Fifth avenue gallery and critiques a painted cabinet labeled as Chippendale. The salesman notes it is modern and part of Chippendale's "heavy period," prompting a brief exchange about authenticity and style.
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Chippendale
Fifth Avenue
the Statesman
Amenean Art News
When Trouble Seems Useless To Worry
A verse advises Henry Howland to stop fretting over losses in love and money. It urges acceptance, noting the eye lost, a friend’s return, and a bankrupt bank balance cannot be reversed. The poem counsels letting go rather than dwelling on misfortune.
Prodigy and a Son's Bold Marriage Thirty Years Ago
A father jokes about his son’s supposed prodigy while noting the boy’s lack of math skill. The teen confesses marriage to a woman three years older, prompting the father to lament the broken heart and question support. A witty exchange frames the family scene.
Excited His Wonder in Chicago Hamlet Debate
A New York woman asks her husband if anything in Chicago excited his curiosity. He replies that he overheard two men arguing whether Hamlet was mad. The brief exchange hints at literary interest sparked by a street scene during travel.
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New York
Chicago
Hamlet
A Bargain and Brief Echoes of Wit in a Humorous Exchange
A comic exchange reveals a husband boasting a 325 gift for his wife’s hat while avoiding outings for a month. Silly dialogue continues with a senator recalling a great speech about time and a joke about a family of girls. The piece ends with a quip on currency.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised for women's ills
A Terre Hill Pennsylvania reader touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as effective for female troubles including back and side pains and sleep loss. The ad extols Pinkham's long history and claims numerous testimonials, noting a Morgantown West Virginia graft case and other product praise. Also includes a set of jokes and miscellany.
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Terre Hill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Mother-in-law Helps Woman Discover Postum Coffee Alternative
A Iowa woman credits her mother-in-law with introducing Postum as a coffee substitute. After switching, she reports relief from indigestion and clearer complexions, and notes her grandmother also improved health using Postum. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum with price details and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Anl
Iowa
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Welkville
Groce
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Emerson Houghs
Ray Wagters
Republic
John Rawnn
Mr. Rawn
Charley
Kelly Row
Lve
Van'a
Van
Chok
Johan
International Power Company
Earth
Charley Halsey
Henry Howland
Shakespeare
Alate
Pda Uke
A. O. Rice
Morgantown
W. Va
Misa Young
Miss Elder
Ralph W. Emerson
Old Man
Sonny
Snigs
William Henry
Ignatz
Father
Paul Revere
Tom O'Shanter
John Gilpin
Patti
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