Cross Purposes in a Family Drama 1913
In a strained family saga Martha M c Cullough Williams and cousin Lura Mane navigate wealth, pride, and ailing Grandmother Vane. Allenby, proud yet fractured, faces a chance at happiness as Lura offers funds for his father John Allenby’s care, challenging a decades old rift and a buried murder of opportunity.
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Allenby
Lura Mane
Lure
Vane
Nfe
John Allenby
Granny
Dad
Lara
Eugee
Estatt
Aod
Clever Optical Tricks: Rings That Chase Each Other
The article describes eye tricks using a paper with three rings and circular spokes. By rotating the paper and focusing on the rings, viewers see the circles seem to chase in the paper’s turning direction, with perception shifting as eyes tire.
Vowel Nut Cracking Custom In Early Sermons
A colonial era practice in England and the United States tied to Michaelmas known as crack nut Sunday where worshippers cracked nuts during sermons. Thousands joined the peculiarly noisy habit, which eventually faced suppression in the early 19th century due to disruption and nuisance.
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England
Notice to Non Residents in Steuben County Indiana
Nonresident defendant Enon Vaughan must appear in the Steuben Circuit Court at Angola on the third Monday of November 1912 to answer the complaint filed by Richard Vaughan. Dudley W. Gloam attorney represents the plaintiff. Clerk Frank D. Hughes signs the notice.
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Ate
Indiaga
Steuben County
Richard
Vaughan
Emma Vaughan
Cironit
Dudley W. Gloam
Soree
Enon Vaughan
Indiana
Steuben
Angola
Isaid
Dwaila
Frank Db. Hughes
Notice to Non-Residents in Tadisna Steuben County
Notice in the circuit court of Steuben County against Albert Roose and Emma Lytle and Lewis A Lytle that they nonresidents must answer the mortgage preclosure complaint by November 16 and appear at Angola court. Clerk Frank D. Hodgiles notes September 1912.
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Tadisna
Steuben County
Albert Roose
Lewis A. Lytle
Emma Lytle
Newcomes
Dudley W. Glenon
Towit
Tmt Lytle
Nd Tana
Steuben Circuit Court
Angola
Hcgiles
Electric Bitters Promised To Restore Appetite Energy
The notice touts Electric Bitters as a cure for loss of appetite and digestive weakness. It cites Wehnel Hessheimer of Lincoln Nebraska who recovered after six bottles. It claims the tonic purifies blood strengthens nerves and aids digestion and lists Caswell's as a 40 cent seller.
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Wehnel Hessheimer
Lincoln
Neb
Struggles of a Drummer Facing Family Care
A car conversation on a sunny day turns to death as a hearse stands outside a church. A tired man with growing fees and a wife in hospital describes the burden of supporting a ninety one year old grandfather a seventy nine year old mother and an ailing wife while clinging to the hope that loved ones will have a home. He sees himself as a common drummer and questions the value of wealth against responsibility.
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Lura
Lesta Mills
Allenby
Vesta
Sipport
Willing to Walt at Burday School Parson Say Hello
A light exchange between Willing and Lola Yea as Lola shows wary curiosity about visiting Burday School to hear about heaven and the golden streets, while preserving the surprise of the visit.
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Walt
Burday School
Heaven
Lola
Picnic Date Was Uppermoat
A humorous exchange recalls a Sunday school scene with a parson greeting Algernon and asking about the day’s lesson while Algernon eagerly inquires about the picnic date, hinting at light community life and a boyish focus on social plans.
Advertisement Saved by His Wife in Vermont Notice
Mrs Ht Eline of Braintree Vermont extols Dr King s New Discovery for a dread ful cough and throat lung troubles. Mr F reports a quick cure when friends deemed time short, praising the medicine s safety and reliability with trial bottles priced 1.00 and a guarantee by L De Caswett.
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Eline
Braintree
L. de Caswett
Drummer Says Farewell Before Interurban Ride
In a Detroit News vignette a drummer faces a stark choice between dying quietly or continuing with burdensome duties. He jokes about taking the interurban to Flint, asks to shake hands, and bids farewell, praising his companions as good company.
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Flint
Detroit News
Vacation That Does Good Vacation That Does Good
A columnist proposes ten days in a remote hamlet to refresh body and soul. Citing Henry Labouchere, he recalls strict solitude with no letters to follow to the retreat and burning correspondence on return to begin anew. Yet the piece warns about potential letters containing cash and their temptations.
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Henry Labouchere
Putting Him Right in Burns Debate
A young man questions Burns poetry while Miss Pano Hobbietrot corrects him, saying Burns is not a poetry writer but the famous author of detective stories. The exchange hints at misattributed fame and shifts to Burns being linked with mystery fiction.
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Burns
Pano Hobbietrot
Burne
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