A Girl of Grit in a London Mystery
A girl and a detective piece together a disappearance involving Captain Woods. Joe the boy recounts a trap at the gate, a veiled woman, a black-muzzled man, and a carriage to London. Snoozer and a detective push for truth as the case unfolds with a collie at the heart.
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Woodehsi
Grettine 2
Roy
Collie
Hill Street
Joe
Squire
Yau
Dona
Papi
Pepe
Beautiful King in Rivers Palace at Thorene Estate Likely a Grand Duke's Gift
The article depicts Lord Rendell, director of Arm strong, worth over 50 million, hosting King Edward and the Prince of Wales at Thorene Castle. The 125 acre park is walled and meticulously tended. Lady Rendell oversees gardens with a large staff. The château features exotic plants, a famed olive trees chronicle, and ties to Gladstone.
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Lord Rendel
Armstrong
Admiralty
Ea Ward
Thorene
Cannes
Lord Rendell
England
Hatchlands
Guilford
Posilippo
Naples
Lady Rendell
Thorena
Rendel
Chateau de Thoreau
Maud
Herbert Gladstone
Thoreno Castle
Gladstone
Prince of Wales
False Sign Causes Laughs In Topeka Establishment
A storefront in Topeka hung a sign reading Satan Died Here but the owner later revealed the intended message was Satin Pred Gere, turning a local mistake into a playful misunderstanding.
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Satan
Topeka
Old Beelzebub
Passing Charm of Piccadilly
The article notes Piccadilly’s decline as traffic worsens and a plan to cut a road through Green Park from Hyde Park Corner to Cleveland Row is proposed. The scheme would ease congestion but harm the park, leaving the outcome undecided and seen as a loss for vanishing London.
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Piccadilly
Ffreen Park
Hyde Park Corner
Cleveland Row
Charing Crossway
Park
London
Rich citizen dies after dying wish to be between two thieves
A wealthy man from a neighboring town died after expressing fatal animosity toward two local lawyers. He summoned them to his bedside and, declaring he wished to die like Christ between two thieves, drew his last breath.
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Sidney Bulletin
Brightest remedy claims to cure many ailments
A garbled ad-like paragraph touts a tonic named Thomas' Eclectric Ov group as a universal cure. It claims to treat bronchitis rheumatic pain sores piles kidney trouble and other ailments while promising economic benefits.
Pope Prefers Stewed Lamphreys When Dining at Home
Pope enjoyed lamphreys in stew and would stay in as a guest for days unless lamphreys were on the dinner menu, at which point he would attend the meal.
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Pope
Baby’s Own Tablets touted for summer stomach woes
Advertising promotion claims Baby’s Own Tablets cure stomach and bowel troubles in children and soothe teething irritation. Testimonial from Mrs. W. E. Bassam of Kingston Ontario praises quick relief. tablets can be crushed for infants and available at drug stores or by mail from Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont. or Schenectady, N.Y.
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Kingston
Unt
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Schenectady
Death of Mr George T Crook noted at Rochester
At Rochester England the death of Mr George Thomas Crook seventy two formerly inspector of machinery in the Royal Navy is reported. He was famed as the man who sat on the safety valve for bravery during the 1882 Egyptian war when he used a risky crane method to lift ashore two locomotives needed on the Egyptian Railway at Suez.
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Rochester
England
George Thomas Crook
Royal Navy
Highest Rates Taghish Town
Grays in Essex is said to have the highest rates in the district with 11s in the pound. The Urban District Council rate is 5s 6d, the poor rate 4s, and the water rate 1s 5d.
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Grays
Essex
England
Discoverer of America Named on Waldseemüller Map Origin
A London letter credits Martin Waldseemüller of St Die in the Vosges for drawing the map that gave America its name in 1507.
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London
America
Martin Waldseemuller
St. Die
Vosges
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