Desperate Hold Up Ends With Wedding Twist
Barrymore encounters a masked female robber on a Northwestern Limited route. After a tense standoff he disarms her and learns she is his dining car memory. She is revealed as Hthel Morrow, who explains the hold up was a wager. They wed at a cottage with Louise as guest and reconciliation.
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Barrymore
Northwestern
Plesse
Amall
Gretna Green
Goosey
Waltut
Slater
Louise
Hthel Morrow
Doctors puzzled by sleeping girl in English hospital
Birmingham physicians report a 21 year old stenographer and student who writes German and English, reads, and crochets in a trance at 2 AM. She remains unaware of surroundings and lights, with no recollection afterward. The case joins other noted sleepwalking phenomena and unresolved questions about somnambulism.
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London
General Hospital
Birmingham
England
Canada
Eurita D. Metcalf
Chicago
Tolton foiled mob again in Indiana beating
In Laporte Indiana William Tolton escaped a midnight mob that stormed his home after he beat his wife and daughter. Deputies battered in the door to arrest him as he lay in bed with a loaded shotgun by his side. He was taken to jail awaiting grand jury action.
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Laporte
Ind
William Tolton
Westville
Igs
Pond
Baily
Tolton
Chicago
Edith Langman
Clara M. Hess
Hega
Smutzer
Anstiss and
Marr
Wearville
Elaborate Lavender and Laurel Green Drapery Fashion Notes
Describes two outfits with lavender fine cloth and Laurel green Amazon cloth. Details include skirt trims, cross folds with silk tassels, filet gold embroidery on bodice, velvet revers, tassel trims, biscuit straw hat, and gold buckle. Materials list notes yardages, laces, tassels, and lining.
Oldest Encyclopedia reference in Pliny’s Natural History
A fragment notes Pliny the Elder’s Natural History as the earliest encyclopedia. It mentions its vast scope including geography, meteorology, medicine, and many other topics, with an obscure date and chapter count referenced in a faded citation.
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Ludy
Dog Brutus Attends Cincinnati Wedding of Marjorie Sayler and John Hawkins
Cincinnati-Brutus the Newfoundland served as honored guest at the wedding of Miss Marjorie Riner Sayler and John L Hawkins. The dog once saved the bride from drowning and remains her constant companion, wearing a white bow at the ceremony led by Rev. Dr. Dudley Rhodes and attending the supper with other guests.
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Cincinnati
Brutus
Marjorie Riner Sayler
Nelson Bayler
John Lawrence Hawkins
Dudley Rhodes
Reclamation Work of Spartina ArYanses Described
Dr Otto Stapf details Spartina ArYanses reclamation efforts noting underground shoots and seed spread by tide currents and water birds. He observes forms establishing easily with roots fixing mud and base structures as part of the process.
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Otto Stapf
Pinafores and Kimono Styles for Durable Family Dress
The article advises practical dresses for younger family members emphasizing durability for play and school. It recommends a pinafore style with a square yoke, loose sleeves, and silk or velvet trim over a light blouse, plus flat-pleated skirts and tucked sleeve tops for enduring wear.
Embroidered cotton Petticoats Dress Spring Fashion
An abundance of embroidered petticoats in linens and cottons appears this spring. A well made cotton petticoat with matching embroidery is stylish and durable, preferred over silk skirts. Examples include blue and white Scotch gingham with white embroidery and pale pink and white striped madras with pink embroidery.
Economical Coats and the Short-Waisted Silhouette
Fashion notes describe tile coats with a short waist under the arms creating a shortened silhouette. Readers can repurpose last year’s box or pony wraps by removing sections from the waist to armhole and reattach with black hemmed strips to conceal the seam.
Useful Autumn Ensemble Features Long Sleeve Gown with Short Coat
A fashion item pairs a long sleeve princess gown with a matching short sleeve coat. The dark voile dress uses dark red silk piping on skirt band girdle and sleeves and a silk scarf fastens at the side with a tassel. Accessories include a thin neck scarf folded over the shoulders and velvet insets on wallet revers collar cuffs and jacket buttons.
Daily Beauty Remedies From Old Almanac Writings
A fragment discusses daily skincare and home remedies including washing with a wash rag, using cocoa butter on elbows, and persistent care. It mentions that rubbing castor oil on warts and soaking a pinched finger can ease inflammation, reflecting period advice and informal health tips.
Boy with eczema finds relief after long struggle
The notice recounts a parent, Mia John Klump, seeking medical help for a boy left with raw skin after an eruption. Doctors could not help for seven years, but Cuticura is mentioned as an effected remedy amid a historical newspaper snippet from Niagara Street News dated October 17 and 22, 1907.
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Lile
Mia
Jobn Klumpp
Niagara St. News J
Lala Office and Job Search Fracas in Town
A kind lady questions Fras aled Franklyn about seeking work while he laments empty prospects. The piece weaves in ad copy for Allens Foot-Ter and various products and a stray advertising snippet from The Nursing Times, suggesting a lively but fragmented page.
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Fras Aled Franklyn
Sue
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Daily Story Pub. Co
Rimes
Authoresa
Fort Dodge
Frederick C. Haas
Newark
Hardin Hughes
Albany
Phyaiciane
Somnambuliem
Oldest Encyclopedia
Dog
Tatler
Boy
Bo Mab
Olmsted
Nursing Times
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