The Devil Well at Yellowstone Aboard the Was
An English couple and an American party tour Yellowstone. A note from Lady Ethelbert Snively warns Clarke to hide papers from the United Zinc Corporation. At the geysers a perilous edge walk ends with the man lost in boiling waters and the woman fearing death by her own action.
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Far East
Clarke
United Zinc Corporation
The
Los Angeles Limited
Carlton Clarke
Ethelbert
Yellowstone Station
M.Y
Hughes
Yellowstone
Fountain
Formoon
Lady Nicely
Lord
Nicely
Lord Snively
Bo ‘Hughes
Mammouth Station
Snively
Lady Snively
Alice Hathaway
United States Zinc Corporation
London
Surrey
United States
England
J. Frederick Bannister
Sexton
Johann Hoch
Bannister
Chicago
Mr. Clarke
Richard King
Yeas
Mammouth
Miss Hathaway
Adam
Chapman
The Yellowstone Hazardous Pact Lady Snively Revealed
Clarke and I rescue Miss Hathaway formerly Lady Snively from a plot by a dangerous husband. She held U S Zinc bonds worth a fortune, later restored to her by the two investigators. The voyage ends with payment of interest to Clarke and I.
Farmer Dream and City Life In a Rural Visit
A Chicago writer recalls a rural visit with a farmer, noting the charm of country life and the farmer’s goods and lifestyle. He contrasts urban vanity with farm living, laments city pressures, and ends with a quip about a Chicago girl receiving forty seven marriage proposals and the challenge of sorting them.
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Rogers Brothers
Paris
Bourne
Chicago
The Scramble for Wealth Refined by a Judge and Telephonist
A judge questions an oath as a telelphone worker speaks, while the piece laments the ruinous rush for wealth. It argues that wealth pursuit erases sentiment and beauty, leaving once energetic people unable to enjoy life, with a strained, starving existence.
Decorations for Women in Europe
The oldest female honor is the Star and Crucifix from the Austrian throne, awarded to high rank women. Another is the Luisen order, established in memory of the Prussian queen Napoleon insulted, given to women of all classes who perform great self sacrifice.
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Europe
Prussia
Castoria Ad Emphasizes Safety and Trusted Signature
Advertisers urge mothers to examine each Castoria bottle for safety and the familiar signature, touting it as a safe and pure remedy for infants and children and noting it has been in use for over 30 years.
Laughing Over Phones Then And Now
The exchange recalls a time when the telephone sparked laughter and jokes. A man with a central trouble notes the shift from amusement to profanity as phones became common.
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Central
Spohn's Distemper Cure Promoted By Horse Expert
Bud Doble quotes his forty years with horses praising Spohn's Distemper Cure as the most successful remedy and greatest blood purifier. The bottle sells for 50 cents and 1 dollar, with druggists and manufacturers' agents invited and a free book available from Spahn Medical Co. Spec Contagious Diseases Goshen Jad.
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Spohn
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen
Jad
Getting Back at Him
A terse exchange shows a man declaring he washes his hands of the affair while a woman calmly notes his facial and neck actions during a laundry task. The dialogue hints at domestic conflict and lingering tension between the two speakers.
Peruna Advertisements Highlight Testimonies and Tablet Form
National figures endorse Peruna for catarrh and grip symptoms with letters praising its efficacy. Fred L. Hebard adds a Kansas City photographer's testimonial, while ads note Peruna tablets distill the preparation into a solid form after Dr. Hartman and team labored to perfect the tablet version.
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George W. Honey
Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry
State of
Wisconsin
Texas
First St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Fred L. Hebard
Kansas City
12Th and
Grand Aves
Hartman
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