Went Back and the Mystery of Tom Fanshawe
A narrator recounts the saga of Tom Fanshawe who returns from a mine camp to his mother in a small town. Illness, grief, and amnesia blur memory as Tom dreams of his youth and mistakes Isabel Croone for his mother. The narrator must reveal what happened next while guarding Tom’s fragile mind.
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Tom Fanshawe
Middle West
Sacramento
Thomson
Tom
Mill Center
Isabel Fanshawe
Isabel Croone
Mrs. Fanshawe
Miss Croone
Jeabel
Isabel
Zoological Society
California
Marysville
Sutter Buttes
Tanias
Spermophilus
Pero
Locust Grove
Asd
Ike Tom Fanshawe
Inabel Croone
CouDry
Brilliant Inventor Favors Criminal Life in Philadelphia
John Edwards, a machinist of extraordinary skill with many aliases, is famed for novel inventions while preferring crime. He claims a device to eliminate electric car objections and a speed enhancing attachment, and says a Boston shoe maker will buy his gadget to supply government footwear at a 20 percent saving. Edwards fell 30 feet while escaping Hagern penitentiary and now faces over ten years in prison.
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Philadelphia
John Edwards
John Svetak
Kingsley
Reeves
Hagtern
Lre
United States
Edwards
Boston
Enlist to Dodge Alimony in Army Courts
Washington notes the army may shield servicemen from alimony by enlisting. Posters tout joining Uncle Sam as a fine outcome, suggesting marriages ending over “chorus ladies” and bottle life could be avoided. The War Department refuses to stop enlisted pay for alimony, saying officers’ rules do not bind enlisted men and no precedent exists to use it as charges.
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Washington
South Dakota
Uncle Sam
War Department
Licenses Issued But Marriages Lacking in Wallace Idaho
Shoshone county records reveal many foreign workers obtained marriage licenses but never had ceremonies. Officials found licenses framed in a cabin for years with a family of seven children reportedly raised, suggesting marriages were not performed.
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Wallace
Idaho
County Recorder’s Department
Shoshone
Gospel
Justice of the Peace
Quit $10 000 Job to Preach in Pittsburgh
George L. Glunt, supervisor at Carnegie Steel Hempstead mill, resigns from a $10 000 post to enter the ministry after admission to Western Theological Seminary. A lifelong friend of W Ellis Corey, Glunt aims to devote his life to aiding steel mill workers and guiding youths beyond mere profit.
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Pittsburg
George L. Glunt
Carnegie Steel Company
Hempstead
Western Theological Seminary
Glant
W. Ellis Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Corey
Glunt
Mr. Glunot
Married pair completes global walk from Paria to Calais
M and Mme Eugene Guiard finished a novel honeymoon tour begun on their wedding day in 1898. After 12 years they crossed from Dover to Calais and claim to have walked 60,900 miles through Europe Alberta Japan and the Americas and North Africa.
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World
London
Mme
Eugene Giuard
Dover
Calais
Paria
Europe
Alberta
Japan
North
South America
Africa
Transformation Mystery Strikes Indianapolis Woman After Third Color Change
At 59, former slave wife of America Massey now living with George Laswell on Minnesorta Street in Indianapolis has completed a third change from black to white. Doctors and observers note her skin is entirely white with three small facial spots, a pink tint in the cheeks, and gray curly hair. She first turned white in 1888, then black again, then white, with the latest color held for years. She remains healthy and plans to celebrate more birthdays as she and her husband, formerly from Bowling Green, Ky., live with daughter Mrs Jeremiah Redman in Nelson Street.
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Indianapolis
Ind
America Massey
George Laswell
Minnesota Street
Churchman Avenue
Massey
Bowling Green
Kentucky
Jeremiah Redman
Nelson Street
Landis of Middletown Never Speaks Again Over Old Love
Benjamin Landis, long a reclusive figure near Middletown, Pennsylvania, has not spoken to anyone for 20 years after a youthful romance with Fanny Gingerich ended in her marriage to Henry Snively. He seldom speaks, lives with his mother, and spends winters skating on Swatara creek.
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Middletown
Benjamin Landis
Ben” Landis
Manny Gingerich
Henry Snively
Landis
Fanny Gingerich
Kansas City
Love
Withal
Catherine Landis
Swatara Creek
Shower plan aids prospective bride in thrifty housework fete
A prospective bride receives a practical shower organized by eight young matrons. The items include clothespin bags, ironing blanket, six iron holders, bread cloths, jelly bags, window rags, towels, felt and asbestos pads, and a display on household economy. The event doubles as a fundraising side show with an Art Gallery offering catalogued objects for sale.
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Hach
Customer Is You Car Fant One
Madam, seventy percent of all arrests involve owners of our cars. Half holiday.
Torture by Apache method targets aging prospector
James Martze, 70, was robbed near a mining camp by Mexican highwaymen who tortured him by tying him spread eagle on desert sands for five hours. He endured lizards ants and salt water as a brutal show, then escaped and sought aid. Posses chased the assailants. swift punishment is expected if captured.
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Kelvin
Aziz
James
Martze
Woman Saves Husband From Aggressive Bull
Mrs. M Honey of Fox Township Jasper County intervened when a bull attacked her husband farmer in a feed lot. She thrust a pitchfork at the maddened animal until it retreated, saving him from serious harm or death.
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Bloomington
M. Honey
Fox Township
Jasper County
Shelves for a Recess Design Idea
A room recess can hold removable shelves. The sketch shows two upright wooden pieces fitted to each side of the recess, with the top cut to fit. The plan allows shelves to be built with little difficulty and removed when not needed.
Building a Wall Mounted Shelving Unit
The article describes fixing a wood strip along the wall to keep shelf sides upright. On the opposite side, labeled B, small wood bars are screwed to support the shelves. Shelves are cut to fit the spaces, edged with a thin trim fastened by brass nails to improve appearance.
Linen blouse with shoulder tabs and buttoned cuffs
A description of a morning blue linen blouse featuring shoulder tabs, a box-plaited insert, and a belted yoke. The garment includes a puff sleeve tucked to fit the arm and a cuff cut to match the sleeve.
Designs for Fancy Work Flourishes in French Needlepoint
The article notes revival of appliqued medallions and ribbon work in French style. It highlights chiffon robes with embroidered sprays and mentions combining techniques. It also remarks on decorative tiny ribbon roses used on lingerie as a curious detail.
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Shortstory Pub. Co
Fe Mac
Marveloua
Carnegie
Mrs. Massey
Salas
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