The Topeka murder case of John Collins unfolds
In Topeka Kansas the murder of insurance and real estate man Mr Collins is investigated by Thomas Furlong. His son John Collins is charged after detectives and two Lawrence hack drivers testify to a contract for murder. The trial, aided by strong witnesses, ends in a guilty verdict with potential hang. A separate note discusses radium pricing and production costs.
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St. Louis
Topeka
Kan
Collins
Kansas
John
John Collins
State University
Lawrence
Mr. Collins
Lfe
Joseph S. Manning
Kaw
Jano Collins
Manning
Long Branch
N. J
N. Harbaugh
Lawrece
John Colling
Harbaugh
Calling
Jetmore
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Detmore
Atternaya
State
The Eyes of the Blind in a Mystery Romance
Lydia answers an unusual ad and meets Harold Sarnold an author using the pen name Lucas Devine. He suffers from amaurosis and fears total blindness, discussing their roles and future as she sits in the sunny big house. He hints at a personal connection and a looming absence of sight.
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W. G. Chapman
Lydia
Misa Ford
Harold Sarnold
Sarnold
Lucas Devine
New York
Sarnold and Lydia Make a Lovely, Ill-fated Bond
Lydia becomes Sarnold's dictation assistant and lover as his blindness advances and his wife plots to keep control. She learns the truth of their bond, confesses a deception, and leaves. Two years later a dying Mrs. Sarnold seeks reconciliation, uniting Lydia with her husband before death.
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John Smith
Industrial Slaves in Factories and Elections
A quote from Engineering Magazine portrays mill workers as slaves due to 12 hour day shifts, 138 night shift hours, and meager pay. It argues the exhausted workers sleep on the job, vote under bosses’ influence, and lack time for food, rest, or recreation, living to sustain the factory.
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Engineering Magazine
Dress Misread Turns Fashion Tale Into Lesson
A Chicago woman shares a comic misread dress instruction from a friend on a musicale program night. The friend wore the gown inside out, believing front fastenings were requested, then confirmed the error when seen by the designer. The piece also notes film negative reuse and a brief anecdote about a quarrel and reconciliation over bravado.
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Chicago
What Not to Expect In Husband in Woman’s Home Companion
A columnist lists flaws that accompany virtues in men. A good natured husband may be lazy or deceitful if smooth. An academic man may be cold. a generous man may be wasteful. The piece uses humor about secrecy, truth telling, and post marriage behavior. It suggests beware of exaggerated expectations and mixed traits.
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Uncle Eben
Help for Working Women from Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy
A Frankfort Kentucky letter from Mrs James Conner details recovery from severe female weakness after three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The note urges other women to try the tonic and offers confidential advice from the Pinkham company, highlighting forty years of use.
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Frankfort
Lydia E.pinkham
James Conner
St. Clair
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Coyote Stalks Por tola School, Chased by Children
A gaunt gray coyote terrorized Por tola California. It attacked two dogs at Thomas Dorithy’s residence and narrowly missed a bite on a passerby. It appeared at the schoolhouse during recess, where students chased it away. Hunters scour the nearby hills to locate and kill the coyote, Liberal Obedience.
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Portola
Cal
Thomas Dorithy
Hardy
Fragmentary Public Eye Remark Sparks Curious Quote
In the Public Eye column a garbled exchange references Sloway as comfortable in publicity and a colorful character. Phrases like yeat and praising his self restraint imply a playful, overheard remark about his public persona. The readable bits hint at gossip and intrigue surrounding a local figure.
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Sloway
Concentrated Satisfaction Tea and Coffee Alternative
A growing number of former tea and coffee users have found a pure food drink from wheat with a pleasant flavor. It does not cause sleeplessness heart-flutter headaches or other ills commonly linked to caffeine in coffee and tea.
Instant Postum Ad Emphasizes Caffeine Free Claim
A compact advertisement touts Instant Postum as a caffeine free substitute for coffee. It highlights its soluble form for home, travel, and picnics and asserts it contains no harmful ingredients while appealing to tea or coffee avoiders.
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Thomas Furlong
Lane
Federal Bureau of Mines
Colorado
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H. M. Egbert
Miss Ford
Mrs. Sarnold
Eta
Ale
Ima
Mia
Adia
Sarnell
Nie
Judy
Ea Partridge
Red Wing
Minn
Generali de Castelnau
Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Mrs. Conley
Carter
Ttipa
ANCER
Williams Sanatoria
Brooklyn
Hoyt
Coyote
Jane
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