Balderston Fails To Stop Suspected Wife's Infidelity
In a Madison Avenue home, broker Richard Balderston hires a detective to observe his wife Clara Balderston after suspicions of social gatherings and a lover. The plan backfires when a servant, mistaken for the wife, reveals the ruse, leaving Balderston shaken and the case unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie
Mr. Turbot
Balderston
Clara
Sixth Avenue
Bowery
Richard
Mrs. Balderston
Floating Targets of the Sea
McClure's notes how ice masses along the Newfoundland coast serve as targets for big gun practice by French and British patrols. Icebergs drift past St Johns all summer, sometimes grounding at the harbor mouth, blocking ships and creating striking scenery.
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Newfoundland
McClure’s
St. Johns
St. Johna
An Ocean Miner's Mull
An Atlantic steamship arrives with a cargo described as full ioail, carrying 200 sacks of jetters and 290 cks of newspapers, with London alone noted among buyers. The article hints at trading the bulk for various prices, reflecting a crowded ocean trade scene.
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London
Helping Hand Glimpses Odd Ball Park Tales
A humorous collage of snippets features Wil Toughby and Da Porest with a stuck car window and a burned finger from a plucked fruit, Willoughby recalling a ball game mishap, DeForest and the line about domestic diplomacy. The tale also recounts Mrs. John Brown and a stove saga showing couple dynamics over a kitchen range and a dramatic stair ascent.
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Wil Toughby
da Porest
Michigan Fruit Belt
Willoughby
West Side
DeForest
Village Blacksmith Recited By Kansas Boy At School
A Kansas family tale recalls former Senator J. L. Bristow. When a boy presented at school he was asked for his favorite poem. He replied I recite it every time I have company. The principal and Mrs Bristow quizzed him about his father's request they thought it keeps us from having much company.
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Richard Balderston
Mr. Balderston
Balderston
Mrs. Balderston
Marie
Kansas
J. L. Bristow
Mrs. Gilling
Mrs. Warienweiler
Housal
Bob
Arbor
Mus
Moonshiners Use Pillows to Hide Whisky in Cabin Scam
Burton Holmes recounts a Tennessee Kentucky border visit where moonshiners sold pine balsam pillows that concealed moonshine. Buyers paid high prices for heavy sacks, then discovered a quart bottle of whisky inside each pillow, exposing a risqué method to dodge revenue officers.
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United States
Internal Revenue
Burton Holmes
Tennessee
Jeriico
Kentucky
Blue Ridge
Nebraska Parrots Vanished From Missouri River Region
Fifty years ago parrots were common along the Missouri river in southeastern Nebraska. The Nebraska parrot, the Carolina paroquet, had striking green and yellow plumage, gathered in large flocks, and were so tame that entire flocks could be killed. They were prized for food and feathers.
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Nebraska
Missouri River
Ice for heating in fruit cars a curious modern device
A historical note explains using ice on fruit trains to stave off spoilage during cold spells. Ice blankets the car to stop heat radiation, keeping produce warm as the sea acts as a non conductor. Ice stoves at car ends supply warmth in freezing conditions.
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California
The Ocean’s Salt and Heat Storage
The ocean would freeze faster without salt but the difference would be small. Its vast size and depth keep large parts in warm climes year round, and its heat is stored and distributed by currents. This acts more to prevent freezing than salt content alone. 3t. Nicholas.
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Nicholas
A Naval Institution French Infant Care Highlight
A brief note describes a French naval institution with a unique program. It mentions a system called The Drop of Milk aimed at maintaining infants for the first six months. Details are sparse but imply state supported infant care.
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France
Family pressure wins: Sunday golf trip despite resistance
Dalbeck resists a family push to join a Sunday golf outing as his wife Henrietta insists on exercise and outdoor time. On the platform he admits he nearly missed the train, boasting that his earlier objections were theatrically staged to ease his conscience.
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Dalbeck
Mrs. Dalbeck
James
Mrs. Dalberk
Walbeck
Henrietta
Apollo
Hearthstone
Larbeck
Patient thanks Denver doctor for medicine
A young man thanks a Denver physician for his medicine, saying it helped him and the doctor. The doctor asks how many bottles were necessary, and the man admits none, noting his uncle drank one bottle. A small boy and anxious mother discuss a leg ache as the boy jokes about a blackboard experiment.
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Denver
Lara
Idle Hands and the Art of Idle Labor in a Fenced World
A comic set of vignettes contrasts idle men with women who fear idleness. A brother debates fencing maintenance and yard projects, turning idle time into chaotic but harmless handiwork. A satirical essay on pants follows, riffing on work and garments across absurd images and dated humor.
Edith Question Sparks Marriage Push
Readers hear Edith tease Jack about long engagement. The remark hints at mounting social pressure and a playful clash over wedding plans, reflecting familiar era expectations.
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Brunswick Tires
Evens & Moffett
North Side Square
Free Air
Jones
National School of Auctioneering
Robert M. McHaffie
Stilesville, Indiana
A. J. Duff
East
Walnut Street
Willard Batteries
Burdick
LEE
Oodyear
U. S
Free Air—Free Water
Greencastle Battery Company
R. A. Richards
Central National Bank Bldg
Elm Street
Red
Stevens
J. Stevens Arms Company
Chicopee Falls, Mass, U.S. A
Commission
Ston
Balderaton
Star Theater
John Brown
Henricla’g
Wile
Vito
Mrs. Brown
John
Ier
Naval Institution
Snell
Hostetter’s Almanac
Deer Island
Edith
Jack
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