Grand Duke backs forced marriage in Edwardian royal caper
Arthur Warrington aids Princess Hildegarde as she resists Grand Duke’s bid to wed her to Dopplekinn. A fake marriage plot, a daring elopement, a forged passport getaway, and a late rescue unfold across Barscheit and frontier towns. Warrington, Max Scharfenstein, and Hetty Moore drive the chase with a locket mystery and a perilous return to London.
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Arthur Warrington
Consi
Barschell
Hildegarde
Dopple- Kinn
Iildegarde
Hetty Moore
England
Therincess
Steinbeck
Warrington
Rood
Max Seharfenstein
Barscheit
Seharfenstein
Dopplekinn
Scharfenstein
Max
Frontier
Betty Moore
Barscheil
London
Jim
Ajax
Doppickinn
Prince Reveals Found Locket Proves He Is Heir
Max reveals a locket matching a prince's past branding to the duke and Arnheim. The discovery suggests Max is the long lost son and rightful heir, prompting a tense, hopeful shift as Gretchen accepts love and a future with a prince.
Walter 5 Travis Leaves Golf for Wall Street
Walter 5 Travis, once amateur golf champion of this country and England, quits golf to join a New York stock brokerage firm as manager of a branch office. He joins a long line of famous amateurs moving to Wall Street.
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Walter 5. Travis
England
New York
Ofice
Wall Street
A Small Matter
A brief exchange over a bill of fare described as being in French. Waiter reassures Oliver that the cook is Irish as the scene unfolds in a weekly feature.
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Oliver
Sur
Nurse Rescued from Slavery in North Carolina Plantations
Olga Sjostedt, a trained nurse, was lured from Asbury Park to North Carolina under false pretenses to work as a housekeeper at planter T. E. Pender’s 1200 acre plantation near Halifax. Kept in a two‑room shack, she endured threats and assault until rescued by Thomas Broderick and North Carolina officers. She later plans to prosecute.
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aAsbury Park
N. J
North Carolina
Olga Sjostedt
T. E. Pende
Asbury Park
Thomas Broderick
Mise Sjostedt
Pender
Broderick
Miss Sjostedt
Halifax
Ske
Tramps Take Over Rich Man S Grand Glenside Mansion
Two homeless men sheltered in Gr Wannemacher s Glenside estate for weeks drank his wines wore his silk undergarments and slept in his bed. They trashed the house and stole clothing, guns, and shirts totaling under 200 dollars in stolen items but caused over 2500 dollars in damages. Police plan a citywide roundup to catch them.
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Philadelphia
Gr. Wandemacher
Wannemachers
Wannemacher
Glenside
Garret
Man Dog and Bobcat Fight in Wyoming Ravine
Moorcroft resident Charles Friend and his dog encountered a bobcat devouring a lamb carcass in a ravine. The dog tackled the cat, the cat overpowered the dog, and Friend pried the animal from danger. He finally choked the bobcat to death after a violent struggle.
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Moorcroft
Charles Friend
Friend
Dual Life Revealed After Port Huron Man’s Death
Herbert Hoadley, once of Port Huron, has been revealed to have led a double life. He died in Alpena where his second wife and family resided. Thirteen years earlier he vanished from Port Huron, leaving a wife and five children. His first wife’s burial occurred at Lakeside Cemetery near Port Huron a few days before his burial. His second wife, unaware of his prior marriage, attended the funeral.
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Port Huron
Mich
Herbert Hoadiey
Alpena
Hoadiey
Hoadley
Alpene
Port Haron
Lakeside
Sleeve Saves a Life in Well Cave-In Near Onalaska
William Neidfeld of Onalaska survived an eight hour cave-in at the Onalaska power house when his sleeve allowed air to reach him while walls collapsed around him. Thrown up his arm to signal and keep breathing, he was 14 feet underground before rescuers freed him.
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la Grasse
Wis
William Neidfeld
Onalaska
Five Months In Hospital Discharged As Incurable
Levi P. Brockway of Ava Minnesota recounts a five month hospital stay ending in a discharge as incurable with months to live. He suffered heart trouble smothering spells and fatigue before using Deans Kidney Pills. He credits the medicine with improving kidney secretions and overall health. sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York for 50 cents a bottle.
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Levi P. Brockway
Ava
Anoks
Mlnn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Guffalo
Importance of the comma in high-stakes lawsuits
Judge P C Downing of St Louis cites cases where comma placement decided outcomes. He recalls a Missouri editor mispunctuated a story about two young men and their dates, causing a threatened libel suit. A stray comma altered who became irate, prompting a wiser apology.
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P. C. Downing
St. Louis
Missouri
Hbel
The Diplomat Riddle of the Wisest Man and Woman
A quip exchanges between a governess and Tommy about wisdom. The governess asks who is the wisest man and woman, and Tommy replies it’s either Solomon or the speaker, noting uncertainty about the exact choice. The brief exchange captures a playful moral on wisdom and self-reflection.
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Tommy—Solomon
Tommy
Cure of eczema by Cuticura remedies in Montreal
A Montreal woman recalls twenty five years of suffering from a leg eczema treated by doctors and “dovlers” with no cure. After two Cuticura treatments swelling decreased and in two months new skin formed. The doctor was surprised and would use Cuticura for his own patients. She has been cured for over seven years and credits Cuticura with saving her life. The letter closes with a Sydney Smith quote about friendship and love.
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Dovlers
Pit
Stop That Cough Before Wit Becomes Chronic
Gat Brown promotes Bronchial Troches as a remedy for coughs with a witty tagline. The advertisement markets the product as a bent preparation used to ease throat irritation and suppress persistent coughing.
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Gat Brown
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