The Mystery Carney Croft Continues at Dinner Table
In a continuing tale at Carney Croft, Dr. MacArdel’s method intrigues Miss Weston as a mysterious note exchange unfolds. Ware suspects a prank yet fears deeper links to Widow Bruce and Annie, while Miss Carney and the group confront ghostly echoes and a nervy atmosphere that deepens the mystery.
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Miss Carney
Carney-Croft
MacArdel
Jenks
Annie
Mr. Ware
From Another Angle Miss Weston’s Secret Frays Mrs. Bruce Note
Miss Carney frets over Miss Weston after a troubling letter from Mrs. Bruce. She pleads secrecy, fears for Annie’s health, and urges Mr. Ware not to disclose what she knows while promising to reveal details later. A digression explains English marriage law and Tingland customs.
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Miss Carney
Mr. Ware
Miss Weston
Mrs. Bruce
Annie
England
Tingland
Germany
Orchard Confesses A Chief Witness for the Prosecution
Alfred Horsley alias Harry Orchard testified as a key witness against William D Haywood in Boise Idaho detailing a long chain of brutal crimes carried out for the Western Federation of Miners. He named victims from Frank Steunenberg to Gov Peabody and described plots to bomb mines and assassinate officials while implicating Haywood, Moyer, Pettibone and others.
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Boise
Idaho
Alfred Horsley
Harry Orchard
Frank Steunenberg
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Fred Bradley
San Francisco
Orchard
Sherman Bell
Colorado
Denver
Justice Gabbert
Supreme Court of Colorado
Mayer
Gov
David Moffatt
First National Bank of Denver
Adams
Goddard
Caldwell
Haywood
Steve Adams
Pettibone
Peabody
Simpkins
Cripple Creek
Independence
Steunenberg
Moyer
Jack Simpkins
Gov. Peabody
Judge Gabbert
Gen
Dave Moffat
Frank Horne
Vindicator
Federation of Miners
Tabor
Ontario
British Columbia
Hattie Simpson
68, But Perfectly Well Kidney Pills Claim Cure
Mrs. John Mansell of New Castle Pennsylvania reports years of kidney trouble with painful urinary passages swelling in limbs feet and ankles rapid heartbeat and smothering spells. A week of Dean’s Kidney Pills and a few boxes restored her health at age 68. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 50 cents a bar.
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John Mansell
Jefferson BL
New Castle
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Defiant Starch and Jeems Tale From Civil War Letters
A humorous Civil War era snippet relays a letter to Jefferson Davis begging to release Jeems C of Co M, Sth South Carolina Regiment to wed, with Davis’s directive to let him go. The passage also extols Defiance Starch and notes an engineering detail from the Simplon tunnel.
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Jefferson Davis
Caise
Sutherland
Jeems C
South Carolina
Jeems
Simplon
Defiance Starch marketed as economical cleaner
A witty exchange jokes about an ambitious poet misidentifying Bacchus as a muse while praising Defiance Starch as the latest, economical cleaner. The ad copy touts better work, less time, and urges readers to buy from grocers amid a sharp line about sowing wild oats and reaping a grass widow.
Tourists Tour England with Conqueror’s Tower Remark
A New Orleans Times-Democrat writer notes a tour group visiting England. Their guide presents historic facts including a tower said to date to William the Conqueror. A listener asks “Isn't It satisfactory?” highlighting the exchange.
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England
New Orleans
It Cures While You Walk Allen's Foot-Ease Patent Remedy
It cures hot and sweaty feet with calluses and swelling. Sold by all druggists at 25c. Do not accept substitutes. Trial pack Free. Address Allen S Olmsted Roy N.
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Allen
Allen S
Olmsted
Roy
Quackery and Teasing Jokes From a 19th Century Ad Silhouette
A collage of ad copy and quips appears, noting Krause’s Cold Cure and La Grippe remedies, Lewis’ Single Binder cigarettes, and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. The snippet mocks common sense and social reforms while poking fun at markets, medicine, and gender norms of the era.
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Carney Croft
Joseph Brown Cooke
Miss Watson
Mn Ware
Bruce
Agricola
Brava
Castle
Bacchus
Krause
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ottawa
Canada
Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
Nebraska
Portland, Tacoma
Seattle
Bellingham
Everett
Vancouver, Victoria
New Westminsters
Missouri River
Council
Kansas
WIA
Union Pacific
California
Squire
E. L. Lomax
Omaha, Meb
Carters
Jrefuse
Lydia E. Pinkham
Uvdia E-Pinkham
Lars
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham