Amends For All Chapter XXVH The Billy Man Possession
In a house where Dora Rose visits daily Durand and accomplices threaten her but she refuses to act while Wilton Mayne lies ill. The prisoner Durand battles a split persona, the gentle poet Wilton Mayne, vs the Billy Man, who regains control after each faint glimpse of light. Dora urges prayer and fasting as the struggle continues.
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Dora Rose
Durand
Wilton Marne
Bis
Billy Man
Dora
Wilton Mayne
Billy Mann
The Return of Wilton Mayne from Billy Man
Dora confronts Wilton Mayne’s split self Billy Man as she tenders care at his bedside. Her love battles the malevolent alter ego who curses and threatens her yet she refuses to abandon him. The moment of triumph hints at a fragile victory and looming consequences.
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Wilton
Dora
Wilton Mayne
Billy Men
Billy Mag
Jolly Man
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief For Night Cramps
A testimonials style ad claims Nerviline rapidly relieves severe night cramps and stomach pains. Manley M. Legarde of Williamsboro quotes near immediate recovery after a teaspoon of Nerviline in sweetened water. The ad promotes Nerviline for cramps diarrhoea flatulence and other abdominal issues with price points 50c and 25c and supplier The Catarrbozone Co Buffalo NY Kingston Canada.
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Manley M. Legarde
Williamsboro
Catarrbozone Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Kingston
Canada
Eccentric Author Visits Proud Parents and Boy
An eminent writer in a suit with spotless white kid gloves visits friends who are proud parents of a small son. The boy stays close as the caller tells stories. The father teases Arthur about a smell from the guest’s hand like an automobile.
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Arthur
Family of Five Indulged Freely From Infancy
An appeal from a Canadian Postum Co. ad claims children fed on coffee from infancy develop nervous systems and heart trouble. It cites a Western mother praising Postum as a coffee substitute that relieved her family’s ailments and restored health. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum with a tasting note.
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Postum
Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Ont
Wellville
Trial Advice and Odd Interlude in a Noted Case
A judge’s blunt instruction to jurors in a promissory note case about a horse with glanders and distemper ends in a hung jury. The piece also mentions a medical advertisement for Dr Kellogg’s remedy and a brief, era-tinged park conversation about a rejection.
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Smith
Jones
Glanders
Little Girl Questions Fare to New York and Zoo Like Bars
A small girl asks the fare to New York repeatedly at a Junction ticket office while her baby brother Jim enjoys watching the clerk peer out the window. The clerk jokes about the repeated inquiry and a bystander recalls a husband’s focus on fashion over scenery.
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Jim
Junction
New York
Catarrh Cure Promoted With $100 Reward Claim
An advertisement touts Hal's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment taken internally to reach mucous surfaces. It claims to cure catarrh and offers $100 for any case it cannot cure, urging readers to request testimonials from J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Regular Pills also advertised for constipation.
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Will .c
Hal
J, Cheney & CO
Toledo
Dutch Frye Loans a Drunken Stranger in a West City
Dutch Frye encounters a local who pleads for $160 in a Western city hotel. The stranger cites illnesses and strict hotel rules about in-room liquor, while Frye delays, joking about potential fatal diseases. A separate tale mentions a Boston heiress unhappy with a landscape painting and a second artist adding a figure of a man on a road that turns out to be a river, not a road.
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Dutch Frye
Boston
Soen
Editorial Apology for Mrs Overlook Heading Error
A North Dakota paper apologizes to Mrs Orlando Overlook for a mistaken headline last week. The correction explains the intended word fête meaning a celebration, a French term misrendered in print.
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North Dakota
Orlando Overlook
Not His Fault Blamed by Wife for Job Search Stress
A man testifies before the judge that his wife nagged him to find work, driving him toward drinking and leaving him “80 blamed nervous and upset” with no control over himself. He presents her role as the cause of his condition and seeks understanding from the court.
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Cherookee Park
Minard’s Liniment praised by satisfied user
A letter from Matthew Bainess of Lachute describes a bad hip and back injury in 1905 from a road machine and crutch use for 14 months. In September 1906 William Outridge urged him to try Minard’s Liniment, yielding “the most satisfactory results” and claiming he is now 28 and well as ever.
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Wm. Outridge
Lachute
Minard
Matthew x Baines
Mark
Inventions and Domestic Scenes in a Fractured Tale
A quirky tale mixes a patent reversible file with war talk of Bulgars and Turks. A health insurance president faces a blamed prize writer over a policy that paid out after illness, while a boy explains breaking a window to fund hospital costs and a cat in hospital is mentioned.
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Brown
Burt
Itinerant musician explains accordion trade
An observer questions the itinerant musician about playing the accordion. The musician replies that passersby who dislike the instrument pay him to stop playing, offering a large reward for silence.
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Signor
Scrappy Mood Sparks Creaking Mood Teeters
A fragmented line expresses a tense mood as a character battles temptation and pressure in a gritty scene. The implied struggle hints at tension between resolve and risk within a claustrophobic setting.
Holoway's Corn Cure Promises Strongest Removal Claims
An ad style passage touts Holoway's Corn Cure as highly effective for removing corns and warts with near perfect success. The dialogue jokes about consumer hesitation and a weary customer in a street scene.
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Holoway
Court Acquitted Twice After London Proceedings
A man recounts facing court in London on two occasions and being acquitted each time. He notes the encounters occurred during his presentation in the city. The report records no conviction and notes successive acquittals.
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London
Value Judgments Crowd Gown Debate Between Two Friends
Two women clash over a gown price and its perceived value. One laments paying too much for an unflattering dress while arguing the other cannot grasp the expense. The exchange centers on social cost and fashion expectations.
Banker’s Son Noted for Extravagance Drives Taxi Tale
A prominent financier’s son is described as extravagant. After a business day, the banker steps onto the curb as a taxi arrives. The driver suggests driving the son to business for a fare, and the banker retorts that they can afford it. A moral note about appearances and luck appears in the anecdote.
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Prospec
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