A Debt Discharged The Hidden Office of Willetts in London
Gold pursues the elusive Willetts by visiting his London office in Little Painter Street. A housekeeper reveals Willetts spends time in the country or America. Gold tests a roll top desk, discovers no business records, and learns Willetts visits monthly and may be elusive. CHAPTER VI follows Comstock Bell in Cadogan Square as he returns to his art influenced study ahead of letters and a travel typewriter.
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Beth
Piccadilly
City of London
Threadneedle Street
Little Painter Street
Harold S. Willetts
Gold
Mr. Willetts
Willetts
America
Gold Sharp
Stock Exchange
Jold
Comstock Bell
Mr. Comstock Bell
Mr. Bell
Cadogan Squire
Ribeira Espanoleto
Beil
Gallier
Atalier
Pont Neuf
Paris
Bell
Cure Claimed For Infant Eczema By Cuticura Trio
A Nova Scotia buyer recounts how a four month old baby suffered head neck and shoulder sores. After trying internal medicine without relief a friend advised Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Daily washing and application led to itching relief within a week and full cure by eleven months. The ad asserts Skin and hair health benefits and offers samples and purchase info.
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Exuniskillen
N. B
Jotn J. dicCann
Groggista
Potter Drug & Chem Qeep
Bostor
U.S. A
Box with Rosewood Case and Dual Locks Puzzles Bell
A man reports a shipment from stationers and returns with a rosewood box secured by two locks. The keys hang taped to the brass handle as Bell orders the box opened. The scene ends with the prompt to continue the tale.
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Bell
Colorful recruitment for CPR dining cars in London
The CPR hired 670 cooks and waiters for its dining cars by advertising in London papers. They sought fair haired and dark complected staff to create a harmonious dining car display. About 2,000 applied, with 500 remaining through the season. many are Swiss or Scandinavian and multilingual, proving the London recruitment successful.
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C.P.R
London
W. A. Cooper
Ndo Len
Poor Teacher and Boy Debate Moths in Library
A teacher suggests a moth study book, but Bobby says it was useless. He recalls a title that mocked the subject, while a sportsman quips about building racing yachts. The exchange hints at reputations and memory.
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Bobby
Postum Aids Veteran Teacher From Coffee Poisoning
A veteran schoolteacher describes years of chronic coffee poisoning including constipation heart fluttering and tremors. After trying Postum brewed and instant forms she improves markedly and rejects coffee. The Canadian Postum Co Windsor Ontario offers a copy of The Road to Wellville and notes Postum recipes.
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Toper
Too Much for Father in the Country
A tale of a boy who torments his frustrated father with relentless questions. After a catapulting spree, the schoolmaster father ends the session by declaring school hours over, only to face one last probing query about a caterpillar’s wiggle and collapses under the pressure.
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Pater
Papa
Kellogg Asthma Remedy Proclaimed Superior Cure
An advertisement touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a superior treatment. It claims the remedy helps even severe asthma cases and offers blessed relief, asserting suffering from asthma is needless with this easily secured product.
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J. D. Kellogg
Husband and Wife Quarrel Sparks Over Shaving Razor
A husband complains his razor is wickedly dull while his wife retorts with a stubborn mood. She recounts ripping up an old skirt with it yesterday and notes the blade cut well, prompting further domestic banter.
Monstrous Plants and Other Unnatural Experiments
A report notes J A Urbain of the Sorbonne claims seeds deprived of albumen germinate into dwarf, deformed plants with monstrous flowers, arguing albumen is not essential for germination though it causes suffering. The piece compares to Camille Daresse’s artificial monstrosities in eggs. It also mentions Miller's Worm Powder as a tonic vermifuge.
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J. A. Urban
Sorbonne
Academy of Sciences
M. Gaston Bonner
M. J. Urbain
M. Urbain
Camille Daresse
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria Patterned Note
A pious old lady donates Sunday egg proceeds to the church while most of her hens are Sabbath-breakers. The piece blends humor with a local anecdote about charitable acts and quirky rural life.
Disraeli and Suffrage Debate Cited From 1848 Speech
The excerpt recalls Disraeli in the English House of Commons arguing that if women can hold land serve as church wardens and oversee the poor they should have voting rights. He questions why a woman’s role in state and church would not confer suffrage.
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Disraeli
House of Commons
Hall's Catarrh Cure ad and tipsy humor mix
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. and the National Bank of Commerce Toledo, urging cure and pills for constipation. A companion humor piece mocks tipping etiquette with a tale of a tipless diner and a gag about an amused waiter.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Pr. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
The Petition to Napoleon Grants a Life Still Handed
A Frenchman seeking livelihood writes a petition to the child King of Rome under the First Empire. Napoleon, amused by the scene, instructs the petition be read to the infant. The child makes sounds. Napoleon declares consent, granting the petition.
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Rome
Napoleon
Emperor
Strathcona Pass and a Nation's Quiet Memories
A poetic tribute to Canada and its leaders, honoring a statesman who guided the West and united the Dominion from Atlantic to Pacific. It recalls Mount Royal, St. Lawrence, and the Rockies as symbols of national resolve, with a call to steadfast loyalty and enduring imperial ties.
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Mount Royal
St. Lawrence
Rockies
Can't Spare the Time Bix They Say Women Talk Fast
Comic items note that women are busy and talkative, making stammers unlikely. The quip contrasts social expectations with quick chatter.
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Bix
Dix
The Wrong Parent Teacher Tommy Excuse Ruse
A teasing dialogue centers on Tommy's tardiness and a playful claim that his father cannot supply credible excuses. The exchange hints at family dynamics and humor within a schooling moment.
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Tommy
Minard's Liniment Cures Colds But Not Pleasantness
A humorous, brief column notes that while Minard's Liniment cures colds, it cannot fix a person who habitually aims to be a nuisance. The exchange contrasts a genial man with one who tries to be agreeable yet remains irksome.
Baby's Own Tablets Cure Infant Indigestion
Indigestion is a common and dangerous childhood ailment. Baby's Own Tablets are claimed to relieve indigestion, act as a gentle laxative, and improve stomach comfort. A testimonial from Mrs. Alphonse Peillit ier praises their success for indigestion and colic. Sold by medicine dealers or mailed for 25 cents per box by The Dr Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Alphonse Peillitier
St. Philippe Ge Neri
Iave
Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockeville, Ont
Neakest Dog Snubs 110st in Auto Loss Tale
A fragmentary item reports a car loss linked to the owner, Mr. Chuggins, with unclear details about liability or the dog involved. The readable text centers on a referenced automobile incident and an unnamed narrator.
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Mr. Chuggins
Weeping Over a Polished News Story
The speaker contemplates how a tale moves them to tears only after editors refine it, suggesting truth is tempered by polish and timing, and that emotion surfaces more fully once the craft is complete.
Excerpt shows witty schoolboy exchange on practice and age
In a brief dialogue Crawford argues for disciplined practice while Crabshaw cautions that modern times are extravagant and out of practice. The exchange highlights tension between effort and contemporary excess.
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Crawford
Crabshaw
Deaf to His Duns
There seems to be something the matter with Brown's hearing. Naturally he is over his ears in debt.
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Brown
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