Endless doubt haunts Sir Miles amid fiendish care
In a tense moment in St James Park the narrator contemplates the likely verdict for Hennessey, the risk of a harsher outcome than manslaughter, and Sir Miles Herresley’s slow decline toward an inevitable end, driven by a puzzling inspiration in a prior hospital case.
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Betty Dyson
Soames
Hennessey
Miles
St James Park
St. Hugh's
Drummond
Miles Herresley
Door of Mystery Opens for Dynecourt in Final Hours
Dynecourt sits amid textbooks and ink, pondering a breakthrough that could unlock concealed portals. He suppresses lingering memories of the Mansmere murder and Soames the lawyer as he weighs a pivotal opportunity his son longs for.
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Dynecourt
Mansmere
Soames
Woman reports eczema relief after Cuticura Ointment
A two year eczema case began on the arm with a red spot that burned and itched. After trying two ointments without success, the patient purchased Cuticura Ointment and noted improvement after one box, as claimed in a newspaper ad testimonial from S. Matevice, Quebec, dated April 14, 1911.
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Signad
Sonien
Matevice
Que
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Promoted for Skin Ailments
A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as speedy economical treatments for itching burning and scalp eruptions. It offers a free sample and a post-free book on skin eruptions from Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston Massachusetts USA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drucrats Dealerg
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Columbus Ave
Boston
U. 5
Wonderful Zam-Buk discovery praised as healing miracle
An advertisement extols Zam-Buk as a universal cure for wounds sores and eczema claiming it kills microbes heals damaged skin and promotes new tissue formation. It cites a Montreal case of 25 years of eczema cured in months and offers a 50 cent box or free trial via mail from the Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bate
Zam-Buk
Marsh
Delorimier Ave
Montreal
Zam-Puk Co
Eccma
Soames and Dynecourt Face a Madman Inquest Twist
Oliver Dynecourt, focused on a groundbreaking study, is disturbed by a madman’s mutterings from Soames’ hospital. A landlady drops off letters, including Dorothy’s, hinting at an adjourned inquest and revealing Dorothy’s hopeful note about evidence gathered by Mr Revan and Miss Orson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Tomlinson
Dynecourt
Soames
Les
Mina
Oliver
Revan
Orson
Soames and Tritton Mystery In Memorandum Revealed
A note alleges special dealings between solicitor Mr Soames and the impoverished youth Tritton. The writer pleads for Soames to uncover the truth and clear Miles, noting the strain on Soames in these dark times and asking for help due to their long friendship.
Why prefer a dog over adopting a child
A speaker questions lavish affection for a dog and argues adoption of a child is sensible yet uneasy. The dialogue shifts to a joke about a red nose spot and glasses, causing light, humorous banter between two students.
Prison Tigers Exploits of Untamable Convicts
An interviewer recalls brutal convicts and the punishments used in prisons. Tales include a thirty year veteran who began as a wild beast, a Portland incident with thirty lashes, a Parkhurst case with renewed sentence, and a Carmarthen offender treated as a malinger. Also noted are suicides, suffragette pressure, and a notorious Italian inmate.
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Portland
Parkhurst
Winchester Assizes
Carmarthen
Cully
Darlington
Condemned to Death Voice and Threats in Dining Room
An elderly man angrily orders a waiter to take away an egg and to wring its neck. The tense scene unfolds at a table by the window as the waiter complies, with the customer pressing for swift action.
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Walter
The Lighthouse on Bird Rocks Tragedy at remote Canadian station
The Bird Rocks lighthouse off Magdalen Island in the Gulf of St Lawrence reported a drowning. Keeper Bourque died while duck shooting, leaving a widow to tend the lonely post as government relief and summer supplies loom.
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Canadian Atlantic Seaboard
Bird Rocks
Magdalen Island
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Halifax
Farquhar
Astronomer Claims New Canal on Mars Prompting Celebration Talk
The New Orleans man muses on a proclaimed Martian canal discovery by an astronomer and asks which town will celebrate the find, revealing lighthearted speculation about the event.
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Mars
New Orleans
Beware Mercury Ointments and Hall's Catarrh Cure
Mercury ointments harm the nose and mouth passages and should only be used on prescription. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney Co. Toledo contains no mercury and is taken internally. Testimonials are free. Little George's mama left him in the bathroom. he proudly shows clean teeth after using all the brushes.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Sayine Hall
Fos Cheney
Drage
A. Price
Bottia
Halls
Little George
I Must Go Tomorrow Despite A Delayed Stay
A speaker plans to depart tomorrow to avoid losing $1,009 on a deal and to attend a directors meeting. They urge telegraphing a companion to stay, but insist business needs demand travel before the ticket expires. The exchange ends with a promise to visit again in a month or two.
Humorous Parliament Tale From Dr Fitchett
A writer recalls Dr Fitchett of the Australian Parliament deflecting an excitable opposition member during a debate on education. The member claimed a school in his eye but the doctor corrected with a quip about only one pupil present.
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Fitchett
Jones Finds Cure and Buys Motorboat
Jones discovers a cure for the tomes Livuwe Eh. He buys a motorboat, signaling a bold turn in his pursuits.
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Jones
Livuwe
Ordinary Fellow Ends Mystery of Genius Wives
In a humorous vignette a wife confesses relief at her husband’s ordinary nature after reading about unhappy wives of genius. The scene ends with a light aside on corn remedies from Holloway.
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Holloway
William M Chase comments on sale of his pictures
William M. Chase told a reporter in New York that his works are all good things collected with care. He compared art to a pupil’s drawing and noted the teacher would approve the book once the pupil sees what he has drawn.
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William M. Chase
New York
Tobacco and Rubber Prospects Across British Empire
The British Empire leads in tea planting and shows potential for tobacco and rubber. Tobacco already grows in North Borneo India Jamaica Rhodesia and Cape Colony with further British tropical Possessions likely to adopt it. Ceylon tobacco samples yield promising cigar results and rubber from India and the Bahamas may reach London at lower prices than Para grade.
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British North Borneo
India
Jamaica
Rhodesia
Cape Colony
Ceylon
British Empire
Bahama Islands
London
Spurgeon’s Take on Sunday Musicians and Neighbors
The famed preacher was asked if a man who learned a corner on Sunday would go to heaven. He answered that such a man could, but paused to express doubt whether the man next door would.
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Cully
Mayoni
Margoni
Spurgeon
Blonde Get-Away Tram Mix-Up Ends With Laughs
A woman tries to stop a tram in vain and angrily confronts the conductor. Eight bystanders shout and six boys join a sudden whistle contest before she boards. The conductor explains he assumed she was dancing to the street organ, and no one noticed her signal to stop.
Demand for Dr Thomas Electric Oil Shown by Factory Busy
The piece notes exceptional demand for Dr Thomas Electric Oil with a large factory continually producing and bottling it. It credits the preparation as a leading proprietary compound and the top oil in the market, widely regarded as deserving of its head position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Father presses on engagement with actor fiancé
An irate father questions his daughter about marriage after six months engagement to an actor. She replies with patience, noting his profession. He asks what that has to do with it as she mentions he enjoys tong engagements.
The Pioneer Miner Speaks on a Long Strike
A striking miner recalls twenty three years on the picket line. He describes joining early in the labor movement and says he has never given in, standing firm alongside his fellow strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loafer
Lidy
Lid
Thimble Question From Maude at Home
Maude, back from Girton, asks her mother for a diminutive argenteous truncated cone with a convex summit and symmetric indentations. She is requesting her thimble in a witty domestic scene.
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Maude
Girton
Unclear fragment on teaching by a young child
Fragmentary text shows a child named ticmer age 4 explaining a lead pencil and eraser usage to a friend, with garbled words and incomplete phrases, lacking coherent news details or context.
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Ticmer
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