Their Married Life and the Cat Mystery
Frances and Helen recount a comic tale about Mahomet the cat. A door gap leads to a mistaken poisoning scare, resolved when a neighbor reveals she fed the cat, sparing the cat and strengthening the bond between Carp, Frances, and Mahomet. The scene ends with the cat purring as the trio reflect on their new affection for him.
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Frances
Helen
Mahomet
Carp
Warren
Mse
Dameres
Winifred
Kept Her Baby's Body in House Twenty Years
A Tennessee mother kept her infant's body in an airtight metal box with a glass cover for twenty years after the child died of croup in 1897. Neighbors recall the child as beloved. authorities believe the mother could not bear the loss and stored the body in an upper room. The long-dead infant now lies in the village cemetery.
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Ridently
Wild
Vilge
Poe
Hawthorn
Price of turkey fixed at 42 cents in Illinois
Fresh turkeys were boosted one cent a pound by the State Food Administrator’s Price Committee fixing local consumer price at forty two cents. Fifteen cars of potatoes on Chicago switch tracks for thirty days were found assigned to speculators with demurrage paid. owners to be sought. German war bread is discussed in Paris with notes on bread varieties for officers aboard a downed Zeppelin. Tokyo reports kindness toward Mrs Morris as Ambassador Morris arrives in Japan.
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Chicago
Paris
Bournonne-les-Bains
Academy of Agriculture
Germany
Hollnd
Morris
Tokio
Tokio Press
Roland Morris
Wister Morris
Philadelphia
Lewis
A May Manton dress pattern for serge and satin
A fashion note describes a dress with a blouse, over bodice and skirt joined, options for left shoulder or back closures, and possible fabric swaps from serge to velvet. It lists yardage for medium sizes, pattern numbers 9511 and 9568, size ranges 34 to 44 inches bust, and offers mail delivery from the paper's Fashion Department for fifteen cents per pattern.
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Fashion Department
Amazing Power of Bon-Opto To Strengthen Weak Eyes
Readers learn of Bon-Opto as a home remedy for eye weakness and glasses wearers. Testimonials claim restored vision and relief from eye strain after 15 days, with directions to dissolve a tablet in water and bathe eyes twice daily. A physician endorses its safety and effectiveness for various eye conditions.
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Kennedy, Croll Keller and Clark
Protection Society Guards Stock Exchange From Cheats
London reports the Mutual Reference or Protection Society safeguards the Stock Exchange with about 26 000 names on its books. Victims have in some cases hidden debts to other brokers while attempting trades with other members. Montevideo notes three German engineers in the port service suspended due to ruptures with Germany and the chief engineer of the cruiser Uruguay also suspended but paid.
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London
The
Stock Exchange
Uruguay
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Longstand
Imagine
Louisville
Reenville
Tennessee
S. Hill
Pric
Berne
George
Paine
Istria
Wilson
Christianaia
Norway
Christiania
Isting Steel Works
Strommene
Willie Firefly
Harrisburg
St Eg
the Telegraph Printing Co
Abesrevine
Illinois
May Manton
Taylor’s
Montevideo
Ger
Wm. Strouse
Poplin
Coats
North Second St
Corner
Walnut St
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