Reading for Women and all the Ramily The Real Man
Starbuck jokes about self conceit as Smith and Billy plan to secure a legal hold before midnight. The dam and ditches will make Timanyoni High Line a going concern and sway public opinion to their side, while Stanton’s outfit faces a costly fight with Brewster and Timanyoni.
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Starbuck
John
Smith
Stanton
Billy
Timanyoni
Brewster
Colonel Baldwin
Legal Battle Looms Over Dam and Paper Railroad War
In a tense room, Smith and Starbuck weigh federal court leverage, a potential United States marshal intervention, and Stanton’s interposed paper railroad claims. Verda Richlander's coded note hints at a risky plan to meet at dawn and exploit new openings.
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Urehead
Starbuck
Bartley Williams
Smith
Billy
Mr. Smith
Verda Richlander
Father
Fashions of To-Day by May Manton
A smart simple frock described with brown soutache on pongee and adaptable trims. Various fabrics such as wool jersey crepe de chine charmeuse and sport silk are suggested with options for trims, belts and pockets. Pattern No 9454 covers 16 and 18 years, with braiding patterns Nos 988 989. Mail order details include 15 cents for the dress and 10 cents per braiding pattern.
The Insider Chapter LXVI Attic Veil Mystery Dinner
At Hillcrest a tense dinner unfolds as the attic veil vanishes amid inner conflicts. The group, including Norton and Parker, end the meal with a card game while Adelaide Gore receives a private urgent business call signaling deeper trouble.
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Star Company
Hugh Parker
Hugh
Mr. Norton
Tom
Mrs. Gore
Grace
Brewster Norton
Miss Dart
Mr. Parker
Hillcrest
Their Married Life
In a 1917 motion picture outing two women discuss stars and salaries while one criticizes the film. Helen, more quiet and respectful, resents Mrs. Stevens chatter and overhears a theater patron praising the movie. the scene ends with a tense reveal that the gossip has backfired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Mrs. Stevens
Helen
Sli
Warren
Daily Life
Ates
Advice to the Lovelorn and Education for Marriage Prospects
Beatrice Fairfax counsels on wedding gifts for modest means suggesting a bride’s book or simple china as affordable options. She warns that joint gifts imply engagement and advises separate gifts if that is undesired. She also urges the 18 year old to educate herself to attract an ambitious partner, or accept a passing friendship if that is all it is.
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M. R
Miss Fairfax
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Quick Relief
A Cincinnati authority warns against cutting corns and promotes freezone as a cheap topical cure. A few drops on a tender corn relieve soreness and allow the corn to lift out root and all with no inflammation, though the drug is sticky and dries quickly.
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Cincinnati
Chinese Resent Visit of Jap Mission Party
The visit of Lieutenant General Tanaka, vice-chief of the Japanese general staff, to China drew sharp commentary. He toured Shan tung and Teing-tau amid Chinese suspicions over Japanese support for revolutionists. Chinese officials hosted him in Tsinanfu and Nanking, while domestic press criticized the mission as a bid to fuel unrest during a fragile period.
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Nanking
Tanaka
China
Teing-tau
Shantung Province
Tsinanfu
Republic
Germans Requisition Belgian Oxen Amid Scarcity
Belgian officials report oxen in Brussels valued at 1600 dollars a pair. The Germans requisition oxen and donkeys for transport as food grows scarce. Flour rationing remains tight with 97 percent of wheat used. The Royal Dutch Relief Committee cuts rations. Industry is largely suspended with factories over twelve workers ordered to support the German army or shut down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Brussels
Royal Dutch Relief Committee
Workman Seriously Injured At Local Plant
Mechanicsburg reports Harry DeVenney of the DBD Wilcox Manufacturing Plant sustained a deep cut to the right forearm when a die broke. He received treatment from Dr. P. R. Koons and was brought to the plant office for dressing.
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Mechanicsburg
Harry DeVenney
DBD
Wilcox Manufacturing Company
P. R. Koons
Women Use Lemon Juice For Skin Beauty Lotion
A vintage ad-style note promotes a lemon juice skin lotion prepared with two lemons and three ounces of orchard white. It claims the mixture preserves for months, softens and clears skin, reduces oiliness, and improves tone with daily massage. It recommends buying orchard white and lemons at local stores.
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Chas. Scribner’s Sons
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Maggie
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Stanton's
Williams
Warner
Lorching
Red Butte
WLU
May Manton
THE
Atlantic Refining Company
Daily Dot
the Insider
Adelaide
Parker
Beatrice Fairfax
Cincinnati Authority
Gouraud’s
Ferd. T. Hopkins & Son
New York
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Young Women’s Christian Associat
B. Bloom
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