Virginia and Clarissa Dean Scheme Over a Hundred Thousand
Virginia Brewster falls from wealth after losing her father and wealth and moves in with Clarissa Dean. Dean attempts to separate her from Nathaniel Dann, threatens to reveal a past fraud, and forces Virginia to promise to earn or marry him. Virginia pawns a ring, seeks work, and plans to secure a fortune while navigating Dean and Dann. Chapter XXIV ends with Virginia waking at dawn to pursue her plan.
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Virginia Brewster
Clarissa Dean
Nathaniel Dann
Dean
Niel
Virginia
Clarissa
Nathaniel
Frederick Dean
Virginia Brewster Accepts Riverside Engagement
Virginia Brewster agrees to a two week trial as a companion to the Gersners on Riverside Drive after meeting Mrs. Phelps. The job promises a high salary and protection for her new assumed name Viola Browne, with duties including shopping, social arrangements, and letter writing.
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Virginia Brewster
Viola Browne
Social Register
Virginia
Brewster
Gernsner
Gernschimal
Pietro
Miss Browne
Miller's Herb Extract Endorsed by Many Readers
Readers publicly endorse Miller's Herb Extract, formerly Herb Juice, as a powerful herb tonic laxative. Individual testimonials describe relief from constipation headaches nervous indigestion and dizziness, urging others to try the medicine via Hart Drug Co. agents and local representatives.
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Bettie Mae Hartley
Reed Street
High Point
N. C
Herb Juice Company
Hart Drug Co
Primary results from Pasquotank County precincts
In Elizabeth City on June 4 the Pasquotank primary shows Burgwyn 388 Fontaine 320 Langston 477 for Lieut Governor. For Commissioner Labor and Printing Grist 686 Shipman 260 Peterson 213.
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Pasquotank
Elizabeth City
Pasquotank County
Emmyphrd
Burgwyn
Fountain
Langston
Grist
Shipman
Peterson
Photo Good as Name in Omaha Judge’s Letter Mix
Judge J. E. Rait received a letter addressed with a pasted photo of himself over the words Omaha Neb This odd mailing used a portrait as the recipient name illustrating a quirky postal mix up in the Nebraska city.
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Omaha
J. E. Rait
Omaha, Neb
Union and Wilkes To Get Largest Amount of the School Equalization Fund
The State Board of Equalization announced the 90 county apportionments from a $3,250,000 school equalization fund. Union county leads with $88,941.91 and Wilkes follows at $88,704.90, with Columbus Johnston Robeson and others receiving the next largest sums. Graham has the smallest share at $838.55.
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Union and
Wilkes
Johnston County
Robeson County
Graham County
State Board of Equalization
Raleigh
Board of Equalization
LeRoy Martin
Martin
Alamance
Alexander
Alleghany
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Bruns Wick
Burke
Caldwell
Camden
Carteret
Caswell
Catawba
Chatham
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck
Caro
Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Edgecombe
Franklin
Gates
Graham
Tranville
Greene
Halifax
Harnett
Haywood
Henderson
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde
Iredell
Jackson
Johnston
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln
Macon
Madison
McDowell
Mitchell
Montgomery
Moore
Nash
Northampton
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rowan
Rutherford
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Warren
Washington
Watauga
Wayne
Yadkin
Yancey
Hoover Nomination Rally Builds Before Early Ballot
Hoover partisans in Kansas City confident of a third-ballot nomination. They claim Hoover uniquely ran a national campaign and seek to sway pivotal New York and Pennsylvania delegates. Fears of emotional waves and farm unrest loom, but leaders push to create Hoover momentum before voting begins.
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Washington
Hoover
Kansas City
Coolidge
New York
Pennsylvania
Goff
West Virginia
Midwest
Lindbergh Flies East From El Paso Without Destination
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh departed El Paso at 5 20 a m for the east and did not disclose his destination. Attendants at the airport speculated he aimed for St Louis after arriving from the Pacific coast the day before, then returning due to a sandstorm east of El Paso.
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EL Paso
Tex
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Lindbergh
Pacific Coast
Here
British Auto Toll Rise Reports 4719 Deaths in 1927
A British traffic report shows automobiles killed 4 719 people across Great Britain in 1927, up 373 from 1926, reflecting increased motor vehicle fatalities nationwide.
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London
Great Britain
Union County Receives Largest School Award
Union county was awarded the largest share of the $3,259,000 North Carolina utilization fund distributed by the state board of equalization. The announcement noted Union county received $88,941.91 while Graham county obtained $838.55 as the smallest among 90 counties. a reserve of $100,000 remained unallocated.
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Raleigh
Union County
North Carolina
State Board of Equalization
Graham County
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Bayer
Riverside Drive
Perret Evar Ague Neer
Miss Bettie Mae Hartley
Robert M. Lynn
Stamey
Anc
Rhassware
Iume
Honan Pongee
Good Hope
Nainsook
U. 8
S. A
Washington, D. C
Via
Southern Railway System
Crescent
Southern Railway
H. PD. Saunders
High Point, N. C
City Fuel CO
Chas. F. Blake
Hart Drug Company
Crystal Cafe
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John E. Chaleos
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