Love Wins Through In A Theater of Murder and Secrets
John Arcott confronts his guilt as Sir Philip Arcott is murdered after a tense confrontation with Stella Sherwood and Lucille Fernmay. Pedro the ex bullfighter plots vengeance, a chase ends with Pedro drowning, and a year later John and Stella wed while a final mystery of the heart lingers.
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Monsieur Arcott
John Arcott
Pedro
Stella Sherwood
Stella
Mademoiselle Sherwood
Paris
John
Philip
Lucille Fernmay
Eliza
Miss Sherwood
Mr. Arcott
John Arcolt
Lucille Fermany
Sir Philip
Baronet
Lucille
Sir John Arcott
Miss Lillian Gish speaks at Chelsea Methodist on actors and faith
Miss Lillian Gish told Chelsea Methodist Church in New York that actors are ordinary people and should not be met with suspicion. The sermon on Who is Good preceded her address as she, with sister Dorothy, attends Protestant Episcopal services. The Rev. Reisner defended actors amid the Taylor murder case controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Gish
Chelsea Methodist Church
New York
Sunday Express
Taylor
Christian F. Reisner
Miss Gish
Dorothy
Protestant Episcopal Church
Glad Eye Ghosts and ectoplastic flirtations
A humorous meditation on psychical research and spirits describing anecdotes about Horace Leaf Crookes and lecturing figures. The narrator jokes about pulse readings during séances and a tongue in cheek fascination with ectoplastic maidens and buccaneers from history.
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Dr. Grubb
Horace Leaf
Leaf
Willam Crookes
Chrysalis
Sir Henry Morgan
Charles I
Wealthy start midwinter whale hunting cruises from Seattle
Three vessels are being fitted in Seattle for a North Pacific midwinter whale hunting series. Beluga whales around 26 feet long are targeted, with the Rossiter converted into an ocean going hunting ship. Pittsburg businessmen join the first cruise along a Dutch Harbor to Hawaii route.
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Seattle
North Pacific
Rossiter
Saya
Central News
Pittsburg
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Hawaii
Amos Knight
Dallas
Texas
Prescription Humor in a Fainting Scene
A cartoonish exchange shows a doctor advising steps after a patient faints. The doctor tells to bring the patient to and then bring two more, highlighting a comical misinterpretation of medical orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skinny
Nice Young Men Mormon Missionaries at Work
A reader alleges Mormon missionary services target young women in London. The account accuses elders of courting female converts with careful social schemes while men drift away, describing two hour services, influenza fear tactics, and offers to escort home young women.
Jay at Bristol Rotary on humor and politics
Thomas Jay of Punch and president of the National Union of Journalists spoke to the Bristol Rotary Club. He joked about humor in politics and mocked wartime slogans while delivering epigrams on taxes, prohibition, and American hypocrisy.
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Bristol
America
Night Burial of a Reluctant Cat in the Backyard
A speaker admits burying a dead cat at night without a coffin or shroud. The body is slipped into a narrow grave and left to rest unseen, fearing discovery by a neighbor or the mistress. The vow to let the departed sleep undisturbed ends with grim irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
That young man’s proposal sparks a witty exchange
A young man declares his desire to marry but is refused. Miss Cayenne responds with dry humor noting that proposing is his main entertaining conversational act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Romance in the Christmas Air Mail to Tigris
A fragment notes the Cairo to Tigris air mail during Christmas, claiming a 15 day savings. It mentions Baghdad merchants awaiting the mail, air pilots, and humorous exchanges about courting and engagement amid the frank talk of the era.
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Cairo
Tigris
Bagdad
Tennyson
What is Truth The article argues truth is subjective and context driven
The piece questions the nature of truth in law and daily life, contrasting facts with interpretation. It cites cross examination and a sardine tin anecdote to show how truth can be colored by temperament and rhetoric. It notes lawyers may distort truth to aid clients and jokes about candid talk in cabinets and marriages.
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Pilate
Alexander M. Thompson
Lord Brougham
Montagu
Mr. Addison
Lord Curzon
Churchill
Chamberlain
Thompsomes
Aramintha
Arethusia
Badger Chronicle Reel by Reel in Yorkshire Tale
A humorous Daily Mail notice narrates a five reel cinema style badger story from Yorkshire. It details a badger chasing a hunt, villagers rescuing a family, escape from London Zoo, snowbound wanderings in Dorset Square, and a police led capture at the Yorkshire Stingo area before return to the Zoo.
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Yorkshire
Hutton-le- Hole
Kirbymoorside
H. Mortimer Batten
F.I
Badger
Mr. Batten
London Zoological Gardens
Regent's Canal
Beant
Marylebone
Dorset Square
Marylebone Road
Graves
Bailey
Abbott
Yorkshire Stinga
L.G.M
London
Daily Mail
Common Nuisance Case Involving Royal College Musicians
Justice Sargant granted an injunction against retiree A Brimet Rumball restraining noises from his home in St. John's Wood. Professors Herbert Fryer and Norman Notley, both of 2 Cavendish Road, claimed nuisance from knocking on walls coins rattling in a tin box violin with one string and threats to install gramophones and a jazz band. Rumball admitted making noises and lost the counter claim. judge noted his unoccupied state and cited his conduct toward his wife as evidence of nuisance.
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Justice Sargant
Chancery
London Law Courts
Royal College of Music
Herbert Fryer
Norman Notley
Cavendish Road
St. John's Wood
A. Brimet Rumball
Westminster “Gazette
Rumball
Lordsip
Origin of Dreams and the Psychology Behind Sleep
Scientists say happy Normal people rarely dream. Most individuals dream to satisfy conscious or subconscious wishes or to repress painful emotions. Dreams reflect a struggle between conscious and subconscious brain activity while preserving sleep.
Town of Drought and Unlikely Rain
A passerby asks about rain in a parched town. The landlady and landlord respond with bemused pride, noting the oddity of five-year-old bullfrogs that have never learned to swim in this arid place.
Henshall's Tonic Tablets Marketed for Women Health
A benefit to every ailing woman claims Henshall's Tonic Tablets. The ad cites relief from sleeplessness, weakness, and general malaise by strengthening nerves and enriching blood. A testimonial praises restored health after a long sleepless period. Sold by chemists and stores including Foy and Gibson in Prahran.
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Henshall
Hen. Hall
Foy and Gibson
Collood
Prahran
Restore natural hair color with simple home mixture
A persuasive advertisement claims a homemade blend restores hair color and growth without dyes. It promotes 1% Rejuven compound mixed with Bay Rum and water, promising glossy, full hair and dandruff cure, attributed to grandma, with chemist Henshall as contact.
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H. Henshall
Clarendon Street
South Melbourne
Victoria
Formettes promise weight loss for a fat woman
A reader writes of misery from corpulency seeking help and is offered Formettes as a quick, nonexercise solution. The ad claims the tablets remove fat from multiple body areas, boost vitality, and cure various obesity related complaints with permanent results. Sold by chemists and drapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moval Drapers
Herbal remedy for indigestion advertised in old ad
An advertisement promotes a simple herbal remedy for an upset stomach. It claims thirty drops or fewer will ease nausea and restore digestion, urging readers to try the product as a timeless cure.
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Kingston Bench
Lloyd’s Sunday News
Tabernacle
Bloomsbury
Utah
Canada
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Creed
United States
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Jay
Humorists
Tom
Jim
Chrysal
Koram
Bayer
Aristaecus
Zeoside
Palace of Truth
Origin
Chemst
Gema
Maltable Hey
Acria
Francis 4& CO
Pharmaceutical
Cheamteta
Bourke Street
Jil Collins Street
Melbourne
Nb-Alwaye
A. T. Madden
Institute of Patent Attorneys of Australia
Corner
William Streets
Trinity Grammar School
Kew
Benior
Frank Shann
Np Educ
Church of England
Associated Grammar Schools of
Kew Hill
University of Melbourne
Shans
Federal Taxation Department
Comsult
T. Wade Davies
Federal Tax Department
Collins Street
Britannia Hotel
Lonsdale
Brown
Proprieter
Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria
Oniliea Hogec, Celitee
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