The Daughter of David Kerr By Larry and Ray Waltars
Gloria Kerr learns of her fiancé’s betrayal and faces a painful dawn as she confronts social power, a press fight, and a nurse’s mission to aid the poor. Belmont intrigue, Judge Gilbert Kerr, and the town’s reform factions shape her grim choice between romance and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kerr
Larry
Ray Waltars
A.C
Yinkerr
Moderles Airs
Ffethers
Palmpnat
Dacre
Iis
Char Wier
Kendal
Voright
Kerr Gtler
Wright
Jim
Joe Wright
Gilbert
Gloria
Dove
Mrs Hayes
Dr Hayes
Mrs Waves
Jorn
Mrs. Hayes
Aime
Yus
Paris
Belmont
Ished
Sam
Rhine
Judge Gilbert
Mrs. Wallace
Vanity Fair
Doctor Hayes
Doctor Norton
Hun
Luella Windermere
Ella
Ingenious Spiders Lure Air Beneath Tidal Rock Crevices
A London Royal Society guest describes Australian shore spiders that inhabit rock crevices along the coast. When tides rise their underground homes flood, yet the spiders span the entrances with tight silk sheets to trap air and survive submerged until the water recedes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Society
London
Australia
Overwork and Rest Beneath a Restless Life
A column admonishes readers to balance labor with rest and avoid excessive speed and outbursts. It warns that strain and anger hasten premature aging, wrinkles, and health decline, urges calm facial expression, and advocates steady temper. The second item recounts a restaurant mix up as a humorous anecdote about a hurried customer ordering absurd dishes.
Currency Bill Wins Powers for Reserve Districts
The senate approved the currency bill 54 to 34 with Democratic support and six Republicans. It sets up an organization committee led by the treasury secretary and two Federal Reserve officials to establish 8 to 12 reserve districts with Federal Reserve banks, outlines bank subscriptions, reserve-branch rules, director classifications, and a six percent stock dividend. The Federal Reserve Board, seven members, will oversee discounting, reserve requirements, and trustee powers for banks.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
District of Columbia
National Bank Act
Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve District
Federal Board
Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve
Humorous tale of Buddha grant offers from three faiths
A reader shares a Pall Mall Gazette joke in which Catholic, Protestant and Jewish representatives ask Buddha for wishes. The Catholic seeks glory, the Protestant money, and the Jew asks for the Protestant's address. The noted punchline follows as the Jew reveals his witty preference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.M. G
Buddha
Pall Mal Gazette
Disfiguring eruption cured by Cuticura in 1911 1912
Personal testimonial from Maurice Iowa about a five year old girl misdiagnosed with ringworm. The family used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, reporting dramatic relief and complete cure over several months. The notice includes advertising copy for Cuticura products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice
Henry Prins
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Widow’s Fate Stirs in Humorous duel over Tongue Tale
In Stray Stories a man is said to be forgotten after death unless you marry his widow, a line that plays on memory and marriage with a wry, sharp exchange about a tiny mouth in a glass.
Cardinal Martinelli Ill in St. Rome
Cardinal Sebastian Martinelli papal delegate in the United States from 1896 to 1902 is seriously ill in St. Rome at age sixty five. He serves as prefect of the sacred congregation of rites and is a prominent church official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Martinelli
St. Rome
Italy
Cardinal Sebastian Martinelli
United States
Sacred Congregation of Rites
Judge Frees Accused Wife In Chicago Murder Case
Judge frees Mrs. Alice Davis Sing charged with murdering her Chinese husband Charles Sing. Defense motions lead to discharge as jurors are removed. In Paris, Jack Johnson outpoints Jim Johnson in a ten round bout amid boos and disapproval from spectators.
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Jack Johnson
Paris
Jim Johnson
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Ming
Philadelphia Inquier
Facturer
Mose
Han
Carter
Slacerer
Baba
Vlal Ghuoge
Ard
Sotto
Len B. Mipta
Hank of
Texas
Rt Worth
Minnesota
Fred D. Sherman
Dept. E
State Capitol
St. Paul
Minn
Philadelphis
Lough Byrup
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