Through the Wall. a Cleveland Moffett detective romance
In a continued chapter, detective Coquenil links a murder case to a sensitive heiress and a mysterious wood carver Francois. He plans an undercover ruse with sacristan Benneton to trap the culprit, arranging a staged replacement and a theft of funds while Pigeons and Caesar the dog enter the scheme amid July crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Moffett
Francois
Benneton
Coquénil
Papa Bonneton
M. Paul
Coquenil
Max
Caesar
Matthieu
Tignol
Papa Tignol
Bondleu
Lfe
Autevail
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted Against Digestive Ills
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for weak stomach indigestion and related digestive issues. It claims strong stomachs protect against disease, notes mucous surface benefits, offers a free medical adviser booklet, and urges readers to request samples by mailing stamps to Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New York.
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Corbett
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Common Sense
How Bill Did It by James J. Montague
A humorous narrated exchange about Shakespeare's writing process with Bill as the half-ton actor and manager Share Ziegler. The tale recalls adapting Falstaff Hamlet and Macbeth lines, with Ziegler urging better lines and Shakespeare stitching fragments, joking about Joe Miller's fix.
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James J. Montague
Bill
Share Ziegler
Henry
Shakespeare
Sir John Falstaff
Ziegler
Macbeth
Zilegter
Pierne
Joe Miller
Don’t join me on Tuesday or speak to me
A terse exchange outlines a plan to avoid pursuit. A warning to not signal if followed, and instructions to conceal a message under a dog's collar. The hint of Caesar being clipped adds a grim, cautious note as the scene thickens.
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Caesar
Heiress’s romance spanned oceans and continents
Helen Maloney, daughter of Philadelphia millionaire Martin Maloney, paid $100,000 to Samuel Clarkson to keep her romance with Arthur Herbert Osborne alive. She had married Clarkson while still married to Osborne, a marriage later annulled by the Catholic Church, after which she remarried Osborne. The pursuit crossed New York, Paris, London, Montreal and Spring Lake, New Jersey.
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Helen Maloney
Martin Maloney
Philadelphia
Arthur Herbert Osborne
Samuel Clarkson
Osborne
Clarkson
Moman Catholc
New York
Paris
London
Montreal
Spring Lake
N. J
Meeting of the Children's Hospital of Indiana Incorporators
The incorporators will meet in the governor's room of the Board of Trade on Friday Oct 8 1909 at 8 o clock p m to elect governors and officers for the ensuing year and transact other business. Members or prospective members are urged to attend. Charles Martindale secretary.
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Children’s Hospital
Children’s Hospital of Indiana
Board of Trade
Charles Martindale
Architect Otis Woods Dies in Evansville at 63
Otis Woods an Evansville architect died last night aged 63. A native of Madison Indiana he won a prize for the best drawn school building at the Philadelphia exposition in 1876. He was a prominent Mason.
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Wood
Evansville
Ind
Otis Woods
Madison
NEW BOOKS The Calling of Dan Matthews and Redcloud of the Lake
Book reviews discuss Harold Bell Wright novel The Calling of Dan Matthews a minister’s clash with modern church methods and Redcloud of the Lake by Frederick R Burton a historical Indian life tale drawn from Ojibway lore. Ellinor Macartney Lane’s Katrine is praised as a great romantic novel set in Irish and American milieus.
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Dan Matthews
Harold Bell Wright
Jesus
San
Dan
Cold Doctor
Hope Farwell
Ozark
the Book Supply Company
Chicago
Redcloud
Strongheart
Burton
Lake Superior
Redcloud Aimself
United States
Canada
England
Megissun
G W. Dillingham Company, Publishers
New York
Elinor Macartney Lane
Katrine
Nance Stalr
Dermott McDermott
Emerald Isle
Countess de Nemours
Josef
Dermott
Ravenel
Revenell
Irisa Nora
Rain. A lyric by Eric Clough Taylon
The poem portrays rain as a backdrop to memory and longing. The speaker recalls a woman with rain on her hair and lips, noting tearful beauty and a wistful smile that endures as the rain passes.
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Eric Clough Taylon
The Bill Clerk on Girls and Judging Hearts
A bill clerk and cashier debate how well a man can know a woman from brief acquaintance. They mock certainties about her appearance, habits, and private life while acknowledging unknowns, ending with a light jab at presuming certainty about romance.
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Johnny
Health and Optimism for Working Girls
An encouraging guide urges working girls shut from light to keep a positive mindset and practice deep breathing, open windows, and mindful self talk to improve health and vitality. It emphasizes optimism, nutrition, posture, courage, and belief in a better day for all, with references to universal brotherhood and personal power.
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Universal Brotherhood
Bride Carries Millions in Wanamaker Estate
Mrs A G Thomson widow of Thomas B Wanamaker, nephew of the late Pennsylvania Railroad president, inherits one third of his several million dollar estate. She has just married Dr Archibald G Thomson, a prominent Philadelphia clubman, following Mr Wanamaker’s death in Paris in March 1908.
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A. G. Thomson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mary L. Wanamaker
Thomas B. Wanamaker
New York
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Paris
Archibald G. Thompson
Morning verse of love and sunshine dream
A lyrical greeting. Marston Haddock writes of morning light, blooming flowers, and joy in the sun. The message pleads for shared happiness, love, and a hopeful day as birds, bees, and flowers celebrate together.
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Marston Haddock
Home remedy for coughs and consumption cure
A vintage call to public health emphasizes stopping consumption through simple home made medicine. It endorses a laxative cough syrup free from opium and poisons, with a recipe using cherry bark, compound castor oil, and white pine syrup.
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Earl
Ignandl
Conil
Alice
Sante On
Seton
Feilow
Brussels
Bonneton
Krancols
Mother Benneton
Progress Laundry Co
Grier
North
Ney
THE
Children’s Aid Association Incorporated Fed
Lemeke
M. M. Feuerlicht
Florence
Vonnegut Hardware CO
E. Wash. St
Pricea
Carl L. Rost
North Whasis Street
Claypeel
Eppeatte
Castoria
Kennett Harris
Wes
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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