Through the Wall A Thrilling Detective Tale by Moffett
Detective Coquenil and Alice hide from pursuers in a hidden chamber and block a raging fire by improvising a wall of logs and torn garments. They race to seal the passage, seeking safety as the inferno closes in. The peril tightens as they improvise with speed and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Moffett
Coquenil
Alice
M. Paul
Rue de Varennes
Peugeot
Heaven
Tignol
Amailes
Alica
von Hebdelshann-Bruch
Nurse Praises CascaRoyal Pills In Personal Ad
A nurse endorses Blackburn's CascaRoyal Pills, claiming superior laxative effects with no after-effects. She urges households to keep the product and notes a free trial package offer from The Blackburn Products Co. in Dayton Ohio. drugsellers stock 10c and 25c packages.
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Blackburn
C. Cacker
Cornell Bluffs
Iowa
Blackburn Products Co
Dayton
Ohio
Cardui praised by woman from Telferner for relief
Miss Queen Esther Roberson of Telferner writes Cardui eased four years of womanly troubles and calls it good. The Chattanooga Medicine Co. advertises Cardui as a safe vegetable tonic with no mineral poisons and offers a special instruction booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Roberson
Telferner
Cardui
Cardus
New Book Roundup Highlights Edith Rickert and Others
A brisk catalog note reviews Edith Rickert’s The Beggar in the Heart set in rural England with an amiable American heroine Petty Zou. It also covers Josiah Allen’s Samantha on Children’s Rights, plus Elizabeth Luther Cary’s Artists Past and Present and William Winter’s Old Friends, all published by Moffat Yard & Co. New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Rickert
England
Petty Zou
Moffat, Yard & Co
New York
Josiah Allen
Samantha
Jan Breen
G. W. Dilligham Co
Publishers
Elizabeth Luther Cary
Antoine Louis Barye
Max Klinger
Rembrandt
Cassel Gallery
Carl Larsson
Jan Steen
Barye
William Winter
Longfellow
Bayard Taylor
Charles Tickens
Wilkie Collins
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Thomas Batley Aldrich
Whitman
Thanksgiving Dinner Duties берет a Young America voice
A humorous note from Lippincott's about Thanksgiving duties at home. The parson preaches, mother roasts the turkey, father carves, and the narrator endures chores yet looks forward to the feast and plenty of eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Hidden Glances Between Lovers Stir Quiet Rumor
Laura asks Grace about Charles feelings and what he has said. Grace reveals he looks at her when she is unobserved, hinting at hidden interest without explicit confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Charles
Grace
Theory Confirms Child Born Aboard German Ship
The Mouston Post notes a claim that a child of Russian parents born on a German ship is a subject of Emperor William. The piece likens the assertion to a South Carolina theory about kittens born in an oven, describing it as bread panes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
South Carolina
Fencing Girl Beatrice Dreyfus Seen With Batonyi
Beatrice Dreyfus known as the fencing girl, long missing from Beatrice residence, was linked as a co respondent in Frances Work Burke Roche Batonyi suit. She reportedly rode a taxi with Batonyi and needed hare pins soon after. Batonyi, once a riding master, is tied to the Burke Roche marriage scandal valued by New York society in 145.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Dreyfus
Beatrice Brevaine
New York
Frances Work-Burke-Roche-Batonyi
Batonyi
Burke-Roche
Frank Work
London
Newport
Batonni
Hypnotism and the Dog
A narrator recalls a hypnotist lecture claiming strong will can subdue any creature. He tests the method on a rude dog, hoping to force fear with a stern gaze, but the dog holds firm, revealing the lesson that willpower alone cannot bend the animal. The dog’s defiant stare foils his quest for triumph.
Your Own Romance the Best
Peatrice Fairfax argues women chase a grand romance but practical love with a steady partner provides lasting happiness. She warns against chasing sensational adventures and urges contentment with honest affection, provider partners, and shared domestic life over idealized, dramatic romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
The Fine Art of Philanthropy by George Peabody
A reflective portrait of George Peabody as American merchant and philanthropist. The piece traces his birth poverty and rise, argues wealth should serve future generations, and credits Peabody with inspiring later millionaires and shaping a new charitable ethic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Morris
Aga Belove
George Peabody
London
Paul
Timothy
Wands
Terminus
Love by Phonograph Suit Dismissed Over Damages
Mrs. Clara M. Catoggio of New York claimed $10,000 for damages to her affections from Dr. Walter H. Henning after verses she wrote were allegedly used. Henning denied the verses came from him and said they came from a phonograph record. The jury found she was not damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coquenil
M. Paul
Clara M. Catoggio
New York
Walter H. Henning
Dr Pierce’s Medical Adviser Offered Free By Worth’s Dispensary
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser a 1000 page family guide on women’s health issues. It offers the cloth bound book free or mailed post-paid for 31 one cent stamps and directs readers to Worth’s Dispensary at 663 Main Street Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Worth’s Dispensany Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Main Street
Buffalo, N. Y
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M. Peugeot
Searchlight
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Florence
Ventiaent Hardware Co
E. Wash, St
WALL
Chicago
A&rive
Heart of the City
St Cata Union Station
Aypool Hotel
Kinklin
Del
St.denis
Broadway
New York City
Teon Wanamaker
WM. Taylor & Son, Inc
N. B
Tadies
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Mortéase
State Life Insurance Co
United States
Columbia National Bank of Indianapolis
Columbia National Bank
E. Wash. St
Lippincott's
James J. Montague
By Peatrice Fairfax
Lisuiry
Elbert Hubbard
Danvers
Mass
Peabody
Andrew Carnegie
Jack
Walter Scott
Europe
Cain
George Washington
Phonograph
Irs
Pierce
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