Absolutely Pure There Is No Substitute
Horace Ventimore, a young London architect, loves Sylvia Futraye but must win her father’s consent. After buying a sealed grass bottle at an auction, he opens it and a strange oriental man appears, setting off a tale of curiosity and peril in Vincent Square.
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Horace Ventimore
London
Sylvia
Futraye
Ventmore
Horace
Ald Horace
Flaberman
Vincent Square
Nin Lendlady
Botte
Venticrore
Stes. Rapkin
Gome Oriental
Ventimore
The
Auction Room Confusion Over a Brass Bottle
A man recalls buying a brass bottle at Hammond’s auction where a professor critiques every bid. Horace laments missing the sixteenth century Poravin work, while Sylvia notes Horace’s orphaned item may be worth little. The professor dismisses most modern pieces as inferior, leaving Horace hopeful about the brass bottle’s value.
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Horace
Ming
Hammond
Sylvia
Veni
Fragmentary dramatic dialogue with archaic diction
The passage presents a fragmented dialogue with archaic spelling and obtuse phrasing. Characters discuss truth, memory, oblivion, and time in a morally heavy tone, with hints of battle and inquiry. The text ends on a cliffhanger line indicating a continuation.
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Angie
Aly
Horace
Water squeezed out amid market turmoil warns steady steel and securities
A fragmented New York report quotes Regie stressing the value of squeezing water out of properties and noting steel and standard securities are as strong as ever. He says the market will stabilize in days amid concerns about ammonia and chip production, while praising Lord Alverstane’s judicial stance and criticizing the opposite side’s case.
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New York
Spea
Fenton
Lord Alverstane
Texes
Lord Alverstons
Water power bid sparks formation of Hindeman Falls company
A new corporation named Blur tin county hydraulic company plans to build a dam at Hindeman Falls to supply electric power for an interurban line. Capital stock is 18000 with offices in Shoals. Directors include William L. Broy Oden D A Yoder Vincennes H Greta Shoals and Harry H. Crooke Oden. The line would pass Knox Daviess Martin and Orange counties touching Vincennes Washington Looogotes Sedlana Springs and West Baden.
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White River
Hindostan Falls
Blur Tin County Hydraulic Company
Shoals
William L. Broy
Oden
D. A. Yoder
Vincennes
Austin ¥. Cabal
Washington
H. Gretae
Harry H. Crook
Unadulterated book copies draw attention in state report era
The unexpurgated edition of the state annual report draws interest as Brown quits his clerk job to tour as a vendor. James A. Norwood is named to replace him. Plus ads tout Hood's Sarsaparilla and Mrs Wilson's soothing syrup for teething, with coal prices and stove listings interspersed.
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State Board of Printing
Btatebloy
Mai
Special Teat Train From Cincinnati November
A Sunday Teat Train departs Cincinnati at 7:50 pm and returns at 12:20 pm, stopping only at Stuahville Connersville and Hamilton. Passengers board an excursion train without tickets until the charged local fare. Stand up for Indianapolis and meet Arma Tan as THE SUN advertises daily displays and bargains.
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Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Arma Tan
THE
Venice Seeks Restore of Old Power as Trading Port
Venice plans to reclaim its former prominence as a major port. It cites rising seaport value since 1902 when vessel tonnage entering its harbor grew, docks fill with foreign ships, and local merchants urge Italian government funding of port improvements to allow larger ships and boost commerce.
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Venice
Vesaela
Talan
The Last Night in a Paris Roulette Club
Lucien de Mem sinks into a nightmare of gambling in a Paris club as midnight nears and a child drifts into his thoughts. He wins big on the wheel and plans to rescue the cold little girl outside, only to awaken hours later in a club leather couch with dawn light revealing a sobering truth.
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Lucien de Mem
Hilannd
Hia
Lucien
Dronakh Glar
Paris
Lucien de Hemmett
Ata
Shaw
Dranskya
Lucien Punchel
Amd
Ike
Lueten
le Firoken
Messieurs
Ping Ceusen
Ned
Described Soldier’s Odd Behavior In Algerian Incident
A vague account recalls a French lieutenant named Lucien de Hern sharing his pay and a toy with a poor child in Algiers. The text mentions a Spanish girl asleep in a doorway and a curious charity observed by comrades, with unclear names and events.
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Afeioun Safuuary
Lyicien de Hern
Algiers
Lucien de Hem
Francois Cospee
Real estate dealer contract dispute reaches written requirement ruling
A Jasper county real estate dealer sued Beahler after a verbal commission agreement failed. The lower court ordered payment, but the appellate court reversed, declaring such contracts must be written to be binding. The decision fuels the statewide push for written contracts in real estate deals.
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Ella
Clark
Jasper County
Wold
Beahler
Cirle
Beahtier
Briday
Disinterred bodies linked to Caliph Beuddar graves
A historical note records the burial at Greenlawn cemetery in Maryland of B Kregoia and spouse after prior graves. Indianapolis undertaker Mr Scudder attended the scene as the parents were among mourners. Also brief comes a divorce petition by Willa Sefer against Willican citing intoxication and destruction of furniture.
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B. Kregoia
Caliph Beuddar
Greenlawn
Scudder
Indianapolis
Tle
Willa Sefer
Willican
Jin
Death of J. H. Johnson in Brownsburg Indiana
Det. ipty- Jonathon J. Johnson, perhaps the oldest attorney in Hendricks county, died here Thursday night after a long Wines. He came to this county from Kent near Madison, Ind. A widow, three daughters and one son survive him.
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J. H. Johnson
Brownsburg
Ind
Havana Gets Next Meeting of Public Health Association
Havana names Charles J. Finley as president designate for the next annual meeting of the association. The selection occurred at Washington on January 31, with Havana noted as the host city for the forthcoming event.
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Havana
Washington
Than Public Health Association
Charles J. Finley
Tha Asx
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