Man pursues a false glory with a retired racehorse
The tale follows Mr. E. Grenville Roy who dreamt of owning a racehorse despite lacking one. He hires an aged gelding named Flycatcher, trains it on the Bay Front beach, and enters a dramatic race where the horse endures sand and strain yet finishes last amid a crowd’s mixed reactions.
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Chidhood
E. Grenville Roy
London
Roy
Bay Front Sporting Club
Jeneth
Yankee Boy
Bay Front
Tsionly
Bayment
Huiy
Hoy
Rey
Sobe
Willia
Noy
Jerrick
Flycatcher
Water Aide
Brooklyn Eagle
Fleury C. Baggs
Sheffield
W. H. Gladstone
Hawarden
Isaiah Xsili
William Henry Gladstore
Mali Gazette
Amelie Rives
Bradford Ra
Home Dressmaking Tips and Sewing Gists
Baste goods to the lining not the lining to the goods and pin the pattern to the lining for a smooth finish. Cut the goods double with a silk lining if possible and baste with cotton to prevent ripping. Finish the dress skirt first during fitting and wear an old corset for comfort. At belt seams make a tiny plait in the lining to ease gathering.
Unclear household tips mix from Detroit Free Press snippets
A garbled collection of old domestic hints appears citing a pest powder recipe, a cake method, and a soap saver device. It mentions mixing powders with cheese to deter rats, an egg sugar butter milk cream tartar soda lemon extract recipe, and a wire net soap saver for efficient suds. Strong entities include Detroit Free Press, Farm and Home.
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Detroit Free Press
Genuine Dr Pierce Medicines Offered At Fixed Prices
Prices for Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription set at 61.00 per house with Pleasant Pellets at 25 cents a vial. Medicines sold only through licensed druggists with guaranteed benefit or money back. Beware of unauthorized imitators offering lower prices. Claim includes wide range of uses from scrofula to lung ailments and consumption.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Veils and danger trap in Victorian fashion tale
A secretary recounts a coachman claiming to watch a falling star and a mistress dismissing him. The piece then discusses women’s unwillingness to fear veils, citing Miss Mary Humphrey who wore gifts from a fiancé and suffered itchy eyes that led to the removal of an eye. Doctors found the veils dyed with poisonous drugs and a damages suit awaits the manufacturer.
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House of Stuart
Brmself
John Wad
Mary Humphbreye
London
Grand Parade Invitation by Indianapolis Canton
On Sept 28 the 1. 0. C. F. Indianapolis Canton sails via the Big Four route leaving Indianapolis at 10:55 p m Saturday the 10th to attend the Grand Conclave of the Sovereign Grand Lodge and invites friends and the public to witness the Grand Parade and Prize Drills.
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Department OF Public Works
Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Public Works
Pope
City of
Albemarle Street
Clifford Avenue
Orange Avenue
Michigan Street
Vina Street
Archer Street
Sovereign Grand Lodge
C. F
Canton
Big Four Houte
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