The Daughter of David Kerr in Belmont
Gloria Kerr arrives at her father David Kerr's Belmont home as political boss Kerr seeks to conceal his true nature. Chicago packers’ agent Kendall negotiates a franchise with Judge Gilbert while Joe Wright, editor of the reform paper, fears the plan. Gloria and Wright rekindle their connection, amid courtship and intrigue.
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Gloria Kerr
Belmont
David Kerr
Kendall
Chicago Packers
Judge Gilbert
Kerr
Joe Wright
Gloria
Belmont Society
Gilberts
Europe
A Paris Return Intertwines Wright and Gloria in Belmont Plot
Wright and Gloria converse after twelve years apart in Belmont, revealing she is David Kerr’s daughter and pondering his methods. The two struggle to share details as they navigate their renewed contact and the hidden tensions between friendship, father, and boss.
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Wright
Gloria
Rhine
Paris
Europe
David Kerr
Belmont
London
Belmont Leaders Plot Franchise Tactic Amid Personal Ties
In Belmont, Kerr and Gilbert advance a stock yards franchise plan using a 60 day option to drive council action. Reporter Winthrow reports Gloria Kerr's return from world travel as Kerr and Gilbert maneuver social leverage to boost Gloria’s profile.
Cottage of Little Jim to be Sold at Auction
The thatched cottage in Warwickshire coal field condemned as unfit by the local sanitary authority is offered for sale by the county council. The modest hammer price is about £50, and locals hope the historic home may be preserved as a schoolhouse classic.
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London
Jim
Edward Farmer
William
Polesworth
Dordon
Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Council
Little Jim
London Chronicle
Master clocks to regulate time by wireless in England
A shift to wireless time regulation may replace individual pendulums with master clocks in major centers. Greenwich Observatory would provide time via sparks, sending half minute impulses to nearby clocks. In Chiswick, F O Read already runs all household clocks from a single master clock.
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Greenwich Observatory
Jules Verne
F. O
Read
Chitwick
Boston Conductor Assists Passenger After Offboarding Request
In Boston a passenger asks to be dropped at the next corner and the conductor agrees to help the traveler exit at the next stop. The brief exchange ends with a courteous note from the judge who intervenes to smooth the moment.
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Boston
Sun Will Absorb World and Ignite New Solar System
Berlin reports Professor Philip Fauth proposes the entire solar system will fall into the sun in a distant explosion. He argues planets are ice masses with mineral kernels and that the Milky Way contains an ice dust ring feeding outer planets, ending with life extinction before a possible fresh system forms.
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Berlin
Buch
Journal of Natural Science
Philip Fauth
Fauth
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
Futhermore
Milky Way
Lfe
Earth
Baltimore Surgeon Builds Nose From Rib
Physicians at St. Joseph's hospital report success in reconstructing a shattered nose for Lynn Davis a railroad employee. A two inch rib cartilage graft was cut from the third rib and shaped to restore normal nasal form.
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Baltimore
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lynn Davis
How He Judges Women's Character
Newark detective Henry G. Platt says he judges a woman's character by the amount of powder on her face. He claims too much powder indicates a lack of morals.
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Newark
N. J
Henry G. Platt
Aya
Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops Heal Irritation Promoted
An advertisement notes coughs arise from inflamed bronchial tubes and promotes Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops as a remedy available at all drug stores.
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Dean
Inventing a New Class Yell Sparks School Spirit
A playful exchange shows Bill admitting he started the girls talking to trigger a new class yell. The remark highlights inventive school spirit and an aim to boost momentum among students.
Fletcher's Castor Oil Brand Keeps Generations Safe
A historic note promotes Fletcher's Castor Oil as a trusted remedy for infants and children. The copy urges careful use and to look for the product’s signature, claiming 30 years of use and a long family legacy.
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Fletcher
New Haven & Hartford President Slams Overstated Millionaire
Howard Elliott, new president of the New Haven and Hartford railroad, spoke at a New York luncheon about a self made man boasting of wealth in Raphaels Louis Seize furniture Gobelins and Aubus sons. He praised self made men but noted they sometimes fail to work noiselessly.
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Howard Elliott
New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New York
Millonaire
Mr. Elliott
Cleryman S Testimony on Dodds Kidney Pills
Rev. H Heslop of Wigton Pa recounts a year of dropsy with swollen limbs and fatigue. After using 5 boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling disappeared and he felt revived. He confirms lasting benefit and faith in the remedy.
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Edmund Heslop
Wigton
Poet Robert W. Chambers Defends New York Poet
The novelist criticizes a New York poet for awkward rhyming phrases. He cites a Lake Sunapee epitaph about a person named George Meadows, noting the deceased’s name was Fields and Meadows was used for rhyme.
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Robert W. Chambers
New York
Chambers
Lake Sunapee
George Meadows
N. B
Fields
Meadows
Marriage quip from Monaco prince at New York dinner
The prince of Monaco stated that marriage grants liberty to French women while English women lose it, then paused and asked about American women. The debutante prompted the reply and the prince concluded that the American woman continues to do as she likes.
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Prince of
Monaco
New York
All Trials
A playful dialogue on trial marriages contrasts idealism with practicality, noting the evolving social question in modern relationships. The exchange questions whether any commitment can be truly permanent when society negotiates love, legality, and lifelong partnership.
Enthusiastic Disciple and Mock Cure Quip
The quote attributes Mr. Wombar as an enthusiastic follower of Isaac Walton and quips about a new "freak cure" being posed as a solution. The fragment suggests a public figure comment and a skeptical take on trends.
Family of Five All Drank Coffee From Infancy
An Iowa mother reports five children drank coffee from infancy until age two. She and her husband quit coffee for heart trouble and found relief after using Postum. A son with lifelong weak digestion improved after switching. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and invites requests for The Road to Wellville.
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Iowa
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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