Twilight in the Park Ends In Abduction On City Car
Agatha Redmond, returning to New York, is abducted in a city car after a chance encounter with a dapper stranger. Renaud-Hand, the driver, appears complicit as a mysterious male presses forward and drugs her, leaving her unconscious as the vehicle speeds away into the night.
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Renaud
Ie Tonneau
Theachine
Enaud
Mademoiselle
Old College
Pleasance
New York
Jan
Monsieur
van Cortlandt Hall
Tonneau
The Hambletons of Lynn and the Yarmouth voyage tale
Jim and Aleck Hambleton, born in the same year in Lynn, struggle with family pride and limited means while their mother Mrs Van Camp presses business over trade. Aleck pursues biology in Hebrides, Jim plans a sea bound life amid a clashing hope for a future.
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Hambleton
Lynn
Hambletons
Earth
Heaven
New World
Fergus the First
van Camp
Fergus
Dido
Jimsy
Aleck
Maine
Yarmouth
Bay of Fundy
Hebrides
James
John
Edith Hambleton
Jim
Force of Habit Nose Turns Left Through Habit
An attache at the statehouse explains his nose turns left as a habit. He recalls how as a boy he pulled it right to hide the teasing, making the motion a habit. He kept the new alignment, leading to the current appearance.
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Indianapolis News
Impossible Belief: Women at 30 vs Men at 50
A provocative remark contrasts aging expectations for women and men, noting that some people claim men reach prime at fifty while women face disbelief at thirty. The line highlights attitudes toward age and gender in society.
Prescription for Positive Cold Cure Warns of Genuine Globe Pine Compound
A newspaper advert promotes Globe Pine Compound as a top cold remedy. It instructs buyers to mix glycerine and Globe Pine in good whiskey, then take doses after meals and at night, with smaller doses for children. It claims the cure is the sickest cough and cold remedy known, urging buyers to obtain authentic Globe Pine Compound from their druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories of
Chicago
Its Class. The plot they cooked up has him upset
A terse exchange conveys discontent over a disputed arrangement described as a raw deal and the plotted plan behind it. The dialogue hints at mistrust and a sense of betrayal surrounding the scheme.
Toned Tonitives Promote Aged Health Card
An old 1913 ad claims tired blood weakens arteries causing paralysis and apoplexy. It argues unimpaired arteries rely on perfect digestion and waste elimination, presenting Tonitives as an aid for steady blood flow and healthy old age. Sold per box by Tonitives Co. Buffalo N Y.
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The
Tonitives Co
Buffalo
The Mills of the Gods and Doctor Pierce's Pellets Ad
An old advertisement claims strikes do not stop mills of the gods. It promotes Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation and related illnesses. It touts one laxative tablet and three cathartic pills per dose.
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Pierce
Has Your Ship Come In Prompted Child’s Nickel Moment
A widow mother with six children struggles for money while her daughter Dot hopes for better days. Dot’s mother grants a nickel, an extraordinary gift, and Dot asks if her ship has finally arrived, marking a small but hopeful turn in their poverty.
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Maine
Agatha
Agatha Shaw
Dot
Fire at Bank of England sparks security response
A fire broke out in the southeastern part of the Bank of England in London, the first in memory. Flooring and joisting were damaged. bank authorities extinguished it with their own appliances in thirty minutes, as a lieutenant and a dozen Irish Guards assisted police in crowd control.
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Bank of England
London
Leutenant
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Bobbs Tel Bill Company
Charlesport
Hercules Thayer
Thayer
Agatha Redmond
Miss Redmond
Agatha Shaw Redmond
Red House
Troy
Jones
Post
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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