Torpedo Maker's Lax Demeanor Figures in Warship Sinking
Investigative study notes the torpedo maker Edward P. Moxey and the roles of Charles J. Bonaparte and William B. Ridgely in ordering evidential torpedoes that sank ships. It profiles Moxey's unexpected jovial demeanor amid his critical work and the broader American crackdowns on corruption.
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Philadelphia
Charles J. Bonaparte
United States
William B., Ridgely
Charles W. Morse
New York
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Edward P. Moxey
Moxey
The Bank Examiner Moxey and His Methods
The narrative profiles Mr. Moxey, a national bank examiner who tracks failed banks under suspicions of crime. He emphasizes that falsified ledgers still betray crooks, noting subtle pencil marks in debit and credit items can unlock schemes. He observes crooked bankers gain influence across multiple banks to siphon funds.
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Moxey
Nanal
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Meany
Morse A
Bt Drattiett
Woman Claims Mechanical Genius With Hair Pin
Mrs Foser asserts she can perform any mechanical task with only a hair pin. Mr Whim challenges by asking to sharpen a lead pencil with it.
Gad plights and cures from rheumatism to Cuticura
Mrs Lavina J. Henderson of Stamford Connecticut describes a four year battle with inflammatory rheumatism marked by skin peeling hair loss and severe bed sores. After using Cuticura Ointment Soap and Solvent her complexion improved sores healed and hair regrew, with her dates cited as March 6 and 12, 1907.
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Lavina J. Henderson
Broad St
Stamford, Conn
Bessies Task Imposition Unveiled at Noon Table
Bessie recalls the school assignment as an imposition rather than an essay or oration. The family banter at the table reveals a playful misdirection about what she must write for Friday.
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Bessie
Starch brands tout improvements and new Defiance starch
The notice proclaims Defiance Starch as a superior upgrade over 26 year old patent starches, omitting injurious chemicals and adding a new ingredient for greater strength and smoothness. It then describes the mistral, a cold northwest wind in France and Italy that harms soil and spawns storms from autumn’s end to spring’s start.
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Branda
France
Italy
Mediterranean Sea
Spohn's Distemper Ke and agents sought
Distemper cures and preventive claims appear with price and sales notes. Promises bottle guarantees and distribution through druggists. Mixed in promotional blurbs praise for nurses and social satire line about left handedness and public charity.
Cure a cough or break a cold in 24 hours
Instructions prescribe mixing two ounces glycerine with half an ounce Virgin Oil of Pine compound and a half pint straight whisky. Shake and take a teaspoonful every four hours. The genuine pine compound is made only by The Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati Ohio, and sold in half ounce sealed wooden vials.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Why Joyner Left Home
A bizarre mock initiation ends with Joyner forced to drink poison and endure brutal tests. Early next morning fragments of his clothing line the road toward Pottenville, 30 miles away, as authorities report he still heads west toward Scrabbletown, 69 miles distant. The judge voices a grim interpretation of the escape.
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Joyner
Order of Hoot Owls
Not for Him and The Landlady Contrast in Satire
A witty dialogue unfolds as The Poet seeks furnished rooms while The Landlady offers only a handsomely fur nished suite on the first floor. Quotations and ad copy mix with old proverbs and product pitches, reflecting a playful, noisy period voice.
Aren't you almost ready for church
A humorous exchange reveals a cook wearing a similar outfit, prompting a lighthearted moment about church plans. A child muses Hungary is most humanlike because it is governed by the Diet, prompting a fatherly question about nations and governance.
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Hungary
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