Mrs Fenton and the Dodd blackmail plan continues
In London Mrs Fenton faces a ruthless demand for five thousand pounds from the extortionist Mr Dodd. She weighs confessing to Fred Musgrave and risking ruin, while lawyer Mr Breffit suspects foul play and observes the tense, spiraling plot amid a bustling Albemarle Street.
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Fred
Mr. Breffit
Albemarle Street
Mr. Dodd
Brefitt
Tie
London
Mr. Breffi
Dodd
Undecided Morning Sparks Reflections on Confession
Mrs. Fenton weighs the risk of confessing as Fred Musgrave arrives in a troubled mood. Susie Moore’s nursing aspiration and past flirtations loom, and Fred pledges trust while Laura hesitates to probe his school days and earlier acts.
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Fred Musgrave
Fred
Susie Moore
Susie
Mrs. Fenton
Laura
Cord Holder Handy Thing
An Ohio inventor creates a waist worn cord holder with a twine ball stand and cutting knife. A curved wire guide and shoulder harness keep the twine accessible for workers like bakers butchers and packers to tie many packages quickly.
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Ohio
Growth rate of fingernails in historical note
The St. Louis Republic reports that average fingernails grow about one thirty second of an inch every two weeks, or roughly one and a half inches per year. Nails grow fastest in summer, middle fingers fastest, thumbs slowest, right hand faster than left, and full growth takes about four and a half months.
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St. Louis Republic
Almanac of Odd Shop Signs Across English Towns
A tinman with a sign offers quart measures of all shapes and sizes. A watchmaker’s shutter carries Wound Up and the Mainspring Broke as creditors mourn. A doctor and shoemaker occupy a shop with We Re pair Both Body and Sole above the door. A coffee room posts This Coffee Room Removed Upstairs Till Repaired.
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England
Midlands
No Trouble in Collecting Bills Says Doctor
The doctor explains that patients are relieved when notices are not reminders of appointments. He speaks about billing practices and the tone of his notices.
Formosa Campaign to Pacify Savage Tribes Aims for One Year
The plan to wipe out or pacify Formosa savages within a year accelerates amid a Japanese $7,175,000 appropriation for military costs. The article details Formosan tribes, head hunting, geography, and Japan’s guardline strategy, noting fierce Atayal and Paiwan groups and the island’s camphor and other resources.
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Formosa
Japan
Sardina
Corsica
United States
Europe
America
Daisy Came From England Garden Flower Tale in Pa
A Philadelphia Record correspondent notes large white daisies appearing from Memorial Day to the Fourth of July across eastern Pennsylvania hills and valleys. The daisies, nicknamed park weeds, trace back to Sir William Keith who brought the flower weed from England via Graeme Park in Montgomery County. The Keith mansion ruins now mark the “home of the daisy” where spring and colonial memory mingle with blossoms.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Record
Horsham Township
William Keith
England
High Morals in America Cites Divorce Standards
R Newton Crane argues a higher moral standard in America than England while acknowledging higher divorce rates here. J A Barratt outlines European vs US causes, citing Austria Hungary France Sweden Formosa and Algeria. He claims no state in the United States has a unique divorce ground not found in Europe.
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R. Newton Crane
London
Royal Commission On
England
America
Japan
J. A. Barratt
United States
Austria
Hungary
France
Sweden
Algeria
Barratt
Europe
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Oxford
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Middle Kingdom
China
Philippines
Luzon
AMD
Daisy
Lfe
Royal Commission
Mr. Smith
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