Marriage of Dolly and Nigel Bretherton unfolds tragically
In a tangled tale from a vanished era, Dolly Bretherton endures a failed marriage to Nigel, who dies leaving Dolly to remarry an old sweetheart. Drama widens as Nigel’s brother David pursues the truth, Mary Furnival’s secret links surface, and a Globe office investigation ties past and present through letters, disguises, and a perilous search for the missing Dolly.
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Dolly
Nigel Bretherton
Nigel
Enist
Mary
America
David
Ndt
Uve
Red-Grange
Molly
Fishers
Amppty
Monty
Pavia
Fisher
Aythave
Evans
Mary Furnival
Multane
Sani
Bretherton
Ely
London
Red Grange
Democrats Shake the State Plum Tree in Kansas Politics
A political column from Topeka Kansas dated May 22 argues Governor Davis will gain control of the health department and other boards amid a long, slow process of consolidating patronage. It notes Republican opposition, upcoming conventions in Cleveland and New York, and Kansas figures like Sam Amidon, with regional social items from Belvoir, Clinton, and Lawrence.
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Journal-World
AL. Shultz
Topeka
Kans
Davis
State Health Department
Ted Jos
Health Department
Health Board
Senate
State Supreme Court
Utilities “Commission
Industrial Court
Board of Health
Tax Commission
Oil Inspector
Oil Department
Supreme Court
Hugh Duff
Adjutant General's
Board of Administration
Highway Commission
Fish and Game
Min Cr
Kansas
Board of Health Matter
New York
State House
Sam Amidon
Governotor
Stony Point Social News A Weekend of Visits and Travel
Mr and Mrs Alva Rockhold visited Mrs Rockholds mother in Lawrence who is very sick. Ernest Roe and family were Vinland visitors. Ground preparation for corn by Will Pomroy for George Tucker. Grace Hulce from Clinton and sister Nellie Lassen from Richland visited Geo Tucker. Dave Wray and son Ernest visited Owen Flory at High Prairie. Jim Kassinger delivered feed to Mrs Hulda Price for Winfiand. Mrs John Maltby and daughters from Kansas City and Mabel Pomroy visited Stony Point cemetery and Ma Lone home. The Robert Norment party from St Joe Mo toured John Dailey home and left Sunday evening. John Dailey Sr of Kansas City.
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Lone Star
Enneth Halderman
Lawrence
T. J. Caylor
Clinton
Mike Hadle
W. Ewing
Cal Woodward
Horace’ Humphrey
L. H. Petefish
Olin
L. H. Peterfish
Russell
Vance van Allen
Evelyn
Harold
Mary Elizabeth
M. J. Murphy
Esther
Russell Woodward
George
Glenn
Delbert Steele
Edith
Erard Kampschroeder
Carl Woodward
Missionary Society and Guild
Kropp
Leslie Demeritt
Percy Humphrey
Charlie Steele
Will Tucker
Marian
Anna Humphrey
Mike Murphy
Will Shaw
Fred Kampschroeder
Royal Neighbors of America
Arthur Lesh
Martina Pugh
Woodward
Mike Hadi
James Cummings
Catherine
E. N. Cummings
Margaret
Uo Clinton
Wilma Tucker
Madge Woodward
Chas. Johnson
Fred Lobb
Belvoir
Lone Stay
Holcomb’s Grove
Bloomington Baptist Church
Alva Rockhold
Jim Kassinger
Hulda Price
John Maltby
Kansas
Cuy
Mabel Pomroy
Stony Point
Malone
Robert Norment
Theer
St. Joe
John Dailey
John Dailey Sr
City
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing Guarantee
Druggists report Diamond Dyes offer guaranteed home dyeing success for beginners. Clear directions provided in each package with simple steps.
Local residents report slow crop progress and cool dry weather
John Dailey notes Pomroy hauled feed from the George Tucker home on Monday while Dave Wray and his son drove to Pleasant Grove and ground feed at the Ed Heaston mill. A shower fell Sunday as Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Craig and Mrs. Crilla Lawson drove to Lawrence. The weather remains cool dry and cloudy, keeping crops very backward.
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John Dailey
Pomroy
George Tucker
Dave Wray and Son
Pleasant Grove
Ed Heaston
Chas. Craig
Crilla Lawson
Lawrence
Islands Loyal to English as British West Indies Stand
Plymouth England May 20 Sir Eustace Fiennes governor of the Leeward Islands says the British possessions will not be ceded to America for war debt. He notes strong local loyalty to Britain despite wartime losses and drought, and views the islands’ future as excellent despite challenges. A separate virus report from Namaimo B C mentions a diphtheria-developing virus.
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Plymouth
England
Associated Press
Eustace Fiennes
Leeward Islands
America
Great Britain
Eustace
Rheuma Cure Promised For Ailments Across The Nation
A bold remedy claims to ease rheumatism gout sciatica lumbago and kidney misery by drawing poisonous waste from joints and muscles. The advertisement urges readers to visit Round Corner Drug Store or any druggist for a bottle with a money back guarantee if expectations aren’t met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Corner
Inoculated Rats Cut City Rat Problem in 19th Century
A sanitary inspector used a toxin on some rats to curb a rat infestation in the business district. The measure followed experiments that led to a noticeable decline in rodent numbers, part of early public health efforts. The article references historical immigration policy from 1875 and mentions Fitch's Menthol After Shaving Dream and Rankin's Doug Store at 1101 Mass.
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Eans
United States
Fitch
Rankin’s
Doug Store
Mass
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Ferenue
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Acacia Lodge
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Rob't. H.stewart
Paul A. Lange
W.M
Shin’s
Thé Oil Department
Cleveland
Dave Mulvane
Sone Hive
West Indian Islands
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Victoria
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John H. Robinson
Union Pacific Station
Lawrence, Kan
FITZ
Geo. B. Sheets & Son
Mad
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Burobeou Munger Root
United States Senate
Frances A. Theopold
Lincoln
Nebraska
Atle
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REO Blawa
Grand Ave
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