Eleanor Short and Jack in Tragedy and Triumph
A dramatic hotel incident unfolds at Elwood Inn where Eleanor Short is shot and Count Animes is arrested. As she recovers, she and Jack reveal deep love and plan a family future, while a second tale recalls Arago’s convincing exam and rise in science.
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Germany
Elward
Eleanor Short
Ion
Animes
Eleanor
Elwood Inn
Miss Short
Fred
Utletiaseer
Tegan
Jack
Gret
Alin
Mr. Short
Wother
Sou
Clay Pipe Trick Baffles Diners With a Snap
The article describes a trick using a clay pipe with a short protrusion near the bowl. By adjusting the stem and bowl position and a quick palm strike, a piece appears to snap across the table without damaging the bow or stem. It notes that spectators may doubt the feat until they see it performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weil
Sean Dontt
Roses of Love and Wedlock in Toronto Headlines
A fragment from a Toronto item mixes sensational prose with medical ads. It mentions a tuberculous wife, Peychine as a remedy, and a husband’s account. plus brief notes on cinnamon antiseptic claims and a shameless burglary quote, all reflective of era publication style.
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Cupid
Toronto
Paychine
Samuel Barker
Simcoe
Slocum, Limited
King Street’ West
Distemper Cure Fails as Boarding House Scene Unfolds
Jumbled prose describes a seaside boarding house where a guest asks to chase a cow for milk while the landlady scolds a slavey. Vague references to weather, tides, and payments mix with stray lines about Minard's Liniment and a distant war, creating a fragmented snapshot of daily life.
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Aley Brown
Jane
Fall Plowing Destroys Insects and Corn Worm Facts
Agricultural notes discuss fall plowing as a method to kill corn earworm pupae and other pests, detailing moth behavior, egg lay, larval development, and the impracticality of broad fall plowing. It also covers silage feeding risks to milk quality, and reports on ants damaging crops in Texas fields with data from Beeville and Dallas.
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George A. Dean Ian Kam Tas
Jerney
Bulletin
J. H. Phillips
Virginia Experiment Station
Texas
Beeville
Tex
Dallas
W. D. Hunter
The Test With Grapes
Grapes must be fully ripe on the vine to develop sweetness and sugar. Picking unripe Nir agaras harms the market and tasting is the only true test for grapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Wary
Itching Eczema Cause and Cure Promoted by Dr Chase Ointment
An advertisement extols Dr Chase's Ointment as a universal remedy for itching eczema or dermatitis. It cites teething, indigestion, clothing poisoning and other causes, promises relief from itching, redness and crusting, and claims the ointment softens skin and aids healing with a few applications. A testimonial from Clarke of Belmont, Manitoba supports its effectiveness for babies, with price listed as 60 cents per box and Toronto distributor Edmanson Bates & Co.
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Dr. Chase
Tegun
Chase
Clarke
Belmont
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Entertaining Fragments From a Mixed Readings Page
An assortment of quotations and vignettes from literary talk to jokes, including Prof Brander Matthews anecdotes, a shameless ad for Holloway's Corn Cure, and witty exchanges about poker and marriage. The column blends humor, prose, and short captions echoing early 20th century magazine style.
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Rome
Lome
Francois Arago
Ecole Polytechnique
Arago
Ecole Poistechnique
M. Chamberland
Mo Pastour
Parmeloe
Nto
Shicago Record-Herald
Minard
Dodds Tea Pills
B. Dr. Chase
Brander Matthews
Shakespeare-Bacon 4 Players’ Club
New York
Shakespeare
Home Magazine
Thomas
Fe Ellow
Willie
Higgins
N Lady
Holloway
Conries
Thruth
Elmira
Surtriser
J. Whitla & CO
Winnipeg
Bole Onna Ce
Man
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