Money Shadows Over Blaisdell Bequest Tangle
The Blaisdell family faces patience and rumor as three letters arrive. Mrs Jane presses for the Chicago lawyer and the ownership of a large inheritance stirs envy and prudence among Harje, Maggie, Flora, and Miss Mellicent while Mr Smith observes with seasoned caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaisdell
Jane
Martie
Mr Smith
Muggie
Fou
Tve
Maggie
Hattie
Mattie
Tessie
Flora
Pennock
Miss Maggie
Mellicent
Mothers urged to protect children in hot weather
A garbled note urges mothers to guard young children during hot months as heat dangers rise. It warns of rapid health decline and severe welfare risks if careful care is not taken, reflecting concerns about heat-related illness in infants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny
Harriet
Flora
Mr. Jim
Mr. Smith
Mr Frank
Mr Jim
Jim
Aid
Aed
Arias
Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry Ad Claims Cure
An old advertisement extols Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a remedy and advises buyers to avoid substitutes. It recounts a woman who believed it helped her and urges obtaining the genuine product from The Mi Bura Co Limited in Toronto, Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Fowler
Ler
Tie
Stomach Cure Promises Futile for Catarrhal Trouble
Fragmented advertorial prose touts a magical stomach based cure for catarrh, claiming inhalation of a pine scented vapor from Catarthonone clears throat and nasal passages. It blends sales hype with unrelated fiction passages about Miss Maggie and domestic rights, finishing with cluttered, nonsensical text.
Prince of Wales Early Morning Habits Revealed
A fragmentary account details the Prince of Wales as an early riser who enjoys a pipe over cards or billiards, favors a bay Arab riding mount, and keeps active with squash at Bath Club before a day of varied activities around Buckingham Palace. A note mentions Ochiltree Texas railroad delays and a vast American Chemical Society membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euwardy
Prince of Wales
Buckingham Palace
Bath Club
Dough Used In Watchmaking Dough Used In Watchmaking Makes Handling of Small Screws and Rivets Easy
In a New England factory turning out two to three thousand watches weekly, about two barrels or nearly four hundred pounds of our dough are used per week. Bakers' flour converts into a dough used to handle screws rivets and small parts, with workers keeping a lump of dough at hand for each task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utttabis
Harry
Jane
Hierica
Magis
Stith
Richie
Thad
Mother
Jim
Frank
Flora
Rooks
Moise
Tam
New England
Fragmentary Field Note on Insects and Tools
A garbled observation mentions a fish, a person with a eyeglass watching, and fingers with forceps. It then notes grasshoppers in South America reaching five to ten inches in length, though many details are obscured by poor transcription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mera
South America
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Eleanor H. Porter
Jth
Dovine
Rome
Montreal
Prince
Ochiltree Tex
The
American Chemical Society
Dodd
Castoria
New Brunswick
Bayer
Fem Cent Drigens
Canada
I Rayer
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