Websters Bonny Mission Sparks a Masked Meeting
Billy Geary helps a disguised stranger reach a steamer contact, delivering a coded intro and prompt cash. John Stuart Webster greets Billy in New Orleans then downplays danger as they plan further moves toward Sobrante and Buenaventura.
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San Buenaventura
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Don Juan Cafetero
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Mother Jenks
California Syrup of Figs Ad Emphasizes Harmless Relief
An old advertisement urges mothers to choose California Syrup of Figs noting the fruit flavor aids children’s digestion. It advises looking for the California name on the package and mentions full directions on each bottle.
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California
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound for Gray Hair
A home remedy claims to darken gray hair naturally using Sage Tea and Sulphur, now improved as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. The ready to use preparation is applied with a sponge or brush to strands, promising darker, shinier hair by morning with repeated use. It is advertised as a cosmetic, not a medical treatment.
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Wyeth
World sees Liberty bonds traded for oil stock, Wichita Beacon
A brief note notes that Liberty bonds may be exchanged for oil stock. The item reflects economic tensions and market shifts reported by the Wichita Beacon.
Russian Pajama Jacket Hero Receives Highest Valor Medal
A Russian soldier in a pajama jacket earns the highest decoration for valor after leading scouts to capture a town from Bolsheviks. He wore British trousers, went barefoot, and remained undernourished as supply shortages plagued the army in Ekaterinodar. General Bradoff decorated him amid a mixed uniform background from several armies.
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Denikin
Kipling
Gunga Dit
Ekaterinodar
Russia
Bradoff
Printing Books With One-Sided Reading Pages
Boston inventor D I Winslow proposes a patent for books printed so that readers go from right-hand pages to right-hand pages and then turn the book over to continue. Left pages would be printed upside down and renumbered from the back, requiring careful pagination.
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D. I. Winslow
Boston
Mr. Winslow
Hawaii claims top rainfall spots with extreme records
Historical rainfall records place Cherrapunji at 426 inches yearly on average with 905 inches in 1861. Mount Waialeale Kauai shows 476 inches yearly, Maui’s Puu Kukui 269 inches seven year average and 562 inches in 1914, while several Hawaii high elevations exceeded 350 inches in 1914 and 1918.
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Hawaii
Cherrapunji
Khas Hills
India
Waiuleale
Kauai
Tio
Puu Kukui
Maui
Queen Pleasure's Carnival Affects Church Attendance
The article notes Protestant churches report dwindling congregations and seek reasons. Clergy resist radical changes while Rev. C Blick of the Baptist union says Queen Pleasure captivates the public, drawing crowds with fast-paced revelry and distracting temptations.
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London Times
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Baptist Union
Record Energy: Vestey's Wharf Laborers Pledge 17 Shifts
Darwin reports a strike or dispute where Vestey's Meat works promised pay for 17 shifts to ship a vessel quickly. A Southern newspaper correspondent claims wharf laborers completed 15 shifts and earned £101 each amid tensions in the tropical Australian port.
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Northern Territory
Australia
Vestey’s Meat Works
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