A Scapegoat By Albert Tucker Kenyon
In France the foreign legion shelters fugitives including a conspicuous member under the alias Franz Ludwig. Revealed as Count Joseph Zadsky, he faced a royal scandal over a gambling plot. The intrigue ends with his discharge and a vow to seek a political post after the crown prince’s death and an arranged marriage to Baroness Soplia.
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France
Foreign Legion
Pesnel
Franz Ludwig
Bray Lindwik
Joseph Qadsky
Fommoen
I'Lecount
Soplla
Sastentital
Europe
Severa
Aquor
Count Radsky
Highnness
Biog
Radsky
Ideky
Hiniself
Zadsky
Valle
Gadblers
Zodsky
Lost in a London Crowd Yet Finding Clues of City Life
A traveler wanders congested London streets describing confuse of cabs trams and pedestrians. He notes locals’ kindness and hints at urban layout mysteries while contrasting city speed with quiet parks and a forthcoming Buckingham Palace plan. He reflects on class tensions revolutions poverty and wage anxieties as London grows and adapts. The diary mentions Hyde Park aristocrats, the Bank of England, and daily rain amid a restless tour toward Paris.
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London
Beneteton
Ilford
Ashold
Buckingham Palace
Bank of England
Needle St
Thread St
Poultry St
Milk St
Slowboy & Co. Limited
Morehan
London Observer
Parliament
Hyde Park
South
England
Supreme court curtails night auto speeds in Wisconsin decision
A Fond du Lac county case ends with the Wisconsin Supreme Court upholding lower court rulings that drivers must use sufficiently bright lights at night to avoid danger. The ruling, cited as a precedent, limits damages after dark and aims to curb nighttime speeding. Also notes insurance and hair product ads from the era.
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Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Fond de Lac
Bond du Lac
Supreme Court of
Hall's Catarrh Cure and other remedies featured in ad blurbs
A collage of old medical ads and quack cures dated 1886 touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a promise of one hundred dollars for cured catarrh, plus testimonials and drugstore sales. It promotes Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, Chamberlain's Liniment, and Miottta stomach tablets, with anecdotes and cartoons about doctors and artists.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
Fim
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A.W. Galeason
F. J. Cuexer & Co
Chamberlain
Price drop for meals at Eagle Hotel and Mansion House
Public notice states single meals drop to 35 cents while room rate stays at 1.25 dollars per day. Proprietors Peter Dait and J. J. Varney advertise the change and remind patrons of ongoing accommodations.
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Eagle Hotel
Mansion House
Peter Dait
J. J. Varney
Colby silo promises top build from Colby Cheese Box line
Promotes a one piece stave silo from Colby Wisconsin, made of heavy ironed Washington fir with a continuous door frame for a convenient ladder. Claims 20 to 30 tons capacity and superior value over Tamarack or Yellow pine, urging buyers to choose the best for lasting quality.
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Colby
Wis
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