Affair in the Vestry Tests Rector’s Resolve and Roots
In a vestry scene at St Ethelfreda’s rector Rev John Poindexter, bound by propriety and past family ties, confronts a divorced client and his young partner seeking marriage. The couple’s defiant pledge to wed exposes the priest’s guilt and limits of canon law as they depart into sunlight.
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Poindexter
Sexton
Jenkins
John Poindexter
St. Ethelfreda’s
Andrew
Poindexters
Marion Poindexter
Denver
Artin Architecture Seeks $2000 Corner Lot House Plan
A detailed house specification outlines a two story design with five first floor rooms and three upstairs, rubble stone foundation, side entry, and period finishes. It covers dimensions, materials, flooring, trim, plastering, roofing, and exterior painting for a corner-lot home by GO, A. W. KINTZ.
Strange Happenings in the Houston Home
A poem describes a disturbed scene with a locomotive by a door and a flaxen haired doll, then shows damaged toys and a sleeping baby. The narrator asks what strange thing passed, noting broken clocks and a crown in the pantry while urging careful, quiet movement. Dated attribution to J. M. Lewis in the Houston Post.
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Texas
J. M. Lewis
Houston Post
The Living Room Fireplace as the Heart of Home
A guide on the living room as the home's keynote, stressing its role as library and gathering place. It advises a large, south or west facing room with a broad fireplace, brick mantel, and authentic firewood or coal use. Gas logs and asbestos grates are discouraged for atmosphere.
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Father
Bob
Capt. Kidd
Mabel
Fido
Earth
George A, W, Kintz
Monkeys and Giraffes Foil Telegraph Wires in East Africa
In British East Africa monkeys ignore locomotives and shrieks as they swing on 2190 miles of telegraph wire. Three parallel lines span 584 miles from the Indian Ocean to Victoria Nyanza, with Kikuyu forest monkeys twisting wires and giraffes trying brackets. Hippopotamuses rub poles, sometimes knocking them over, while the network remains an odd innovation.
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British East Africa
Animal Kingdom
Indian Ocean
Victoria Nyanza
Kikuyu Forest
Official Cup of Coffee Experiments Aimed at Brewing Best Cup
The Bureau of Plant Industry under the secretary of agriculture begins experiments to determine ideal coffee brewing methods. Expert F J Lewton will study roasting, water temperature, infusion time, and caffeine retention to improve flavor and health effects.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington
F. J. Lewton
Murmurs at Nakous Near Red Sea Echo Underground Bell
Reports describe intermittent underground sounds near Nakous on the Red Sea coast. A fiftyyard wide sand amphitheater rises from the shore as sounds recur hourly from beneath, shifting from murmur to bell-like knocks. Arabs say monks pray beneath, philosophers suggest volcanic gas bubbling underground.
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Red Sea
Nakous
Surgeon Records Patient Requests Prayer Before Appendectomy
A surgeon recalls a patient about to undergo appendicitis surgery who first sent for his pastor to pray with him before the operation, reflecting on faith influencing medical care.
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Chicago Tribune
Hinton Man Credits Diabetes Cure to Dodds Kidney Pills
In Hinton Kentucky on November 28 special report, Mr I J Thompson a school teacher says he was diagnosed with diabetes after two years of kidney trouble. He claims two doctors said diabetes was incurable, then using Dodds Kidney Pills led to a complete recovery and restored health.
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Denver
Hinton, Ky
I. J. Thompson
Hinton
Thompson
Dodd
Todd
Lydia BE
Lydia E. Pinkham
His Pride and Putty Encounter Moral Tension In Detroit
A Detroit ree Press note reveals a terse exchange about tipping and secrecy. The dialogue hints at financial strain and social conduct as characters discuss money and privacy.
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Putty
Detroit Ree Press
Cuticura Soap Ad Brings Skin Care Praise Worldwide
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as the finest skin care products used globally for cleansing scalp, smoothing hands, and soothing skin issues. It includes testimonials praising the products and a curiously mixed quote about patriotism and a remark on tea social customs.
Prolix Victorian Chief Justice Delivers 105000-Word Judgment
Sir John Madden, chief justice of Victoria, known for his prolixity, recently delivered a judgment of 105000 words. The reading lasted seven hours, and Sir John remained awake throughout the recital as noted by Punch.
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John Madden
Victoria
John
Lowest Florida fares for Midwinter Exposition and South Florida Fair
Tickets go on sale November 1 2004 for a 21 day period via Seaboard Air Line Railway. The message quotes a Washington Star style proverb about relying on signs and effort, attributed to Uncle Imben.
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Florida
South Florida
Seaboard Air Line Railway
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Go, A. W. Kintz
Aber
LOXAO
Philadelphia Ledger
J. F. Boyer
Trinity Springs, Nd
N. Y
Psnxmam
Lydia EE
Pinkham
Lydia
Mark Tranny
Green St. Weville, Va
Avtefal
Lydia I
Lynn
Mash
Arbuchle-Goode Commission CO
Olive St
St. Louis
Jack
Chicago
Daily Newa
Uncle Imben
Washington Star
St. Jacobs Oil
Choago
cAlon
BAT
Omicago
Kansas Cipy and
Peorta
Tlandsoment
Sie
Alton
Eason
Ivomnme
Geo. J. Charlton
Chicago & Alton Railway
Ill
Ani
A.n.kellogg Newspaper CO
W. Adams Street
A. N. Kia
Putnam
Bookle
Univnville
Missouri
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