Vanishing Fleets opens as war clouds gather in Washington
The tale follows Guy Hillier secretary at the British embassy and Olma Roberts as war looms between the United States and Japan. Japan seizes the Philippines and Hawaii while U S isolation fuels panic and secret plots unfold across Washington Canada and the Pacific coast.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Guy Hillier
Miss Olma Roberts
Inventoroberts
Philippines
England
Orma Roberts
Florida
Hawaii
Esmeres
Siego
Nippon
Pacific
Slego
Tokio
Hillier
Nso
Canada
Span
Britain
Jeet
Great Britain
Germany
Kaiser
Admiral Bevins Seeks Private Audience With King
In a tense London theater interlude Admiral Robert Bevins of the United States arrives unannounced to request a private late night audience with the king. The exchange centers on urgent matters connected to wartime events and the fate of the British fleet amid international tension.
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Robert Bevins
United States Navy
Bevins
Admiralty
Toeg
German surgeon tricks patient with staged pain joke
A Franco Prussian war surgeon used a crowd to simulate quiet during a procedure so the patient would endure the operation believing no pain would be felt. When the signal was given the patient roared in alarm, thinking the surgery ongoing, proving the ruse worked but the patient felt real pain afterward. A closing note adds that enthusiasm is a good tonic.
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Secret Service
Cuining
Parkway
Lypsy
Caward
Secret Service Department
Not by Might Zechariah Urges Zerubbabel
Zechariah delivers a night vision accord stating not by might nor by power but by the Spirit. The prophet assures Zerubbabel the temple project will advance, the headstone will be laid with grace, and God’s eyes search the earth restoring Jerusalem.
Not by might nor by power but by my spirit
Sermonette explains Zechariah’s vision of the golden candlestick with seven lamps and two olive trees as a symbol of God’s unfailing power in the church. The piece urges labor in the Lord’s vineyard through the Spirit, not human strength, citing Zerubbabel and the unity of Jews and Christians.
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Jerusalem
Joshua
Judith
Dhe
Alexander
Mesaiah
Zurabbabel
Tyne
Babylon
Darius
Zechariah
Gob
Zecharich
Lehi
Zerubbabel
Wests
Zerubbabhel
Zernihahel
Thia House
Holts
Church of Christ
Zerubbahbel
Zechariah and Zerubbabel Face Renewed Temple Work Doubts
Zechariah counsels patience as Zerubbabel confronts renewed opposition to the temple rebuilding. Samaritans seek a decree from Darius to halt the work while Artaxerxes’ earlier order shadows the effort. The governor fears ruin if the project stalls again.
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Zechariah
Jerusalem
God
Babylon
Darius
Zerubbabel
Artaxerxes
Temperance drive uses posters to outshine saloon ads
The Young People's Temperance Society of Chicago launches an inventive campaign using billboards to present the choice "Saloon vs. the Boys and Girls." passersby gather to discuss the temperance question with posters guiding local voters, including children who view and react to the displays. The effort marks a shift in tactics for the temperance movement and follows Carlyle’s maxim about upward effort.
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Home Herald
Young People’s Temperance Society of
Chicago
Dean's Kidney Pills Cure Backache and Kidney Trouble
Thomas N. McCullough of Colorado Springs reports attacks of backache and kidney trouble lasting up to three weeks, with bed turning difficulty and disturbed urine. After taking Dean's Kidney Pills, he was freed from kidney trouble and considers the cure permanent. Sold by all dealers, 60 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Thomas N. McCullough
Weber St
Colorado Springs
Colo
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Mitt-Nothin' Doin Closes Barber Shops on Sundays
A locals style notice notes barber shops in the town close on Sundays. Residents seek the usual Sunday rest and relate it to community customs and commerce rhythms.
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Sonny
Too Much Gravity a Bad Sign and Odd Health Quips
A fragmentary meditation on gravity as a metaphor for mental steadiness and mud at the brain’s bottom. Includes unrelated ad-like lines for a patent cure and tobacco marketing, with scattered quotations and product mentions.
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Miun
Saville
The Wreath About Peruana Booklet Offer
A free illustrated booklet titled The Wreath About Peruana is available from The Peruan Ca in Columbus Ohio. It is mailed postpaid.
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Peruana
Peruan Ca
Columbus
Ohio
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