Love and Deception Drive Country House Weekend
Jim Stanley discovers Doris has fallen for him while Waterman faces a crumbling plan to win Doris through wealth. A jewel theft threat surfaces as Colby tests Stanley with the recovered Colby necklace and warns of a public scandal. Stanley contemplates his next move as tensions mount amid a weekend at his country home.
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Jim Stanley
New York
Rollo Waterman
Doris Colby
Stanley
Doris
Waterman
Nina Morgan
Nina
India
Wilson
Bromfield
Swami Ramanara
Broadway
Waterman’s
Swami
Colby Diamonds
Watermans
Jim
Mrs. Hutchinson
Rollin
Country Club
George
Langdon
California Fig Syrup touted as universal remedy for children
A vintage advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a safe vegetable remedy for children with feverish, fretful or cross spells and digestive trouble. It claims quick, gentle relief, strengthens stomach and bowels, and suits babies. It cites Mrs May Snavely of Montrose California endorsing its use for Ednas and her son with lasting results.
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California
May
Edna
Patient Lawyer Faces Bitter Truth in Doris Marriage
Mr Colby confronts Stanley Waterman about Doris after lending aid to his client. Doris has not spoken, and Colby suspects her engagement failed due to Waterman's business struggles. Stanley admits Doris preferred Rollin, prompting a sharp, belittling wish from Colby.
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Stanley
Doris
Mr. Colby
Jim
Colby
Portland Cement Company
Alexander Colby
Waterman
India
Hhim
Mr Colby
B.gee
Rollin
Tibet
Timbuctoo
Tierra del Fuego
Watermans
Long Court Appeal Over 588 Word Tax Sentence
London court hearing highlights a 588 word sentence from the 1927 finance act. The line, claimed to be the longest single English sentence, covers 56 typewritten lines and explains relief on business losses after April 6, 1923.
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Court of Appeal
London
New York Herald Tribune
Old St. Paul's
Atkin and Scrutton
The Eyes of Youth on Youthful Idealism and Practicality
The old historian Plutarch advised boys should learn what they will use as men. The speaker laments that men forget their boyhood learning aims and hopes, letting idealism fade as they become too practical.
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Plutarch
Newtons Crimson Taste Revealed In 1727 Inventory
Newtons admired crimson decor appears in the 1727 Somerset House inventory of Sir Isaac Newtons St Martin in the Fields house. The list covers fifteen feet of vellum strips detailing crimson hangings, mohair backed with canvas seating, walnut furniture, and a large private library with over half of 1896 books in folio or quarto formats.
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Somerset House
Sir Isaac Newtons House
St. Martin's
Sir Isaac
Model Life Noted in American Magazine Quote
A quotation from American Magazine notes that no one is so obscure that their life cannot resemble a recognizable pattern. The saying reflects on how personal paths mirror common templates.
Reclaim Barren Island Near Fuklen
A barren island off Fuklen is being reclaimed by soil chemical treatment to overcome the herd condition. Experiments have yielded rice, potatoes, and peanuts. The island could pasture 5,000 cattle, with several hundred sheep recently placed there. Previously thousands of peasants visited for fishing but supplies were carried in, and the land stood deserted afterward.
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Fuklen
Pane's Cold Compound Ad Promise
An old ad-copy touts Pane's Cold Compound as a quick cure for cold symptoms. It claims relief by noon for colds that reach the throat or lungs and frames the product as a social calendar solution to avoid despair during illness.
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Pane
Ady
New York Dry Dock to Cost Two Million Dollars
The port of New York will add a new dry dock measuring 715 feet in length with a 98 foot floor width and 118 foot maximum width. It will stand 40 feet deep and is expected to be completed in about a year and a half at a cost of around two million dollars.
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Port of
New York
Home Economics Expert Links Child Diet to Parental Habits
A home economics expert says emphasis on proper child nutrition has led many parents to eat more sensibly. The claim frames improved meals as a family outcome and suggests broader dietary benefits from focused child feeding practices.
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Western Newspaper Union
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