Mystery of the Man in the Mask Captivates Paris
Paris gossips chase the identity of a handsome wealthier figure known as the Man in the Mask. He appears at the Maison Dorée and Comédie with a silk eel skin mask, talks with refined manners, refuses to unmask, and vanishes before investigators.
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Paris
Man
Man In the
Maison Doree
Boulevard Des Italiens
Comedie
Boulevard Poissonniere
Cafe de Paris
Opera
Man In
Mask
Alcoho l From Sawdust Promised by Professors
Scientific Specials notes Prof Classen of Aix-la-Chapelle describes converting sawdust cellulose with gaseous sulfuric acid to glucose and then to alcohol by fermentation. A ton yields 50 gallons crude or 25 gallons absolute, with potential to reach 30 gallons or more. Prof Behring, Nobel laureate, leads tuberculosis serum work and diphtheria serum development. The article surveys atomic transmutation and the immense energy of radium decay, noting unknowns about emanation byproducts and possible lead formation.
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Classen
Aix-la-Chapelle
Prof. Behring
Dr. Roux
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Berlin University
Marburg
Cuticura Soap Praised By Tennessee Woman
Maud Loggins of Sylvia Tennessee reports a year long skin breakout cured by Cuticura after months of unsatisfactory treatment by doctors. She endorses Cuticura Soap as best for a perfect complexion, leaving skin soft white and velvety.
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Maud Loggins
Sylvia, Tenn
Kiss Me Auntie Ends In Satirical Near-Mishap
A gleaming scene turns comic when a young woman urges her aunt to share joyful news, only to provoke a teeth-gritting scold. The passage contrasts affectionate impulse with a sharp rebuke as an old aunt nearly loses her temper. Also included is Mrs. Kate Howard from Little Rock praising Hunt's Cure for eczema.
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Harold
Hunt
Kate Howard
Little Rock
Ark
West Virginian Credits Kidney Pills With Cure
W L Jackson of Parkersburg West Virginia describes twenty years of kidney trouble with back pains and nightly urination. After using Deans Kidney Pills his urine flowed freely again and pain faded. He claims eight years of cure and continued activity despite being over 70. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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W. L. Jackson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
No Kowtowing For Him In Rude Hotel Ledger Incident
A joke about former Ohio Governor George Hoadly in a Buckeye hotel where the clerk misreads his name as ten and servings laughter when the governor protests his proper title. The tale ends with the clerk asking why the governor expects a kiss.
Imperial Remedy Promises Cure for Eczema in the South
The Imperial Medicine Co. of Houston Texas advertises Imperial Remedy as a quick permanent cure for eczema and other skin diseases. It claims 25 years of use across Texas and the South and offers bottles at one dollar via mail order.
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Texas
South
Imperial Remedy
Imperial Medicine Co
Houston
Homely Philosophy Reflections by G. E. Huntington
A readers letter offers pithy maxims on luck trust optimism and daily life. The writer from Eufaula Alabama shares practical musings on jealousy temptation ambition and perspective, praising Hunt's Lightning Oil for household use.
The Sleep Cure as a Fad and Fantasies of Slumber
A discussion of the sleep cure resurfaces after a mining disaster in France with rescued men. The piece muses on sleep as a coveted gift, its supposed health and beauty benefits, and a theory that life is bounded by hours of wakefulness and sleep. It imagines trains of thought on waking for breakfast and the idea of trained Slumberland.
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France
Nuggets of knowledge from odd facts and quotes
A collage of curious claims on rail travel, cuisine, piano wood, longevity, hair trade in Paris, and criminal skills. It notes Swiss funerary subsidies, a casual restaurant mockery, and a humorous quip about money and meat. The fragment reads as a miscellany of trivia and jokes.
Cure for Itching and Teething Syrup Ad Sparks
A historical OCR fragment notes Hunt's Cure promising relief from itching skin diseases with one box, plus Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants. A comic exchange about an impending marriage is referenced with a Philadelphia Press quotation. Bargains and social cues appear in the snippet.
Cockeye for the Crossroads and Odd Promises
Close quarters the miser’s. A difference in terms congress and jail. Holding a meeting does not deter its progress. Government bonds in the United States prison. Even a muddy stream can leap clear over the falls. It doesn’t take much cultivation to raise a big howl. A burglar is likely to put out the lights when he lights out. Try and keep pleasant even when you come to the crossroads. Simmons Liver Purifier praised as valuable for constipation and disordered liver by M M Tomlinson of Oswego Kas. Position Filled Willie Gusber press agent quip ends.
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Congress
United States
Traveling man in congress and other scattered notes
Obscure profile of George R. Patterson the only traveling man in congress and a former flour salesman. Mention of L B Abrahams retiring headmaster of the Jews free school in Bell Lane Spitalfields. Notes on Israel Zangwill pupil and the school’s size. Genealogical lineages of Annie Knight Gregory of Selingsgrove Pa. Temperance advocate Lady Henry Somerset and a cousin as practical jokers visiting Eastnor Castle with a veiled disguise.
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George R. Patterson
Congress
Henry Somerset
Lady Dudley
Eastnor Castle
Duchess de Montmorenci
Henry
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Sweet Singer
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Mr. Tucker
Dodd
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Imperial Wind Mills
Necco & Eisemann CO
Houston, Texas
Allen
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Mason, Fenwick & Lawrence
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Rg Leroces
Thompson
le Roy
Willansen
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia EK
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W.L. Douglas
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