Winding Mountain Sanatorium Secrets and a Stolen Draft
Jessica at the Smoky Mountain sanitarium wrestles with grief and a crushing accusation as she discovers a canceled bank draft bearing Hugh Stires’s name and hides the evidence in her bosom. A rumor of Hugh’s presence in town sparks fear as she confers with Mrs Halloran and Tom Felder while the looming truth test her fragile marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Aspens
Jessica
David Stires
Smoky Mountain
Hugh
Dr. Brent
Northern Junction
Pacific
Carly Jessica
Jessica Holme
Mrs. Halloran
Tom Felder
Hugh Stires
Tea as Panacea in Historic Advertisements
An excerpt notes early English claims of tea as a universal remedy. It references a Mercurius Politicus article from 2058 describing tea as a marvel drink and a Garraway’s broad sheet praising its virtues, from headache relief to fever prevention and infection expulsion, once priced at £100 per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Ad Claims Purifying and Vitalizing
An old advertisement touts Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and invigorating tonic for stomach and liver ailments. It cites long experience, lists root ingredients, and promotes a salve for old sores, urging readers to order by mail if unavailable locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Pierce
Golden Sea
Queen's Root
B. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Bartholow King
Scuddey
Coe
Ellingwood
Dr. Pierce
Return of Philadelphia's Grand Historical Pageant
Philadelphia prepares for Founders Week and a large historical pageant honoring William Penn. The October 4 parade will feature eight divisions with Indian, Swedish, Dutch and Penn sections, plus floats depicting Penn’s arrival, the treaty with Indians, and Major Andre events. Lincoln and Lafayette revisits will be escorted by city troops amid elaborate costumes and tableaux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tenn
Philadelphia
Dena
Pennsylvania
Delaware and
Schuylkill
First Indiae
Secretary of the Interior
William Dean
Penn
Tower of London
Chartes II
Delaware
Andre
Continental Army
Washington, Wayne and
Latsyette
Carridge
Lafayette
Abraham Lincoln
Short Stories and Notable Projections in Early 20th Century Notes
The passage surveys a speaker delivering a long address, compares global tea purchases led by China after the United States, and notes Mexico City lottery expenditures versus premiums. It cites Smithsonian on the mammoth’s size, foresees new taxi services in large cities, reports a faint luminous mist on early bulbs observed by Professor Souimers, and notes the lack of explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elanail
China
Mexico
Smithsonian Institution
Souimers
Witty musings on money, manners, and honesty
A brisk collection of quips on wealth happiness and human folly. It jokes about riches not buying comfort, talks on voice and notice of others, and mocks virtue versus self interest with observations on love, hay fever, and integrity. It notes changing views from week to week and the slyness of seasoned schemers.
Facts From France and Industrial Rise in 1907
The article notes France from Le Creusot to Saï̈nne as a Pittsburg-like steel region with iron and steel outputs. It cites 1907 ingot production at 2,077,805 metric tons, compares with 2,436,322 in 1981 and 2,240,281 in 1905, and mentions a doubling of physicians in ten years. It also mentions a new Paris letter carrier machine attached to boxes, using weight to start the tray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Creusot
SA Eiienne
Pittsburg
France
UOOMW
Perslave
Paris
Ambitious Artie Hofman Aims at Regular First Base
The piece notes Artie Hofman’s best goal to be Chicago Nationals' regular first baseman and recalls a July 24 Chicago win over Cleveland 35 to something. It also mentions J Hridwell of the New York Nationals as a ground-hand artist and compares players from Mitchell, McLean, Cincinnati Nationatis, and Boston Americans recruit Arrellanes as a solid all around player.
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Artie Hofman
Chicago Nationals
Chicago
Cleveland
Hridwell
New York Nationals
Heinie Reftz
Mitchell
McLean
Cincinnati Nationatis
Pug, Bins and
Kane
BH Bradley
Oloth
Caiptte
Jack Sheerdan
Arrellanes
Boston Americans
A scattered poem fragment on daily life and cares
A fragmentary verse mix reflects small joys and pains of daily life. It names sunshine and rain, contentment and worry, meals and holidays, visits and quarrels, asthma and rheumatism, debt and fever, all as parts of ordinary living.
Think On Worry And Save Money Says Atchison Globe
A letter quotes the Atchison Globe noting that saving money needs as much genius as poetry and that people bear burdens better with a sense of fairness. It urges reflection on yesterday’s worries and their lack of benefit.
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Lowe
Wip
Atchison Globe
New York City Faces Rising Costs and Demolitions
The New York Herald notes Hr ing expenses in New York City are about 12 percent higher than three years ago. It states an average of nearly two people die daily from falls or similar accidents. It adds the city disposes of enough decaying buildings yearly to house a small city and, in ten years, torn down enough to shelter 500,000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York Herald
Theatre Cast Notes for Upcoming Shows
Laviuin Shannon stars in Mrs Temple's Telegram while Camille Perville signs for The Gay White War. Joseph and William Jefferson revive The Rivals this season. Rosa Rand to play Mrs Malaprop and Julie Opp to teach in a production. William Faversham appears with bust in The World and his Wife. John Wokelord has a minor role in The Royal and Betty with Marte Cahill starring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laviuin Shannon
Fragmented dialogue echoes from a bygone scene
The text presents clipped exchanges with a Western flair. Characters discuss a tailor, a hound master, and social boundaries across street lines while references to exams and honest living appear in brief, sketchy lines.
Animal worship and ritual practices across cultures
The text surveys religious practices including shark worship in Calabar, serpent worship on the Gold Coast with cannibalism notes, ape veneration in India linked to Hanuman temples, and mentions a boy’s recovery from fever after using Foley's Orito Laxative as a medical anecdote.
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Calabar
Cape St. Catherine
Gold Coast
India
Ilanuman
Hanumian
One Way Colonist Fares Offered By Monon Route
The Monon will sell one way colonial tickets from September 6 to October daily to points in Alberta Arizona British Columbia California Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon and Washington. For information call Monon passenger depot. WH Kats Agent.
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Vie Monon
Monon
Alberta
Arizona
British Columbia
California
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Washington
Kats
Agt
Practical Skirts and Gowns Feature in Fashion Notes
Guimpes and black tulle sleeves top a variety of gowns while skirts show side buttonholes and cutaway effects over plain underskirts. A practical platted skirt pattern for girls 13 to 17 is offered for 10 cents, with other frocks in gingham or linen for young children.
Contingency on Public Contracts Noted for Marble Coal Soot
Public contract letting for marble coal or soot follows a lowest bid rule if no single bidder has influence. The policy emphasizes open competition and price as the main determinant.
The Fifteen Year Class of Wedding Rings
A jeweler asserts a woman’s marriage length by her ring size. He claims the ring width cycles every five years, placing her marriage around fourteen or fifteen years ago. His wife questions the accuracy, but further inquiry confirms the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
A Jeweler's Experience
A Indianapolis jeweler 1060 Virginia Ave reports Foley's Kidney Remedy cured his kidney trouble and back ache after doctors failed. He says his complexion cleared and he can attend to business daily and recommends the remedy to others. O. D. Knoefel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. Kloger
the Jeweler
Virginia Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Foley
O. D. Knoefel
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William Pern LN
By Duncan M. Smith
Anittle
Hey
Merry Widow
Folay
A. Wolkash Onsimer
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O.D Knoefel
Thi
Evening Tribune
Oscar Deshler
Representat
Floyd County
Castoria
the Tribune
New Albany
the Tribune Company Printers Publishers Binders
Pearl Street
Daucney & Co
Parker
Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph Co
West Baden
French Lick Springs
Carlsbad
the Tribune CO
Indianapolis and Louisville Traction Company
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Ly Louisvill
Jeffersonville
Sellersburg
Scottsburg
Crohersville
Seymour
Columbus
Edinburg
Franklins
Greenwood
Yousier
Indianapol
Brothers
Sellersbury
Jeffersonvi
Louisville
de Eligi
Seymour Livliaea Patie Limiteds
Indianapolis-Seymour Limiteds
Dianapolis
Olecti
Sey
Seymede
Indiana RR
A. A. Anderson
Seymeer
Tui
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