Fragmented 1900s prose column spans labor, satire, and social notes
A long collage of clipped topics appears including labor talk on efficiency and the value of work, reflections on clerical salaries and a stenographer’s job prank, social humor about coffee substitutes, a tale of a showy but improving worker, and a note on a distant railroad project across Canada plus a science anecdote about a rat’s soul shadow.
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Ward
London
Elmer Gates
Washington
Shane
One Man's Evil Continues in a Shadowed Chamber
Stanton confronts Gerald Tenby as Hubert Tenby’s plot unfolds. After shocking violence, Hubert lies unconscious while Stanton plans to secrete him in a spare room and guard him. Gerald dismisses the insolent valet Stephens and Antonia notes a likely ally in Hubert's friend Ben Coop.
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Stanton
Gerald
Hubert
Charlotte
Gerald Tenby
Llubert
Hubert Tenby
Tenby
Tobert Tenby
Stephens
Sir Gerald
Tesrain
Park talk deepens bond as Hubert rival looms
Antonia and Ben Coop share plans amid Hubert Tenby's shadowy dispute. Lady Betty schemes to confront Gerald Tenby as Edward Marchmont confronts an anonymous letter gifting doubt about his wife. Intertwined plots unfold toward a tense confrontation and unknown outcomes.
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Ben Coop
Ben
Hubert
Wubert
Antonia
Flubert
Gerald Tenby
Betty
Antonio
Hubert Tenby
Betty Marchmont
Gerald
Marchmont
Laly Betty
Lord Marchmont
Edward Marchmont
Mill Cross Court
Sir Gerald
George Stanton
Peculiar Plan for Albums Highlighted in Interview
A fragmented report notes a peculiar request involving two writers crafting songs for a single artist. The discussion centers on creative control and the artist’s evolving collaboration style.
Domestic Tangles Shadow Lord Marchmont Visit
Antonia learns her father plans a London visit causing surprise and tension with Uncle Edward. Lady Betty schemes to confront Gerald while Edward hides a troubling realization about honor. A domestic life vignette ends with a comic kitchen disaster from a can of patent soup exploding in the oven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonia
Betty
Lord Marchmont
Edward
London
Lady Betty
Gerald
Mr. Marchmont
Elizabeth
Edward Marchmont
Rivalry and Remembrance Among Old Friends
Two old friends meet and scrutinize each other, mutual pride at stake. A quip about marriage and desire reveals lingering selfishness and jealousy as a Catholic Standard and Times style vignette. The exchange contrasts possessive longing with social restraint.
Smoking Rules Across Cities Spark Odd Contrasts
In New York City smoking on street cars is banned while allowed at home. In Chicago the long ride home delays arrival so smokers light up on the car. The note highlights city by city contrasts in transit smoking rules.
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New York City
Chicago
Allen's Foot-Ease free sample offer in Le Roy
Advertisement announces a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder from Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York. It claims to cure tired sweating hot swollen aching feet and makes new or tight shoes easier and treats corns and bunions. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Mixed Prose Snippets on Labor and Virtue
A collage of quotes discusses prison labor wages and outside labor costs, Christian virtue influencing citizenship, wealth from schemes, and the economics of prison production. Additional lines opine on diet, olive oil, and sugar, with social notes about Birmingham’s Young Chisholm and sympathy for the poor.
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Young Chisholm
Birmingham
South
Woman Overcomes Kidney Troubles With Dean's Pills
Mrs A Taylor of Wharton New Jersey describes severe kidney pain back ache dizziness and burning kidney secretions. After eight boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills her pain vanished and her strength and health improved. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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A. Taylor
Wharton
N. J
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Eruptions on Chest Face and Neck Cured by Cuticura
Emma E. Wilson of Liscomb Iowa reports that a severe skin eruption covered her chest face and arms. She used Cuticura Remedies without a physician and saw full cure with no recurrence five years later. The account dates to October 1 1905 and endorses Cuticura for skin diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fis
Emma E. Wilson
Liscomb
Iowa
Hat-a Bite-a Pi Society forms amid Greek setbacks
A friend barred from Greek life forms a new society naming himself president and consumer of club property. An English barber scandal follows when a sponge soaked with carbolic acid burns a customer, prompting questions about safety. France advances balloon research under M Hermite reaching ten miles.
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France
M. Hermite
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