Duke Circles North Carolina Estate For Late Bond Plot
In Raleigh at the executive mansion, Jerry narrates a tangle with the Ardmore estate, bonds due in June, and a duke who courts a guest. Mrs. Atchison vows to eject the aristocrat while Jerry promises to thwart further insults and keep a dinner engagement.
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Raleigh
Ardmore
North Carolina
Mr. Billings
Papa
Mrs. Atchison
Jerry
Tommy
Ardsley
Appleweight intrigues split governors in Ardmore Dangerfield tale
Thomas Ardmore and Henry Griswold chase political power over Appleweight. Jerry Dangerfield, daughter of North Carolina governor, and Barbara Osborn, daughter of South Carolina governor, back rival causes while Ardmore and Griswold recruit allies. Ardmore proclaims himself governor of North Carolina as plots unfold at Ardley estate with a feudal backdrop and a dramatic balcony scene.
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Thomas Ardmore
Henry Maine Griswold
North
South Carolina
Griswold
Barbara Osborne
Ardmore
Jerry Dangerfield
North Carolina
Osborne
Appleweight
Jerry
Ardiles
Ardsley
New York
Ecole Des Beaux Arts
Bronx Loan and Trust Company
Mrs. Atchison
Tommy
Raleigh
Geraldine Dangerfield
Embarrassments of the Duke of Ballywinkle in Georgia Forest
Frank Collins of the Atlanta Palladium treks into a forest to cover a secret mission when a masked man named Cooke steps from the brush and warns him to stop. The meeting hints at adventures and unlawful activity as moonshiners once did. The scene ends with a friendly reunion and a note that the tale continues.
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Duke of Ballywinkle
Frank Collins
Atlanta Palladium
Hildare
Palladium
Collins
Cooke
Georgia
Twenty Minutes for Lunch at Hotel Service Swap
A playful exchange from the St. Louis Post Dispatch notes a rush to order dessert and coffee. A waiter shouts instructions to the kitchen to draw one in the tunnel and dash for the pole amid a humorous dining scene.
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St. Louis Post. Dispatch
Women spies in Europe shape wars as Russia and Japan use charm
The article details how Russian Third Section and Japanese intelligence rely on elite women spies across Europe to uncover enemy plans. It highlights French actresses who aid Russia and Japanese agents, and profiles figures such as Mme Sitzki, Mme Macaborivitz, Countess Karolewitz, and others who used beauty and wit to gain strategic information.
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Japan
Europe
Far East
An Hinglish
Russia
Budapest
St. Petersbur
Peking
Tokyo
Port Arthur
Monaco
Riviera
Paris
St. Petersburg
Mlle. Sense
Washington
Mme. Sitzki
Mme. Macaborivitz
Midge-Hune
Karolewitz
Madame Soski-Hanegen
Norris Retires Insurgent Tip In House Dining Room
Reporter seeks scoop on retirement of Senators Aldrich and Hale by Norris who hints at a related House story. Norris directs access to Speaker Cannon as he munches crackers and milk, suggesting a forthcoming tale connected to congressional retirements.
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George W. Norris
Nebraska
Cannon
Committee On Rules
Norris
House
Aldrich
Hale
Congress
Speaker Cannon
Washington Times
Washington Heights
Willie
Hezekiah
Modernism in Religion Promotes Open Inquiry and Progress
George Hodges argues in the Atlantic that modernism in religion is not a revolt against orthodoxy but a call for a new attitude. The modernist seeks freedom to examine all creeds, rejects finality, and aims to restate religion in terms of contemporary thought for present life. He advocates experiment and progress rather than rigid certainty.
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Mr. Chesterton
George Hodges
Atlantic
Poems Laurels On Eyebrows And Hair On Streetcar Cards
Two young women boast about poems written about their features. The first claims eyebrows hair lips cheeks and hands inspired verse. The second recalls reading such poems printed as streetcar card advertisements.
A Most Important Crop
A writer in the New York Sun asks how to uplift society and the farmer answers by preferring a better class of city boarders. The exchange echoes a humorous note on reform and rural life as observed in Youth's Companion.
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New York Sun
Hayrick
Dead Beat Section Lifts Veil on New York Debt Evasion
A New York district known as the dead beat section houses elevator apartments where debtors hide. Collectors explain they must identify who to see via telephone, and misdirection or elevator bribery aids locating fugitives. A single firm reports about $5,000 daily in personal debts, with only half collectible.
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New York
Baseball Diamond Replaces Stage Metaphor in Global Metaphor
A witty line contrasts performance with sport noting that not all of life is a stage but part of it is a baseball diamond. It frames the world as a arena where athletic play shares the spotlight with theater.
Casey at the Bat in Coca Cola Baseball Record Book
The Coca Cola Company of Atlanta sends a 1910 Coca Cola Baseball Record Book with schedules and other baseball information. It includes a poem Casey at the Bat and a booklet The Truth About Coca Cola. The offer asks a 2 cent stamp for postage and promotes Coca Cola as a refreshing drink.
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Casey
Coca Cola
Coca Cola Co
Atlanta
A Simple Camphor Boat Demonstration
A playful experiment shows how camphor dissolved in water can propel a small wooden boat. Shape a thin wood piece like a boat, notch its stern, insert camphor gum, and submerge in clean water with no grease. The boat glides forward as the camphor dissolves.
Hall's Catarrh Cure affidavit claim 1886 Toledo
Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of F J Cheney Co that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason notes the oath dated December 6, 1886 in Toledo Ohio. Product advertised as internal remedy affecting blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials offered.
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Onto City
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Chengy & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Notary Puni
EF. J. Cheney & CO
Windig and Hobert Question Believability of Story
Windig asks Hobert if they believe the story Blinks shared earlier. Hobert replies with disbelief and notes they would not have believed it even if told by themselves. The exchange shows shared skepticism and cautious stance toward the tale.
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Windig
Hobert
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Public notice urges mothers to inspect each Castoria bottle for the familiar safety assurances over a long history. It stresses that Castoria is the trusted remedy for infants and children and has been the standard choice the family has trusted for generations.
Such a Polite Little Boy
A hostess defends her milk by saying they keep their own cow. The polite guest child counters that someone has stung them with a sour cow, illustrating a humorous exchange during a social visit.
Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets A Nostalgic Patent Medicine Ad
An old advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets claiming 40 years of use. It markets sugar coated granules as a regulator for stomach liver and bowels and presents a moral aside about heaven and neighbors. It also compares Lewis’ Single Binder 5c cigar quality to common 10c cigars and offers a quip about a drying man liking himself.
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Dr. Pierce
Lewis
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