Appleweight intrigue and Raleigh caper in Ardmore tale
In a Southern political caper Ardmore, a bored millionaire, teams with Miss Jerry Dangerfield to pressure Gov. Osborne over the Appleweight case. Their schemes collide with Raleigh militia arrivals and a stolen brown jug as threats loom, leading toward a dramatic clash at the state capitol.
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Thomas Ardmore
Henry Maine Griswold
Niversity
Virginia
Atlanta
Griswold
Ardmore
Gov. Osborne
South Carolina
Criswold
Columbia
Barbara Osborne
Gov
Dangerfield
North Carolina
Raleigh
Civen
Kildare
Capitol
Jerry Dangerfield
Jerry
N. C
Charles Osborne
S. C
William Dangerfield
Papa
Bassford
New Orleans
Foster
Camp Dangerfield
Job
Miss Dangerfield
Rutherford Gillingwater
Palmistry Lies Labeled as Foolish Yet Persist in Culture
The piece critiques palmistry as a harmless, childish parlor trick, noting critics who expose its false premises while acknowledging some readers seek guidance. It warns against professional palmists exploiting gullible clients and cites scams, legal bans, and temptations of fortune telling.
Palmistry Examined by Scientists and Critics
A critical essay contrasts palmistry with scientific views, ridiculing its mounts, lines, and astrology roots. It cites C Vannair and Prof Stirling arguing palm lines are just muscle folds, that the hand’s complexity reveals no psychic meaning, and urges reliance on anatomy over occult fortune telling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stirling
Victoria University
England
Royal Institution
The Killing Lust In Humans
A New Liskeard owl perched on a business block at dawn becomes a target for hunters. Men armed with rifles kill the defenceless bird, and the crowd exults over the carcass as a display of savagery in the community.
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New Liskeard
Serpent's Wisdom sparks parental doubt over Minnie and Evergreen
Mrs Proudlip confronts Minnie about sighting her with Mr Evergreen on the sofa. Minnie calmly confirms the scene and remarks on needing witnesses, as her mother warns about slippery young men.
In Good Position to Know Storist Quip
The passage notes a jokey exchange about knowing when a man cares for a woman and references a storist. It also observes a boy's good disposition if he does not resent resembling his father.
Cooper's New Discovery Promises Stomach Restoration
A Boston area admirer endorses L T Coopers theory that chronic ill health stems from stomach trouble and claims the New Discovery medicine tones the stomach in six weeks. The ad cites Mrs M E Delano who says she recovered after years of digestive and nervous ailments and heart palpitations. The Cooper Medicine Co. distributes through druggists and offers to locate a local supplier if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Cooper
Glaner
M. E. Delano
Brookline
Boston
Mass
Cooper
Cooper Medicine Co
Dayton
Ohio
Doan's Kidney Pills Cure Yankton Man's Pain
Charles Bailey of 808 Locust St Yankton South Dakota suffered excruciating back pain and excessive urination from kidney trouble. After using Doan's Kidney Pills his condition gradually improved and he was cured for years with no recurrence. He recommends the remedy and notes widespread availability at 50 cents a box from Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Bailey
Yankton
S. Dak
Doan
Doan's
Foster-Mibourn Co
Buffalo,, Ne
Bull trout myth tied to salmon spawning misnomer
The article explains that about 20 percent of salmon spawn before returning upriver from the sea and those that do come back after spawning are coarse. When cut, their flesh is white, and these fish are referred to as bull trout not as a separate species but as salmon that have spawned.
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Washington Square
Lincoln Square
Venus
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Bobbs-Merrill Company
Appleweight
Dilwell County
Graud
Civic League of Raleigh
Charleston
Col. Osborne
Mr. Rassford
George P. Billings
Mr. Foster
Billings
Bronx
New York
Rupert Acc
Coewan Way
Jupiter
Saturn
Apollo
Mercury
Mars
C. Vannair
Revue de Belgique
la Main Psychologique
Fere
Prof. Stirling
Hyman
Cobalt
Minnie
Mamma
Bingo
Jingo
R. x. Stevenson
George ‘Eliot
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