Flesh Pots of Egypt Ends in Dam Crisis and Escape Attempt
Montague Smith faces a race to finish High Line dam work as Judge Lorching halts operations with a court order. Verda Richlander presses for a betrayal but Smith resists, choosing duty over enticement while Starbuck uncovers Stanton's court-backed trap and a looming showdown with Watrous Dunham.
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Egypt
Verda Richlander
Smith
High Line
Stillings
Red Butte
Williams
Stanton
Jibbey
T. Verda
Stantons
Frascati’s
Starbuck
Miss Richlander
Montague
Verda
Corona Baldwin
Watrous Dunham
Ned
Lawrenceville
Mr. Kinzie
Mr. Stanton
Mr.Stanton
Brewster
Kinzie
Macauley
Dunham
Lawrenceville Bank and Trust
Tucker Jibbey
Tucker
Heres
Josiah Richlander
Enen
A Strong Man Armed Faces Crisis In Timanyon Plot
Smith and Starbuck confront a dire setback as Colonel Baldwin is jailed and a court order looms. With the dam dispute, stock options, and a pending charter at stake, they consider drastic action against M Graw and his coalition. Stillings monitors Lorching's court for an order.
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Smith
Starbuck
Baldwin
M’graw
Posse
Stanton
Ginty
Colonel
Williams
Timanyoni
John
Billy
Stillings
Red Butter
Lorching
M’gran v
High Line Knockout Sparks Last Raid Plan
In a tense briefing, John Starbuck agrees to a final raid against Brewster interests. The plan hinges on evading police, securing workers, and leveraging Sheriff Harding for an elusive alibi.
Human Body as an Engine A Slow Combustion System
The article compares the body to an internal combustion engine, explaining digestion as fuel processing and energy production at low temperature. It notes self maintenance and repair, seasonal temperature stability, and the potential of alcohol to fuel energy output, while warning that drunkenness pushes the body beyond safe speed limits.
Cited Women and Masculinism in War Era Attitudes
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes German writer Herr Voetchtling attacks American feminism as ruin while praising Germany. It contrasts US masculinism with German attitudes toward women and prisoners, arguing American femininity and wartime behavior differ in kind from European male chauvinism.
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America
Philadelphia Bulletin
Herr Voechting
Germany
United States
Herr Veichting
Feminalle uniforms adopted by Chicago packing house staff
In Chicago stock yards a packing house pressed women workers to wear "feminalls," a belt and machine safe outfit. After initial objections five women tested them and others followed. About 7,000 women are employed there, triple the prior year, taking over tasks formerly done by men.
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Chicago
Boschee's German Syrup Ad Promises Cure All
Promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a cough suppressant and throat lung remedy. Claims quiets coughs reduces irritation and aids sleep and morning expectoration. Notes fifty two years of American manufacture and wide sales in civilized countries.
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America
Adv
Noted Exchange on Iron Cross Use in Poker Chips
A confused impression shows Broncho Bob asking how Germain soldiers get iron crosses. The reply says they have to win them, and the speaker notes the crosses are plentiful and being used as poker chips, with hesitations and dialectal spellings reflecting the era.
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Broncho- Bob
Fireman’s Hose Solve Height Mystery In London Visit
Two American visitors ask why a London fire station uses a three inch hose. A London firefighter explains that the three inch line washes the station while a twelve inch hose lifts a man to the top of a building by blasting him up with water and then he comes down when the jet is redirected and the ashes push him down.
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London
America
Kilmer Swamp Root Advertises Kidney Remedy
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician s prescription that cures kidney liver and bladder troubles and rheumatism by neutralising uric acid and improving urinary health. The ad urges readers to buy a bottle or send ten cents for a sample from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and to mention the newspaper.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Sugar Making Days Remembered On Grandfather’s Farm
The Indianapolis News recalls the old sugar making era on a rural farm with the sugar house and grand trees long gone. The piece evokes winter work, the grove, the winding road, and the lingering memory of real molasses from trees.
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Indianapolis News
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Offered For Liver Relief
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as original liver pills, claiming they regulate liver and bowels after 40 years. The copy also notes Dr. Louisa Garrett Anderson’s rank as a major in the British army.
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Dr. Pierce
Louisa Garrett Anderson
Candles versus electricity promoted by the Society for Electrical Development
The Society for Electrical Development argues electricity is cheaper than candles or kerosene. Tests show six candles give 2.68 candle power hours for 1 cent, while a 20 watt lamp yields about 4 candle powers for 20 watts. The piece compares costs and light output, suggesting electricity offers far more light per cent and hours.
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Society
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Chas. Scribner's Sona
J. Montague
Kinzle
Colonel Baldwin
Boschee
Dean
Enya
D. C. Ross
Fulton St
Brooklyn
Doan
L. N. Vaughan
Notary Public
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Lincoln
Recife
Oude
Samuelpa
Tae Gentaur Company
New ‘York
Carters
Carter
Middle West
Omaha
Sinceco
NEB
Iar
LIDIA
Pinkhams
Lydia E. Pinkham
CO. Lynn
Mass
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