Debt Discharged and Plans for a Continental Trip
In Green Park at eight o'clock Helder plots a motive surrounding Comstock Bell's marriage to Verity Maple. Gold arrives, the pair discuss the wedding at Marylebone Parish Church and a nine o'clock ceremony as they plan to depart London on the eleven o'clock train for the continent.
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Green Park
Comstock Bell
Helder
Marylebone
Gold
Great Central
London
Continent
Verity Maple
Bell
Big Ben
Cornelius Heder
Willetts
Hand Cracked From Salt Rheum Treated With Cuticura
Mrs Charle Surette describes years of salt rheum on her hand with winter cracks and ulcers. She details relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, claiming a cure in a week. Free samples and a 32 page book offered by Poster Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charle Surette
Poster Drug & Chem. Corp
Dept. D
Boston
London Wedding Behind a Web of Secrets
Comstock Bell marries a woman for expedience in a dawn ceremony at a quiet church. The pair, watched by Gold and a small witness party, reveal a marriage built on hidden motives as they step into a day that promises further mystery.
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Metropolitan Police Code
Gold
Helder
Comstock Bell
Palm Court
Great Central Hotel
Paris
Munich
Vienna
Budapest
Bell
Lauder
Sandview Cottle
Gravesend
London
Dominion explores peat fuel viability in Canada
The Dominion government via the department of mines has launched a wide investigation into peat as a fuel, its manufacturability at fair prices, and Canada’s available supply. It faces schemes by quick-profit promoters to mislead investors, while legitimate peat ventures receive government encouragement to prevent future fuel famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Department of Mines
Canada
Christening Mention Sparks Reginald Claude Jest
A New Mexico senator recalls a chat between Smith and Jones about a son at Brown family home. Smith says the christening may name him Reginald Claude, provoking quips that the name will spark a fight or trouble as he grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Smith
Jones
Brown
Reginald Claude
Fashion Keeps Japanese Women Cheerful and Frugal
A Vancouver Province excerpt notes Japanese women in Happy Japan remain joyful due to unchanging clothing fashion. The article claims steadiness in dress steadies moods and even steadies men’s pockets by reducing fashion spending, calling the Japanese people wonderful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Kingdom
Hole
Vancouver Province
New Life Found in Change to Right Food
An Eastern mother and her son describe recovery from sour stomach after switching to Grape-Nuts. After fifteen months of poor appetite and weight loss, a stomach specialist advised the cereal and both regained health, energy, and weight. They report clearer mornings, better sleep, and lasting well being attributed to Grape-Nuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Ont
Wellville
When Death Awakens the Best in Us in Crisis
The piece argues that under pressure ordinary people reveal remarkable courage and selflessness. It contrasts pompous leaders with individuals who rise when danger strikes, asking how society would change if everyone lived toward their best potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wen
Kipling
The Germans are a practical people in Eberswalde
A German town prints its local newspaper twice weekly on one side only so it can be used for wrapping provisions without ink. On those days the paper is twice its ordinary size, ensuring readers do not miss any reading matter.
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Eberswalde
Berlin
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims constitutional remedy
There is more catarrh in this section than all other diseases and for years was thought incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio is marketed as a constitutional treatment that acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward if it fails to cure and is available from druggists at 50 cents per bottle.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
W. M. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Rokeby Venus Repair Lets Students View Gallery Again
The Rokeby Venus in the British National Gallery, slashed by a militant suffragist, has been repaired to the point where damage is invisible to casual observers. Accredited art students are now allowed back inside as the gallery reopens to them. The text also notes cosmetic blemishes and a medicinal claim for Hollo way’s Corn Cure.
Publicity for Moral Safeguards Cited by Ottawa Journal
The Ottawa Journal argues publicity can curb immoral acts by exposing them to readers and prevent evasion by those charged. It asserts publicity is an excellent tool to counter such evils and uphold public morals.
Shrlock the family remedy bottle since 1870
An old advertisement notes Shrlock as a family remedy for coughs and colds offering a small bottle and claiming best results since 1870. A cryptic exchange hints at a condition about publication of content.
German grandparent ponders school lessons and life
A collage of quips about report cards, a patently witty line on liniment for nerve pain, a fundraiser joke for janitor pay, a playful Lobster bid, and a German friend remarking on algebra for potatoes. It closes noting St Pancras in London hosts the world’s largest roof span.
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St. Pancras Station
London
Fog-piercing lamp experiments start in France
French researchers test a fog-piercing headlamp using a yellowish-green glass in front of a lamp and a parabolic reflector. The setup directs light and heat to keep glass clear and prevent misting.
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France
Britain’s Liquor Bill Reflects Prosperity Not Decline
The United Kingdom Alliance cites 1913 alcohol spending near £167 million, five million above 1912. The Daily Mail notes heavy drinking and good trade coincide, arguing prosperity drives consumption rather than waning temperance, with working class families wasting about one sixth of income on liquor.
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Great Britain
United Kingdom Alliance Temperance Organization
Daily Mail
Baby's Own Tablets Promised Quick Constipation Relief
Mrs Dominique Ferlend of St Michel Quebec reports her baby was cured of constipation after using Baby's Own Tablets. The medicine is sold by dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The St Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Chile
Dominique Ferlend
St. Michel
Que
St. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Wright Aeroplane Stabilizer Praised by Chicago Doctor
A Chicago physician congratulates Orville Wright on his new aeroplane stabilizer. Wright jokes about taking work from doctors while the scene shifts to a Dayton medical student and two students debating medical specialization. One quips on specializing in aero plane accidents, predicting a bright future.
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Chicago
Orville Wright
Mr. Wright
Dayton
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Fragmented humor amid a busy office scene
Boreman laments fatigue after a long walk and sits at Busyman's desk as they discuss taking another. A worm exterminator claims to aid a child, while a bibulous husband’s behavior prompts his wife to seek him at the police station, with the sergeant noting anticipation.
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Boreman
Busyman
Soap consumption in Britain tops world at 21 pounds per person
The piece notes Britain’s soap use leads the globe at about 21 pounds per year per person and questions how such consumption is achieved, with a humorous tone about daily life.
Born with a silver spoon says Nellie in Sydney Bulletin
A speaker debates a claim of aristocratic birth with Nellie as the dialogue scene unfolds in the Sydney Bulletin. The exchange highlights class perception and self mockery.
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Nellie
Cook
Sydney Bulletin
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Nia
Childrens
Sokis
W.N
E. D. Smiths
Japan
Everboke
Gottitt
Holloway
Ottawa Journal
Willie
Minard
Wilkes-Barre
Wilhelm
Prairie
N.B
Eddy’s
Fibreware
Britain
Mu Ue
Cecil F. Lavell
Teacher's College, Columbia University
New York
Ohio State University
Columbus
Hamilton
C. F. Lavell
Walmer Road
Toronto
Hillcrest
Montreal
Plymouth
Queenstown
Liverpoo
Fishguard
Mediterranean
Adriatic
Aquitania
Lusitania
Mauretania
Cunaed Steamship Co., Limited
Winnipeg
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