Detective’s search helps free woman in poisoning case
An investigator recounts tracking poison purchases for Mrs Edith Townsend accused of poisoning her wealthy husband. From drug stores within twenty miles to wholesale houses in the US and Canada, he uncovers multiple shipments of the drug found in the husband’s stomach, proving insufficient motive and leading to Townsend’s discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates, Wakeley & Scrimser
Criminl
Horace Truesdale
Townsend
United States
Canada
Victory of Elijah over Baal on Carmel
Lesson notes describe the famine as divine mercy that drives repentance and trust in the true God. Elijah exposes Baal as powerless, invites all to come near, and demonstrates vindication through prayer and miraculous fire, stressing faithful reliance on God over human schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahab
Peloubet
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Mt. Carmel
Baal
Elijah
Free sample of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin offered
The advertisement promotes a free sample bottle of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin claiming it cures constipation in children and can be tried at the doctor's expense. It urges sending an address to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello for the sample and notes his long experience treating stomach liver and bowel diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
America
Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Building
Monticello
Airmen Believers in Superstitious Luck Among Aviators
A feature notes college trained aviators like Willard Brookins Beachey and Beachey who cling to luck charms and omens. Willard relies on a rabbit foot, Brookins avoids lighting a cigar for luck, and Beachey seeks the number 13 with a belief in its favorable power and a lucky 443 at meets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
East
Dena
Charles Willard
Miss Huntly Willard
Willard
Walter Brookins
Brookins
Lincoln Beachey
Fleur-de-lis emblem story and flag change note
The fleur de lis, famed emblem of France, was said to descend from heaven to King Clovis who vowed to convert if victorious against the Alemanni near Cologne. It served as national emblem until 1789 when the tricolor was adopted. Royalists in 1871 attempted to restore the old emblem to the flag but failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Clovis
Cologne
New York American
Comforter Visits Patient Warns of Recovery Risk
A London Opinion quip notes a visitor finding doctors leaving and warning that the patient is worse than anticipated. spirits must be kept up for recovery, as the doctor suggests.
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London
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New York
Bears
Castoria
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H. Lewis
Mgr
Des Moines
Drs. Fellows & Fellows
Rollins Bik
4Th
Walnut
Ste
California
Rock Island Lines
el Paso
New Mexico
Old Mexico
Colorado
Salt Lake
Rock Island
D. M. Cox
Pella
Is, G. Vander Zyi
Glla
Iowa
Elljah
Josh
Thme
Esprit de Cory
Weil Less
Little Polly
Harrah & Stewart Mfg. Co
A. N. Kuyper
AIR Men
Beachey
Toledo Blade
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