Wealthy Chicago engineer Corvet vanishes after warning Constance Sherrill
Benjamin Corvet a wealthy Chicago businessman vanishes after a stormy interview with partner Henry Spearman and a promise obtained from Constance Sherrill daughter of Lawrence Sherrill. He had written to a mystery Alan Conrad in Blue Rapids Kansas and summoned him to Chicago. Alan arrives in Chicago.
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Corvet Kinship Emerges as Sherrill Reveals Past
Alan confronts Lawrence Sherrill who recounts Benjamin Corvet's rise from lake shipowner to magnate, the personal changes in Corvet, and the discovery of photos linking Alan to Corvet. Sherrill presents Corvet’s house, key to Astor street, and hints at a possible family connection and Corvet’s disappearance.
Homelike Touches for Drapery to Regulate Light
Advice on selecting curtains to regulate light and air. Recommends simple durable fabrics like white volle scrim swiss cheesecloth or sheer materials with washable qualities. Suggests layering with over curtains of colored or patterned fabric and notes hemming or hemstitching for durability.
Easy to Use Colors Silk Weel and a All at the Same Time
An OCR fragment notes Putnam Fadeless Dyes and a humorous anecdote about an old lady crossed by a dog and a tin can on its tail. A spectator asks if the dog hurt her and the lady jokes the tin can caused the injury. The piece ends with a wry quotation about women's emancipation and a judge's comment.
Allen's Foot Ease advertised relief for foot pain
An ad touts Allen's Foot Ease powder to reduce friction in shoes and ease Corns Bunions Callouses and swollen tender feet. A separate item humorously notes a girl’s cheeky response to her mother about manners after receiving candy.
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Mother
Dearest and Jack Spark in New Dramatic Art School Scene
A playful exchange from the Florida Times Union shows Jack realizing a shift in demeanor. The partner explains the change as the result of study at a school of dramatic art producing a new smile.
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Jack
Dramatic Art
Florida Times-Union
Moore seeks author with funny name in literary chat
George Moore and a group of literati discuss recent books. Moore struggles to recall the author of a new publication. He finally accepts Shaw as the author, remarking on the unusual name as funny and silly.
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George Moore
Castoria Reminder Promotes Trusted Baby Remedy
A public health warning urges mothers to check Castoria bottles for the signature indicating use for over 30 years. The appeal emphasizes safety for infants and children, noting children have long cried for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Two six year olds hurry to keep pace in heat
Two six year old boys in Fairmount rush to a relative's home to rest. They explain they must hurry to keep up with each other, despite the hot weather, illustrating a light moral about haste. Via Indianapolis News.
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Fairmount
Indianapolis News
The Tie That Binds
Krisa asks if the marriage contract is binding while Kross notes it can bind a man for life in this New York Run item.
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