Three Men and a Maid Arrive for a New York Lecturing Tour
Mrs Horace Hignett famous theosophy writer travels to New York with son Budrace. Sam Mal laby Marlowe and Eustace plan a rendezvous on the Atlantic. Bream Mortimer promotes a romance as Wilhelmina Bennett is revealed aboard and Sam is drawn to her.
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Horace Hignett
New York
Budrace
Windles
Hignetts
Sam
Mallaby Marlowe
London
Eustace
Atlantic
Bream Mortimer American
Bennett
Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina Bennett
Billie
Bream
Voyageonship Romance Ends In Unexpected Twist
Sam Marl ow proposes to Billie Bennett on a sunlit deck after a daydream plan to read Tennyson. A shock arrival reveals Billie is the same woman engaged to someone else, leaving Sam to confront a love triangle aboard the ship.
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Sam
Tropic
Oree
Bream Mortimer
Bream
Billie
Origin of the dumdum bullet name traced to Dumdum India
The hollow-nosed dumdum bullets were named after the Dumdum town in British India where they were made. Dumdum, in Bengal, served as Bengal artillery headquarters in the early eighties. The Hague Conference banned their use by international treaty.
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Dumdum
British India
Bengal
Bengal Artillery
Begum of Bhopal Proclaims Prohibition In State
Begum of Bhopal India’s only woman ruler has proclaimed prohibition in her state. Bhopal covers about 6 000 square miles with a population near one million.
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Begum of
Bhopal
India
Sneezing Believed to Bring Good Luck by Forefathers
A fragment recalls old belief that a sneeze omen foretold good fortune. The line notes ancestral superstition without additional details or context.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praise
Letters from Windom Minnesota and Glen Allen Alabama describe relief from pregnancy and bearing down pains after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials claim improved strength and well being with permission to publish.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Glen Allen
Alabama
Lydia E Kham
Idarye
Danderine Promises Thick Luxurious Hair for 35 Cents
An advertisement touts Danderine as a 35 cent tonic that tones neglected scalps and revives lifeless hair. It claims rapid improvement in falling hair itching scalp and dandruff, leaving hair glossy and renewed without greasiness. The copy emphasizes quick invigoration and youthful beauty with regular use. Jazz is what democracy will do to music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustace Hignett
Sam
Eustace
Eustace Hignett Rolemnly
Sam Stily
Hignett
Southampton
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns Against Counterfeits
An advertisement urges consumers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin tested safe by millions and recommended by physicians for 23 years. It cautions that imitations may be dangerous and instructs buyers to say Bayer when purchasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Bayer
Feeding Hearts and Vanity in a Brute’s Tale
The page quotes a quip about reaching a man’s heart through the stomach or through vanity. It contrasts appetite with ego as two paths to influence a powerful figure.
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P. G. Wodehouse
George H. Doran
Billie Bennett
Marlowe
Miss Bennett
Mr. Marlowe
Law
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Tennyson
Bille
Billy
Jane Hubbard
Infernal Bream Mortimer
Gir
Tie
Hfe
Darling
Walt Mason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Org
Eet
Cascara
Toures Lagrippe
Detroil, Webdebiita CO. Sci
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