Plan to kidnap a dog and stage a rescue in crime caper
Sam hatches a scheme with Webster to win back Miss Bennett by abducting her dog and staging a rescue. Webster proposes hiding in a cupboard and slipping a soporific to the dog, then guiding Sam through a drawing room window to the hall basket. Sam approves, planning a precise time and route for the caper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Sam
Bennett
Ger
Guv-Nor
Misa B
Cyril
Flo
Jove
Mrs Hignett Returns Home to Windles Castle
Mrs. Horace Hignett, famed Theosophy writer, sails toward England aboard the Nuronia to confront her son Eustace’s romance. She arrives late at Windles and discovers the drawing room windows ajar, prompting a sharp wakeup call to restore order before night ends.
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Horace Hignett
America
Mrs. Hignett
Samuel Marlowe
Eustace
Wilhelmina Bennett
J. Rufus Bennett
Bennett, Mandelbaum and Company
Eustaca
Cunard
White Star
New York
Southampton
Cherbourg
Southampton Water
Webster
Sam
Windles
Windlehurst
Hampshire
A Small Boy and a Ring Defining Unwashed Hands
A brief, reflective note observes how a child equates a ring with decoration even when the hand is unwashed, highlighting a curious early sense of value and appearance. The line hints at childlike perception and social symbolism.
Read This Sick for Ten Years Gained 60 Pounds
An advertisement features John Wick of Wisconsin detailing recovery from a ten year stomach catarrh after using Pe-ru-na. It claims the tonic cured his condition, boosted weight from 135 to 195 pounds, and improved general health, urging readers to buy genuine Pe-ru-na tablets or liquid.
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John Wick
Menomonee Falls
Wisconsin
Fatality from Chickened Scrap on Rural Road
A reported accident ends in a fatality after a motorist strikes a chicken on a rural road. The dialogue suggests the driver’s battered vehicle and a humorous or puzzled exchange about the scene.
Health Brings Beauty All Women Can Look Well
A testimonial from Mrs. W. Knott of Champaign Alabama claims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription resolved her functional disturbances and fainting spells after other medicines failed. She says every organ functions correctly and praises the remedy. The ad suggests tablets or liquid available from all druggists and offers free medical advice or a trial packet for 10 cents.
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Champaign, al
Dr. Pierce
W. Knott
N. Market St
Buffalo
N. Y
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