Three Men and a Maid Chapter continues at Windles
In Windles Windlehurst Sam Marlowe argues with Mr. Bennett over Billie's engagement to Bream Mortimer. Billie secretly loves Sam while Mr. Bennett fends off the match. John Peters informs Bennett Billie is not composed, prompting a startled confrontation as preparations unfold for a suspenseful visit.
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Mr. Bennett
Billie
Sam
Bream
Thim
Wilhelmina
Bream Mortimer
Henry Mortimer
Mortimer
Garden of
Windles
Billie Bennett
Black
Pinky- Boodies
Pinky-Boodies
Smith
Samuel Marlowe
England
Susan
Green’s
Windlehurst
Chapter XIV Reflection on reader emotions in narrative pace
The narrator confesses that previous chapters were too intense, admitting excessive pity and terror. He cites Aristotle on emotional arousal and expresses a desire for respite for the reader as the narrative progresses.
Secret Viewing at the Circus Divides Viewers by Section
A fragment notes Mohammedan Hindustan and Bengali women viewing a circus from a partitioned off area made of cheese cloth. They watch unobtrusively, unseen by others nearby in the sectioned space.
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Mohammedan
Hindustan
Bengal
Profanity Mocked as Cowardly by Uncle Eben
Uncle Eben derides profanity saying it shows a lack of courage. He argues a man would not speak to a mule in such a way if the animal could understand the words.
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Sam
Pure Food Committee
Widgery
Eben
Open Letter to Women from Detroit Reader
Mrs. Gus Vogel of Detroit Michigan describes severe back pains and bearing down pains on her right side along with headaches and sleepless nights. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief after years of worsening symptoms and previous doctor recommendations for operation. She urges others to consider the remedy based on her fifty years of service claim to the product.
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Detroit
Michigan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Gus Vogel
Pelouze Street
Explaining a political dark horse with a pony up joke
A dialogue about politics and fundraising where a father explains that a dark horse is a candidate who is willing to pony up. The exchange frames the term as a candidate ready to contribute money to campaigns.
California Fig Syrup Ad Warns Against Counterfeits
An old advertisement touts genuine California Fig Syrup for children with constipation and feverish illness. It claims the syrup gently regulates bowels without narcotics, sweetens the stomach, and starts liver action, urging buyers to insist on the real product with directions.
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California
Turkeys and Talk Turn to Insurance in Local Quip
A playful barroom exchange centers on the phrase the latest is turkey insurance as locals riff on what insurers might offer. The banter imagines who would discuss insurance with a turkey amid light, period tone.
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Turkey
Bayer Aspirin warning advertises genuine tablets
An advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on package or tablets to ensure genuine Aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed for 23 years. It warns imitators may be dangerous and tells readers to say Bayer when purchasing. The ad closes with a maxim about a business man ensuring his employees attend to his business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Cole's Carboli salve relief for skin diseases
Advertisement claims burning skin diseases are quickly relieved and healed by Cole's Carboli salve with no scars. Sold for 30¢ and 60c at druggists or J W Cole Co Rockford Ill. The ad notes typical boastful line about failures.
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Cole
J W Cole Co
Rockford, Ill
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George H. Doran
London
Mr. Benentt
Hampshire
Adeline
Mallaby Marleave
Schultz and Bowen
America
Southampton
John Peters
House of Windles
Bennett
Mr. Peters
Nitre
Duluth Herald
Hall
B. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Dr.c.h.berry CO
Mich
Ave
Chicago
Boschee
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