Story From the Start Aimed at Raxon’s Downfall
Peter Milman, driven to penury by a trusted friend’s misfortune, seeks revenge on Paul Raxon. He enlists Prof. Pleming Bradney Floyd Malet and Nee land Parnes, all former high officials, to form an unlawful alliance. They plan to ruin Raxon who wielded political power and blocked their careers.
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Peter Milman
Brewer
Milman
Pleming Bradney
Floyd Malet
Neeland Parnes
Paul Ratxon
Raxon
Mitman
Razon
McKimber
Power, money, and promises in a senatorship plot
Raxon harbors a vast future as the nation’s money power while Loddon doubts the McKimber nomination and a strategic alliance forms. Mrs. Raxon demands a new life as Paul quietly plots ascent, as Malet and Lippsky schemes surface between Philadelphia visas and suburban disguises.
Daughter finds father in Lippsky shack and plans move
Neel and Barnes confront Lippsky over a locked woman and rent. The captive turns out to be Nita Fessenden, daughter of Barnes, who fled harsh gossip and traced her father to Peekskill. They reunite and plan a move to New York followed by a stay with Peter Milman before a quiet Central Park city flat.
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Raxon
Loddon
United States
McKimber
Senate
Paul Raxon
America
Paul
Herman
Marie Raxon
Bellington
Lower Fifth Avenue
Malet
Philadelphia
Barnes
Lippsky
Neel
Mr. Barnes
Neel and Barnes
Daddy
Nita
New York
Countess of
Horsham
Nita Fessenden
Knickerbocker
Peekskill
Sing Sing
Peter Milman
Central Park
Egyptians avoided wheat in diet due to religious prohibition
An authority explains that ancient Egyptians did not consume wheat because their religion forbade its use as food. They knew of the grain but preferred maize, kneaded with their feet into a bread called spelt.
Thickness of Skin Varies by Body Part
The text notes that human skin varies in thickness with the palm being seventy six times thicker than the eyelid, illustrating wide differences in epidermal layers and protective function.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Health Rules Ad
Dr Caldwell promotes three health rules to prevent constipation and endorses Syrup Pepsin a gentle non habit forming remedy. The ad claims it cleanses bowels without griping and offers a free sample by mail from Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Monticello
Post Office Transfer Matter of Moments
Grand Rapids Postmaster Robert G. Hill cites postal service improvements at a luncheon, noting past faults. He recalls a Paint Rock inspector who criticized a postmaster running a corner shop office, then warned headquarters. Scraggs responded by turning over stamps and funds and telling the inspector to leave.
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Robert G. Hill
Grand Rapids
Paint Rock
Riggins
Scraggs
Flood Refuge for Poultry in Louisiana Big Hen Yard
Popular Mechanics notes Opelousas St Landry Parish Louisiana built the nation’s largest temporary hen yard to feed 100000 chickens driven from their roosts by Mississippi floods. Red Cross cared for 30000 hogs 10000 mules and about 30000 cattle while seeking owners.
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Red Cross
Mississippi
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Opelousas
St. Landry Parish
United States
Reapers Centenary Marked by Bell Invention
The centenary year of the reaping machine is celebrated as Dr. Patrick Bell of Carmylie Arbroath Scotland, who invented it while a student at St Andrews University, gains tribute. A committee of the presbytery of Arbroath will decide on celebration plans.
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Patrick Bell
Carmylie
Arbroath
Scotland
St. Andrews’ University
Presbytery
Bell
Costly Public Servants In Eight Cities
The Farm and Fireside notes that in eight U.S. cities the per capita cost of government exceeds the cost of food, highlighting public spending burdens.
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United States
Pick the Winner and the Wit Within a Quote
A compact saying roundup presents a mix of proverbs and wry lines about charm, justice, pacifism, romance, and home life. The collection features a smiling winner, jealousy as a sign, and the transformation of a palace into a home.
Housing Conditions of New York's Poor Raise Alarm
New York City health officials report poor housing in parts of the lower and upper East Side with high infant and general mortality and a tuberculosis rate above the city average. Field nurses completed a house to house survey. commissioner Louis I Harris calls conditions menacing and intolerable and urges remedial action.
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New York
Louis I. Harris
Harris
One Bill Later in the Boston Post Remark
A debtor tells a shoemaker late payment due to expectation of a tailor. The tailor confirms the debt and shows the bill, reflecting a humorous exchange cited by the Boston Post.
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Boston Post
Stone Age Jape Sparks Offhand Family Quip
A humorous exchange: a father explains the Stone Age as the time when a man axed a woman to marry him, turning a historic era into a playful parental anecdote. The joke centers on a pun linking axe usage to marriage proposals.
One Good Excuse Beats A Thousand Poor Ones
A succinct adage argues that a single solid reason outshines many weak ones and that simple tasks often fail to justify effort, urging practical judgment over excuses and needless struggle.
Babies Cry for Castoria in Vintage Ad Claim
An old advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe 30 year substitute for Castor Oil Paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups. It claims no narcotics and that physicians recommend it with a genuine signature on each package.
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