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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
2
Dan Blair, a born financier with strong ideals, attends a London theater supper after seeing Letty Lane perform at the Gaiety. He develops feelings for the duchess and contemplates telling her he loves her, while Letty Lane signals recognition across the room.
Blair pauses in London on his way to Osdene Park to consult Joshua Rag Stainer while Dan considers buying back the old Stainer Court. At a fashionable table Letty Lane arrives with the Prince Poniatowsky and a crowd under orchid decor, as Miss Lane appears pale and unglamorous beside the brilliant guest. The scene contrasts old and new world manners.
Dan Blair son of Blair town’s copper magnate visits England as a guest of Lady Galorey. He meets Lily, Duchess of Breakwater, a widow drawn to his fortune, and recalls a church solo singer from his youth who turns out to be Letty Lane from a London theater.
In a London sojourn, Ruggles tours the city with Dan Blair, enjoying plays and a Vaudeville show while avoiding Letty Lane and Sarah Towney. A telegram from Osdene Park invites them to a Blair family circle as Lord Galorey teases Osdene’s vast trees and history.
Mr Power writes to the London Lancet on Samuel Pepys eyesight and the reason he stopped his diary at 86. He proposes a modern prescription could have saved Pepys eyes, noting Pepys used magnifying glasses and tubes but faced a minor ailment curable by an optician.
In a wry exchange, Stella comments on a gown resembling hers while Bella replies she does not mind a duplicate of hers but refuses a duplicate of Stella's. Puck captures this playful banter.
Railroads adopt a new freight car design to accommodate automobiles with a car body spanning the full width and height, aiming to ease loading and handling of vehicles.
A bold young man carries on a flirtatious exchange in a meadow away from witnesses. He proclaims a kiss, she resists firmly, insists on safety through screaming, and she ultimately remains true to her vow as he forcefully kisses her. The judge later weighs the matter.
A burglar hid behind a screen in a New York mansion as the family followed a day of music lessons from eight in the morning to noon. At 12:45 the intruder surrendered after the children reportedly played all instruments during a practice. The evening headline claimed the children captured the desperate burglar.
Advert says Cream of Rye provides health and energy for breakfast and lowers living costs with a free silver spoon in every package. Grocery buyers are urged to ask for the product.
A quip about pessimists receiving gloves that will wear out precedes an advertisement for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The sugar coated pills claim to regulate stomach liver and bowels and are easy to take like candy.
The ad promises PAZO CINT ENT cures piles in six to fourteen days with a money back guarantee if untaken. It mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething soothing gums reducing inflammation and easing wind colic priced at 25 cents. It ends with a generic note about usefulness versus being used.
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