Banker's Impending Case Tests Love and Loyalty
At a box party Miss Henrietta Winstanley overhears Banker Ankony proposing to Barbara Hemmingray, whose brother Dan works for Ankony. Barbara declines. Ankony faces potential prosecution for looting. Attorney Tom Twining navigates love, duty, and a tangle of promises as Barbara and Twining weigh confession against risk.
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Henrietta Winstanley
Bishop Instanley
Ankony
Barbara Hemingray
Dan
Ivan
Tom Twining
Barbara
Twining
Twin
Mass Hemmeray
Anson Dines
Althy
Oxy
Dinner at Mrs Anthony Reveals Hidden Emotions
The narrator observes Barbara at a formal dinner, noting her captivating appearance and possible romantic tension with Anthony. Twining contemplates assessing Barbara’s true feelings and whether she is playing a part, while Anthony plans to test her loyalty without letting her know the full money stakes. The Forlorn Hope attends, and wariness about Barbara grows as the evening unfolds.
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Ata
Twining
Anthony
Eden of Light and Love in a Moonlit Porch Scene
The narrator confronts Barbara about her happiness with Anthony, seeking honesty and fearing scandal. Barbara defends her feelings as steadfast while Anthony and Barbara’s bond deepens, leaving the narrator and Dan to confront the consequences of their choices in a tense, intimate moment.
Engagement Dread Cloud Over Barbara Hemingway
Miss Winstanley visits the narrator at home to discuss Barbara Hemingway and Anthony s engagement. She suspects Dan is in trouble and Barbara aims to help him, while noting a rose in a memoranda book as a clue. The scene unfolds with witty exchanges and hints of looming trouble as the chapter ends.
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Kimroens
Miss Winstanley
Kimmons
Mr. Twining
Charles
Barbara Hemingway
Anthony
Dan
Corn Products Entrained in a Lone Train Thought Experiment
A western railroad president spent a weekend at a friend’s country house in New York when a layman suggested that corn products produced in the year could form a single train stretching from Los Angeles to the New Jersey line. The remark drew astonishment from a woman who doubted such an enormous load could be pulled by two engines.
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New York
New Jersey
Los Angeles
Sunday Magazine
Huckleberry Finn Link Tied to Hannibal Cave Tale
D A McDaniel of Chicago arrived in the city and learned Dr R A Gardner, a former playmate of his, died a year ago. He recalls how Gardner and five boys disappeared in the Hannibal cave in the early seventies, inspiring Mark Twain’s famous character Huckleberry Finn.
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Huckleberry Finn
D. A. McDaniel
Chicago
R. A. Gardner
Mr. McDaniel
James
Harry Hunstock
Clarence
Frank Crout
Hannibal Cave
Mark Twain
Quincy (Ill
Brasenose Marks Four Hundredth Anniversary Banquet
The four hundredth anniversary of Brasenose College Oxford is noted with a unique banquet to celebrate the return of the college door knocker. The knob, taken to Stamford by seceding scholars who aimed to found a rival college, was restored after centuries, making this event a singular feast in British history.
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Brasenose College
Oxford
England
Stamford
Lincolnshire
Doctor's prescription for a whiskey tonic remedy
A physician style instruction suggests mixing one ounce compound syrup of sarsaparilla with one ounce Toris compound and adding to a half pint of whiskey. Use a tablespoon before meals and at bedtime, shaking the bottle well each time. Claims the remedy is highly effective with effects after a few doses.
Open Season Pheasant Shooting Earns Daylight Access
A rough remark notes the benefits of hunting pheasants in open season. It claims hunters can transport game in daylight without sharing with game wardens who would keep quiet.
Man Struggles With Severe Eczema
A man endures intense eczema as itching tortures him, leaving him exhausted and sleeping only briefly. Medical staff describe the condition as severe and relentless, with relief in sight after rapid medical attention.
Cured by Cuticura in a Month
A seventy seven year old man describes chronic eczema covering head to foot. After six months of suffering and ineffective medicines, using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for twenty four hours led to a night of solid sleep and a full cure within one month, with city Mt Kisco New York cited. Potter Drug Chem Corp Botton is listed as sole props.
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W. Harrison Smith
Mt. Kisco
N. Y
One Was Enough for Johnny
A Delineator joke notes a Sunday school lesson on turning the other cheek and forgiveness. The superintendent asks how many times a boy should endure strikes before retaliation, and Johnny answers that it is just about once.
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Johnny
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises Reward and Testimonials
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for curing catarrh not fixable by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from Wal ding Kinnan Marvin, wholesale druggists, Toledo, and notes the cure works systemically. Also touts testimonials, price, and that Hall's Family Pills relieve constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Fiall
Kindness credited for reform school success in Bucks County
Lucy Burd, superintendent at a Bucks County reform school, credits kindness for her five year record. She claims to have reformed over 100 boys with many pursuing navy or farming careers and few returning to former habits.
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Lucy Burd
Reform School
Bucks County
Pennsylvania
Rough on Rats Exterminator Promotes Poison Ice Box
A marketing blurb touts Rough on Rats as a potent poison for rats and mice. It claims one ice box can kill 50 to 100 rodents and warns against imitation products and illegitimate devices, mentioning Schwab's store as a seller.
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Schwab’s
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Miss Streeter
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Jack Anthony
Tom
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