Mallory and Goulde Lure Train Romance to Reno Destination
Lieut Harry Mallory is sent to the Philippines with Marjorie Newton Goulde. a wrecked plot and elopement schemes unfold on a cross country train. Passengers include Ira Lathrop, a Yankee businessman, and Mrs Jimmie Wellington en route for Reno divorce. A wedding haze and missing minister add comic tension as Mallory hunts a preacher among travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mallory
Philippines
Marjorie Newton Goulde
Tarkeh
Porter
Ira Lathrop
Elopers
Jimmie
Wellington
Reno
Mandi
Sammy Whitcomb
Mallory
Temple
Marjorie
Tia Lathrop
Anne Gaule
Hostilities Begin On Train In Melodramatic Car Scene
In a tense train carriage a love triangle erupts as Ira Lathrop clashes with Marjorie over a berth. A porter mediates as Little Jimmie Wellington quips about Reno while Mrs. Whitcomb and Mrs. Wellington collide seeking privacy amid divorce anxieties.
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Marjorie
Ira Lathrop
Lathrop
Jimmie Wellington
Jimmie
Reno
Dormitory on Wheels Shocks Riders with Hidden Affairs
In a moving sleeping car, travelers act out intimate liaisons behind curtains as a porter stages a private dormitory. Mallory and Marjorie, trapped by social propriety and fear, confront their fragile bond and the need for a minister, while trying to maintain a facade of harmless friendship.
A Premature Divorce Scene in Chapter XV
Marjorie conceives a plan with Harry to pretend a quarrel and stage a breakup. She suggests feigning discord to enable an escape, while Harry doubts the ruse will convincingly work. The dialogue hints at underlying schemes and tension between the characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie
Harry
Snowdrop Sleeping Car Revelations in the Midwest
In a Snowdrop sleeping car on a Midwest train, lovers debate quarrels and propriety as onlookers watch intimate preparations. Marjorie blushes at the scene while Mallory and she struggle to begin a quarrel, pretending for appearances in a morally stern region.
Upper Berth in Baggage Car Sparks Comedy in Train
Mallory and Marjorie clash over a sleeping car berth as they navigate a muddy etiquette in a confined train car. The porter misreads the couple’s request while the English invader Mr. Wedgewood’s past demands echo in the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie
Mallory
Porter
Yassah
Numba Three
Speech Recovery After Fearful Harvest incident
In Melbourne Australia a young man who lost speech and hearing after fear during harvest in Hor sham district regained speech and hearing while watching a picture show. He had tripped on a large black snake which coiled around his leg causing a fit. By the next day he spoke a few words and his speech later fully returned.
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Melbourne
Victoria
Horsham
Speaking Conscientiously on Hypocrisy in Philadelphia
Senator La Follette used a Philadelphia anecdote to mock a public figure. He cited a groom and master debating what to do with an incurable cob after a veterinary exam, the groom advising to sell the beast to another gentleman.
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la Follette
Philadelphia
Newport
James
Rabbits Bring Heavy Losses to Australian Colonies
A squatter introduced rabbits near Melbourne hoping for a nostalgic sight. The cost ran to 250000, and the colonies now spend about 3500000 annually. In five years a pair can yield 20000000 offspring, and in Australia they have lived up to that capacity.
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Australia
Melbourne
Leading English Photographer Praised for All Women Beauty
A prominent English photographer is celebrated for his claim that all women are beautiful, underscoring his status as a leading figure in British photography and public acclaim.
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England
Picked Out the Wrong Eye
A state railroad commissioner recounted a trolley accident after a motorman, speeding on a work car, derailed by snow and sleet. The car struck a telephone pole. the man was cut and bruised but not seriously hurt. He joked that one eye was left uncovered, only to learn it was a glass eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank &. Payne
State Railroad Commission
Indianapolis News
Eczema Cured By Cuticura In Detroit Testimonial
A Detroit resident describes a severe eczema breakout in 1911 to 1912 starting on the scalp face and hands with intense itching. After trying ointments and medicines, a Cuticura sample led to full recovery in about three weeks, with Cuticura Soap and Ointment promoted for worldwide sale and a free Skin Book offer.
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Kanter Ave
Detroit
Mich
Dept. L
Boston
Keeping Water Cold
A simple method to keep water cold at night. Use a square pasteboard box with lid, varnish the outside in two or three coats, place the pitcher inside, keep the lid tight, and you will have cold water at any hour.
Harris Trust Publishes Why Bonds Are Safe Investments
Harris Trust and Savings Bank issues a booklet titled Why Bonds Are Safe Investments from the Harris Trust Building in Chicago. The pamphlet explains bond classes, their purposes and uses, and argues bonds as safe investments for individuals and institutions. Free copies are available on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Harris Trust Building
Chicago
Lucky Woman Wife
A light exchange notes a wife’s fortune in finding her husband stating there are few truly good men. the remark underscores the rarity of finding a suitable partner.
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Rupert Hughes
W. Savage
Ili
Anne Gattle
Little Jimmie Wellington
Nepenthe
Portieres
Poe
Carpathia
France
Japan
Middle West
Ilinois
Illinois
Price Esinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Kedzie Ave
Canada
Canadian Phoghess Magazine
Catgars
Canad
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