A Russian fugitive and a profitless duel of woe
Daniel and Ivanoff plot to outmaneuver Lady Creech and Haweastie while carabinieri close in. The Russian exile recalls Glenwood and Helene as the tying thread to a family secret. Tense rooms, threats, and a race to reveal the truth unfold toward an ominous deadline.
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Pike
von Grollerhagen
Daniel
Ivanoff
Siberia
Helene
Gienwood
Ministry of Finance
France
Carabinieri
Mel
Lady Creech
Crecy
Agincourt
Jim Cootey
London
Haweastie
Harecastie
Jim
Russia
Glenwood
Hancastie
Addéle
Addéle Pated Vorace
Doc
Herr von Greilerhagen
Dewitt and Jewett Exchange Witty Line in Smart Set
In the Smart Set, Dewitt asks if Jewett is his better half and Jewett replies that she is his more expensive half, delivering a sharp witticism about marriage.
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Dewitt
Jewett
The History of Coal in London Through Centuries
Eden Hooper traces coal from early digs in Newcastle to London, noting legal actions and bans from 13th to 17th centuries. He cites state documents from 1228 1273 and 1381, the shift to legal trade in 1381, and Queen Elizabeths prohibition of burning coal. The piece explains Secoal Lane name origin and the railway led surge in coal transport from 1845, with rail and sea shares now near equal at 16 million tons annually.
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Legland
Eden Hooper
London
John
Newcastle
Coles
Sacoles Lane
Newgate
Richard II
Charles I
Elizabeth
Sacoles
Thames
Blackfriars
Secoal Lane
London and Birmingham Railway
London and Northwestern Railway
Graft in the Household Brings Bribe to Service
A Boston Herald remark notes graft now touches home life as a maid and cook are bribed to betray their employer. A young matron recounts paying $20 to induce the maid to quit, while the cook earns wages about double her own.
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Julia
Boston Herald
No Panic Over Church Panic Report
Fragmentary quip from the New York Journal notes a comment on a church incident with a parsonage sermon about the infernal region. The exchange mentions a scare but claims there was no panic observed.
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New York Journal
Courting Customs in Bedfordshire Umbrella Petition
In Bedfordshire a traditional courtship ritual endures where a young swain follows a girl and humbly asks to carry her umbrella. Acceptance signals probation toward becoming her sweetheart. refusal ends the matter.
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Bedfordshire
FADS OF THE FAIR. Pajama Girls Wear Tunic Wraps In Pastel Hues
Pajama wearing girls order dainty coat and trousers sets in tan blue white and mauve sheer fabrics. Wraps feature tunic lines with knottings and scroll trims. Novel rouleaux trims appear on coats and a charming frock uses French serge in catawba shade with lace yoke and cuffs. Judic Chollet.
May Manton Pattern Offered for Girls Ages Fourteen and Sixteen
This notice promotes a May Manton sewing pattern cut for girls fourteen and sixteen. Readers are instructed to send 10 cents plus the pattern number 6491 to the office, with an extra 2 cent stamp for faster mail delivery.
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Girin
References and a cross border letter route story
A tale contrasts a misleading job reference with a blunt honest critique from a former employer. It then describes Beebe Plain Vermont to Beebe Plain Quebec Canada, a single border building housing U S and Canadian offices, connected by a shared lobby and no partition.
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Beebe Plain
Quebec
Canada
United States
International Boundary Line
Uncle Ee
King Edit
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By Booth Tarrington
Harry Leon Wilson
American Press Association
Mariano
Miledi Creech
Ethel
Ivanof
Danajel
Ivanees
Lake
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