Editor crafts covert transcripts amid tense newsroom schemes
In a tense Advance office scene, editor Brand coordinates a secret live wire to record a takedown of Judge Bartimy and a plan to elevate poet Powell. Intrigue grows as Sylvester Nolan pressures for favors while Dillon seeks carfare, and a staged office drama unfolds toward a crucial census note.
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Nolan Mes
Harteimy
Dupuy
Nolan
Bylvester Nolan
Powell
Young Nolan
Brand
Baaliness
Mr. Brand
Omaha Exposition
Sylvester
Towel
Joc Dillon
Grand
Joe
Dimax
Dillon
Sylvester Nolan
Vod Powell
Syl Vester
Brandy
Gueneviere McKenzie
Kuo
the Tyrell
Tfather
Vance
Gazoul
Jniper
Branod
Howard
Jets
Miss Stowe
The
Advance
Editorial Room 4
Tere
Jeff
Catch My Pal Union Sparks Temperance Wave Across Britain
A British and Irish temperance movement led by the Irish Protestant Total Abstinence Union, or Catch My Pail Society, began after a 1909 pledge scene in Armagh. It spread from Ulster to Ireland, Scotland, and industrial centers, aided by churches. The pledge has spurred increased abstinence, debt repayment, and improved living standards in many towns.
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Great Britain
Ireland
R. J. Patterson
Armagh
Patterson
Ulster
Scotland
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Aberdeen
Paisley
Sunday School Lesson on Jesus Questioned by Leaders
A Bible lesson commentary discusses Jesus' answering the Pharisees and Sadducees in Matthew and parallels from Luke and Mark. It reflects on wisdom, divine power, resurrection, and the great commandments, urging faithful living and submission to God.
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Matthew
Mark
Luke
Rhari- Sestavy
Bee
Stephen
Jesus
Christ
Schofield
Rom
Carus
Jeans
David
God
John Burns Chases Cabbie Cough Drop Gaffe
Ian Burns, M.P., spots a civilian handing something to a constable during a street chat. He shouts Open your hand and discovers a large cough drop, then vanishes in a burst of comic relief in London Ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burns
M.P
John
Origin of Kilts Debated and Jamaica Traders Accused
The piece claims the kilt is a modern costume by English engineers and Rawlinson, with tartan becoming common only after the 14th century. It then describes Kingston Jamaica merchants using numerous tricks to cheat customers, shaving cake, stacking matches, and slicking molasses to defraud buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tvoe
Gen. Wade
Scotland
Thomas Rawlinson
Glengerry
London Mail
Kingston
Jamaica
Fie
A Weighty Family in Victoria Set World Records
William Snell of Nar Nar Goon Victoria sends details of his oversized family. Clara aged 23 weighs 514 pounds the heaviest woman on record. Tom 19 weighs 266 pounds and Anna 16 weighs 355 pounds making the trio exceed half a ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Snell
Nar-Nar Goon
Victoria
Mr. Snell
Clara
Tom
Anna
Snell
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Frederick R. Toombs
Joseph Medill Patterson
Harriet Ford
Inhey
Rand
Jef
Chase
Durkin
Jensus
Perons
D. M. Stearns
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