The Hospital Nurse and the Roomer at Midnight
Sidney plans to become a probationary nurse under Dr Wilson while the roomer K Le Moyne shelters her at the Page home. Joe Drummond declares his love, threatens Wilson, and leaves after Sidneys confession she will not marry him. She inherits a gold watch from Le Moyne as dawn approaches and promises a note from the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. LeMoyne
Page
Sidney
Anna
Harriet
Max Wilson
Ed Wilson
Christine Lorenz
Palmer Howe
Joe Drummond
Katie
Charlotta Harrison
Max
Joe
Bill Taft
Wilson’s Hospital
Wilson
le Moyne
Sidneys Hospital Impressions and New Feelings
Sidney recalls the hospital’s hectic routine of wards beds and bandages and the Head. She endures twelve hour days and watches death with stoic nurses. A twilight prayer hour and Le Moyne’s return spark a charged, growing bond as Sidney questions life love and a ward patient.
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Sidney
Max
Charity
Question on Sidney's Daughter and Local Figures
A reader asks about the impact on Sidney's daughter from attention by Doctor Max LeMoyne and Joe Drummond. The query suspects potential influence on her judgment and character.
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Sidney
Max, LeMoyne
Joe Drummond
Society of English Singers to standardize singing in English
English singing faces intelligibility issues when singers perform with English syllables on challenging notes. Francis Toye argues the core problem lies with composers who fail to fit English rhythm and consonants to music, creating imagined difficulties for performers.
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Society of English Singers
Francis Toye
London
Mr. Toye
Recall of a travesty in the Chen Chin-tao bribery trial
The article reviews the bribery case of former Chinese finance minister Chen Chin-tao and two subordinates. Investigators doubt if the minister was bribed or if funds moved upward, while merchants claim payments were made. The piece references Sarcey’s satire and a destroyed battle ship contract being awarded to a porcelain factory, linking graft to a naval disaster metaphor.
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Francisque Sarcey
Chen Chin-tao
Finance
Li Yuan-hung
Sarcey
Fo Hi
Collie Drives Motorcar in City Traffic
A Poughkeepsie dealer’s dog acts as chauffeur in New York City with no steering device. The collie navigates Broadways traffic with an owner nearby for assistance in tight spots while on track the dog drives solo.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Auto Row
New York City
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Broadway
Peat Bogs Considered Bigger Fuel Source in France
France faces a fuel famine and eyes peat bogs as potential energy. The Grande Bruyere near St Nazaire and the Culoz region are estimated to hold 80 million tons of dried peat with about 2000 calories per pound, roughly half coal’s heat. A single worker may extract more calories from peat per minute than coal production averages.
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France
War Plague in India Strikes Rural Quarters Amid Monsoon
The Christian Herald reports plague and disease sweeping India amid wartime taxes and defense strain. Pastors Ramiah and Simon care for quarantined communities where villagers crouch in huts, famine, and illness grip lives as monsoon lashes the land.
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India
Pastor Ramiah
Simon
Christian Herald
Dark horse run for president debated by women's party
A quote discusses the women’s party planning to nominate a dark horse for president. The other speaker counters by urging them to assert female supremacy and run the gray mare. The exchange reflects electoral strategy and gender politics.
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Product For Recovery
Mrs M O Johnston of Route D Box 190 Richmond Indiana describes two years of weakness from age and stairs, then uses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She regained strength, moved to a new home, did garden and building work, raised chickens and ducks, and urges publication to help other women.
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Richmond
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. O. Johnston
Route D
Box 190
Once a Liar Always One Liar Ethics in Everyday Speech
The Indianapolis Star defines liars as people skilled at deception and offers a taxonomy of prevaricators and clock liars. It notes reputations can be built quickly, and even future honesty cannot erase past tracks. The piece warns against lying, except possibly in marriage contexts, and lists various excuses and social uses of deception.
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Ananias
Indianapolis Star
Love Hidden From The Bargain Counter
A concise aphorism notes that love remains priceless and cannot be bought or displayed as a bargain item. The saying frames love as a rare, invaluable emotion outside material deals.
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Mary
Roberts Rinehart
Ward
Christine
Sidney le Moyne
Palmer
Lexington
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