Fella Middleton and the Smugglers Mystery
Three girls Elizabeth Gabrielle and Elise sail to Canada for the summer on a steamer they encounter a strange man who scrutinizes a photo from their bags. Elise shares a stateroom with Mrs Graham they meet Lord Wilfrid and Wady Edith and rent a seaside cottage. Two men John C Blake and Gordon Bennett appear as a friend of Elizabeths father and a man with a mania for sailing amid talk of a smuggling hunt.
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Elizabeth
Gabrielle
Elise
Canada
Gordon Bennett
Smugglers Rumor Flares Amid Island Gossip and Night Tours
Mary Anne narrates rumors of a famed smugglers’ band eluding officials near the island town across the water. A patrol with a searchlight spooks residents as Lord Wilfrid and guests discuss the case, while Elizabeth fears the boathouse after dark. Lady Edith counsels caution to the three girls living alone, hinting at danger and propriety.
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Mary Anne
Miss Elise
Waller
Elizabeth
Gordon Bennett
Gabrielle
Jord Wilfrid
Lady Edith
Lord Wilfrid
Mary Annie
Wilfrid
Edith
Africa
Lady Ediths
No Place for a Straw Hat in Tom Morris Tale
A fragment recalls the death of famed golfer Tom Morris. The Scotsman is portrayed as stocky, clever, religious, and generous to beginners. A tale depicts him correcting a raw caller with a straw hat on the links, teaching the proper swing after the hat flies off.
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Tom Morris
Tom
The Cult of Ugliness in Art and Society
The piece decries a rising cult of ugliness across literature and portrait painting including Sargent works. It warns that beauty sustains art’s power while ugliness leads toward decadence and immorality.
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Mr. Sargent
Voicing a Long Felt Want in a Clock Repair Scene
A caller asks an inventor in a repair shop to modify an eight day clock. He presents a family clock and seeks an alarm that will ring for two hours if someone fails to respond, hinting at a dramatized plot device.
Cure for Cough Using Glycerine Pine Compound
Instructions recommend mixing two ounces glycerine and a half ounce Virgin Oil of Pine with a half pint of Straight Whisky. Shake and take a teaspoonful every four hours. The genuine compound is made only by The Leach Chemical Co. Cincinnati Ohio and sold in half-ounce vials sealed in wooden rounds for freshness.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
The Difference in a Witty Exchange
Jones jokes about crime being unlikely for a fat person while Bones responds that a stout person could still stoop to wrongdoing, highlighting a humorous back and forth about morality and appearance.
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Jones
Bones
No Skin Left on Body Baby Healed by Cuticura Cure
A Durmid Virginia mother recalls widespread eczema in her six month old daughter with skin loss and oozing blood. After trials with two doctors and the Cuticura Remedies, the child’s condition improved. by age three she had no signs of the trouble. The report cites eight cakes of Cuticura Soap and three boxes of Cuticura Ointment.
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James J. Smith
Durmid
Mean Joke Names Baby Tetanus
Mr Lapsting and Mrs Lapsling clash over a baby's name with the husband proposing Tetanus. The caller objects noting its meaning lockjaw while Mrs Lapsling defends it as meaning silent and reserved.
Prominent Rheumatism Mix Promoted as Cure
An old advertisement touts a whiskey based remedy for rheumatism claiming a complete cure for severe cases. It recommends mixing half a pint of whiskey with one ounce Toris Compound and one ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound, taking a tablespoonful before meals and at night.
Fragment From Gesta Romanorum Inspires Moral Reflection
The excerpt recalls a Roman emperor’s grand palace and a foundation discovery a golden sarcophagus with three circlets bearing a paradoxical inscription about expenditure giving keeping possession loss and punishment. The verse invites contemplation on fortune and virtue.
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Gesta Romanorum
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offices in Toledo 1886 Affidavit
Frank J. Cheney of Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every cataract case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document, dated December 6, 1886, records oath before A W Gleason Notary Public in Toledo. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces.
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Reeves
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Ade Cheney & CO
All Drugsista
Country Wordplay Between Youths In Light Conversation
A girl in a white sweater and a young man in a green hat with a purple band share a casual country setting. He quips about nature smiling when he goes outdoors, and she remarks on his rambling talk with amused consent.
Defiance Starch Promotes Safe Fine Fabric Finishes
The summer trend praises fine white goods and highlights Defiance Starch as chemical free and safe for delicate fabrics. Its powerful stiffening quality cuts required quantity in half, delivering a finish as pristine as when the goods were new.
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Middleton
B. Lippincott CO
Ray Walters
New York
New Yorker
New York Sun
CITY
Jaliana Corry
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