Millionaire Uncle Andrew Renews Old Earth
Wilfrid Stennis learns from Carboy Passavant & Cozine that his late maternal uncle Andrew Mcleen left a vast estate of twenty five million in realty and a million annual income. The firm reveals Andrew’s death and potential heirs while Eunice Trevecca and Wilfrid race to verify long lost connections.
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Mr. Stennis
Andrew
Andrew Mcleen
Wilfrid
Mr. Passavant
Wilf
Eunice
France
Passavant
Uncle Andrew
Eunice Trevecca
Old Trevecca
Stennis
Temple Court
Phineas Carboy
Pasgavant
Old Andrew
Wealthy Will Franks Stennis at Passavant Dinner
In New York Horatio Passavant and his daughter Clara learn Wilfrid Stennis inherits a fortune of 25 million dollars with annual income around 1 million. Clara schemes to size up the rich outsider, while Passavant muses over social uplift as Wilfrid’s future unfolds. The scene shifts to a parallel talk at Macdougal Street.
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Mr. Stennis
Wilfrid Stennis
Wilf
Horatio Passavant
Park Avenue
New York
Clara Passavant
Wilfrid
Macdougal Street
Papa
Clara
Stennis
Passavant
Mr. Carboy
Mr. Passavant
Plague of Ants Strikes Gonfaron in Var
In Gonfaron Var a severe ant invasion leaves fruit trees and garden crops smelling of formic acid. Residents fear crop loss and seek 20 000 francs from the finance ministry for district pest control. Ants origin traced to Africa likely carried in cork bales.
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Gonfaron
Var
Ministry of Finance
Africa
Cork
Broadminded Norwegians Skiing Prayers in Churches
Ecclesiastical recognition has been given to skiing in Norway with short services held in churches during the season for skiers. The prayers are called skiing prayers and attract strong attendance, seen as a wise support for health of body and soul. Outing.
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Norway
Live In the Light Warns Against Secrecy and Candor
The quotation urges openness and honesty in all actions. It cautions that secrecy invites covert methods of neighborly inquiry and erodes trust in a community.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Milwaukee Reader
Milwaukee reader Mrs Exata Ios reports relief from female troubles backache and a tumor scare after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter claims doctors advised an operation but the remedy restored health and prompts others to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Exata Ios
First St
Pinkham Medicine Company
L Mass
Lydia, E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
When Her Faith In the Lord Failed
A church tale from a progress meeting reports a sister late due to a buckboard wreck after a horse bolted when a train passed. The pastor urges trust in the Lord while the sister quips she trusted until the bellyband busted and she had to jump.
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Pittsburg
Women gain right to vote in Krain with set voting hour
Women in Krain, Austria, win suffrage and may vote in person with a special voting hour. The reform grants ballot access but limits voting to a designated time each day.
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Krain
Austria
Photographer Refuses Blame for Baboon-Look Husband
An irate woman accuses a photographer of fault for her husband’s appearance. The photographer retorts that she chose him, not he. The exchange captures the sharp wit and social bite of the moment.
When Teacher Sees Postum Replace Coffee Habit
A Mississippi schoolteacher reports coffee caused nerves mood and palpitations and notes Postum improved her health and temperament. She followed directions, drank Postum, and credits it with removing irritability and heart trouble. The letter endorses The Road to Wellville and claims continued reader testimonials.
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Miss
Crossneas
Postum
Wellville
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Andy Melcen
Andy
Carboy, Passavant & Cozine
Andy Meleen
Roger Iftens
Meleen
Wilfri
Martha Meleen
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