The Spenders Chapter In Sterling West Home Visit
An aging western patriarch and his heir tour Bines properties in the east driving talk of wealth power and social standing. Percival and Uncle Peter visit mines and inspect new work while tensions over name status and future choices surface amid a cross country journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. K. Carlyle
New York
Newport
Peter
Pete
Petie
Pish
Marthy Bines
P. Percival bin
P. Percival Bines
James
Sis
Psyche
Miss Binesere
Montana
Bines
One Girl
Percival
Astir
Grant
Porter
Kaslo Junction
Rulon Shepler
Fifty-ninth Street
Pangburn
Meeting and Clash at the Mine Shaft Encounter
Percival meets Miss Millerey and her party in a New York style group at the mine shaft. They descend together while exchanging gentle admissions and guarded hints about their past and growing attraction, amid the noisy work and dimly lit passages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percival
Shaft House
New York
Ecool
Uned
Shepler
Bines
Pércival
Miss Millerey
Millerey
Avice
Pangburn
Shoes For Plump Women Prompt Lacing Debate
A plump woman in a Shoe Retailer narrative complains shoemakers lack enterprise for easy lacing. She notes lacing is uncomfortable when bending or crossing legs and suggests inside ankle eyelets as a solution. An actress reportedly laces on the inside with ease on stage, prompting interest in similar footwear.
Grist of Grins and Quick Quips at Hotel Laughs
A humorous dialogue sketch features Eddie Onely and others in a hotel lobby with quips about radium lunches black eyes and marriage. Characters include Nervous Old Lady, Porter, Mr Lambkin, Mrs Nibs, Bibbs, and Nibbs with playful exchanges and a punchline about a turkey’s teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie
Willie
Porter
Mrs. Nibs
Bibbs
Nibbs
Terrible Itching Scalp Case Promotes Cuticura Remedies
A Philadelphia man describes long battles with severe scalp and skin itching starting around 1900. After ineffective medical care, he credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent with curing his eczema and urges others to use the remedies. His testimonial, dated August 2 1905, praises the treatment as a blessing and emphasizes daily baths and topical use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Hades
Erie
Wim. H. Gray
Mount_ Vernon St
Philadelphia
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Scandia
Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
Lothrop Publishing Company
Trust
NAVY
United States
Kansas City
Mon
Corby
St. Joseph
Salzer
Red Cross
Salzer Seed CO
K.la Crosse
Wis
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