Burglary Farce in a Moonlit Cellar Escape
In a 1905 tale, a burglar and a lady hide in a club cellar as a detective and police close in. The narrator and the woman devise an escape through a window and stairs, only to be framed when a detective recognizes him as the thief. The duo faces arrest, headlines, and a perilous bluff to clear themselves.
The Fashionable Thief and the Central Office
I stand with folded arms as Haggerty of the Central Office confronts me about several things. The newspaper story flashes back in my mind and I fear I am the very thief New York police hunt for. To be Continued.
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Blue Domino
thelChiolshep
Caesar
Mr. Heeartty
Haggerty
Central Office
New York
Theatergoers Find Frost in Warm Night
In Chicago last night patrons faced a warm theater as the audience joked about the chilly frost in the play's mood while critics offered mixed responses to the performance.
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Chicago Daily News
Desperate Risks for Freedom Sake From Prisoners
A historical account recalls daring prison escapes driven by liberty fantasies. Notable episodes include Searle’s rainy night dash at Dartmoor, six French convicts crossing 2000 miles of sea after New Caledonia, and other bold escapes from New Caledonia, Sumatra, and Russia era penal sites.
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Dartmvor
Searle
Willehad
Sydney
Bismarck Islands
New Britain
New Caledonia
Miere
Australia
The
Levant
Sumatra
Merouke
Dutch New Guinea
Tagaris
Peruna ingredients praised by United States Dispensatory
A summary of how the U S Dispensatory describes Peruna components hydrastis canadensis corydalis formosa cubebs cedron seeds and oil of copaiba as mucous membrane tonics stomachic stimulants and diuretics with uses from chronic catarrh to liver and kidney diseases. It urges readers to request a free testimonial book to hear from users.
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United States
Peruna
Value of the Newspaper in a Free Press
Republican congressmen debated President Roosevelt’s plan to bar papers publishing indecent Thaw trial details from mail delivery. Maine Representative Littlefield praised the press for its watchdog role and urged its continued influence in Congress.
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New York
Littlefield
Maine
Washington
Congress
Farm Land Offered on Easy Terms in Western Plains
Good level farm land suited to Dry Farming can be bought on easy terms along Burlington Route in western Nebraska northwestern Kansas and northeastern Colorado for little more than rent east of the Missouri River. Homeseekers excursion tickets are on sale the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For map and particulars write to D Clem Deaver Genl Agt Land Seekers Information Bureau 1004 Farnam St Omaha Neb.
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Burlington
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Missouri River
D. Clem'deaver
Gen'l. Agt
Land Seekers’ Information Bureau
Farnam’ St
Omaha
Neb
Mysterious contagious heart disease shocks Dutch district
A puzzling heart illness has swept Ouddorp near Utrecht with over 100 cases. Prof Spronck reports high fever in patients and, after extensive blood analysis, cannot determine a cause or origin of the epidemic.
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Ouddorp
Utrecht
Prof
Spronck
Deafness Only Curable by Constitutional Remedies
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as the solution to deafness caused by catarrh and inflamed Eustachian tubes. Promises $100 for any deafness case not cured by the remedy, urging readers to send for free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
French Vineyards Production and Area in 1906
In 1906 France had 4,195,500 acres of vineyards producing 1,375,774,921 gallons of wine. The sector shows a continued rise since 1900 when output reached 1,779,267,568 gallons.
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France
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