The Personal Equation in a Navy Espionage Plot
In a Washington crisis Chief Grimm pursues a hidden wire less percussion cap plot involving Miss Isabel Thorne a brilliant Italian secret agent and high level diplomats including Count di Rosini and Prince d Abruzzi. Grimm resists removal and is ordered to finish the case securing the invention or its control while risking a dangerous international conspiracy.
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Count di Rosini
Isabel Thorne
Campbell
Secret Service
Grimm
Washington
Senor Alvarez
Legation i
Miss Thorne
Pietro Petrozinni
Senor Rodriguez
Venezuela
Legation
Monsieur Bolsaseur
Iss Thorne
Prince d’Abruzzi
d’Abruzzi
New York
Isabel
Mr. Grimm
The Compact Breaks and Threats of A World Power
Mr. Grimm details destroying the compact after signatures were attached and acting under Mr. Campbell. He hints the backbone of the alliance broke when officials learned of a wireless percussion cap that could conquer navies. He suggests the conspirators should have killed him, then notes Miss Thorne and the prince vanished after an explosion.
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Mr. Grimm
Campbell
Prince Benedetto d'Abruzzi
Mr. Grim
Tey
Thhem
Secretary of State
J. Campbell
Miss Thorne
Prince
We Two Chapter XXV Grimm Delivers War Department Note
Grimm enters an office on a Pennsylvan ia Avenue cross street and delivers a sealed envelope bearing the War Department imprint. Mr. Howard reacts with surprise as the note is opened. The scene ends with a continuation to follow.
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Mr. Grimm
General Jackson's Hermitage Cocks Fight in Washington
In Perley's Reminiscences General Jackson owned a hermitage breed of invincible Tennessee birds. He and friends rode to Bladensburg to witness a main between Hermitage and Annapolis cocks. The birds were trained and sharpened with gaffs but no fight occurred, disappointing the party as Annapolis birds crowed in triumph.
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Jackson
Hermitage
Tennessee
Washington
Bladensburg
Annapolis
Perley
Art and Philosophy Clash Over Truths in Music and Sculpture
A debate contrasts artists and musicians escaping words with philosophers, claiming art reveals enduring truths. It cites the Roman Catholic church music and the Venus de Milo as universal touchstones beyond changing thought.
Silent Language of the Mind Quote
A Cicero line notes that the entire countenance reveals the mind without words reflecting silent expression as a form of inner language.
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Cicera
Epigram by Abbey prompts thrift vs enjoying life
A Chicago art dealer recalls Edwin A. Abbey living in Chelsea London and an epigram about saving for a rainy day. Abbey notes some people save too much and miss the pleasures of pleasant weather, a witty rebuttal to parsimonious living.
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Edwin A. Abbey
London
Chicago
Europe
Ile
Abbey
Chelsea
Chelsea Embankment
Clock House
Doctor Claims Teething Causes Eczema in Infant Case
Mrs Freeman Craver reports her eight month old daughter developed eczema on the face neck and back after teething. A physician attributed it to teething and recommended remedies, but with no relief. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment per the booklet directions, the child was cured by age one and remained free of eczema. A free sample and 32 page booklet offer available from Cuticu ra Dept. 2 K Boston.
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Freeman Craver
Lewis
Syracuse
N. Y
Left Him Far Behind Childish Standards of Greatness
A humorous reflection on childish boasts versus adult measures of achievement. The writer contrasts a boy’s claims of toys with a longer running joke about a peer who boasted of staying up past a usual bedtime, illustrating how childish pride differs from mature criteria.
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Johnnie
Castoria Safety Ad Urges Careful Bottle Inspection
An old advertisement warns mothers to examine every Castoria bottle for the signature of Castoria and notes its use for over 30 years. It emphasizes Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children and mentions that children cry for it.
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Fletcher
Plankville Under the Peak Rumor Sparks Wardrobe Swap
A playful exchange jokes about travelers wearing old clothes at Plankville under the Peak. One character says they can carry seven trunks of garments and make a splurge if the deal is right.
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Plankville-under the-Peak
Cold Storage Prisoner Remarks Prompt Cooler Action
In a historic newspaper snippet a humorous exchange places a prisoner as a “bad egg” a judge’s “honor” and a nod to moving him to the cooler. The dialogue suggests a custody or courtroom setting with a lighter jailhouse quip.
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M.G. Kettner
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