Embassy Intrigue and a Mysterious Miss Thorne
Count di Rosini dines with diplomats when a summons leads to the embassy. Miss Isabel Thorne, linked to secret service, and Mr. Grimm investigate a brewing Washington plot. The tale follows disappearances, thefts, a kidnapping, and a drugged detective as romance and danger unfold.
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Count di Rosini
Isabel Thorne
Campbell
Secret Service
Grimm
Washington
Senor Alvarez
Legation
Grimms
Miss Thorne
Pietro Petrozinni
Senor Rodriguez
Venezuela
Monsieur Boissegour
Pietro Petrozini
Teiice d’Abruzzi
d’Abruzzi
New York
The Latin compact meeting turns toward peril and secrets
In a shadowed room a dozen masked figures sign a three language pact for a Latin alliance using a charged wireless cap to trigger submarine mines. Mr Grimm interrupts, threatening exposure and violence as Miss Thorne defends him and a cliffhanger ends the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
United States
Central
South America
England
New York City
Marconi
Mr. Grimm
New York
Liverpool
The Percussion Cap Chapter Ends In Tense Confrontation
In a silent chamber Miss Thorne sits unmoving as cowled figures loom. Prince d Abruzzi demands how they gained entry while Mr Grimm reports throttling a guard at the door and imprisoning him in the coal bin. The lamp lighting the scene remains in focus.
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Miss Thorne
Prince d’Abruzzi
Mr. Grimm
Flatheads and head shaping in Crete and beyond
The essay notes wide variation in head shapes among peoples. Armenians and Asia Minor tribes flatten the back of the head through bandaging, while Crete predominantly binds heads in infancy to achieve a rounded form, though usually not tightly or long enough to effect lasting changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia Minor
Crete
C. H. Hawes
The
Wide World Magazine
Tolstoys Intensity Described by Russian Writer
A London Times quote describes Tolstoy as having Titanic proportions in all traits. It notes his heavy drinking, bold gambling, daring assault on Sebastopol’s bastion four, and his knack for making dying men laugh with wit. It also highlights his prodigious output in sport and literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolstoy
Bastion Four
Bastion of Death
Sebastopol
London Timés
Sussex Egg Collector Bantam’s Hidden Eggs
A Ditchling tradesman Mr A J Jorringe notes a bantam that lays eggs in various yard spots while his cat consistently locates them. The cat retrieves the egg to the back, places it on the step, and rattles the door handle until the mistress collects the egg. No eggs have been broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Jorringe
Ditchling
London Daily Mail
Boston Bowery Diner Serves Hearty Chicken Croquettes
In Boston's Bowery a diner serves chicken croquettes with thick white gravy. A waiter jokingly calls out a fanciful order for two mountain peaks with heavy puddles of gravy.
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Boston
Bowery
Dean's Kidney Pills Promise Relief From Kidney Troubles
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a near cure for backache dizziness and urinary irregularities. Mrs George Earl of Madison Nebraska testifies to relief after use swelling fading and weight gain. pills priced 50 cents, sold by druggists and stores, FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
George Earl
Madison
Neb
Joan
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Queer Philadelphia ad seeks new index finger
Mrs Reginald Waldorf of Philadelphia seeks a replacement index finger after losing her right forefinger to an infection from a rusty knife. Dr Fred B West advertised for a finger and says the patient is willing to pay liberally with no price named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Waldorf
Philadelphia
Cure for severe hand dermatitis credited to Cuticura
Mrs Mary A Brely of Philadelphia recounts hand sores starting two months earlier with blisters itching and crusting. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with rapid healing and no further trouble and notes a free sample offer from Cuticura Department 6K Boston.
Horse Sense
A concise proverb about restraint in betting noting a person who never bets on a single horse. The line hints at prudence and a literal tie used as a pun in the exchange.
Beautiful Post Cards Free Bend 2c Stump Offer
Advertisement offers five samples of Gold Hairessed Birthday Flower and Motta Post Cards from Art Post Card Club at 741 Jackson St Topeka Kansas. Includes a Sydneysmith quote about waiting for misfortunes.
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Art Post Card Club
Jackson St
Topeka
Kansas
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
Advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething gums and colic relief. Claims include soothing gums reducing inflammation easing wind colic with price 25 cents a bottle. Quotation from Joubert about being without enemies.
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M.G. Kettner
Associated Sunday Magazines
Bobbs- Merrill Company
Sydney Smith
Joubert
Hostetter
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