Love and ambition braid a tangled high society tale
Edie Williams attends a Crowther garden party as Max Endington reappears, torn between past fame and a failed marriage. Max's career falters after a failed love affair with Miss Lonsdale, sending him to Paris as an impoverished journalist. Edie rises in London theatre while Max invents a comeback play, hinting at themes of sacrifice and artistic ruin.
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Edie Williams
Crowsthers
Kile
Firaythorne
Edith
Max Endington
Bidwell
London
Bidinwell
Max Eds Dington
Rowanl
Secuidert Arbor
Margiret Lonsdale
Marster
Edie
Max
Laonedale
Weill
Mise Williame
Mr. Cromwell
Wwe
Madie
Borry
Max Addington
Ein
Mddington
Mas
Paris
Latin Quarter
Khim
Grand Hotel
Miss Lonsdale
Marfhet Lonsdale
Mrs. Lonsdale
Edle Williams
Kate Burdon
Poole
Loneea
Max Eddington
Woman Recovers After Teen Months of Illness
A Winnie Maryland woman describes seven teen months of debilitating illness and failure with doctors. After trying Dr Pierce’s medicines Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery she improves, cooks for family, and gains strength. She urges other women to write for free medical advice and the Sense Medical Adviser.
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Mia Abeth J. Bollard
Winnie
Maden Co
KR. V. Pierce
Jr. Pierce
Ieee
Rere
Pierce
Sense
Bargain on Unbleached Muslin and Indigo Calicoes
Yard wide unbleached muslin offered at a low price and indigo blue calicoes with strong dye and pretty patterns advertised by Jonas Long's Sons. Limited quantities remain as sales appeal to shoppers.
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Santiceuseuis
January Trade Promises Big Bargains Across 48 Departments
A large crowd celebrated a major January sale as the grand event of the year. The store presented unprecedented prices across 48 departments with 400 salespeople ready to assist and 14 delivery wagons eager to haul purchases home. The sale is in its infancy, with daily additions anticipated to attract shoppers.
Unlaundered White Shirts and Wool Garments Bargain
Local sale at 756 Wyoming Ave offers men s wear including unlaundered white shirts reinforced at shoulders and sides, 256 heavy cheviot work shirts, voke backs it is unclear, and hygienic wool fleece underwear all discounted from their worth. Some fine wool and cashmere outing shirts in the lot priced from $1.00 up.
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Wyoming Ave
Notions and Sewing Goods Price List Near Elevators
An old price list shows crochet cotton white and colored, 200 yards, 3 cents. pins 12 papers 9 cents. curling irons various sizes 4 cents. hard steel shears all sizes. jet mourning pins 196 for 4 cents. Canfield dress shields Nos 1 and 2 priced. japanned hooks and eyes 5 cents. silk stitched whale bone casing nine yards for 76 cents. horn bone all sizes by the dozen. feather stitch braid six yards 4 cents. machine oil filtered stainless bottle 3 cents. bias velveteen skirt bind. T YATES near elevators.
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T Yates
Domestic Linens and Blankets Sale Advertising Bid
A dense price catalog lists bleached damask linens towels table linens and blankets with yard prices and bulk items. It highlights various fabrics including muslin flannelette cotton and wool blankets plus sheets pillowcases and drapery prints, inviting purchases at reduced rates.
Bargain Clothing: Coats Suits and Jackets Deeply Discounted
Discounted ladies wear across coats and suits with prices slashed from the teens to under 5 dollars. Leading coats in Beaver Kersey Cheviot English Melton drop from 17.50 20. to 10.97. Tailor made suits and cashmere waists reduced. Plush capes and more offered at deep cuts.
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Beaver
Kersey
Cheviot
English Melton
Cleaning and Kitchenware Sale Notes from Basement Stock
Advertising list showcases bargain prices on cookware and home goods. Items include 2 to 4 quart coffee and tea pots, rice and oat meal cookers, agate frying pans, glassware sets, tin bread pans, toilet sets, ironers, chopping towels, clothesline rope, galvanized pails, and fancy china with deep discounts.
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Sdowete
Ons Nnlen
Maryland
Siscaciense
Naves
Varied Dress Goods Sale Offers Wide Silk and Wool Yardage
A newspaper snippet lists numerous dress fabrics and novelties including double width silks, cashmeres, plaids, jacquards, boucles, and novelty silks. It advertises yards of all wool, satin duchesse, meltonette, and waterproof guipure like Lenina dress fabrics with prices around four to five cents per yard, emphasizing large stock and variety.
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Fife
DW Sciences
Pn Wee Zoo
Nseinineoette Gee
Hosiery and Underwear Sale Ad Highlights Heavy Fleece and Wool Hose
A catalog style ad lists heavy fleece lined underwear in all sizes and miscellaneous hose options. It mentions men and women's seamless wool and cotton hose, ribbed and plain black styles, with prices from 11 to 124 cents and a range of colors including black and tan.
Women's Gloves Sale Reduced Prices
00S LON S SO Gloves. THO pairs of Women's Fine Kid Gloves absolutely worth $1.25 pair to go at 59 cents. Women s fine Mocha Gloves in tan grey and black Were $1.00 now 89 cents.
Love of a Poet sparks new era in theatre
Max and Edie influence the London stage as Edie reworks his play Lovers of a Poet, cutting distressing parts to ensure a happy ending and boosting Max's fame. Edie reveals she is now inspired by his work and the couple share a renewed connection as he asks forgiveness for deceit.
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Edie
Max
Aleo
Miss Burdon
Galbraith
Edle
Mine Burdon
Mise Flurdon
Eidlel
Embroideries and Wrimmings on Sale at Main Aisle
Catalog listing for Cambrie embroideries and nainsook wrimmings offers 2,000 to 4,800 yards with patterns for dresses and under garments. Prices shown as 1 to 6 cents per yard with examples of fine patterns and widths.
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Wits
Advertised Ladies Underwear and Gowns on Second Floor
Muslin underwear and gowns offered in the second floor department. Items include muslin drawers with cotton fabric and tucks, corset covers with embroidery, nightgowns with high necks, umbrella drawers with lace edging, and empire gowns with epaulets and insertion. Prices and exact details implied by the listing.
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Deb Cine
Perfume Bottles Auctioned In Fancy Cat Containers
An auction lists 400 bottles of fine perfume in fancy cat shaped bottles valued at two shillings per bottle. The note indicates proceeds to HO Abies seme sesveneeeem with a stated total of 150 in local currency.
Prices From The Store To Your Table
A grocery clipping lists various items with unit prices including sugar cured hams 650 per cwt, lard 816 per pound, oats 250 for 9 pounds, laundry starch 250 for 7 pounds, tomatoes 9 ounce cans, corn 900, peaches 120 per can, and Mexican coffee 2380 per pound. Also mentions Rice and mix teas with promotional notes.
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N. Y
Baltimore
Six Word Telegraph From London to Home
A son asks his London telegraph clerk to sum up a life of misadventure in six words. The clerk delivers a concise cable to the father: Equills London Faited cenit fog nme.
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John
Telegraph Office
London
Lls Linmenes
Unclear Fragment Reflects Damaged OCR Text
A garbled excerpt shows misread dialogue and stray punctuation from a Chicago area source, with fragmented phrases and missing context that obscures the event or subject. The readable parts do not establish a coherent news item, person, or outcome.
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