New York Hotel Intrigue Bubbles Over Necklace Plot
Lydia Craven defers a dangerous secret while Craven contends for control amid hotel visits and mistaken identities. Betty Merrilees, Dowager Dragon, and detective Quoin piece together a counterfeit necklace scheme and a hidden card link to Tad Craven, fueling a tense caper.
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Dowager Dragon
Betty Merrilees
Mrs. Merrilees
Betty
Quoin
Tad
Lydia
Peter
Southpaw
Craven
Blacklegs
Thaddeus Craven
Johnny Declines Party For Uncle Visit at Depot
Johnny misses a party to accompany his mother to the depot to meet his uncle. The uncle promises a baseball if Johnny behaves, and Johnny insists the gift should be immediate for his good conduct and staying away from the party.
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Johnny
A Word for the Rattler
A brief note contrasts a rattlesnake that gives a foe a chance with a sneaky rival who refuses such fairness in a terse reflection.
Cheradame proposes plan to spark pan-German revolt
Andre Cheradame, a noted pan Germanism expert, urges allies to organize a scientific revolution within German borders by arousing 60 million German-hating non Germans in Bohemia Galicia Herzegovina Transylvania Bukovina and Poland aided by air force arms to end the war. He cites past forecasts as proof of his foresight.
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Andre Cheradame
Bohemia
Galicia
Herzegovina
Transylvania
Bukowina
Poland
Capronis
M. Cheradame
Middle
Europe
Balkans
Cheradame
Austria
Germany
Russia
Portland Doctor Describes French War Ordeal Of Children
Dr Esther Lovejoy recounted six months in war torn France reporting on French women and children needs. She spoke after a Red Cross mission and vows to return to wipe out German aims and influence.
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Esther Lovejoy
Red Cross
France
Hell
Portland
Ore
Medical Women's National Association
Big Man Enlisted: Farrell Named Shipping Board Director
James A. Farrell, president of United States Steel, is chosen as director of operations for the Shipping Board. His career spans a wire mill start in New Haven 1863, rise through Pittsburgh Wire, American Steel and Wire, then United States Steel Products, leading to the Steel Corp presidency. His expertise in foreign trade will boost wartime transport of troops and materiel to Europe.
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James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Shipping Board
Steel Industry
Steel Corporation
New Haven
Mr. Farrell
United States Steel Products Company
Masaryk Leads Bohemian Drive for Independence
Dr. Thomas G Masaryk head of the Czecho Slovak National Council met President Wilson as the United States declared support for Bohemia’s independence from Austria. Masaryk, a Prague University professor and Moravian deputy, fled Austria at the outbreak of World War I and led the Czecho Slovak movement. Born 1850, he rose from humble origins, once aiming to be a blacksmith and later entering Brno gymnasium before study at Vienna University.
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Thomas G. Masaryk
The Making of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A laboratory tour highlights the production of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, a remedy for women’s illnesses. It describes herb usage, solvent extraction, sterilization, pasteurization, and bottling, plus letters from grateful customers praising its effectiveness.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Gulf Stream described as faster and larger than rivers
The Gulf Stream is described as more rapid than the Amazon and more impetuous than the Mississippi, with a volume more than 1,000 times greater.
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Gulf Stream
Amazon
Mississippi
Grove's Baby Bowel Medicine Aids Digestion
Grove's medicine claims to aid digestion and relieve discomfort for all ages. The product markets itself as effective for both adults and children with a focus on bowel health and flux symptoms.
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Grove
Cradle Songs through the Ages and Their Global Rhythm
The article explores cradle songs as ancient, enduring, and shared across cultures. It notes their oral transmission, natural growth, and rhythm reflecting national temperaments from German major to Scottish minor, with maternal love as a central, timeless sentiment.
Norway Opens Domestic Science School for Girls
Norway establishes a domestic science school for girls in Stavanger to provide formal training in household management and related arts. The move aims to improve education opportunities for young women and support modern domestic practices.
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Norway
Stavanger
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