Elation and Elusive Fortune in a Western Town
A foolish tenderfoot falls for a bold miner’s wife in a western mining town. After a failed elopement, the woman shoots her escort. he saves the crime by pinning a note on himself. Twenty two years later George Gormly, now wealthy in New York, seeks political power amid city graft and transit scandal.
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Tenderfoot
George Gormly
New York
Eleanor Haldane
Gormly
Gotham Traction Company
Gormly Rejects Party Backing In New York Mayors Race
In a tense business office exchange, Gormly declines backing from Benson Poole and Fitchett and insists he runs as an independent. He outlines a personal petition and an organized campaign with his own assistant manager Watson, warning he will not be counted out or bought.
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Tion
Gormly
Poole
Benson
Fitchett
New York
Watson
Jeremiah and Zedekiah amid Jerusalem siege reflections
The lesson covers Jeremiah's prophetic work during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, the reigns of Zedekiah and Jehoiachin, and the 18 year Babylonian captivity. It notes Jeremiah's imprisonment, his warning that Jerusalem will fall, and the broader theme of faith under persecution with examples from Madagascar and China.
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Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar
Zedekiah
Jeremiah
Judah
Wives of Napoleons Marshals Proved Steadfast
The text recalls how the wives of Napoleonic marshals aided escapes and burials during the second empire. Bazaine’s wife helped plan his escape and met him by boat, while Cavignac’s wife ensured his burial in the family vault at Pere La Chaise. She arranged the corpse in a traveling cloak and traveled alone by train, defying the law with a loyal servant. These women faced crises with resolve.
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Napoleon Hi
Marshal Bazaine
Isle Sainte Marguerite
General de Cavignac
Riviera
Pere la Chaise
Tape worm claim touts cure by Munyon medicine
Professor James M. Munyon asserts a nationwide epidemic of tape worm and promotes his treatment as a cure. He reports symptoms like hunger swings, headaches, nausea, and fatigue and claims nine in ten cases pass the worm with his remedy. Letters to his Philadelphia headquarters will receive free medical advice.
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United States
James M. Munyon
Jefferson &Is
Philadelphia
Jefferson Streets
Philadelpha
Veterinary Advice and a Pianist Neighbor
An odd note from Filegende Blaetter reports a veterinary surgeon advises on a lap dog's sickness while a neighbor forbids piano playing. The report highlights the strange clash between pet care and household noise restrictions.
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Filegende Blaetter
Where Do These Flies Come From
The Fly. Where one earth do these flies come from is a frequent and despairing question. They may come down the chimneys if the fireplaces have tipping dampers. These should be tightly closed in fly time. An appreciable falling off in their number will be the result. If the chimneys have not the tipping damper, a screen such as is used for a window can be fitted into the fireplate, or a bundle of paper may be stuffed up the chimney. Either method is successful, and no trouble is too great to get rid of these Summer pests.
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Gormly
New York
Haidape
Perty
George Gormis
Inneney
Cloris
Bish
Serenity and the steadfast saint amid a troubled era
A Theodore Parker quotation extols the true religious man who remains serene and unmoved through plague, tyranny, and political strife. It portrays the saint as a rock amid waves, unshaken by surrounding noise and critique.
Coffee Or Tea Aftereffects Stir Parsonage Stories
At the parsonage a family credits Postum with curing chronic headaches gastritis and nervous tremors caused by coffee. They report others among parishioners also switched from coffee to Postum and felt relief. The note cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Mich and an invitation to read The Road to reading.
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Postum
Piven
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Gormees
Haldane
Gotham Traction Com
Mr. Liffey
Mr. Gormly
Charley Liffey
Liffey
New
York City
Mr. Benson
Gorbly
Jehoiakim
Jehoiachin
Judea
Babylon
David
Jehoiakin
Benjamin
Anathoth
Madagascar
China
Prof
Munyon
Serenity
Athens
Theodore Parker
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