Restitution scheme deepens as Maxwell presses fate
In a tense chapter continuing the Honor of Nurse Joyce tale, Maxwell confronts bank rules over a packet for Mary Sisterson and plots to gain control of funds tied to Sir John’s will. Christabel, Mary, and Norman's letters drive personal loyalties amid deceitful scheming.
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Tom Forde
Myrigubel
Maxwell
Christabial
Noripan
Behayior
Mint
Sir John
Norman
Teter
Molly
Stunnes
le Punkes
Innocenti
Mr. Slaterson
Mixwell
Mary
Mar
St. John
Sulja
Joyce
Kalin
Dmitri
Sulfa
Flint
Chad
Marty
Schemes That Failed Chapter XIX Summary
A fragment notes confusion among characters Mary Sister Christabal Joyce and Sir John. The apy overheard little, while Reid recalls a request from Mary Sister related to a planned action by Maughter, hinting at a hidden motive connected to a past or future scheme.
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Apy
Peat
Mary Sister
Een
Christabal Joyce
Reid Toough
Sir John
English Banking Etiquette in London and England
Retired London banker Liohan explains that in England nearly everything is paid by check while cash is reserved for small incidental expenses. He notes that opening a bank account requires two first class references and that English checks cannot be obtained without an account. Private English bank accounts carry high fees and selective acceptance, with limited banks offering broader credit once admitted.
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Liohan
London
England
Ghgland
Europe
White House Oaks Die And A Third Replacement Sought
Former Interior Secretary Ethan Allen Hitchcock warns the White House trees are cursed and vows a third Washington oak will be planted after two previous oaks withered. He recalls gathering acorns near the Washington oak in the Velorhof grounds and notes McKinley and Roosevelt presidencies failed to save the trees. Hitchcock plans to fetch a fresh acorn from New Hampshire to try again.
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Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Interior
Hitchcock
Russia
Washington
Velerhof
Itchcock
New Hampshire
McKinley
Mr. Hitchcock
Liverstern
White House
le Wolk
Manila
Roosevelt
McKinley Annther
Hilotvock
New Hamshire
Funds for Indians Proposed by Representative Morse
Representative Morse introduces a bill to create a fund of 447,119 to credit 847 members of the Potawatomi in Wisconsin or Michigan for annuities and moneys due to them. The income, at five percent, will aid industrial and educational advancement. Jurisdiction on Canada's Wisconsin Potawatomi claims is vested in the Court of Claims. The note reviews migration, with 2,087 residents in 1840 and splits between Michigan and Wisconsin bands, and cites historic shares and citizenship outcomes.
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Morse
Pottawatomie Inilane
Wisconsin
Michigan
Court of Claims
Canada
Stiles
Grand River
New York Dominates Executive Civil Service in District Figures
New York leads in executive civil service employment with 22 467 workers, 121 percent of total, followed by Pennsylvania Illinois and Massachusetts. District of Columbia shows 7 606 appointments, 20 percent of local employees, with New York 2 162 and Maryland 1 806 also high. The Atlantic seaboard states from New York to Virginia account for 69.9 percent of DC employees.
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New York
Executive Civil Service
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
Atlantic Seabourg
Salaries of Government Workers See Age and Service Pay Rise
Government employees show rising average pay with age and longer service. Clerical staff exhibit a steady climb from $757 in under one year to $1,450 after 40 years, a total increase of $693, reflecting general compensation growth across jobs as tenure extends.
Women In Government Service Across District and Nation
Government employment totals 185874 with 25351 in the District of Columbia and 160523 elsewhere. District women number 7358, about three in ten, while elsewhere 6463 are women, about one in twenty five, reflecting more women suited positions in the District.
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District of Columbia
Campaign to close red light resorts shocks Deadwood
In Deadwood Mayor Adams pushes a purge against red light establishments in the Tower area and orders roundups to force closures or face longer jail terms. The town faces moral and physical pressures as community authorities move to reshape the district.
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Adams
Tower
Proof for Two Cents Kidney Cure Claim Ad
G W Winey of Medina New York urges kidney sufferers to write for a testimonial about Dean s Kidney Pills. He says after eighteen months in two hospitals with back pain lameness and rheumatism he weighed 143 pounds and after 10 12 boxes he weighed 162 and was cured. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Poster Milbury Co Buffalo N Y.
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G. W. Winey
Medina
N.Y
Milbury Co
Buffalo
Very Good Reason and Misa Wdith Dialogue in Archaic Style
A fragmentary exchange between a young man and a pair of women named Very Good Reason and Misa Edih. The dialogue hints at mistaken names and coy misnaming, with obscure phrasing and antiquated diction.
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Misa
Durand
Two Cures of Eczema and Proverb Origins
The clipping cites a grandmother's claim of curing eczema in a grandson using Cuticura with a later mention of Cathorn Remedies and a misdated testimonial. It also explains the proverb know a hawk from a handsaw tracing its falconry roots and medieval corruption from heronshaw to handsaw as Hamlet used.
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Allon
Lir
M. W. LaRue
St. Loulaville
Cures by Sea Water by M Quinton
A French til ist describes sea water cures via subcutaneous injections of sterilized diluted sea water serum from plasma. He claims all animals including humans are composed of about one third sea water and asserts sea water is the vital liquid needed for life.
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M. Quinton
Grape-Nuts Diet Aids Athlete Performance
A letter from Michigan suggests athletes improved on a diet centered on Grape-Nuts and Postum, cutting meat to a small daily portion. The writer notes gains in strength and vitality, rising from 124 to 140 pounds, and credits morning meals of Grape-Nuts with cream and Postum for better health.
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Postum Co
Battle Reek
Mich
Wellville
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