Through a Woman's Heart in a Lurid Stage Mystery
Bonholt Hume tailors his plan to uncover Ralph Strangways while a detective tracks the vanished Lathom and a threatening note stirs Margaret Strangways. In a theater, Bonholt observes Miss Strangways and a physician ally as tension mounts over a murder case and a race day omen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonholt Hume
Mr. Strangwaye
Bonholt
Anthony Strangways
Firet
Strangways
Hume
Ralph Strangways
Fellworth
Philip Hume
Honholt
Lathon
Philip
Bonkol
Lathom
Chatterton
Hit
M Strangways
Tea and coffee consumption in the nation analyzed
The piece compares per capita usage of tea and coffee, noting Americans drink about ten pounds of tea per person annually while English consume far more coffee per person. It discusses tea prices influencing purchases, spice imports with low duties, and a cautiously optimistic spice trade outlook after an encouraging year.
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England
Doing Man's Work Mandy Mose Johnson Tale
A rough local note describes Mandy and Mose Johnson in a terse exchange about capability and purpose. The fragment hints at town life and civic quick wit among aldermen, preserving a dialecty snapshot of everyday street conversation.
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Mandy
Mose Johnson
Washington's best dressed: Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth is regarded as the best gowned woman in Washington, wearing directoire and empire robes since the season began. Her gold brocade directoire features minimal trimming, a gold tissue neck detail, a heavy gold cord at the waist, and a narrow straight train. Her ensemble includes golden stockings and jewelry, with a peacock blue satin gown worn at a recent diplomatic dinner.
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Nicholas Longworth Stift
Washington
Directoire
Empire
America
Mrs Taft's Global Journey Outstrips All Presidents Wives
The article recounts Mrs Taft traveling vast distances beside her husband on diplomatic missions. It notes moonlit Pacific nights, the Minfieldin liner, the Panama Canal route, the Trans Siberian Railway, a 6000 mile Asian crossing, a Taft party stay in a Mikado palace, a Rododon dance in the Philippines, Russian sleigh rides, and shuffling with a captain on the liner. It claims no American outside the navy has covered so much of the earth for the government.
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Mrs. Taft
Liberty Bell
Tower of Independence Hall
Uuman
Pacific
Panama
Royal Lake
Osuba
Taft
Philippines
St. Petersburg
Russia
Tafts Have Beautiful Curio At The White House
Mrs Taft displays Philippine tapestries and Filipino woven rugs in the White House dining room recalling Roosevelts art treasures. The collection includes pima cloth linen and Porto Rican napery with a Philippine preference noted for floors walls and decor.
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Roosevelt
White House
Oyster Bay
Taft
Taft to create outdoor social center with Marine Band
President Taft plans an outdoor social center in Washington modeled on Havana Havana Luneta Manila Hyde Park and Florence Court of Honor. The Marine Band will perform twice weekly on the Potomac near the Washington Monument with Mrs Taft's support. The first concert April 14 will feature the president and Mrs Taft in attendance.
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Washington
Taft
Marine Band
Havana
Lunetta
Manila
Hyde Park
London
Court of Honor
Florence
Potomac River
Washington Monument
Was Determined to Wed Hospital Bridegroom Makes Vows
James Sharkey, badly injured after a 90 foot fall from a bridge, watched and signed his marriage register from a hospital cot in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania. He held the pen in his teeth to marry Bessie McLaughlin, daughter of Justice of the Peace J. B. McLaughlin of Somerville, enduring severe injuries that left his face battered yet he did not lose consciousness.
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Punxsutawney (Pa.) Hospital
James Sharkey
Bessie McLaughlin
Justice of the Peace
J. B. McLaughlin
Somerville
Sharkey
Weathered South Dakota News and Local Military Page
A compilation of regional items from South Dakota communities. Highlights include Edith Metzner's lightning injury in Sioux Falls, Langford resident Edward Highland's death from blood poisoning, Farmingdale tornado damage, Aberdeen militia captaincy changes, Bank of Leola incorporation, and various civic events and accidents across Pierre, Vermillion, Deadwood, and surrounding towns.
Burdens Lifted From Bent Backs by Kidney Pills
Woman's note from Manchester Iowa describes chronic back pain and kidney trouble relieved by Dean's Kidney Pills. She credits improved kidney action and reduced pain after consistent use, noting she remained free of trouble after completing treatment. Sold by all dealers at 40 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Wesley Clemens
Malion St
Manchester
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Public School Exchange Sparks Curious Neighborhood Question
An exclusive line shows a teacher asking a pupil where the Hottentote live, and Mary replies she does not know because her mother won’t let her visit any neighbors. The brief exchange hints at cultural or geographic curiosities in the local area.
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Mary
Skin Rough as Bark Cure Reported by Yukon Parent
A Yukon, Oklahoma parent described a two year old with a severe rash that formed blisters and caused intense itching for months. After trying remedies with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the child recovered, with no symptoms for over two years. The note is attributed to J. W. Lauck and dated August 28 and September 17, 1908.
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J. W. Lauck
Yukon
Okla
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Bole Props
Boston
New Offences In Tennessee Arrests J A Lohrum
Nashville American reports the Sunday arrest of J A Lohrum aged forty two on three charges tippling on Sunday tippling without a license and violating the segregation law. He posted bonds to appear in court.
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Tennessee
J. A. Lohrum
Lohrum
Nashville American
Wrigley’s Spearmint Ends Mint Confusion in Ad Claim
In a bold ad line, a consumer urges choosing WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT to ensure authentic mint flavor. The message emphasizes genuine taste over imitation products and reflects a marketing stance on flavor authenticity.
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Wrigley
Not Impossible. The Topper
A reader recalls awakening in a panic to a burning place and exchanges a sharp, humorous dialogue with another character about the sudden disaster, using vivid slang of the era.
Castoria and eye remedy ad text excerpt
An OCR fragment discusses Castoria with claims of safety for infants and children and urges verifying the signature. It also mentions a philanthropic man Theobald and promotes Marine Eye Remedy with relief of watery dyes and eye pain and claims conformity to pure food and drug laws.
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Ned
There You 1 There You 1 You There You
Fragmented advertisement lines mix claims for Hamans Wizard Oil Wrigley’s Spearmint and Pettit’s Eye Salve with bits about jealousy cures and birthstones. The readable text lists several products and claims without coherent narrative or dates, yielding a chaotic, artifact-like snapshot of early 20th century marketing.
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Anthony Stranewiyal Hella
Ponnolt
Austone
Anthony
Clive Vanstone
Ralph Straneways
Ralph Stringwaya
Ron
Fislon
Stephen Ruthertin
Atady
Mr. Hume
Gic
Ralph Strangwave
Hanholt
Margaret Strangways
Bean
Bonbolt Hume
Mr. Strang
Tou
Jack Latham
Fellagarth
Ftr
Hntian
Kollagarih
Margaret Straigways
Tsan—Wioge Hatinaie
Jax
Polce
Helji
Alla
John Lathom
Amy Hur
Miust
Dany
Thares
South Dakota
Edith Metzner
Sioux Falls
Piorra High School
Rev. H. Russell
Edward Highland
Langford
Webster
Pierre
Order of Foresters
Knights of Pythis
Bankers
Farmingdale
Barney McVeigh
Company 1
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N. G
Aberdeen
W. Wheaman
Bank of
Leola
Charles Turner
Delphey Turner
L. BE. Turner
Watertown Knights of Columbus
National Order For
Catholic University At Washington
Gay. Vassey
Carl Behrens
Rapid City
State Board of Pharmacy
S. R. Smith
Lead
Black Hills
Belle Fourche
Spearfish
Freeman Knowles
Huron High School
Alfred Bredesen
A. W. Trettlan
Vermillion University
Vermillion
Stork Falding Crib Company
Morristown
Missouri River
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee
Gregory Land Office
Gregory County
Charles Mix
John Marchand
Cook County
Stillwell Coal Company
Aladdin
Deadwood
Cheyenne River Indian Agency
Forest City
Mat
Edward Murrain
Murrain
Wyoming Plains
Highmore
Col. Frost
Hyde County
Baby Boy
Cutiura
Pal “Pa
Theobald
Oth
Hamans
Pettit
Howard Bros
Ham
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