Secret heiress tale unfolds in a crowded melodrama
Vivian Matthews learns she is the sole beneficiary of a half million dollars after years of secret identity, while her fiancé Kentworth Hulman Jonas II faces ruin. Cromwell, the lawyer, urges patience as Judge Potter reveals Vivian’s parentage and her late grandfather’s fortune, amid marriage plans and love triangles.
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Yues Matthews
Doso
Kentworth Hulman Jonas II
Paris
Mann Barkow
Bender
Johns
Dusiness
Kent
Hent
Barkow
Ilan
John Crockett Cromwell
Vivian
J. C Cromwell
Matthews Yard
Cromwell
William
Martha Matthhews
Martha Matthews
Marsha Matthews
Paris Sun Bath Ban Sparks Moral Alarm in City
Reported shock in Paris as young women sunbathing publicly near the Champs-Élysées draws neighbors and police scrutiny. Officials threaten enclosed Seine spots for “cultists” as others imitate the scene amid a nationwide wave of fashionable libertines and modesty debates.
After the Show Drive Out to Hallworthy
A brief local roadside notice invites readers to drive to Hallworthy for Tasty Chicken Sandwiches after performances, with a focus on Oberlin Road as the route.
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Oberlin Road
Polbanérvy and the Indian Plurality of Husbands
A fragmented passage hints at social arrangements in parts of India. The term Polbanérvy appears with references to a woman and a plurality of husbands, set amid terms like cession and tidesana, suggesting an ethnographic note on marital customs rather than a clear event.
Nirvana in Buddhism concept of supreme attainment
Fragmentary excerpt defines Nirvana as the Buddhist supreme attainment: the extinction of all desires and the end of unrest, yielding calm and holy state.
France Honors Marshals and Foch in 1928 Ceremony
A fragment notes a 1928 event in France honoring Marshal Joffre and General Foch alongside another Marshal Gies with ceremonial rank. The text is garbled but references French military figures and a formal ceremony during the interwar period.
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France
Gies
Foch
Faiolic
What is success for a college grad in life
A dialogue on success from 1925 argues it is the realization of inner life aims, not wealth or status. It cites Leonardo da Vinci, St Paul, and the martyr as true successes born of adversity, urging graduates to follow their best self and highest opportunities in any field.
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Church Universal
Christ
Leonardo da Vinci
Louvre
St. Paul
New York Tribune Inc
Invisible laws guard famed relic collection in London
Invisible laws have been employed to guard a famous collection of historical relics on exhibition in London. The article notes strict measures and security around the display, underscoring the value and fragility of the artifacts.
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London
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised in Berlin ad
A Berlin reader reports severe illness and fatigue, saying food digest problems and unable to work improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She thanks the product and offers to answer letters about its effects.
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Berlin
Leda E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mas
Burgess &J
N. A
Union Talks Shape Major Disciples Convention
The international convention of the Disciples of Christ in Seattle will discuss uniting with the Northern Baptist church as 10 million members are affected. The baptism difference between groups is noted, with liberal factions downplaying it. Also on the agenda are a ministry pension fund aiming for January 1 1931, and choosing a new president for the United Christian Missionary Society.
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Disciples of Christ
Seattle
America
International Convention of Disciples of Christ
Christian Churches
Christian Church
Northern Baptist Church
Marvin QC
Lansbury
Denver
Union of the Churches, the Christian Convention
United Christian Missionary Society
Brotherhood
District of Columbia
Middle West
South
Blind osteopath from Lorain passes state board
Although totally blind Forest W. Van Boxel passed the state medical board examination to practice osteopathy. He graduated from Lorain High School and the Kirksville College of Osteopathy, helped by classmates and raised-character books to perform procedures.
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Lorain, O
Forest W. van Boxel
State Medical Board
Lorain High School
Kirksville, Mo
College of Osteopathy
van Boxel
Allmot Printing Announces Cards and Invitations
Allmot Printing Co offers birth announcements wedding notices invitations calling cards and general printing services for Miss Mrs and Mr with prompt professional work and wide range of styles.
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Miss
All Kinda
Allmot Printing CO
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