Political intrigue as governors clash over Appleweight feud
Thomas Ardmore and Henry Griswold clash as North and South Carolina governors feud over a powerful outlaw named Appleweight. Griswold and Ardmore ally with rival daughters Barbara Osborne and Jerry Dangerfield, while forces scout the borders. Appleweight is captured, recaptured, and jailed across states as tensions rise and a potential war looms.
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Thomas Ardmore
Henry Maine Griswold
North
South Carolina
Griswold
Barbara Osborne
Ardmore
Jerry Dangerfield
North Carolina
Jerry
Appleweight
Battle on the Raccoon Ends With Flag of Truce
Mrs. Atchison and Gov Ardmore contend with South Carolina troops near Ardsley as prisoner swaps unfold. A basket of six green apples carries a royal letter from Henry Maine Griswold demanding an armistice and proposing a prisoner exchange. Ardmore replies with a counter message, securing a meeting at Ardsley this afternoon while war rumors swirl.
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Ardmore
Gov. Dangerfield
Ardsley
Miss Dangerfield
Raleigh
North Carolina
Jerry
Foster
Mr. Foster
Hase
Court
Mrs. Atchison
Col. Daubenspeck
Dangerfield
South Carolina
North
Mr. Ardmore
Thomas Ardmore
Appleweight
Kildare
Dilwell County
Henry Maine Griswold
Col
Daubenspeck
Bugle
George
Grissy
Improving American illustrations in best sellers
The piece notes that American illustrations have improved in quality over the past years. It argues illustrators increasingly blend accuracy with artistic value and directness, or risk ceding to photographers or mechanical draftsmen if artistry is neglected.
Island of White Island in Bay of Plenty New Zealand
An island named White Island in the Bay of Plenty is a sulfur rich landmass rising 800 to 900 feet with a 10 000 foot vapor cloud. A central fifty acre boiling lake emits sulfurous fumes through blow-holes while a boat can navigate the lake with care. Sulfur is very pure but mining efforts remain limited.
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Bay of Plenty
New Zealand
White Island
Rioting halted in Columbus as 2000 militia arrives
Governor Harmon travels from Michigan to Columbus after Mayor Marshall and Sheriff Sartain request troops to deter streetcar riot violence. Authorities say troops are ready but not under martial law, with guards prepared to handle any situation that may arise and not assigned to police cars.
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Columbus
Harmon
Michigan
George Marshall
Albert E. Sartain
Steubenville
William Dawson
John Gault
Fernwood
Dawson
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Wheeler
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
P. W. Welker
Alliance, O
Mackinac
Sandusky
Fred Bader
Guerin
Bader
East Liverpool
Clyde McKenzie
Frank Wilcoxen
Columbiana Park Race Course
Cleveland
Joseph Monewith
Akron
West Summit County
Schuyler Darling
Wadsworth
Ira Heffelman
Doylestown
Delaware
Benjamin Breckenridge
Ashley
Canton
Ray Metcalf
John Warner
Lancaster Industrial School
Bow
McArthur
Allensville
New Plymouth
Elmore Wortman
Painesville
Lake Shore
Fairport
Diamond Alkali Co
Pittsburg
Lizzie Gurnski
Bernstein
Ben Payer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gurnski
Payer
Cincinnati
William Burnley
Richmond
Burnley
Razor
Burnleys
Insurance Exception Quoter Rejects Company Label
A wry quip from a chronic quote collector mocks judgments by company kept. The speaker protests being defined by associates, asserting personal responsibility beyond social circles in a light anecdotal note.
Good Old Times Were Made Brighter by Easy Task Soap
The ad extols Easy Task laundry soap as easing wash day and cleaning chores. It promises half the work, dirt removal without pushing dirt in, no fabric shrinking or linen streaking, and no resin that rots fabrics. If grocers aren’t praising the past they stock it in abundance.
Fritz the Gardener Misses the Bloomfield Stop
Fritz, a steady gardener, slept through a late city trip and alighted from a crowded train into sand. He looked at the open car door and calmly remarked that there should be steps, a simple note of his unflustered reaction to an ordinary mishap.
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Fritz
Bloomfield
St. Paul Dispatch
Wife and Country Laugh Line From Luncheon
Paul D Cavath New York lawyer at a Lawyers' club luncheon notes vacation songs about wives going to the country. A club conversation spoofs the refrain revealing wives returning instead of leaving. The remark ends with a quip that Smith says his wife has already come back.
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Paul D. Cavath
New York
Lawyers’ Club
Smith
In the Night School Teacher Explains Life Sentence
A night school teacher defines life sentence as a jail term lasting for a convict’s natural life with no set end. An example is a prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment for a serious crime. The dialogue includes a student declaring a mock wedding between two people.
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Chicago Tribune
Teething Relief and Domestic Woes Cited
Ad text notes teething discomfort in children and mentions a remedy for inflamed faces and pain. It also includes a domestic line claiming a nagging wife causes a husband to forget other troubles.
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Meredith Nicholson
Illustrations By
Ray Walters
The
Bobbs-Merrill Company
American Illustrators
State News
Armour Fertilizer Works
Chicago
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Paxtine
Serena
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Masa
Carter
Carters
Cascarets We
Daisy Fly Killer
Cannes Ae Eee
Harold Somers
DeKalb Ave
Srochiya
Arker
Buob & Schell CO
Court and
Broadway
Agenta
Ficey Thompson
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