Two World Famous Grandmothers Visit United States
The Rochester Post Express features two renowned grandmothers Mme Sarah Bernhardt and Ellen Terry as distinguished visitors. Bernhardt remains energetic at an advanced age while Terry, retired from acting, delivers Shakespeare lectures with a vivid voice and expressive features.
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Rochester Post Express
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Ellen Terry
Henry Irving
England
Miss Terry
Portia
Beatrice
Voila
Rosaland
Murder Mystery at Sunnyside Ends in Disappearance and Death
Innes, spinster at Sunnyside, hosts summer quarters with Halsey and servants Gertrude and Arnold Armstrong is found dead in the hall after a revolver shot. Bailey and Halsey vanish, alibis unravel as embezzlement, a staged meeting, a hidden lover, and a circular stair clue drive investigators toward a tense resolution.
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Lapi Gr Gertrude
Halvey
Bailey
Ley
Paul Armstrong
Armstrong
Isey
Se Armstrong
Walker
Louise
Erin
Sunnyside Fire and Night of Intrigue
After a mansion fire at Sunnyside, a masked intruder is shot as he attempts to enter the house during the blaze. The narrator recalls the escape plan, a trap with a chair, and a tense chase through the east wing while the stable burns. Local officers and volunteers battle the flames as questions about a limp suspect linger.
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Liddy
Sam
Halsey
Alex
Wes
Gertrude
Casanova
Sunnyside
Warner
Flinders and Fire Warning Touch Quiet Village
Halsey sends word of the fire to the house agent as Jamieson agrees to visit with another man. Flinders the horse named by Richfield’s boy features in Gertrude’s drive as the narrator stops at Dr Walker’s to see Louise and overhears a tense exchange about an outrageous bill.
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Halsey
Jack Bailey
Gertrude
Casanova
Flinders
Armstrongs
Louise
Marvels of Modern Surgery Record
The New York Press notes stomach surgery has cut death rates to 0 to 20 percent from 20 to 40 percent a decade ago. Surgeons now open the upper abdomen search for cancers and ulcers, turning stomachs inside out, a common operation with frequent cures and benefits in American practice.
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New York Press
State Senator Ackerman’s stamp collection grows vast
New Jersey politician Ernest R. Ackerman, on his annual trip abroad, is celebrated as a top stamper collector in the United States. His Plainfield home features a dedicated stamp room housing some of the rarest items cherished by philatelists.
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Philatellem Hie
Ernest R. Ackerman
New Jersey
Plainfield
Philateliat
Ohio Happenings from Kenton to Cincinnati
A string of Ohio items reports farmer T B Wagner found dead near Spencerville, a manslaughter acquittal in Canton, pensioner J N Patton’s death, Charles Kendall’s suicide at Watt Car Wheel Co foundry, Sultana survivor Edward Sorgen’s death in Kenton, a dynamite stump explosion injuring William B Fagin and son, a Plattsburg crop dispute murder, tax disputes for Standard Oil, a fatal Massillon hospital scalding, alleged fraudulent votes in Cincinnati, and a thirteen fire mystery solved with the arrest of a 16 year old in Conneaut.
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Kenton
T. B. Wagner
Spencerville
Canton
George Snyder
Jacob Axe
Axe
Manchester
J. N. Patton
Barnesville
Charles Kendall
Watt Car Wheel Co
Edward Sorgen
Gettysburg
Sultana
Memphis
Findlay
William B. Fagin
Dale
Springfield
Bonner
Plattsburg
William Dillon
Henry Dillon
John Dillard
Dillard
Dillon
Vienna
Columbus
Standard Ool Co
State Tax Commission
Massillon
Walter Young
Youngstown
Massillon State Hospital
Young
Oral O. Tatje
Mahoning
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
General Assembly
Conneaut
L. Peebles
William Thomas
Saved Old Lady's Hair Restored by Cuticura Products
An elderly woman reports eczema on the scalp cleared and hair regrowth after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. A reader adds her feet improved from winter cracking after four to five years of Cuticura use, noting smooth skin in Blisworth Dunham Maine.
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S. Blisworth Dunham
Hiram, Me
Wife Relatives Cause Husband’s Clash Over Salary
A man recalls ongoing friction with his wife’s kin who insisted he earn the wage he received from her father. The dispute centers on expectations and financial support within the family.
A Long Chance in a Marriage Proposal
A dialogue unfolds around a marriage proposal. One person recalls taking a long chance by asking a woman to marry him. The other presumes rejection, but the responder reveals the opposite final outcome: she accepted.
Health Regained by Right Food Grape-Nuts Story
A Michigan woman recovering from surgery describes years of indigestion and weakness until two months on Grape-Nuts. She reports restored appetite, steadier nerves, renewed energy, and a return to work, claiming health returned with the product.
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Michigan
Wellville
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Rey Whfterup
Fred
Sam Bohannon
Lucien Wallace
Dr. Stewart
Dave
Ohio
Reem
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