Prosper Farm Saga of Prue and Rod in a Turbulent Timber Plot
Prudence Schuyler seeks a new life at Prosper Farm with her ailing brother David. A mutual attraction grows with neighbor Rodney Gerard amid past deceptions. Rod clashes with Len Calloway over timber and leverages laborers while Prue endures confinement and a jewel robbery. Milly Gooch returns as tension mounts.
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Prudence Schuyler
David
Prue
Rodney Gerard
Prudence
Len Calloway
Rod
Jean
Chicot
Milly Gooch
Milly
Prosperity Farm
Calloway
Rodney
New York
Gerard
Jim Armstrong
Prudence Tracks a Smithy Meeting in Snowbound Trap
Prudence heads to the old smithy to uncover Calloway and Walter Gerard’s plot. She hides in a wood shed as the conspirators meet, money changes hands, and a lookout window taps announce the risk of discovery in the darkened shop.
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Calloway
Walter Gerard
David
Len
Walt
Ier
Dusk at High Ledges A tense living room scene
In a dim study at High Ledges the group senses a crew effort amid drinks and unease. Gerard pushes to discuss possible betrayals as Jim Armstrong, David Schuyler, and Jean react with nerves while two dogs rest on the rug. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Jean
Jim Armstrong
David Schuyler
Rodney Gerard
Gerard
Dave
Jim
Armstrong
Rod
David Schuyler Rose
K. K
Spark Plug Care For Better Vehicle Performance
A prominent engineer states regular spark plug cleaning and readjustment improves mileage and engine performance. He notes each plug fires over 5,000,000 times in 3,500 miles and combustion gases coat insulators after about 8,500 miles, causing misfiring and fuel waste. Twice yearly cleaning helps economy and reduces repairs.
Vera Milton recalls failed London marriage to a pretended millionaire
Ex-Follies dancer Vera Milton returns to Manchester to recount her life with German electrician William Krohm who posed as a rich suitor. She describes a rushed marriage, Paris and Monte Carlo honeymoons, debts, and later estrangement leading to divorce and memoir plans.
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London
Vera Milton
Follies
Manchester
England
Vera
Earl Carroll
Florenz Ziegfeld
William F. Krohm
Manhattan
Danzig
America
Eric Milton
Krohm
Electric Light Company
William Krohm
Paris
Monte Carlo
William
The
Dad
Germany
Dogs bag pheasants despite broken flivver on Ohio road
Two hunters and their dog head home empty after a pheasant ambush as three birds rise from brush and two hens are hit by a tired car. The scene shifts to a Chicago elevator anecdote about germ fears and a broader critique of health worry defined by digestion obsession and food faddism.
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North Olmstead
Ohio
Peison
Brought Back From Death and Lives for 22 Hours
Philadelphia report of Linzie Williams a 46 year old who died from brain swelling and was revived 12 minutes after death by two adrenalin injections. He survived 22 hours more though never regained consciousness. Doctors say the case may set a new medical record.
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Philadelphia
Linzie William
General Hospital
Williams
James Greenwood
Greenwood
Willams
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Penn Publishing Co
Emilie Loring
Puffers
Father
Patch
Hight
Miss Prue
Mr. Calloway
Ure
Macky
Presto
Schuyler and Gerard
Beauty
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Lloyd Arnold
University of Illinois, College of Medicine
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