The Farrar Case A Tale Of Circumstantial Evidence
Judge Stoakes tells a Missouri postwar tale of Col Jim Farrar and Lucile Farrar. Melvin Lessure loves Lucile, Farrar kills for vengeance, a cave discovery links evidence, Lessure confesses, then dies by his own hand, Lucile goes mad and dies in a convent.
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Col. Farrar
Lessure
Farrar
Grover
Rose
Judge Stoakes
Missouri
Lyon
Price
Col
Jim Farrar
Quartrell
Chester
Lucile
Lucile Farrar
Melvin Lessure
Grundy
Gaspard Lessure
E North Am
Jim
Lucile Farrer
Curb Brokers Sell Imagined Shares in Silent Street
In a satirical scene from Puck, two men watch curb brokers trading unseen Dew Drop shares. A red cap trader signals a sale of 12 000 shares as a high price rumor and rent woes loom. The mock brokers boast swollen schemes and jokes about graduates from Yarvard.
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Jonas
Rollo
Dewdrop
Yarvard
Puck
Strength at the center and freedom at the surface through breathing
An exchange outlines how steady breathing expands the thoracic cavity and strengthens the nervous system. Proper diaphragmatic control, deep inhalations, and avoiding chest collapse improve nerve power, mood, and self confidence, with nature aiding in any setting.
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Delsarte
Stagecraft in Chinese theater features funeral rites
Will Irwin notes a scene where Hom Ling as the younger son performs a solo signaling the widow and orphans move to a temple for funeral rites. A prop altar box with a veil marks mourning while the actor gestures to show the family's limited role. The setting shifts from house to temple as music plays.
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Hom Ling
Will Irwin
Joy of Work: Helen Longyear Gains MIT Degree in Architecture
Helen McGraw Longyear, daughter of a Brookline, Massachusetts businessman valued around 56 million, recently earned an MIT degree and possesses practical architectural knowledge. Her sister Abby Beecher Longyear is educated in music and could also support herself. Helen leads the Tech women’s society and serves as art editor of the yearbook.
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Helen McGraw Longyear
Brookline
Mass
Miss Longyear
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abby Beecher Longyear
Helen
Woman's Society of the “Tech
Countess de Blonay Exhibits World’s Finest Doll Collection
A Brussels exhibition showcases the Countess de Blonay's renowned dolls for the Calvary guild. The oldest pieces trace to Nineveh and were gifted to the countess’ ancestor by Queen Marie Antoinette. Notable highlights include the South African Fingo dolls.
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Countess de Blonay
Brussels
Calvary Guild
Nineveh
Marie Antoinette
South Africa
Doctor’s Error Over Diphtheria Misdiagnosis
A three year old boy choked at dinner and doctors misdiagnosed diphtheria in St Pancras hospital. He died and post mortem found a bone fragment in the larynx, proving no diphtheria. The Springfield Republican cites London doctors erring in hospitals.
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St. Pancras Hospital
London
Springfield Republican
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Women
Readers report relief from female ailments such as backache headaches and nervous prostration after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials claim cures for irregularities uterine issues and fibroids with improved strength and health.
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Lydia E. Ham
L Pinkham
Lincoln Avenue
Camden
N. J
Gardiner
Lydia E. Pinkham
No Time Like the Present Umbrella Chase
A playful exchange captures a rainy scene as Mrs Jones frantically ventures outside to buy an umbrella amid a downpour. The moment highlights quick shopping in bad weather and a lighthearted street vignette.
Debonair critic mocks ballroom belle at Washington dance
Wu Ting Fang of China, while attending a Washington dance, attacked the modern ballroom belle describing her as resembling an ancient Briton in blue wood and saying her idea of a magnificent toilet is paint with little clothing.
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Wu Ting Fang
Washington
Hard to Convince Him About Marriage Plans
Two suitors joke about marriage with the line old Got rox’s daughter. The exchange ends with one noting the father’s approval is the obstacle.
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Gotrox
Fragmentary 19th Century Advert Text Mentions Teething and Remedies
The faded lines mention Sica and Mrs Winslow's teething liniment. It references pain swelling and rheumatism and questions stage fright as a topic. It also notes that the daughter's actions reflect the mother’s actions and includes several garbled product references.
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