Woman in White shaped by crime and identity revelation
A narrator recalls secrets surrounding Laura Fairlie and Marian Halcombe amid Lord Percival Glyde and Count Fosco. The Woman in White era unfolds with forged birth records, elopements, a tomb, and a perilous fight for Laura’s rightful estate and identity. The tale culminates in truth amid crime and inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Halcombe
Laura
Glyde
Ayslum
Sir Percival
Count Fosco
Lady Glyde
White
England
Limmeridge House
House of Limmeridge
The
Post Publishing Co
Boston Post
United Kingdom
Dominions
Boston
Mass
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Bird’s Fun With Squirrel Nuthatch Tap Comedy
A nuthatch named Samuel Scoville Jr. outwits a chased squirrel in a tree. The bird taps rapidly around the hole while the squirrel chases and mutters, ending with the nuthatch triumphing over the stubborn rodent.
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Samuel Scoville, Jr
Yale Review
Do you think the motor will entirely supersede the horse
Farmer orn tossel worries about engines replacing horses and notes he relies on hay sale income to buy gasoline. The exchange hints at agricultural life adapting to gasoline as a fuel source and the mixed feelings about mechanization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orn Tossel
Floatings of Far East Fashion Influence in Negligees
A feature describes how negligees draw on global styles with Chinese inspired gowns and Japanese kimono lines. It notes fabrics from America and imports like kimonos, Mandarin coats, and a breakfast coat style, detailing a Chinese motif trimmed with ribbons and tassels and practical, room friendly options.
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Far East
Egypt
Japan
China
America
Broideries
Fone
Summer veils in colored patterns brighten complexions
The season brings colored veils in many hues and combos to flatter skin tones. Henna, tangerine, and blues enhance whiteness while black, beige, gray, navy, and brown dominate floating veils with quiet embroidery. Navy often wins for late summer, while black and white remains a perennial cool choice.
Tanlac Restores Cobb County Farmer After Long Illness
G W Slayton of Cobb County recounts decades of stomach trouble and costly remedies. He credits Tanlac with a dramatic recovery that transformed his father's appetite and health, sparking praise for the medicine as sold by leading druggists nationwide.
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G. W. Slayton
Cobb County
Atlanta
Tennessee
Debt’s Toll Goes Uncredited for Sleepless Debtor
A debtor endures sleepless nights as a hidden cost of debt but receives no formal credit or acknowledgment for the personal hardship endured. The remark highlights the unrecognized burden of financial strain on individuals.
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidneys Liver Urinary Remedy
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal kidney liver and bladder remedy. It cites testimonials from a druggist and customers claiming successful results and urges readers to request a sample bottle by mail with ten cents. Large and medium bottles are sold in drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Unclear Lobby Exchange Ends With Broad Smile
In a hazy hotel lobby scene a bellhop and a colonel exchange slow talk and a sharp rebuke as the bellhop offers service and the colonel pays with a coin. The banter includes a line about closing the mouth, attributed to a judge.
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Kinnel
Kunnel
Five Presidents of University of Minnesota Still Living
In its existence of more than a half century the University of Minnesota has had five presidents and all of them are still living.
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University of Minnesota
Love and late nights upset a young wife
The mother finds her daughter-in-law in tears after learning her husband George has been staying out later than usual. The bride reveals he leaves the office at 5 30 but has come home at 6 30 and again at 6 45, causing her heartbreak and worry.
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William Wilkie Collins
London
Italy
Linecoln’s Inn
Limmeridge House
Cumberland
Frederick Fairlie
Marian Hatcombe
Laura Fairlie
Marian Halecombe
London High Road
Asylum
Central America
Sir Percival Glyde, Bart
Blackwater Park
Count Fosco
Lady Glyde
Glyde
George
Out of Favor Run and call Fido dear
A child begs to speak to Fido after a doll is broken, while a mother cautions or responds in a domestic scene. The dialogue hints at a tense family moment and the child's insistence contrasts with parental restraint.
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Fido
Dolly
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Wilkie Collins
Alice Fox Pitts
New Bedford
Collins
Bird
Squirrel
Rodent
Stearns
U. S
Calomel
Parker
Danaruff
Tiscox Chem
Cista
Hisodx Chemical Works
Patchogue
Northrop & Lyman Co.,Inc
Buffalo, N.Y
Kentucky
F.L. James
Edmonton
Allen
Naughty George
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