Vanishing Fleets and Royal Flight in Wartime Vision
In a Washington staged tale a British secretary and inventor lovers are joined by royalty as Japan declares war and ships vanish. A radioplane enables ships to move to the United States while King Edward meets Germany’s Kaiser aboard a radioplane to discuss a path to world peace. The narrative ends with a meeting of leaders and a hopeful forecast of global harmony.
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Washington
United States
Java
Guythillier
Norma Roberts
Inventor Roberts
Japan
Twitter
England
Roberts
Kaiser
King Edward
Bevins
Jengland
Thames
United
Maiser
America
Edward
Central Park
New York
Jimmy Barr
Lonon
Atlantic
Bevjns
Brockton
Admiralty
Germany
Great Britain
Skin Like Bark Helps Child Heal With Remedy
A Yukon Oklahoma family describes a two year old’s severe rash and blistering itch lasting months. They found relief after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, noting a dramatic recovery and marking the end of two years of symptoms.
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J. W. Lauck
Yukon
Okla
Potter Drug & Chem, “Corp
Bole Props
Boston
Not for the Poor Man and His Wife
Home Chat argues that a wife who neglects clothes is unsuitable for a poor man. It says such a wife would require an unlimited dress allowance and a maid, leading to wasted housekeeping after marriage and trouble managing stores.
The Hint Gent eel Mr Laphead final bow
The passage features Mr Laphead in a witty exchange with Miss Smart-Well about time. The dialogue hints at a near noon departure and echoes the proverb never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
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Mr. Laphead
Bagoin
Englishman and American Exchange On Pronouncing Names
An American abroad asks about the P in Pthorne pronounced Thorne. The Englishman counters with a question about the H in horse, delivering a wry, moral quip as a minor social vignette.
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Pthorne
Thorne
Grape-Nuts Said To Revive Ill Patient In Newburyport
A Newburyport Massachusetts veteran credits Grape-Nuts with curing illness after extensive sickness and weight loss. He describes near death from consumption until the cereal eased distress, improved appetite, and restored strength within six weeks, noting his wife’s encouragement and a belief in the product’s health benefits.
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Newburyport
Mass
Old Orchard
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Roy Norton
Synorsis
Barr
A.weil
Cuthura
Ald
W. K. Vanderbilt
Keith ‘Spalding
Chicago
Collis P. Huntington
Borden—Harriman
Porto Rico
Albert Norton Wood
San Juan
Mme
Emma Calve
Glen Nethersole
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