Thousandth Woman by Ernest W. Hornung
An entry for the novel Thousand Woman by Ernest W. Hornung author of The Amateur Cracksman Raffles with illustrations by O Towin Myers and published by Bobbs Merrill Company Hilton Toye stakes a playful line about not running for the reward.
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Ernest W. Hornung
Raffles
O. Towin Myers
Hilton Toye
Mysterious Murder Sparks The Kaiser Fritz Nightmare
Cagalet aboard the Kaiser Fritz from Australia cries out in sleep of Craven’s death, linking it to ten years past. Hil ton Toye and Blanche Macnair learn Craven’s murder word for word in Southampton papers. Toye plans amateur sleuthing as Craven’s case unfolds on a train to town. Scruton, once a scapegoat for Craven’s dishonesty, has just been freed from prison.
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Cagalet
Kaiser Fritz
Australia
Henry Craven
Hilton Toye
Kiknows Craven
Blanche Macnair
Daily Papers
Southampton
Toye
Craven
Cazalet
Scruton
Blanche
Martha
Littleford
Barnes
From One Year's Crop He Paid For His Land In Western Canada
Remarkable wheat yields in Western Canada prompt farmers to reclaim idle lands. An Illinois farmer reports 34 000 bushels from 1 000 acres near Culross Manitoba, paying for land with the crop. Other growers across Manitoba report 43 58 and 73 bushels per acre, with land available for $12 to $30 an acre. The piece promotes homesteading and investment in Canadian wheat country.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
United States
Culross
Manitoba
C. J. Broughton
Chicago
F. L. Hill
G. E. Davidson
Manitou
P. Scharf
Income of a Street Beggar
A street beggar named Bartimeus sat beside a crowded city street with a dog and a tin box. A resident calculated that donors give roughly one cent per contribution, sometimes more, yielding about $1,000 yearly. The beggar appears to have retired to the country with his earnings.
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Bartimeus
Woes of an Author and Hats and Faces
A conversation about a new book reveals weak sales and author motives. A Boston man challenges Hartford Ladies on face to hat value, implying fashion economics and social optics. H von Zeipel argues stars share distribution laws, noting center density agrees but edge density falls short of theory.
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Boston
Hartford
Motherhood Club
Cleveland Plain Deaser
H. von Zeipel
Celestial Sphere
Space
Teuton and Celt in Mental Habits Compared
The passage contrasts Germans and Celts noting Germans are enduring in sympathies and antipathies and slow to decide. It says Germans are leisurely in thought and take longer to express an idea, while they aim to grasp more at once than Celts.
Amazing Masses of Stars
E Pickering studies globular star masses to infer apparent density profiles. He analyzes how star counts per unit area vary with distance from the cluster center to reveal distribution patterns.
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E. Pickering
Health Hint Apple Boosts Digestive Start of Day
An apple eaten before breakfast acts as a natural stimulant for the digestive organs. The fruit's fiber and nutrients may help kickstart digestion and support daily metabolic activity.
Equally Useless Faith Without Works Metaphor
A compact admonition contrasts faith without deeds to a watch without wheels, arguing that belief alone proves hollow without practical effort. The observation presents a blunt moral critique of inert faith and underlines action as essential to merit.
Woman's Tongue Sparks Club Conversation
In a club scene this afternoon Mrs. Gasser-I voiced strong sentiments provoking Mr. Gasser-I to express disbelief. The quip exchange unfolds as Puck notes the outspoken exchange between the spouses.
Marine Eye Remedy Ca Eye Book on Request
An advertising blurb from Marine Your Eyes offers an eye remedy and says Dan should tell his age. It promotes an eye book available upon request from Chicago based Marine Eye Remedy Co.
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Dan
Marine Eye Remedy Ca
Chicago
When a Woman Loves a Man She Deceives Him
A woman uses feigned indifference to charm a man she loves, masking true feelings to test his devotion. The anecdote explores manipulation and emotional games within romantic pursuit.
Grove’s Brome Quinine Cold Remedy Uses Unique Formula
The box bears BE. W. GROVE’S signature and claims to remove the cause of grip and cold with a single product named Brome Quinine. The text emphasizes there is only one Brome Quinine and promotes its preventive claim.
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BE. W. Grove
An ignorant wise man quote on life’s battle
A saying contrasts ignorance with educated foolishness and notes the ease of reaching a position in life versus remaining there. It emphasizes caution about cleverness without understanding.
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