A Bungalo Mystery and a City Matinee
A garbled scene from a Webster Denison tale shows Mr and Mrs Reynolas moving into a new bungalow. Jane and Mrs Collins are drawn into a plot involving a dam contract bribery offer to Bob Brand, with social tension and a hinted loneliness driving actions.
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Reynolas
Renti
Biahen
Island
Collins
Jane
Brand
Pras- Us
Frndson Cement Company
Bob
Hermlet
United Construction Company
Pecas River
Jame
Rob
Jane's Fortune Prompts Plans and Moral Drift
Jane contemplates wealth she believes she earned, planning to share with Bob and buy luxuries. She confronts daily constraints and a reluctant grocer, while imagining revenge on a butcher and fearing Mrs. Collins. Money as power tempts her away from conscience.
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Bob
Jane
New York
Nat Jane
Mrs. Collins
Brand
James
Mia Collins
Mr. Nolte
Frits
Ufe
Jane Reaches New York and Promises Luxury to Escape
Jane travels to a private Fifth Avenue shop in New York and buys lavishly to mask her past life. She recalls her modest upbringing and her husband Bob, whose suburban dream she increasingly questions as she seeks a finer world away from their Staten Island home.
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Jane
New York
Sixth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Mrs. Collins
Bob
Brand
Staten Island
Her
Plymouth Rocks
Walt
A Nocturnal Visitor Changes Jane's Quiet Life
In a bungalow Jane's life shifts as a chorus of joy replaces gloom. A servant girl arrives, tensions rise with Mrs. Collins, and a looming night alone tests Jane. Her fox terrier Dick watches, loyalty contrasting with Brand's intrusion as a mystery grows.
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Jane
Reynolds
Mrs. Collins
Frieda
Bob
Brand
Fox
Mother and Child Digestive Aid Advertisement
An early 20th century advertisement urges mothers to treat constipation in children with California Syrup of Figs. It touts a gentle inside cleanse, notes possible symptoms, and warns to seek the genuine 50 cent bottle with clear directions for all ages.
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Chile
California
Adv
Kentish farmer uses stuffed cats to scare birds
A Kentish farmer adopts a brutal power method to deter birds by killing several cats and stuffing them. The felines are arranged in various poses among fruit-tree branches in his orchard to frighten birds away.
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England
Proved Employer's Contention With James Story
A wealthy man's son, kept in a clerical role by a friend of his father, proves unreliable and habitually lying. In a private interview the employer scolds him and terms him a liar, while James retorts that he is a gentleman. The exchange ends with further puncturing remark from the boss.
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James
New Sun Spot Observation Method from Houston Lab
Astronomers at Carothers observatory in Houston describe a telescope free technique to view sun spots. By forming images in a dark room through a clean round aperture onto white paper at a proper distance, ordinary sun spots become visible on the image allowing amateurs to track spots across the solar disk.
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Carothers Observatory
Houston
Tex
Life Insurance Powerhouses Control 25 Billion in U S
In the United States life insurance companies and mutual institutions control 25 billion dollars according to Mr Herrick of Cleveland former Ohio governor and prominent banker.
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United States
Life
Mutual Life Insurance Companies
Mutual Buildings and Loan Association Companies
Herrick
Cleveland
Ohio
The Way of It Mustache Wedge in Wartime Woes
A quip about a waxed mustache sparks a tongue in cheek exchange. The dialogue hints at wartime sentiment and personal pride through a playful clash over appearance.
On the Rocks Between Robinson and Jackson
Robinson admits a dispute with the bank over funds. Jackson confirms a loss of balance in the account and cites financial strain as the cause of friction between them.
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Robinson
Jackson
The Reason and a Wifes Pet Dog Comment
A joking exchange about a wife's dog and a chow chow leads to a remark on people speaking harshly about you. The piece notes that mean words often reflect prior actions and suggests a sense of payback.
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Euge
Walter
By Webster Denison
A. C. McClurg & Co
Mr. Collins
Hostetter
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