Lost Hundred Dollar Bill Sparks Family Misunderstanding
In this domestic farce Miss Lavinia accuses relatives of theft after a hundred dollar bill vanishes from a table. Suspicions fall on Myra and Dick until the aunt admits she misplaced the bill in her pocket for twenty five years, ending the mystery with laughter and humor.
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Miss Lavinia
Nieve
Myra
Jane
Mr. Ainstie
Richard Ainslie
Lavinia
Alistie
Ainslie
Misa Lavinia
Piteonsif
Young Ainslie
Covenanting Times in Scotland and a Laird’s Escape
A tale from Scotland recalls a covenanter laird of Galloway escaping dragoons by disguising as a plowman to evade Claverhouse. The anecdote ends with the laird living to recount the episode and a joke about a wife’s brains by Tompkins.
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Scotland
Galloway
Claverhouse
Old Covenanter
Tompkins
Liverpool Mercury
Clubmeeting quotes reveal hidden divorce rumors
A Kansas City Journal remark notes a club planned to discuss Henry VIII and his divorces but one member anticipated a divorce within the group. A Detroit Free Press exchange questions Brown's slip in judgment and a concern over his supposed steady performance.
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Henry VIII
Kansas City Journal
Drug Dreams and Daring Experimenters Visions
A Detroit News Tribune account describes a Mexican desert drug experiment yielding vivid insect like visions and colored shadows. A Kentucky patient after a Lashesh dose experiences euphoria, brain splitting thoughts, alternating lucidity and blackout, and fear of imminent death amid grotesque monsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Lasheesh
Ran Niet
Detroit News-Tribune
Making Gold Leaf Sign Tells Of Downtown Heaters’ Craft
A New York Times feature details the gold leaf trade in a downtown heaters’ sign shop. Workers pack sheets by breath, beat gold into ribbons and squares, and finish leaves for books with wooden hammers and sheepskin cushions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Potato Pie Supper At Local Church Near Manchester
Notice board announcements list a potato pie supper for Saturday evening and a Sunday evening subject titled A Night of Ag ey. The Manchester Guardian reports the church crowd gathering for both events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Manchester Guardian
Dr Miles Nervine Advertises Epilepsy Cure Claims
An antique advertisement touts Dr Miles Nervine as a cure for epilepsy fits convulsions or spasms and St Vitus dance. It cites testimonials including W Ro Allison Mooresville NC and promises a refund to druggists if the first bottle fails, published by Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
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Miles
Awvrite
Aly Fon Toahn
Bigshit
W. Ro Allison
Mooresville
N. C
Dr. Miles
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
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Dicko Myra
Brown
I. I
Detroit Free Press
Artie Yost
First National Bank
Diller, Nebr
McCall
Unitedstates
Ysitag
McCall’s
TRE McCall CO
37Th St
New York
J. O Blauser
Gardner and Windsor
Colman Hotel
U.S
Washington. D
Omaha News
Omaha World Herald
Lincoln Daily Journal
Lincoln Daily
Journal
Lincoln Daily Star
Star
Nebraska Farmer Iowa ‘Homestead
Breeder's Gazette
Kansas City Weekly Star
Toledo Blade
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
Cincinnatti Enquirer
Woman's Home Companion
Sunset Magazine
Success Magazine
Outing
McClures Magazine
Cosmopolitan
Io Peta
Woo
Diller, Neb
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