Summer Mystery Aboard The Ocean Lure
Three girls Elizabeth Gabrielle and Elise travel to Canada by steamer where a menacing stranger scrutinizes a bag and a photo. Mrs Graham shares a stateroom and her tale of a vanished husband and a love rival entwines with a sphinx cuff baton and a ring. Elise overhears plots and at dawn Mrs Graham prepares to answer the ocean’s call amid mounting danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Gabrielle
Elise
Canada
Mrs. Graham
John
S3lake
Gordon Bennett
Mr. Graham
Lady Edith
Mary Anne
Edith
Lord Wilfrid
Flizabeth
Harry
Only a Dream A Faint Woman Lies on the Couch
A frightened servant brings news to a visitor about Mrs. Graham who lies unwell on a couch. The narrator tends the fainting patient, administers brandy, and questions Mr. Graham's absence as dusk settles and time drifts with little progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Graham
Gou
Mary Anne
Elizabeth
Gabrielle
Mr. Graham
Youthful fishers in Alaska and dog sparked fun
In Alaska streams near salmon camps Indian dogs and children amuse themselves catching fish. Youngsters corner and dispatch fish with help from the party. A Kodiak harbor scene shows two Indian boys towed by a landed line and shouting for aid as they struggle to haul in a huge fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Kodiak
Murders at Boarding House Dining Room
Two men in somber clothes prepare to face their fate as they descend to the boarding house dining room. The scene ends with them closing a door and proceeding, the echo of a bell lingering.
Western Canada reports vast 1908 grain yields and homestead opportunities
The census branch notes Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta produced about 107 million bushels of wheat valued at 85 million dollars and other crops adding 35 million. A letter from Rev. Oscar L. King of Edmonton praises Alberta for farm prospects and growing rail links, noting climate and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Central
United States
Oscar L. King
Edmonton
King
M. V. McInnnes
Detroit
Michigan
Unclear ad phrases hint at patent medicines and cigars
Fragmentary ad text cites Bromo Quinine laxative and a one day cold cure with price 25c. Mentions a 5c cigar brand from Peoria factory and a quotation about life. No coherent story or events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. W. Grove
Lewis
Peoria
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ray Walters
Western Canada
Ruskin
Kayanagh
Dodds
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