Lady and Goblet Entangle Thief in Club Schemes
In a 1906 Bowles tale, Septimus Toft is pressed by J Driver to steal the Nelson goblet. A cunning artist exposes a plot at the Fellmongers’ hall, a theft is foiled, and Lord Horton reveals a marriage plan after a dramatic denouement at the Burglars’ Club.
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Mrs. Jeckell
Dorchester
Nelson
Fellmongers’ Company
Robert Legendre Craven
Toft
Admiralty
Corru
Cate
England
Foreign Office
Horton
Russia
Kabul
Lord Horton
Burglars’ Club
Joseph B. Bowles
Leadville Legend of Maj McGinnis and a Meteor Rock
In early Leadville a famed camp figure Maj Martin McGinnis welcomed distinguished visitors with the camp’s freedom on a gold plate. French mining engineers, touring with him, claimed a black rock near California Gulch did not belong. The major dismissed them, saying Colorado could yield anything. The rock proved to be a meteor.
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T. B. Wilgus
Leadville
Martin McGinnis
California Gulch
Colorado
Colo
Herald Democrat
Ocean giant has many uses and value for mankind
Professor Muller reports on whale by products derived from the Canadian coast including whale milk with nutritional and medicinal properties similar to cod liver oil. He describes inner skin tanning to produce a single piece leather 300 feet long by 3 1/2 feet wide, edible flesh, bone powder fertilizer, and glue from cartilage and gristle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muller
Dolphin attack capsizes boat off Algiers in fishing tale
A 17 foot long four ton dolphin seized a baited hook off Algiers causing fishermen to haul line to breaking point. The creature lunged, capsized the boat, tossing the men overboard and was later killed by Arabs ashore using rifles.
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Algiers
Prince de Conti Chooses Mass Attendee Despite Altar Silence
In a witty exchange, Prince de Conti seeks Abbé Prevost as his almoner while Prevost confesses he has never said Mass. The prince retorts that he never hears it anyway.
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Prince de Conti
Kitchen Cleaning Advice for the Housewife
Practical guidance on daily kitchen upkeep using brick dust soap and soda to clean pots and pans. Emphasizes brushing handles, avoiding residue, and forming a daily habit. Recommends ammonia for scrubbing, milk for tiled surfaces, and linseed oil for polishing to maintain a neat, efficient kitchen routine.
Perhaps He Knows Hatpin Menace in Fortnightly Thought
A Fortnightly Review passage argues a pretty girl bristling with hatpins is a public menace. It urges legislative action likening such women to mobs and invasions, reflecting era sensationalism and social policing rhetoric.
Auto's Honk Moves Dulldoze in Stoic Gage
An old Detroit Free Press item notes Dulldoze as the most stoical man, moved only by the honk of an automobile. The quip highlights his famed patience and a humorous take on car noise triggering a rare reaction.
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Dulldoze
Detroit Free Press
Curfew Debate Sparks Town Without City Fathers
In a playful exchange a resident questions a curfew law while noting the town lacks elected leaders. TheNative responds that most local figures are single men or live in apartments, leaving no clear city government to handle the issue.
London furniture dealer dies by own act over friend's request
A London furniture dealer committed suicide leaving a note stating he killed himself because a friend had asked him to. The inquest or report notes the motive centered on the friend's request and the subsequent death. The article mentions the dealer's identity and the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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London
Woman credits Dean's Kidney Pills for recovery
Mrs. Remnethe Myers of Ironton Ohio describes years of kidney problems after exposure to weather and reflects on severe weakness sleeplessness and swelling. She says after using four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills the pain bloating and symptoms disappeared and she has been in good health since.
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Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Women Astronomers and Notable Observers
Mrs Peton Fleming has been elected a Royal Astronomical Society member. Miss Henrietta Leavitt found 25 new variable stars. Lady Huggins assists her husband Sir William Huggins in observations at their South London observatory, home to a large telescope gifted by the Royal Society.
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Peton Fleming
Royal Astronomical Society
Henrietta Leavitt
Lady Huggins
Sir William Huggins
London
Royal Society
Sir William
Hinky Dink and Barrie In Chicago Saloon Voter Tale
H G Wells recalls meeting Alderman Kenna known as Hinky Dink in Chicago. Wells describes Kenna as a compact upright man with iron-gray hair and a dry manner who runs two saloons near the Chinese quarters. He jokes that if J M Barrie had missed university and led a Chicago saloon voter group, Barrie would resemble his own lookalike brother.
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Hinky Dink
Barrie
H. G. Wells
England
Chicago
Alderman Kenna
States
J. M. Barrie
Kenna
Rhodes and Beit Meet as Diamond Tycoons Unite
Mr Rhodes recalled his first encounter with Beit after dinner at Porges' when Beit spoke of someday controlling the entire diamond output. The pair chose to join hands, forming a lasting partnership in mining. Rhodes once quizzed Beit on a balance sheet, seeking a simple answer to his own grasp of numbers.
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Rhodes
Beit
Porges
Alfred Bell
Cecil Rhodes
Doctor endorses Postum as coffee substitute for health
A physician reports using Postum in his family and recommending it to patients in place of coffee. He notes a town grocer now stocks it and its growing status as a household necessity. The letter praises Postum for indigestion, nervousness, and convalescence from infections, and invites its use in practice.
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Mr. Toft
Driver
Toft
Mr. Driver
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Septimus Toft
Blue Lion Inn
J. Driver
Mr. Taft
Mr.Toft
Fellmongers’ Hall
Maria
Mr. Jeckeil
Royal Academy
Major
Geology
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