Moment of Terror and a Diamond Ring Mystery
Jim Harrington seeks marriage to Lois Conway while his father, the linen draper Thomas Harrington, reveals a mortgaged business. A stolen diamond ring and a dying widow shape a tragic plan as Jim contemplates leaving to seek work, while Lois, a dressmaker, awaits a Christmas wedding. The family past and truths surface as loyalty, love, and peril intertwine in a small town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilow Conway
Thomas Harrington
Lois
Harrington
Wiftow
Thomas
Lim
Tarrington
Lttle
Jim
Conway Gidgots
Jim Harrington
London
Old Harrington
Lenin
Lola Conway
Henry Chapman
Herrington
Ike
Los
I Killed Him Only In Self Defense
Jim Harrington flees after a violent confrontation with his father Harrington over a diamond ring. In London Lois Conway pursues him, learns the truth, and convinces the elder Harrington to drop accusations. Jim returns, clears his name, and he marries Lois, with the diamond ring recommissioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Lola
Lois
Old Harrington
Harrington
London
Out of the Ordinary Facts From a Distant Era
A compilation of historical curiosities notes silk worm rearing in southern China for 3000 years, low unemployment in unions, Noah Webster’s Dictionary tenure, New York salary growth, and Russia as the largest empire. It covers cremation in Japan, New Orleans oil fears, Tokyo University library gift, Saxon origins, Philadelphia carpet origins, European density, immigration trends, fan history, tattoo and fashion, Heliogabalus silk gown, bee weights, copper ink, ancient Britain, pepper value, cats’ tails London sale, and early American patent medicines and pens. It closes with armor invincibility, fallen knights, Labrador heights, and disparate Indian northern tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Noah Webster
New York City
Russian Empire
Japan
New Orleans
University of
Kingdom
Saxony
Philadelphia
Peter Sprague
United States
Sweden
Denmark
Belgium
Europe
Britain
France
Heliogabalus
Barat-Auac
Britannia
Rome
Alaric
Hippocrates
London
America
Masters
New Jersey
Labrador
Bufland
Hudson Bay
India
Tennis tournament fashion at Newport by leading society women
At Newport opening day I tennis tournament, Mrs Hermann Oelrichs wore a lavender organdie gown with white lace inserts and a bolero bodice, while Mrs George B De Forest appeared in elfish grass linen with white embroidery. Other attendees like Mrs Stuyvesant Fish, Mrs Clarence Mackay, and Mrs George Crocker showcased lace, embroidery, and large hats in a parade of summer couture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Hermann Oelrichs
New York Times
George B. de Forest
Mrs. de Forest
James Laurens van Alen
Mrs. Gray
Daisy Pierson
Mias Chioise Hatch
WL Depnison
Hatch
Ecru
Annie Lyman
Pierson
Herman Oelrichs
Cynthia Roche
Ellen Drexel Paul
Miss Paul
Gladys Brooks
Prizes at Asbury Park Baby Parade Highlight Odd Coats
New York advertisers note fashion treasures from Newark houses for the Asbury Park baby parade. Dresses feature pale pink corded silk coats with rose point trimming, while EB. Altman & Co. present rose pink pique outfits with lace and embroidery. Advance models predict two coat lengths and rich fabrics like velvet, velveteen, kersey, and broadcloth dominating the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Asbury Park
Newark
EB. Altman & Co
New York Tribune
Raglan
Newmarket
Ladybug Purchase Aids South Africa Crops
F C Tobey of Westbridge Massachusetts has contracted to supply 20 000 ladybugs to Professor Lounsbury a British entomologist in South Africa and nearby West area for pest control. The article extols ladybugs as vital natural enemies of plant lice destroying cotton pests and protecting crops through the seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
F. C. Tobey
Westbridge
Mass
Lounsbury
South Africa
West
Tobey
South
The Opium Fiend FromThe Philadelphia Record
An opium smoker describes his habit as less harmful than alcohol and recalls the initial sickness followed by enjoyment. He explains buying opium in Chinatown, its appearance like molasses, and the ritual of smoking to reach a tranquil, dreamlike state. The account highlights addiction and unknown risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mia
Chinatown
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L. T. Meade
J. T. Meade
Whiel
Hin
Lois Conway
Hullo
Mr. Harrington
Mary
Old Man
Licely
Mr. Chapman
Borough Road
Haring Cross
Mary Chapman
Chapman
H. T. Condo
W. Washington
H. T. Conde Implement CO
Statehouse
Epache cc
Stanhopes
Conta
Ladybug Hunt
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