Love and Prejudice in Lindley Town
Col Vandycke and Halleck Dane clash over courting Miss Durande as the Lindley town scene unfolds. Dr Dane, wary of heiress-worship, withdraws from Miss Corella Durande while she disguises disinterest to avoid his attention in a gay, bustling Lindley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Vandycke
Halleck Dane
Hal
Dane
Miss Durande
Corella Durande
Dr. Dane
Corella
Lindley
Dr. Hal
Miss. Durande
Col. Wardycke
New York Ledger
Mystery Night Rescue Leads to Love Across Class
Dr Dane walks to Owl Glen in a snowstorm to tend Hannah Hopkins with a nurse, Miss Durande, revealed at dawn as the rescuer. The two share a vigil, mutual forgiveness, and growing affection as the town learns the truth about Miss Durande and Corella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corella
Taliz
Dane
Owl Glen
Dr. Dane
Hannah Hopkins
Miss Martineau
Phebe Otway
Daniel Otway
Phebe
Old Hannah
Prince Charles
Hannah
Steep Hill Removed After Bicyclist Objections
In North Wales a steep hill once existed but bicyclists opposed it and the rural council had it removed. A native recalls the hill and the intervention that followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Wales
Prominent Iowa Educator Recovers After Pink Pills Trial
A Cedar Falls professor and former Black Hawk County superintendent describes la grippe left him weak and invalid until he tried Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. After skeptical delay he used three boxes and regained strength, urging others to test the remedy. The letter pledges the pills boost blood and nerve strength and list related ailments they claim to treat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Gazette
Cedar Falls
A. H. Nye
Olive Street
Nye
New York State
Black Hawk
William
Beore
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Mine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Bigamist Defined as Man With Two Loves
Johnny-Papa explains a bigamist as a man who loves not wisely but two well in a humorous Texas Siftings item. The quip frames bigamy as a tongue in cheek moral lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Papa
Texas Siftings
Peruviana Remedy Co offers free kidney cure advertisement
An early 20th century advertisement touts PERUVIANA as the best kidney cure on earth and offers a free sample to any sufferer if written for petty. The copy directs readers to the Peruviana Remedy Co located at 286 Fifth St Cincinnati Ohio and urges a balanced view between praise and contempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petty
Peruviana Remedy Co
Fifth St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Stop Smoking and Nerve Restorers Pushed in Ad Copy
An advertising snippet promotes No Tobacco and No-To-Bac as aids to quit tobacco and gain vitality with claims of strength and cure guarantees. Separate ad text offers Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial bottle and urging readers to send for a $3.00 trial.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Kline
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