Escape Plan Underway in Wycherly Household
Ella Wycherly, sheltered in luxury, plans to flee a forced voyage to Italy as her mother and Miss Worthington prepare to ship her to a convent like life. At Brookly station the dawn reveals a slim chance for freedom, with Ella seeking an opportunity on the Southampton journey toward Everpholt.
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Ella Wycherly
Bila
Ella
Rufian
Dita
Mrs. Wycherly
Jemma
Italy
Lionel Leigh
Dr. Dundas
Hila
Abbotshold
Brookly
Hilla
Midlands
Miss Worthington
Southampton
Marek
Grarysbicg
Basingstoke
Colonel Wycherly
Mrs.Wycherly
Ela
Miss. Worthington
Shivery Winter Resort Seen Growing For Swiss Holidays
The New York Times notes Switzerland is becoming a major winter resort attracting English Germans French and Italian visitors for health sports and leisure. Swiss winter air helps debility anaemia asthma and bronchial troubles while keeping the body cool through dry cold days.
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Switzerland
Riviera
Egypt
Canaries
Yitzerland
New York Times
England
Germany
Russia
France
Algiers
Canary Islands
New York
Edward
Italy
Gallantry and a Lost Bet Sparked Split Second Farewell
A Philadelphia Ledger quotation centers on a courteous exchange where a man thanks a smiling lady for a seat and laments a bet he has lost, revealing a moment of witty social tension. The scene underscores charm and social etiquette in a concise, period voice.
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Philadelphia Ledger
It Surprised Her In Spain Wine Buying Tale
Mrs Swellman recalls her husband’s trip to Spain last year and how they secured a sizable lot of the king’s wines, a maneuver that astonished observers. The exchange highlights a humorous misgiving about purchasing second-hand wines.
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Spain
Judge voids Swedenborg conjugal love bequest in Kamph estate
Lancaster County Orphans' Court disallows a $51,785 bequest from Frederick J. Kamph for an Academy of the New Church arguing Swedenborg teachings on conjugal love conflict with Pennsylvania law and public policy. Heirs receive the estate under intestate laws.
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Pennsylvania
Swedenborg
Judge Smith
Lancaster County Orphans’ Court
Lancaster
Frederick J. Kamph
Kramph
University of the New Jerusalem
Philadelphia
Academy of the New Church
Bryn Athyn
Government crop report shows gains in corn acres and steady wheat
The preliminary crop report issued July 8 says 19065 060 more acres are planted to corn than last year and the July 1 condition stands at 82 percent of normal, same as last year. Wheat is well ahead of last year, barley slightly better, and the apple crop appears similar to 1907 readings.
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Government Bureau of Statistics
Restored to Health by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Read what they say about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Miss Lillian writes of relief from irregularities and headaches after months of issues. Katharine Craig credits the remedy for recovery from nervous prostration. Miss Stoltzman reports improved health from suppression and poor circulation. Ellen Olson says it cured backache and established her periods after doctors failed. The ad touts thirty years of use as a standard female remedy for displacements inflammation irregularities and more urging sick women to write for advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lillian
East 84Th Street
New York
Katharine Craig
Lafayette St
Denver
Col
Marie Stoltzman
Laurel
Ellen M. Olson
N. East St
Keewanee
Paris Latin Quarter Deterioration Seen By Blythe
Samuel B. Blythe notes in Everybody's that Paris Latin Quarter has declined since earlier days. He describes riotous student gatherings, beer and wine, singing, and a carefree atmosphere that now feels faded to visitors and long-term observers alike.
Real Enlightenment in Baltimore Style Transcripts
In a Baltimore American snippet a character explains chiropodist as a person who tells your character from handwriting. The back and forth mocks curiosity and mirrors a street discussion about quirky experts.
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Tommy
Baltimore American
Truth and Quality Laxatives Promote Gentle Cleansing
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trustworthy laxative. It emphasizes gentle action, natural relief, and lack of debilitating after effects, noting physician approval and the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product sold by leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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Colonel Wrycherry
Everpholt
Stanley
Will
Paris “Quartier Latin
Blythe
Samuel B. Blythe
Paris
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