Burglary Fear Sparks Family Night Clash
In a tense scene at No. 28 25, Mrs Ladd and son John pursue an unseen intruder after hearing a cough. Jack defends his father while his mother lights a flame to scout the yard, as Mr. Ladd slips inside unseen. The search ends with the father safely retreating inside.
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Mr. Ladd
No. 25
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Tonkin
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Thomas Ladd
Philadelphia
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Another Bold Burglary in Chapter III
Jack Ladd overhears whispers about neighbors at No 23 and fears a burglary plot as his father returns late from the Classic Club. He keeps vigil from his third floor room, wrestles with doubts, and stares at the stars while the house holds its breath.
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Jovel
Mother
No. 23
Jack Ladd
Orion
Charles
Wain
Laura
Impraipitary Society
Quiet Night Disturbance Rumor In Third Floor Flat
A man wakes from a sleep in a rocker to hear low voices outside his window. Two women talk below about making no noise to avoid waking anyone, heightening tension in this late night scene.
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Jack Hing
Mysterious pits drain farm well in Jersey County
On John Gerson's Jersey County farm a circular patch twenty feet wide sank to about fifty feet while a nearby pond once called the bottomless pit drained to twenty feet. Visitors report steam rising from the deep hole and daily formation of a new pit as the earth seemingly behaves like a living creature.
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Gerson
Nurse’s sham divorce leads to illegal marriage at altar
Laura OBrien, a trained nurse in Minneapolis, filed for divorce from a man she had never married. After her decree she was coerced by Benjamin Kniffen into a church ceremony where a marriage certificate was produced. The judge voided the marriage, noting she was not legally married to Kniffen.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Laura O'Brien
Charles J. O'Brien
Benjamin Kniffen
Kuiffen
Canada
Bride 70 Refuses Kiss Waits Alone At Alton Ceremony
Mrs. Jane Delp, 70, weds Philip Poleot, 74, at Alton. She asks to wait until they are alone before a kiss, citing gratitude and pension forfeiture as a widow. The couple, both widowed, reside in Wekul and plan life together despite age. Observations on local fisheries and a quip about fate close the item.
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Alton
Jane Delp
Philip Poleot
Polect
Wekul
Army of the Hayden Republic Chairs Featured for Enntr ies On Duty
An unspecified parade or drill items lists chairs provided for use on duty by Enn tries. The article notes military arrangement and availability for on duty events.
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Im Vo Army
Hayden Republic
Note Taker Sees Misreads Trigger Household Mixups
A commuter describes unreliable note taking that leads to wrong items at home. He recalls scribbling reminders like See dentist Get filling but misreads as See Bemis get fill ing. A polite man notes the humor and danger of memory lapses affecting purchases and family expectations.
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de Myn
Byers
Locke
Snaith
Bemis
Bemin
The Fly Guy
A barber named Pluckem offers services at one ninety in a witty exchange with Sharpern Heo. The barber items a list including hair cut, shave, singe, and tonic totaling one ninety while Hee pays and muses at the ceiling.
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Pluckem
Great Caesar
Sharpern Heo
Barber Doles Out Quick Fix For Troubles
A barber proposes a drastic payback plan to deal with troublesome customers. He suggests using a ladder to capture and cut each man, then charging forty, sixty, fifty, and forty for various services, promising repeat visits the next day. Plackem reacts with chagrin as Hee exits.
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Auld Plackem
Hee
Pluckem
Forgotten Detail of the Widower Clergyman Letter
A widowed clergyman abroad writes home about marrying a widow with tb children. On return, his daughter asks where the widow is. He explains he married her to another man and admits he should have told them earlier.
Fragmentary Dialogue on War and Vaccination Theme
A terse exchange suggests a father and son debating war and vaccination, with the son asking about warlike nations and the father linking vaccination to being in arms. The lines hint at a wartime or public health discussion embedded in a larger dialogue.
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Alwaya
Piker Banker Claims Theft Was Opportunity Not Action
The statement features a defense by a defendant named Piker Banker who admits the theft of $10,000 but insists only the opportunity existed to steal a million. A lawyer counters that the $10,000 amount constitutes a State prison offense.
Mountain Gift Offers New Quarrying Work to Church Army
A Welsh friend offers a small mountain to the Church Army, believing its large stone deposits could provide employment through quarrying for the society’s workers, according to the London Evening Standard.
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Church
Wales
London Evening Standard
Hunting Record of a Yaller Cur Dog
L N Barker of the northern part of this county owns a coon dog known as yaller cur. In the last four winters it has treed raccoons valued at 674.85 dollars. The dog bears scars from numerous encounters with raccoons and its ears are reduced to stubs. Morocco correspondence Indianapolis News.
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L. N. Barker
Morocco
Indianapolis
American razor market praised by Baxors writer
Baxors ABherfield argues in commentary that Americans buy more razors per person than any other nation, signaling strong demand in the United States for razors and related products.
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Baxors
Thinking One's Gelf Old
A brief health note argues that self perception shapes aging by fixing mental attitudes into bodily reality, suggesting that at 30 one may feel old and by 55 that mindset cements one’s aging.
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