Calotabs and Oil Stock Claims Circulate Widely
Adverts urge Calotabs as a simple cold cure promising overnight relief with no after effects. The snippet includes a skeptical exchange about oil stock schemes, citing a Kansas City Star remark that most investors lose money, stressing caution about peddling high risk investments.
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Old Festus Pester
Youngs
Kansas City Star
Cascarets Promise Quick Sleep Aid for Digestive Ease
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a safe laxative that works during sleep to relieve constipation biliousness indigestion and gas without griping. It claims Cascarets strengthen bowel muscles and cost little, followed by a brief anecdote about a Sunday school lesson and a Cuticura promotional pitch for talcum powder and the familiar trio of soap ointment and talcum.
Family dispute over clerk’s job and interest in firm
A father warns a young clerk to gain an interest in the firm or lose his position. The clerk asserts he already has an interest, while Myrtle argues the manager required him to prove commitment or be dismissed.
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Myrtle
The Final Duel at the Cataract of the Old Angel
Hewlett confronts Leroux and Pierre Caribou in a deadly tunnel chase ending with Leroux and Pierre perishing in the cataract. The narrator, tormented by Lacroix, fears for Jacqueline d Epernay as the river man hopes for mercy and escape.
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Leroux
Jacqueline
Lacroix
Hewlett
Pierre Caribou
Oll
Simon
Pierre
M. Duchaine
Mile
Louis d’Epernay
New York
Mlle
Dramatic Escape Ends in Tumultuous Cliff Collapse
A tormented figure taunts a captive as a cliff face erupts. The ground shakes, rocks crash, and a river becomes a roaring cataract that masks all, plunging the narrator into darkness. The scene conveys danger and a near-fatal surge as the landscape collapses around them.
End of the Chateau Chapter Climax in Darkness
Hewlett and Philippe Lacroix are trapped after a landslide. Lacroix pleads for a knife and recalls killings and betrayals as he clings to Hewlett, seeking relief from the dark prison and the secret gold. The scene ends with unresolved peril.
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Philippe Lacroix
Hewlett
Pere Antoine
Lacroix
Leroux
Philippe
Louis
Carson
Our Country's Birth and Independence Dates
The article surveys the U S independence from July 4 1776 and notes Britain recognizing it by a preliminary peace treaty of 1782 and a definitive treaty dated September 2 1783. The treaty was ratified by the Continental Congress January 14 1785.
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United States
Great Britain
Continental Congress
Rubbing In. A Patently Odd Exchange About a Talking Machine
A clipped dialogue reveals a character warning against tampering with a talking machine. The other quips that the device is guarded by a man who has been married twice, hinting at a comic or moral tone in the scene.
Bayer Aspirin Headache Remedy Ad Cites Genuine Product
An advertisement asserts Bayer as the genuine aspirin maker with tablets for headache and other ailments. It notes Bayer tablets in a Bayer package with proper directions and a nineteen year history of physicians prescribing aspirin. Includes a quoted stage manager anecdote about cutting a murder scene.
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Bayer
Richmond Times Dispatch
Danderine Promises Hair Boost And Color Revival
Promotes Danderine as a hair tonic that adds life color and abundance. Claims to make hair long thick strong and lustrous by refreshing the scalp reducing dandruff and stopping hair loss with a 35 cent bottle available at drug or toilet counters. Advances urge quick purchase.
His Eccentricity and Duty Among Men
A Kansas City Star quote extols a remarkable man, noting he does his duty without considering what others do or waiting for them to act. The remark frames him as an uncommon character who fulfills obligations quietly.
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Old Gaunt N. Grimm
Smith, Jones and Brown
Kansas City Star
Haarlem Gold Medal Kidney Capsules Ad
Old and trusted remedy claims relief for back pain kidney and bladder troubles with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules imported from Haarlem Holland. Regular use supposedly restores vigor and health, with a suggestion to continue a capsule or two daily after recovery. Sealed boxes available in three sizes.
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LD Medal
Haarlem
Holland
Adyv
Rest in the Old Home ends seasonal boarding
Farmer Countessel says they will take a rest themselves. No one at the house will play jazz on the phonograph or talk about the League of Nations. The dialogue centers on bidding farewell to summer boarders and quiet at the home.
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Ans
Tetterine Promises Clear Skin For Pimples And Eczema
An advertisement claims Tet terine clears facial eruptions, pimples, blotches, and itchy patches quickly. It touts softness and clarity of skin and positions the product as best for eczema and related troubles, offered by Shuptrine Co. of Savannah Georgia.
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Shuptrine Co
Savannah
Ady
Advertising Slogan Dialogue and Claim of Dr Peery
The passage presents quips about trust and love and promotes Dr Peery's Dead Shot with a claim it saves money time anxiety and health. It notes one bottle is sufficient and mentions no castor oil.
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Dr. Peery
Liniment promises quick relief for aching joints
An advertisement touts a warming liniment that eases stiff joints sore muscles sciatic pain and rheumatic twinges. It claims quick results, no staining, no mess, and economy from a large bottle sold by druggists for 35¢ 70¢ and $1.40.
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