The Hartley House Mystery Continues in October
In Hartley house, detective Morgan presses a high-stakes inquiry into a concealed crime tied to a manuscript copied from The Moonstone. Jed, Dravada, and Miss Sidney figure in a web of blackmail, publicity, and family tension as the hunt shifts toward Montevideo and the South American branch of the case.
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France
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Hartley House
Burke on National Defense and Education Quote
A fragment notes Edmund Burke’s saying Education is the cheap defense of nations and cites a misrendered form by an English statesman. The brief reflects on how the familiar aphorism is attributed differently in the source text.
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Burke
Edisucd Burke
Dodson Stops Sale of Calomel in Town
A townwide drop in calomel sales is noted as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. Drugists endorse the vegetable remedy as safe and effective for liver sluggishness and constipation, promising refunds if it fails. The report also recalls a library exam moment where a student misidentified Babe Ruth as a racehorse.
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Dodson
Sound Advice About Eating and The Dollar Mark
Mrs Mary Manning of Paint Rock Alabama praises Thedford s Black Draught as the best medicine for cold laxative sour stomach headache and indigestion ad saying it keeps the liver active and free from after effects of minerals She notes Black Draught is vegetable based natural and effective and urges readers to get a package bearing Thedford s The Dollar Mark origin section offers several theories about the symbol s origin including the British pound symbol the interwoven US letters and two brass pillars before Solomon s temple
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California Syrup of Figs Ad Cited
A fragmented ad encourages using California Syrup of Figs for children with a claim of gentle relief for stomach liver and bowels. It emphasizes looking for the word California on the package and notes full directions on each bottle. It also includes ad style quips about a high flyer and altitude record.
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California
Cuticura Skin Care Ad Promotes Ointment Soap and Talcum
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum for clear smooth skin. It claims to help pimples redness roughness or itching, advises bathing with hot water, drying gently, then dusting on talcum for fragrance. Price listed 25 cents each.
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aAdy
Old-fashioned remedies cure illness with calomel and quinine
A narrator recalls a physician's aging treatment for Mr. B's cold. Calomel and quinine were given internally while an external countermeasure was applied. A maid bragged of the quick recovery, while Mrs. B reportedly did little beyond providing quinine and calamns and covering his chest with alabastine.
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Mr. B
Anuric Urges Back Pain Relief From Kidney Toxins
An old newspaper ad touts Dr. Pierce’s Anuric tablets as a cure for backache and rheumatic pain caused by uric acid and sluggish kidneys. It claims improved kidney function, better sleep, and notes a trial package for ten cents from the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo. A Memphis reader testifies to relief after trying Anuric after other medicines failed.
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N. Y
Memphis
Tenn
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E. O. Wixsom
1000 Eggs in Every Hen sensational poultry scheme
An advertisement features Henry Trafford, editor of Poultry Success, promoting the 1000 Eggs in Every Hen system. It claims pullets hatch with over a thousand egg germs and outlines methods to keep hens laying through six winters, including early pullet production and winter care. Readers with six hens can obtain a free copy by writing to Tra hamton, N Y.
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