The Mystery of the Silver Dagger Continues
In a tense escape sequence the narrator climbs a window and using a bedspread as a rope lowers himself to safety. He threads a perilous climb to a dark hall, finds a door with a glowing key, and discovers Marie Gessler sleeping in a richly appointed chamber during a moonlit night, setting the stage for the next revelation. The scene shifts to a lighter note with Dr. Wiley and Dr. Wilson recalling floods and makeshift cooking on upper floors.
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Marie Gessler
Harvey W. Wiley
Samuel Wilson
Hanover College
Ohio River
Wilson
Dr. Wiley
A Slam About Rich Grumbling Taxes
A Boston Transcript quip notes the weariness of witty people and the difficulty of keeping up with wealthy critics. It suggests it would be nice to be so rich that one can complain about paying enormous taxes.
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Boston Transcript
Spanish style dresses blend romance with practical daywear
Spanish influenced fall dresses appear in workaday and dressier frocks. A tricotine gown features a fringe trimmed collar and four chenille fringe rows on the skirt, with a cord girdle. A second tailored model borrows a fringed sash and a single embroidery motif, detailing hero line points with braid and satin buttons, suitable for various suiting fabrics.
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Boundaria
Four Coat Styles Steal Spotlight for Fall Fashions
Fashion writers note four coat styles gain favor this fall as designers move away from dolman and wrappy looks. Straight-line, fitted basque with full skirt, Russian blouse, and capelike dolman remain, with capes and cape wraps for evenings. Embroidery and braid decorate, fur collars common. two pictured coats illustrate straight-line and capelike designs. Narrow leather belts rise in demand for sport wear, with white and black kid finishing outfits.
Remarkable Tanlac tale from Maxey's merchant
A. J. Gillen of Maxey's Ga recounts a bedridden woman who found recovery after taking Tanlac. After one bottle she got up, a second bottle enabled her to begin housekeeping, and a third let her do all cooking and housework for a family of eight. The testimonial is presented as unsolicited and credible, noting Tanlac is sold by leading druggists.
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Maxey's
A. J. Gillen
Ingenious mother uses rope device to curb street play
An East side Italian mother of three invents a method to keep children from playing in the street by tying each wrist and neck with a rope anchored to an iron railing in front of their tenement. A padlock is placed between knots to prevent untieing. The Detroit Free Press notes the unusual safety measure.
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East Side
Detroit Free Press
Hall's Catarrh Remedy Advertisement Claims Cure
An old newspaper ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy for catarrhal deafness. It describes deafness arising from inflamed Eustachian tubes and asserts the medicine works through the bloodstream to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. Circulars free. all druggists carry the product from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Noisy Exchange Over a Car Accident Claim
An Arkansas man Gap Johnson from Rumpus Ridge recalls a dispute after a driver ran over his child, Bearcat, blaming a tire hole. Johnson refused to pay, telling the driver not to run over his kids and to avoid damaging tires.
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Bearcat
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Kansas City Star
New College Course in Ship Construction Raised
One of the leading American universities has established a new course focused on ship construction and marine transportation, signaling a formal expansion in maritime engineering education and industry-ready training. The program aims to prepare students for roles in shipbuilding, design, and logistics within global shipping networks.
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New College
Woman Avoids An Operation In North Carolina
Star North Carolina woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with restoring health after years of monthly troubles and two doctors advising surgery. She reports seven months of use let her return to work and urges others to try the remedy.
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Lydia Pinkham
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