Barnes Arrives at Hart's Tavern Amid Stormy Night Revelations
Barnes's arrival at Hart's Tavern brings a cast of vaudeville players led by Lyndon Rushcroft and Mr. Dillingford. In a crowded taproom, patrons debate his fame while Miss Tilly admires his striking looks. Barnes ponders a mysterious woman stranded in Green Paney as a storm rages outside.
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Harlem
Mr. Dillingford
Mr. Diingford
Barnes
Green Paney
Joseph
Bacon
Dilngford
Mr. Bacon
Qur
Montaygue Bacon
New York
Walter
Dingford
Joe Buckley
Hla
Musherott
Lyndon Rushdin
Mystery Pedict at Green Fancy House
Thomas K Barnes a wealthy New Yorker on a walking trip in New England faces a mountain storm at dusk near Hart's tavern. He meets a girl bound for Green Fancy a run dwelling house. An automobile offers a lift and he reaches the tavern where a troupe of barn storming actors led by Lyn don Rushcroft and Milas Thackeray seeks lodging for board.
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Thomas K. Barnes
New England
Hart
Green Fancy
Gir
Lyndon Rushcroft
Milas Thackeray
Hart's Tavern Night Turns To Tragic Stage
Hart's tavern performance shifts from serio comic to tragedy with a stage battle ending in murder and sudden death. Local patrons react as authorities begin investigations into the fatal incident.
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Hart
Mother Wasps Use Tools In Building Nests
A fragment notes a rare instance in which a mother wasp of the sphex family uses a tool to help seal and harden its tunnel nest. It describes the insect ramming earth pellets or small stones into the tunnel mouth, and another instance of a wasp lifting dirt and using a pebble as a hammer to firm the surface.
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Painless Lift
Advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remover that instantly stops pain when applied with a drop. It claims corns and calluses lift away with fingers, costing only a few cents per tiny bottle sold by druggists.
Esau S talks with Bobby about Bible ships and kin
In a stray stories snippet Bobby chats with Esau Sald about an pilot waiting to see his sister. Bobby teases about “tying ma chines” and asks if ships are mentioned in the Bible. The vicar’s sermon allegedly claimed Esau sold his heirship to Jacob.
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Esau
Bobby
Sal Bobby
Jacob
Cuticura Ad Claims Uses for Hand Care
An advertisement asserts Cuticura Soap and Ointment cure sore hands by drying and rubbing in the ointment then removing surplus with tissue. It states Cuticura offers multiple toilet uses when Soap Ointment and Talcum are employed together.
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Ady
German Bolshivism and Sheridan Tale Mixed with Debt
A congressman likens German bolshevism to avoiding war debts. The anecdote recalls Sheridan the playwright, with Gunter the confectioner, Hanson the ironmonger pressing for payment, and Sheridan finally settling Gunter’s bill in a quick, comic turn.
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Sheridan
Gunter
Hanson
Andea
London
Old-Fashioned Children Impress Parish Family
The article notes they are old-fashioned children who obey their parents and exhibit traditional values, highlighting discipline and respect within a rural community setting. It contrasts generations and underscores close family ties.
Sallie to Play as Chorus Hints at Rock Echo
A brief exchange hints at Sallie preparing a musical performance. The dialogue contrasts an ominous mood with anticipation of Sallie’s forthcoming playing, suggesting a scene in a music venue or rehearsal setting.
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Sallie
Value of Canadian Farm Land Reveals Historical Acreage Worth
The Canadian Bureau of Statistics report shows average farm land value per acre in the dominion. Including improvements, it stood at 46 dollars in 1918, down from 44 in 1917 and 41 in 1920, with 40 in 1915 and 38 in 1914.
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Canadian Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local means and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that purifies blood and cleanses mucous surfaces. The copy describes a tonic blended with blood purifiers and urges readers to obtain testimonials from Druggists.
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HALL
ITALL
B.J, Chenay & Co
Props
Toledo
Scrubbing Dilemma Sparks Reform at Hetle Orphanage
A new Hetle boy, raised in disorder, is impressed by the clean routines at the orphanage. His enthusiasm wanes after the annual board inspection, when the dining-room steps are cleaned again to meet higher standards. He asks the matron if repeated scrubbing is necessary once the boards have visited.
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Camp Anid
Monument of German General Outside Brussels Targeted by Prank
An outsized monument near Brussels depicting a German general was targeted by a prank last year when a shopper’s handbag labeled To Berlin was placed in the statue’s outstretched hand as the Niles began their advance.
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Brussels
Niles
Berlin
Courtroom Mystery: Short Clerk Court Affects Case
Reported remark questions what doomed the case in court. The witness suggests the decisive factor was the brief, clipped nature of the court proceeding.
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Kipling
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Trushcroft
Mr. Dil-lingford
Mr. Rushcroft
Mr. Barnes
Sandford Jones
Robert W. Barnes
Putnam Jones
Mr. Jones
Miss Tilly
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New York City
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Beaux Arts
Paris
Stephens. Barnes
Edith
Valentine) Barnes
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Amsterdam
Royal Geographical Society
Loyal Legion
Sons of the American Revolution
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Hart's Tavern
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Mercy
Bulwer Lytton
Germany
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John Barnett
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