A Fool There Was Ends With a Bitter Wakeup Call
Mortimer Strange a factory manager seeks escape from his Washington life with Lydia Emmons. Doris Strange his neglected wife confronts him and Lydia urges a moral rebirth. Lydia exposes his folly and ends the schemes with a pointed rebuke about loyalty and real worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortimer Strange
Glass Country Club
Lydia Emmons
Morty
Mortimer
Strange
War Office
Ginever
Washington
Doris
Mr. Emmona
Obody
Lydia
Lyd Emmons
Europe
New
Reich Company
Lydia Nehty
Silver Bird motor car blends boat and auto styling
Grace Darting, a star, poses at the wheel of a remarkable car whose body mimics a river launch. Built from mahogany and white holly with bird’s eye maple deck, its nautical details include silver eagle radiator cap, silver belts, anchor bumpers, a white leather spare wheel cover with a three blade propeller, and an oscillating search light. The craft carries the inscription Silver Bird and is billed as the season’s novelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Darting
Fl Star
Auto adoption rises in farm districts across the country
The article notes that about sixty five percent of total vehicle production is aimed at farmers and that the horse is increasingly replaced by the automobile for transport. It highlights farmer purchasing power, early motor car appearances at fairs, and shifts in parking space from horse teams to autos. It also mentions a British tire pump invention, early car development by Hancock Daimler Beer and Serpollet, and New York ferries fined for starting engines before loading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Automobile Club of Great Britain
Walter Hancock
Gottlieb Daimler
Carl Beer
M. Leon Serpollet
New York City
United States
Wile Aureme
Euite McAndews
Philadelphia
Jack Britton
Chicaze
Freddie Welsh
Akron
Ohio
Dec
Johnny Griffiths
Jess Willard
Kansas
Chicago
Los Angeles
Boston Nationals
Tfe
Kassas City
Far Smither
Kansas City
Miami
Fla
Braves
Johnny O'Leary
Canada
Vancouver
Saskatoon Sesk
A. W. Madden
Denver Revolver Club
Secon
United States Revolver Association
New York
Pennsylvania
Novel motive power invention promises light weight motors
Charles E. Duryea of Philadelphia patents a friction geared motor for ordinary cars. The two cycle engine drives a grooved friction roller engaging rings near the wheel rim to transmit motive power. Reversing engages a further ring for reduced weight and lower manufacturing cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Duryea
Philadelphia
Friction Drive for Motor Cars Is Described by Poet
A fragment describes friction drive with grooved rollers engaging rear wheel rings, suspended on a three point forked frame for stability. It narrates a poetic vignette of daily life, winter to fall, and a boast of the motor car as man’s best servant, referencing Chalmers Clubman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Pye
Chalmers
Winter Tire Care and Repairs From Old Manual
Guidance on winter tire maintenance including deflating partially when unused, jacking wheels, avoiding grease and moisture, removing tires for storage, repairing cuts to keep moisture out, and storing in a dry room at 40 to 65 degrees. Also notes on improvised tube patch and temporary fixes for valve cores and punctures using rubber cement substitutes and egg white.
Global war updates and political shifts reported
Late dispatches recount World War I developments and allied actions. Berlin reports German casualties and subs losses. Athens notes a sinking in the Sea of Marmara. British naval actions include boarding a steamer. London hints at arms expansion, staff shakeups, and finance appeals. Casualty figures are given for Prussia and allied theatres, with broader political moves in Poland and Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menten Memainen
French War Office
Vostes Au
Planta
Murkter
Berlin
Peninaula
Athens
Leros
Sea of Marmora
North Atlantic
Rotterdam
United States
Merlin
Rossie
Allen
Lme
England
London
Gallpoti
Carranne
Chituab
Hipolite
Harolld
Tennant
Hote of Commons
Prussiis
Saxony
Bargaria
Wurtembers
Ancona
Congress
State Department
Ila Wil
House
K. Wood
Danesville
Wic
Germany
Poland
White House
War News and Public Affairs From a Turbulent Era
Headlines cover Sarah Bernhardt illness, the Oscar II peace voyage reaching Christiana, riots near El Paso, and Kemalists' Greek and Serbian fronts. Reports note 50,000 Serbian troops escaping, Asquith’s war bill, British troops near 190,000, Greek parliamentary votes, and German patriotism drives. Also sports updates from boxing, cycling, and a note on notable deaths and appointments in education and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bernhardt
Bey
Parte
Ford
Christiania
Juarez
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Constantine
Sofia Thereichatag
Asquith
Havan Diapateis
Athens
Salopiki
Trentine
Gortsta
Germany
Berne
Switzerland
Proud Beauty in Distress at the Card Table
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a tense moment at a gambling game where a proud beauty pleads to release her hand. She demands dignity as she asserts control over the situation, while the partner remains stern and the stakes stay real.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Scottish minister’s catechism provokes church laughter
A Scottish minister in a sermon asks a young parishioner the question What is your name The girl replies None of your fun sir ye ken my name well enough Then she refuses to say and the congregation bursts into laughter before the minister regains controlже
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Mrs. Strange
Mia
Doris
Lydia Emmons
Mortimer
Mia Strange
Sam
Curts
Mrs
Mortier Strange
Mery
London
Cuticura Ointment and Soap Ad and Visiting Tips
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment and Soap for dandruff itching and hair growth with a mail free sample offer. The surrounding copy counsels cheerful, brief sick-room visits, suggesting flowers plants magazines and light refreshments to aid patient comfort and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept XY
Boston
Fragmented 19th Century Ad Bits and Quips
A collage of vintage advertisements and quips. Brannie catty lines for Castoria, a shirt theft joke, aging eye remedies, wedding gift chatter, a joke about time and money, piles cure promises, a Yale Recorta brain story, scalp tonic doubt, and a remark on politics and work.
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H.M. Egbert
WG. Chapman
Vic
THE
Genus Motor Car
Monsieur
Sine
Lake
Kate
Tim Dut
Golf
Auramer
Ene Merview
Miaguna Anne Banker
Adie
Maude Adams
Adams Kiskaddin
Salt Lake
T. J. Walton
Paris
Pauline
Great Railway
Alexander W. Swanitz
Eareer
Alameda
Cal
Denver
Grace Slaughter
John T. Slaughter
Laramie
Wyo
Uhele
James Slaughter
Macedonia
Sar
Christain de Wet
South Africa
Hunteh
Moemafontein
Union of Southfrica
Johanne
Iris
Sporting News
Charles Christie
Robert R. Moton
Hampton Institute
Hampton
Booker T. Washington
Primont
Teskeseo Institute
Tunkegee
Ala
Khl Pick
Helena
Mont
Kirkeville
Cora Ada
Hinckley
DeKalb County
Sycamore
Maine
Bangor
Col
KM. Howse
Wilton
Americas Medics Association
Supreme Court of Mines
Betty
Iowa Homestead
Brannie
Fletcher
Castoria
Pat
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Ghost Jones
Yale Recora
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