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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1917
Page
6
Abbott, a proud engineer, doubts warnings from Bertram Meade as the Martlet Construction bridge nears completion. Hairline rivet cracks and camber misreadings go unheeded until a buckled girdle precipitates a catastrophic cantilever failure, sending a 600-foot span plunging and killing hundreds.
In a tense room the Meades confront ruin as Bertram Meade Jr takes responsibility for a fatal design error while Colonel Slingworth and Doctor Severence fear a public disaster. Helen Slingworth defies her father to stand by Meade, Sr. amid collapse warnings and a race to avert catastrophe.
The passage describes a forthcoming installment where divine forces seem to wreck Meade’s reputation and cast him into outer darkness, signaling a dramatic, fateful turning point in the ongoing narrative.
A Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a painless cure for corns and calluses. A few drops on the corn shrivels and lifts the root, drying quickly without harming surrounding skin, all for a small price at any drug store. A humorous aside notes a woman finds similar relief in crying as others find in laughter.
An old advertisement touts a "super-creamy emollient" that prevents minor skin troubles from worsening when used daily. A free sample is offered by mail with a postcard address to Cuticura Dept. Ly Boston, and the product is claimed to be sold everywhere.
Europe buys more American motion pictures than ever, aiding employment and export growth while spreading money across states. A Birmingham England consul warns the industry to curb indecency, urging “less of the sexual problem,” as Europe seeks cleaner, truer cinema amid war’s strain.
A boy asks his father about the odd term financial furry and learns it refers to the situation when a bill collector arrives and the mother cannot find her purse. Separately about Ghent, German authorities deport about 200 female textile workers, a terse wartime note.
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