06 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1907
Page
1
In a coded chapter from 1905, Roebuck Langdon and Melville buy National Coal stock to prop prices while a columnist spy chronicles the fight over losses and deceit. The narrator faces Anita and Mrs Langdon as plotting, jealousy, and scandal intersect with a public campaign to expose fraud and defend personal loyalties.
Pattern Department outlines a practical model with a close back and loose front, low neck with embroidered or ribbon bead trim, and gathered sleeves. Suitable fabrics include cashmere and silk. yardage for medium size is 3.75 yards of 36 inch material. Send 10 cents with size and pattern number.
A pearl necklace lost in the Thames over a year ago by a lady of title was found by a Henley-on-Thames workman near Shiplake Ferry. He kept it in his pocket, later learned its value, and handed it to his wife. The jeweler alerted police, the item was advertised, and the owner, a fashionable Thameside resident, claimed it. The finder received a five pound reward as the necklace valued at 40 to 50 pounds was returned.
Elder John Malvern, a Free Baptist preacher in Gilmanton New Hampshire, exploited a stingy parishioner by requesting apples and revealing hidden bags. He tricked the farmer into filling two sacks with farm produce, securing gifts without genuine generosity. The tale underscores clever giving and parish dynamics in a rural New England setting.
Pattern No 5801 presents a smart shirt waisted design with five tucks front and optional yoke. The article notes fabric compatibility and yardage for sizes 32 to 42 inches bust. Separately a report from the Lizard describes salvaged wool washed ashore after the Suevic wreck, with salvage work halted districts and villagers helping to collect and sell wool in Liverpool market.
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