Tancantieris Ma bce Dits Tancantieris Ma bce Dits
In CHAPTER XXIV the narrator recalls a subterranean tunnel in Glenarm House once linked to gas works. Pickering is exposed, debts and notes are settled, and the group plans a tense escape. The narrator resolves to leave for work, while rekindled tensions with Marian Devereux surface as the chapter ends with a cliffhanger.
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Pickering
Marian
Nates
Sister Theresa
Picker- Ang
Theresa
Lfe
Bates
Jack
Miss Devereux
Marian Devereux
Sherry's
St. Agatha’s
New York
Changes and Chances at Glenarm Homecoming
John Marshall Glenarm returns home in triumph and humor as plans to finish the lease unfold. Bates, the keeper of secrets, receives praise for his role in the affair. The narrator and companions help clear the wreckage and follow the grandfather through the stairs leading to past events.
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John Marshall Glenarm
Jack
Bates
Glenarm
Perro
Effingham
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Mary E. Spitler
Montrose
Here
J. S. Hall
Methodist Church
Sherman
From Fancy to Fact Delightful and Love
A humorous tale describes a delighted wife receiving money and a plan to buy dresses and bonnets, while the husband jokes about generosity. The scene ends with the alarm clock revealing the husband’s own need for money, turning the moment into a comic reversal about manners and fortune.
Manly Art Sparks Boxing Craze in Paris
In Paris boxing rises in popularity as a rival to savate. Owen Swift, famed lightweight champion, sheltered there after killing Brighton Bill and faced police on a wound charge. Swift’s training tale amused Parisian youths, who emulated his pace through the streets in sweaters and greatcoats.
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Paris
Coe
Britain
Gaul
Owen Swift
Brighton Bill
French Jockey Club
Charenton
Jack Adana
Swift
Parigg Tribunal of Correational Police
Owen
London
Joliet Narrowly Escapes Drainage Disaster
Joliet faced a flood crisis when a section 150 feet below the Ruby street bridge gave way in the drainage canal. Five feet of water rose, rock and earth slid, and crews fixed the breach. Large cables secured gates as authorities reduced flow and a disaster similar to Johnstown was averted.
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Joliet
Ruby Street
Johnstown
Judge Amos Oller Dead in Litchfield at 51
Former Judge Amos Oller aged 51 died here after nearly a year of illness. He was well known in Central and Southern Illinois. His father, Perry Oller, was a noted scout in wars with Indians in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Oller
Litchfield
Hlinvis
Perry Oller
Aged Quincy Man Dies In City History
Quincy man Pleeney, among the city's oldest residents, died aged years after moving here from Topeka Kansas. A large Peoria blaze began at the P Hart Grath Weigher Co paint shop causing about 195000 in damage to nearby buildings.
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Quincy
Amanda Prost
J. G. Frost
Paloma
Daniel Pleeney
Topeka, Kas
Peoria
P. Hart Grath Weigher Co
Well man 81 credits health to Deans Kidney Pills
An 81 year old man from Salem Virginia testifies he suffered kidney trouble and back pain for years, was bedridden for weeks, and felt paralyzed until using Deans Kidney Pills. He credits the remedy with his recovery and notes it is sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Pickering
Larry
Bates
Jack
Shaticrad Library
Stoddard
St. Agatha's
Daniel S. Queen
Burrell Street
Salem
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
What Did He Mean Feud Over a Dead Cat Reveals Neighborly Grudge
A long running dispute between Browns and Perkinses over the Browns cat ends abruptly when Brown sends a peace note claiming the old cat died. Perkins replies bitterly, noting misfortune but denying knowledge of Mrs Browns illness, as cited in Harper’s Weekly.
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Perkinses
Brown
Mr. Perkins
The Doctor's Gift and a Food That Restored Health
A Pennsylvanian patient credits Grape Nuts with ending years of indigestion and biliousness. After trying the cereal on a doctor's advice, his condition improved within weeks and he felt renewed vigor and sharper thinking. The claim is attributed to Postum Co. and the slogan The Road to Wellville.
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Postumi Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pkea
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Tancantieris
Mer
Indiana Woodlands
Morgan
Ferguson
Glenarm House
Mr. Glenarm
France
Illinois News
Harrisburg
Isaac M. Allen
Allen
A. L. Deranek
Danvilla
Cairo
M. J. White
Eldorado
Rhodes
Vandalia
Franklin Rhodes
Christian County
Glare Cox
Fron
Cox
Springfield
John Gerhard
Old Berlin
Samuel Gould
Ruby
Tosgery
C. C. Rubenstein & Co
W.C. Lindley
Dunville
Virginia
Willie Mouse
New Yorker
Salzer
Wisconsin
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Ham
Texas
Philip R. Bangs
Toledo
Heaven
Hell
Darkies
Washington Herald
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