Mystery in Carney Croft Secrets Deepen in Snow
Narrator analyzes a cryptic widow message while a hidden tunnel beneath Carney Croft draws peril. Miss Weston remains ill as telegrams link John Carney to a dangerous conspiracy. the ghost stories fade as real danger rises around Jenks, Bruce, and the tunnel dwellers.
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Miss Carney
Jenks
Bruce House
Carney
New York
Carney-Croft
John Carney
Mr. Ware
A Drive In the Storm Chapter XXV
In a library the doctor seeks aid for a dying patient and hopes to delay death until Carney arrives. The narrator has telegraphed Mac Ardel, a trusted ally, to assist with the tunnel affair and the mysterious place. The doctor plans to stay up all night awaiting the midnight arrival.
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Carney
MacArdel
A Splendid Prospect for Panama
A Washington Star quote praises Panama as a growing exursion resort with a bright future, highlighting the area as a notable destination. The remark frames Panama as an upcoming leisure spot drawing attention for its development and appeal.
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Panama
Washington Star
Uncle John Roused at Last by Rat Hunt News
In a village scene at the post office, Uncle John ignores sensational disaster tales until a rat under a lumber pile provokes him. He crosses the street with a club and tears down the pile in ten minutes, finally stirred by the nuisance rather than the doomsday chatter.
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Uncle John
Vermont
Connecticut
John
Ohio
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Kansas City Journal
Popular season waist pattern in graceful blouse design
Pattern No. 5852 presents a simple elegant blouse with a front tuck group and a shoulder pleat. Suitable in taffeta peau de cygne pongee broad cloth or voile worn over a guimpe or under blouse. Requires 2 7/8 yards of 27 inch fabric for 36 inch bust. sizes 32 to 42 available. 10 cents to send pattern. Include name address and size on coupon.
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Pattern Department
Two Ways Of Looking At It Burgess Story
Gelett Burgess spoke at the American Booksellers Association dinner in New York recounting a San Franciscan who married for money. A quarrel over a new 20 horsepower car ends with a wry exchange about money and presence.
A Simple Dainty Blouse Pattern No 5847
Plain tucked shirt waist style suited for home dressmakers. Shown in sheer white batiste with back closure under a tiny box-pleat and full length or elbow sleeves. For a 36 inch bust, 2.5 yards of 36 inch fabric. sizes run from 32 to 42 inches.
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Pattern Department
Patent medicines dominate doctor prescriptions in early 20th century
The article argues that about ninety percent of drugs prescribed by physicians are patent or proprietary medicines. It cites Dr. Jacobi's analysis of prescriptions from 1850 to 1906 showing a rise from near zero to 70 percent in some stores. It concludes these medicines are often used by families in basic cases.
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Icians
Journal of the American Medical Association
A. Jacobi
M. D
Jacobi
German worker swallows shrews joke in house fixture scene
A Germantown woman scolds a workman for placing window fixtures too high. He remains silent then explains in a gentle voice that he could not answer because his mouth was full of shrews, a comic line from Harper's Weekly.
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Harper’s Weekly
Saint Anthony’s Frugal Diet Longevity Claim
A claim from historical lore states Saint Anthony lived 105 years on a diet of 12 ounces of bread and water daily. The remark appears as a traditional anecdote about ascetic living without presenting verifiable corroboration.
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St. Anthony
Natural Affinity Delivers Curveball Insight
The conversation centers on So Dammit thriving in the west as the speaker notes every man has a place when following his natural bent. The reveal identifies So Dammit as an agent for a natural gas company, vindicating the theory.
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West
Witty exchange at tea time reveals allied husbands
Two men banter at five o'clock tea about their wives shaping their presence. One teases that without his wife he would not be there, the other agrees and calls himself the host's husband in a playful twist.
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Carney-Croft
Mr. Carney
Doan’s Kidney Pills Relieve IndianapolIs Veteran’s Kidney Ailment
B Frank Doremus of Roosevelt Ave Indianapolis describes a severe kidney decline in 1897 with headaches dizziness sleeplessness edema and pain. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills the swelling subsided the urine normalized and pain vanished with nine years of good health reported since. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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B. Frank Doremus
Roosevelt Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Poor wretch sentenced to life for fraud in city paper
Mr Joacker and Mrs Joacker discuss a life sentence for fraud with no visible means of support. They note the defendant’s strength and lack of work, and reveal the victim as their friend Jack Smith. The excerpt ends with a birth notice for a 12 pound boy in The Bohemian.
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Joacker
Jack Smith
John Smith
Bride and groom on train greeted by sympathetic widow
A newly married couple traveling by train for their honeymoon faced curious gazes from a female passenger who had spotted them. The wife dropped rice from her handbag as a smile passed between travelers. The widow reassured the bride saying she would be in the same situation next week.
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Jenks
Miss Carney
In Extremis Yacht Sinks Amid Distress Calls
The crew faced a dire SOS as the yacht lay becalmed with only ten champagne bottles in lockers. Distress signals went unanswered while the crew reacted with blasphemy, prayer, song, or stoic calm as fate loomed.
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Puck
The Road to Wellville in pkgs
A brief note mentions reading The Road to Wellville in packages. The reference suggests enjoying the book in transit or as part of a distribution of pkgs. The tone mirrors casual reading guidance and everyday context.
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Wellville
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