Vanishing FY eets in a wavering war preface
In Washington a tale of near war unfolds as Japan moves toward Pacific conquest. Secretary Guy Hillier and Norma Roberts are lovers amid turmoil while Japan seizes the Philippines and Hawaii. Admiral Bevins arrives in Buckingham Palace to seek alliance and explain an unprecedented US war engine to avert conflict.
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Washngton
United States
Japan
Guy Hillier
Norma Roberts
Inventor Roberts
Philippines
Verma Roberts
Washington
Florida
Hawaii
America
Siege
Nippon
Pacific Coast
Tokio
England
Hillier
Canada
Britain
Great Britain
Germany
Kaiser
King Edward
Admiral Bevins
King joins secret trek to war end in fog bound palace
Bevins convinces King to depart with Field and admiraluty figures to the front as a fog shrouded mission is planned. The monarch, ministers, and Bevins move through palace corridors to a guarded exit before night settles and a dramatic mystery unfolds toward an implied resolution.
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Bevins
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Road
Robert Bevins
United States Navy
Admiralty
Field
Practical Fashions Misses and Girls Sack Apron Pattern
Paris Pattern No. 2739 for a sack apron in chambray or gingham. Describes deep hem, pearl-button back closure, gathered upper edge, round color, full sleeves with cuffs, optional low neck, optional oversleeves, square pockets, and pattern price of 10 cents from Pattern Department.
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Paris
Boys' Russian Suit Pattern No 2712
Paris pattern No. 2712 features a dead leaf green serge boys suit with a tunic front closing on the right side and narrow front and back tucks. Full sleeves end in wristbands or can be cuffed, knickers gathered by elastic at the knees, and a long waist belt threaded through under-arm straps.
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Paris
Peruna touted as cure for chronic catarrh
A reader from Moline Illinois credits Peruna with a complete cure of two months of head catarrh and no recurrence after use. Another letter from Martel Ohio claims eighteen years of catarrh resolved after one third of a bottle. Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio promotes free almanac for 1909.
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R. William A. Presser
Third Ave
Moline
Mr. A. Thompson
Martel
Ohio
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co
Columbus
New Electrolytic Bleach Device Promises Cloth Safe Operation
A new machine for bleaching clothes uses electrolytic production of chlorine from ordinary salt brine. It eliminates the need for chloride or lime bleach and is claimed to be harmless to fabrics, comparable to grasa bleach.
Speedy One and the Typist’s Quick Marriage
A brisk scene features Miss Tapps remarking on exceptionally fast typing and a clerk recounting a typist who wed a wealthy employer in under three months. The exchange hints at rapid courtship and swift social unions.
Cure of Severe Eczema Promoted by Cuticura Remedies
Miss Barbara Kral of Highlandtown Maryland recounts years of failed dermatitis treatment before trying Cuticura Ointment. After four or five applications relief came and she used two sets of the remedies, claiming complete cure from intense itching and disfigurement. January 9, 1908.
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Barbara Kral
Highlandtown
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Alderman Seeks Update on Willow Street Arc Light
A Lynn alderman asked at a recent meeting what happened to a prior order for an arc light on Willow Street. The city clerk found the measure filed nearly a month earlier and noted the alderman had voted against it.
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Lynn
Mass
Willow Street
Folly of a Foiled Romance in a Sharp Exchange
A brief dialogue turns on affection and pride as one character scorns kissing the dog and the other retorts that the dog cannot judge their affair. The exchange exposes a comic clash of desire and social pride.
Allen's Foot-Kase promises quick relief for foot ache
A quick relief claim for foot pain with Allen's Foot-Kase is advertised. The copy notes high sales and suggests smiles are a better remedy than frowns.
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Allen
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