Mad Dan Maitland and the Gray Woman of the Safe
In New York Maitland meets a woman in gray who steals his jewels after a staged crime. The real Dan Antisty, Maitland’s impostor, and a fake detective converge as a dramatic heist unfolds. A nocturnal assault ends with a gunshot and a mysterious fire in the study.
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Dan Maitland
New York
O'Hagan
Dan
Maitland
Bannerman
Greenfields
Lady In Gray
Daniel Anisty
Dan Antisty
Mr. Snaith
Anisty
Hickey
Maitland Foils Burglar in Quadruple Strain Escape
In a tense break in Maitland's study a burglar Anisty confronts a struggle with Maitland, the girl, and a revolver. Maitland overpowers Anisty, calls for order as police arrive, and taunts Hickey the detective before cuffing the burglar and stalling a wider chase.
Uncle William and the Sleepless Nights A Light Verse
A family visits. Uncle William naps and snores loudly, causing restless nights for the household. After two weeks, the uncle leaves, leaving everyone to recover from the snoring. The piece contrasts with a humorous essay on eggs and changing prices, noting how eggs become commerce rather than mere food.
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Mount Sterling Woman
Mrs Mary Hinson of 21 Strother St Mt Sterling Ky credits Doan's Kidney Pills with ending her backache dizziness and nervous headaches. She says her eyesight improved and she could bend and move without severe pain after using the product from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Mary Hinson
Strother St
Mt. Sterling
Dean
Mrs. Hinson
Doan
Maitland Returns Home Through Narrow City Chase
Maitland rides in a cab hops between a near miss and a crash on a street pursuit. He reaches his front door as a shady figure moves to intercept and a responding patrolman nears the scene in a tense urban exit.
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Maitland
Fifth Avenue
The Business of Farming and Land Values
The article notes rapid rise in American farm land values as unoccupied lands fill with ownership. It cites irrigation improving arid lands and predicts continued price increases for farms and farm products despite broader commercial depression. It mentions the current value trends and ongoing settlement.
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Fac
America
Indianapolis
When an Auto Breaks Down a Driver Talks Miles
The owner explains how many miles an automobile can cover in an hour after it breaks down, using the delay to discuss endurance and speed.
Engagement Result From Auto Break Down
A mother questions what to do if the auto breaks down. The young man reassures and when the couple returns late the daughter announces they are engaged after the auto breakdown.
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Jack
A Psalm of Hair in a Humorous Proof of Time
A brief, humorous verse notes bald heads reminding us hair would be sublime if a tonic found us and jokes about lingering time. The fragment hints at vanity and the futility of early remedies.
Chautauqua Talker Urges Extra Cash Balance
A Chautauqua speaker quips that husbands should give wives an extra dollar now and then and suggests wives might also grant men an extra dime without requiring explanations. The remark reflects lighthearted social stage banter from the event.
Napoleon and Bluecher Tale Reportedly Surfaces
A supposed new Napoleon anecdote, printed by Arthur M. Chuquet in L Opinion, recounts Bluecher meeting Napoleon at Finkenstein during preparations for Danzig. Bluecher praises the emperor, and a retort from an aide recalls the joke that a window could have altered history.
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Napoleon
Arthur M. Chuquet
Bluecher
Finkenstein
Danzig
New York Evening Post
Family Skeleton Seeks Exhibition Perspective
Its Troubles. The family skeleton complained about being exhibited in courtrooms where the air is notoriously bad. The skeleton wonders why exhibitions are not viewed from its point of view, rather than the family’s.
Standard Oil Seeks Tax Reduction on Bayonne Realty
The Standard Oil Company's Bayonne complex, site of the east's largest refining plant, saw assessed value rise from 7.36 million in 1908 to 13 million. The firm is appealing the Hudson county board of equalization's increases on its real estate.
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Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Bayonne
N. J
Hudson County Board of Equalization
Doctor's Wife Endorses Grape-Nuts For All Ages
A nurse praises Grape-Nuts as delicate and adaptable for the sick from babies to the aged. She suggests soaking, mixing with egg white and fruit juice for nourishment, and notes her husband, a physician, also uses it. The letter promotes a 10 day trial and mentions The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Wellville
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IPIC
I. Werle
O’hagan
Hagan
Mr. Anisty
Portieres
Detective Bureau
Daniel Maitland
Esquire
Dan Anisty
Sherlock Holmes
Sleuth
Harlem
Theoker
Nloowrsur
D.nessit
William
Childerns
Phew
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