Castle party muddles with secrets and masquerade
In a Vienna castle, John Smart hosts a mixed group of émigré guests including a Russian baron and a charming American couple. A dangerous secret about a child and a divorce follows lavish dinners and whispered plans as Smart wagers on disguises, suspicion, and a hidden door, while mounting tensions threaten fragile loyalties.
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Elsie Hazzard
Umnovitch
Pless
George Hazzard
Billy Smiths
Vienna
Elsie
John
Billy
Betty Billy
Billy Smith
Mr. Pleas
Bulsy Smith
Mr. Billy
Europe
New York
Schloss Rothboefen
Hohendahl
M'Sieur
Nidieor
Gentienium
Mr Plesa
Baron Amovitch
Mess
Pinko
Britton
Wigen
Rosemary
Jess
Munppy
Ansiety
Ale Kates
Scott's Emulsion Promises Quick Cold Relief and Strength
The message warns cold sickness follows weakness and asserts Scott's Emulsion nourishes blood, strengthens lungs, and heals air passages. It claims the product generates body heat to combat winter illness and asks readers to obtain it at their drug store.
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Scott
Nobody Home Slang Phrase Traced To Classics And Dickens
Oklahoma News-Leader notes that modern slang mirrors ancient origins with phrases like nobody home. It cites Alexander Pope and Charles Dickens and traces the retort to Nicholas Nickleby as a precursor to the familiar verbal jab.
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Okla
News-Leader
Nody Home
Aleander Pope
Charles Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby
Ruth Advises Use of Serve for Unscalded Hands
Ruth brightens the kitchen scene instructing Auntie Dear to use a serve for rinsing dishes after washing. She jokes about scalded hands and demonstrates lifting the basin to avoid burns while praising Silver Sheaf bread mix as wholesome, home made and grocer supplied.
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Ruth
Kitchen Tips From A 1900s Pantry
Kitchen tips describe fudge made with cream rather than fresh milk and buttering pans to prevent sticking. It notes butter on potatoes keeps skins from thickening. It oddly duplicates eggs and mayonnaise with cake making, claiming yolks will be used when baking an angel cake and a sunshine cake together.
Nervous Wreck Recovers with Peruna Aid
Mrs Frank Brroebe of Appleton Wisconsin recounts severe nervous exhaustion, insomnia and loss of appetite. After using Peruna for several months she regains strength, gains weight and reports improved color. She endorses Peruna as a superior tonic and system builder.
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Mra
Frank Brroebe
Appleton
Wis
Charles Brown
Rogersville
Tenn
Earth
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George Barr M'Cutcheon
Truxten King
George Barr McCutcheon
Mr. Smart
Danube
Tiptos
Depar
Blake
Poppendyke
Sam
Mueceas
Peruna
Alhambra Hot Springs
Alhambra, Mont
Great Northern Ry
Mondak
Montana
M. J. Sullivan
City Electric Shoe Shop
Heffernan Block
Nick Aboud
Williston, N. D
Williams County State Bank
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