A House of Cards Ends in a Rebirth of Love
Celia awakens to a missing husband and discovers Philip has fled after a four thousand defalcation. Years of loneliness and hardship lead her to abandon luxury, move with Jack to a cottage, and rebuild life with humility as she learns the consequences of vanity and finally reunites with Philip.
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Nelia Armstrong
Philip
Jack
Celia
Fancher
House of Cards
Phillip
Graham Fancher
Agnes
Kensington
Agnes Johnson
June
Lan
Boston
People’s Home
New York in Grip of Worst Cold Spell and Coal Shortage
The city endures a severe cold snap with widespread coal and clothing shortages. A restless social scene unfolds as officials face public scrutiny, cultural figures appear, and daily life collapses into worry over heating and essentials. Descriptions of ruined homes, missing items, and the urgent need to keep New York warm dominate the mood.
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New York
Samuel Pepys
California
Hiram Johnson
Charles Hanson Towne
LeCreole Dressing Restores Natural Hair Color
An old advertisement promotes LeCreole Dressing as a non dye treatment to darken gray hair. It claims gradual color return, healthier shine, and a younger look, sold by Jarmars and Drug Company Wilmington for $1.20 by mail.
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Jarmars and Drug Company
Wilmington
War drains dances as troops depart this week
Subdued tango feet mark wartime mood as men go to service and seven vaudeville theatres offer interpretive Greek and folk dances featured this week.
Notice of Administration for Maria A Fosgate
The undersigned qualified as administrator of Maria A Fosgate deceased in New Hanover County. Creditors and debtors must settle promptly. Claims must be presented to Thomas W. Davis in Wilmington NC by December 4 1917 or be barred.
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Maria A. Fosgate
New Hanover
Prsons
Wilmington
North Carolina
Thomas Wy. Davis
Ballroom acts curtailed as war reshapes dance culture
Mordkin Chalif Paviova and Duncan are named among those affected as nearly all modern ballroom performances are canceled due to war. The upheaval in the nation prompts a shift toward more restrained artistic expression even in dancing.
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Mordkin
Chalif
Paviova
Duncan
August Flower Health Advertisement Claims
Green's August Flower marketed as a remedy for disordered stomach and inert liver with effects on digestion, headache, constipation, sour stomach, nervous indigestion, and bile purification. Laxative action, stomach and intestinal cleansing, liver stimulation. sold in 25 and 75 cent bottles by Green's Drug Store.
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GREEN
Green’s
Adv
Biker Claims Sixty Year Search Ends With Gum Remedy
A nationally known explorer of new discoveries via Burrell Chemical Co announces a 20 year quest culminates in a medicated ointment named pyorigy that reportedly recedes gums stops bleeding and tightens teeth. Sold in original packaging for one dollar at best release in Wilmington.
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New York
N. Y
Biker
Burrell Chemical Co
New York City
Wilmingtop
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Lamar Building
Atlanta, Ga
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On Earth
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C.D. Kenny Co
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City Livery Co
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Leave Centre
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