Transport Mystery In A Transasia Armored Van
In a narrative from a Special Correspondent journey across the Central Asian route, a man listens in the night for a prisoner inside a packing case aboard a moving train near Gheok Tepe. He discovers a Romanian captive and plans cautious contact as a Mongol brigand threat looms and a mortuary van heads toward Pekin under Persian police guard.
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Mademoiselle Ginca Klerk
Gheok Tepe
Askhabad
Popof
Dovechak
Douchak
Noltitz
Transasiatic
Mongolia
China
Shi-Tsang
Yunan
Teheran
Mesced
Pekin
Untitled Chapter Fragment On a Train Journey
The narrator returns to the car before reaching Shoek Tepe and curses a clumsy dromedary. He reflects that No 11 would be exposed as a fraud if not for the mishap and fears the other man’s anxiety and potential betrayal after being removed from his case.
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House of Strong, Bulbul & Co
New York
Astara
Tiflis
Pekin
Tie
Popov
V Popof
Popof
Tle
Tere
Faraskiar
Ghangir
Pan Chao
Shoek Tepe
Desert Journey Briefing in Silent Car
An unnamed narrator notes an hour of travel through an oasis toward the open desert. Breakfast will be served soon in the dining car. Ephrinell is absent at his post and later seen with Faru ekiar and Ghangir in the rear car discussing in a low tone.
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Ephrnnell
Horatia Binett
Ephrinell
Faruekiar
Ghangir
Ways to Healthful Remedies and Home Treatments
A collection of home tips from old medical lore including wart remedies with castor oil or saliva, toothache relief using hot vinegar and wool, a pimple treatment with figs senna infusion sugar and a bicarbonate glycerine mix, a glycerine tartaric lotion for hands, a facial wash, and foot care for corns and bunions with vinegar alum lavender water and salt baths.
Steal a Day from the City to Recall Boyhood Joys
The Cincinnati Post invites a forgotten escape from office life. A worker urged to rise at 4 a.m. to steal a golden day in the country with a spade, worms, a creek, and a boyish fishing voyage. The piece extols simplicity, sun, soil, and nature over profit and routine.
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Cincinnati Post
Cure for sitting hens a ticking egg and its effect
An old Chicago Chronicle tip from Lesueur Minnesota describes a cheap ticking watch inside a white egg shaped case used to deter broody hens. When placed under the hen the noise provokes unease and she abandons the nest, usually within a few hours, ending the incubation fever.
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Lesueur
Trick house novelty amazes visitors at amusement park
An erratic house described as a new public amusement device called the trick house has appeared. Its exterior appears ordinary with perpendicular walls, concealing unusual entrances and passages that intrigue visitors.
Trick House Delights with Topsy Turvy Rooms
Inside a house an inner structure with rooms built out of plumb walls and tilted floors confuses visitors. Passages lead through normal corridors then into rooms that appear upside down. Mirrors amplify the bewilderment as travelers try to distinguish upright from trick spaces.
Two Men Endure Farce in Wilson Ranch Theater Prologue
In a brief scene from a Wilson Ranch performance of Richard II, two men grow restless after an hour of uneven acting. One demands the show end, while the other hesitates, noting a performer on stage imploring for a horse. A later reflection recalls aging views on fashion as a 16 year old girl is described discovering a flattering hat.
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Wilson Ranch
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Kizil Arvat
Iizil Arvat
Herman Zeitung
Vienna
Paris
Amsterdam
Brussels
Antwerp
Christiania
Popot
Phin
Dr. Tie-Ihing
Louis Cornaro
Tio-King
Conaro
Faruskiar
Monsieur Caterna
Monsieur Claudius Bombarnac
Monsieur Bombarnac
Madame Caterna
Shanghai
Admiral de Boissondy
Mme. Caterna
Caroline Caterna
Patti
Sarah Bernhardt
Monsieur Claudius
Glover
Bob-White
St. Nicholas
Victoria Falls
Zambesi
Cape To Cairo
Papa
Devil
Steel Common
Chicago Chronicle
Lesueur, Minn
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