Man Helps Stranger In Train Wreck Bonds Form On Night Express
On a midnight train to Boston Jack Hilliard befriends a weak sick fellow from Canada, offers food and a berth, and later rescues him after a collision. The injured stranger is Jake Hewitt, a former neighbor last seen years ago, now unknown to Mrs. Hewitt’s family. Jack contacts hospital care and learns Jake’s tale, revealing a lost boy found in misfortune and a chance for reconciliation.
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Jack Hilliard
Jack
Jackrem
Yack
Hiawatha
Greenfield
Boston
Cosh
Heston
Jake Hewitt
Jake
Mrs. Hewitt
Washington's test with a color guard shows misread signals
Washington, seeking to verify reliability of colored sentries, tested them by approaching at night with code phrases. He named Cambridge and Roxburgh before Medford and Charleston, but the sentinel refused entry, insisting no man can pass without proper sign.
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Washington
Cambridge
Charleston
Massa Washington
Brother and son reunion echoes in hospital window
In a tense scene, Jack pressures Jake Hewitt about going home after a near death. Jake, with bright eyes and a fragile smile, longs for home as Jack’s football-voiced insistence contrasts with Hilliard’s stern view that fairness with his mother will guide Jake’s fate.
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Jack
Jake
Jake Hewitt
Hilliard
Slats Diary of Rogs Farquhar Week Notes
A quirky diary fragment covers Priday through Thursday with misread spellings about family life. Rods Farquhar notes Gilllen, coal, the Basemint, a razor, and a strained marriage, plus Sunday gossip about Charlie Fleet’s honeymoon and Mr Mull’s appearance and diet.
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Priday
Gilllen
Saterday
Mathers
Charlie Fleet
Ant Emmy
Teasday
Langwidge
Mr. Mull
The Pace Pondering Jones Poverty Rumor
The Pace notes chatter about Jones who married the banker's daughter and now pleads poverty. A cynic suggests he lives up to wedding gifts, while others doubt the claim and speculate on finances.
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Jones
Quotations and aphorisms from varied voices on conduct
A collection of brief phrases and reflections on manners, business, marriage, government, and society. Notable lines compare statesmanship and business, parental freedom, and pay equity for women, with musings on pride and gratitude.
Manager Rants Over Unpaid Wages Command
A furious office manager paces his room demanding payment and berates an office boy who defends timely notice saying he would report delays and delays again, then causes a fuss.
Carter's Lattle Liver Pills Promised To Restore Digestion
An advertisement touts Carter's Lattle Liver Pills as a remedy for liver and digestive issues. It claims the liver fails to release bile, causing a faulty digestion, and promises relief with a vegetable, safe product available at druggists.
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Carter
All Druggiata. Ag
Local Notices and Professional Listings from Acton Area
Directory style item listing the offices of Dr J A McNiven at Bower Avenue and High Street plus Harold Nash, M A Barrister and Notary Public on Mill Street, Acton Ontario. Includes mortgage lending hours and solicitor services with contact details and appointment times.
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J. ‘A. McNiven
Comer, Bower Avenue
High Street
Gas for Extractions Open Hours and Appointment Policy
Business lists hours 9 am to 6 pm with evenings by appointment. Indicates gas for extractions and closed all day Wednesday. Provides phone number 14.
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Free Press
Grace
Rich
Canada
Truéka
Keen
Roxburgh
Medford
Rogs Farquhar
Andre Simon
Will Irwin
Mme
Sschumann-Heink
United States
South
Penny Wise
Business Directory
E. J. Nelson
P. O. Box
Harold Nash Farmer
Mill Street
Acton
Kenneth M. Langdon
Solcitor
Notary Public
Georgetown
T. Seynuck
Main Street
Carenes
A. J. Buchanan, D. D. S
Dental Surgeon
Leishman Block
P. W. Pearen
D. D.S
L. D
J.M. Bell
A. G. M. Bruyns
Ontario
Wiles
Francis-Nunan
Wyndham &Treet Guelph
Ont
Williams
Axelrod
Guelph
A. D. Savage
Savage Building
Guelph Fhone
Acton Monument Works
J. Nicol & Son
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