Gate of the Vicarage The Bog Car Entry at Nora's Drive
In a spring scene at the vicarage Nora St George and guests encounter a curiously built jaunting car brought by Col St George. Nora, sharing a ride with Mark Poynt, reveals her lonely life at Traveere and her dreams of wealth while Will Foster and Celia observe.
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Foster
Sian
Ignaciousy
Yiecar
Aliss Pennington
Célia
Nora
Cera
Gol St. George
Mark Poynt
Celia
Mark
Miss Pennington
Nat Pennington
Tom
Nat
Gella
Breares
Pennington
Gelin
Velia
St. ‘George
Stredke
Oelia
Borak
Tom Pennington
Mr. Poynt
Syntex
Fom
Miss Toster
Miss Fester
Mr. Foster
Miss St. George
Silent Stranger Guides Nora On Familiar Road
Nora frets over describing the silent Mr. Poynor as they ride along a familiar road. She compares him to a battlefield soldier removing his helmet and begs him not to go to Tra vere, fearing a displeasing meeting with her grandfather. They spot a roadside cabin as Sursk plans a halt.
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Mr. Poynor
Nora
Mark
Traveere
Sursk
Mr. Poynt
Exhin
Fragmentary Biblical Verse Fragments Open Court Note
A damaged excerpt cites phrases about sevenfold punishment mourning and resilience from Sirach Job Psalms and Proverbs. The text weaves biblical references with a brief Open Court note, presenting scattered quotes like seven times rising and praising God, lacking full context.
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Israel
Stent
Utopian Dunwich Australia and a rapid wood molding machine
An eccentric Dunwich Australia utopia is described with a population of around 1080, no streets or transport, free lodging and medical care, and free letters stamped. It also mentions a London Engineering machine for rapid curved moldings capable of finishing thick wood shapes without human contact.
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Dunwich
Australia
Pirtha
London
Vatna the East Indian Dwarf Reveals Tiny Proportions
The 19 year old Vatna stands nineteen inches tall and weighs thirteen pounds. His sister Smaun is one year younger and weighs one pound more. Described as veritable pigmies, they differ from dwarfs whose limbs are not proportionate. Vatna’s head measures about the size of an orange and his arms resemble broomsticks, making him a man in miniature without infant false proportions.
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Vatna
Smaun
Fatna
Curious numeral system of Guluna Indians and Oregon note
The piece cites Guluna Indians counting by hands and fingers, defining five as a hand and detailing twenty based progression to twenty, with examples like two men and a hand. It also describes Venice, Oregon as “Venice of the America” with city limits by the Columbia River and waterfront piles. An aside notes Lucifer as morning star, advising against partnerships with men whose wives hold leading roles.
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Guluna
Venice
Astoria
Oregon
Columbia River
Postmaster and Inspector Case Reveals Family Fortunes
A long excerpt traces Jacob Bergbud, a postmaster, and an inspector whose bitter trust becomes a test of marriage and honesty. When a shortfall signals danger, Bergbud admits risk while defending a padded real estate income. Family life frays as truth surfaces and a drastic reckoning follows in a rural town.
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Hix
Ingi
Li Poyaz
Poyny
Miss. Fogtér
Owith
Nova
Miss ‘Foster
Almight
Niss Foster
Alie
Wnogland
Gil
Grandpa
Moe
Cing
Old Kitty
Gelin Lever
Dr. Armstrong
England
Lucifer
Au Man
Wewan siDbaye Lub
Migister
Jacob Bergbud
Berybad
Jacob
Berybud
Iim
Bergbud
Meon
St. Paul
Marrie
Jacob “Berging
Chicago
Sweeney
Roxborough
McDonald
Heartlang
Higgest
New Orleans
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