Stairs of Sand and a Tangle with Ellison
Job Hendricks confronts James Ellison in Exton over a missing heir and a blank document. Ellison fears exposure as Hendricks reveals a hidden copy of an alleged deed while a covert watcher slips away, leaving Ellison shocked and unsettled.
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Job Hendricks
Ellison
Fin
Job
Vieter
Farrenford
Dick Barnett
Exton
Grace Ellison
Mr. Bliven
Prisen
James Ellison
Frale
Gov’nor
Mr. Ellison
Hendricks
Strang
Jet
Newarics
Secret Bureau
Martin Frale
Montepin
Denind We Curreias
Ellison Bae
Matin Frale
Allison
The Tooth of a Rat and Its Noted Feats
A curious natural history piece notes rats sharpen and use their teeth to gnaw at living creatures such as birds and elephants. It cites instances at London Zoo where nocturnal rodent activity allegedly injured elephants feet and hippo bodies, traced by naturalist Frank Buckland.
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London Zoological Gardens
Frank Buckland
Disraeli’s Patience in Parliament Highlighted
A passage from Herbert Paul’s History of Modern England portrays Disraeli as uninterested in finance yet devoted to the House of Commons. He endured long debates with patient attention, appearing asleep while truly alert, ready to seize opportunities, and delivering lengthy speeches with sharp wit.
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Disraeli
Herbert Paul
England
Look Higher and Avoid Second Rate Folk
A critical late 19th century admonition urges meeting people only if necessary, warns against cultivating them, and cautions that they seek material gain while withholding any spiritual or intellectual value. It emphasizes distrust and advises leaving such individuals whenever possible.
Just Like a Woman Promises Secret of Success
A Detroit Free Press item notes a woman running a correspondence school promising a secret of success. The quirky line hints at clever marketing and gendered phrasing characteristic of period ads.
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Detroit Free Press
Quote on Sacrifice From a Schoolmaster
A schoolmaster notes that you may shed blood for fellows, but they would never understand the sacrifice. This reflective line comments on loyalty and misperception.
Baggage Check Policy for Chicago and North Western
Railway announces baggage to be checked must be delivered to room two minutes before train arrival. Note includes room designation and instruction for staff.
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Ernest DE Lancey Pierson
Ermust de Lancey Pierson
Street and Smith
New York
Briggs
Loos
Martin Frase
Chicago & North Western
Railway
Overland
Chicago
P.m
Overland Limited
Colorado
Albam
Neb. & Daket
Ames
Carroll
Golng Booth
Mail Express
St P & Sioux City
Dakots & Dee M
Dakota Express
Chicago & Carroll
A. & C. Railway
College
A.M
A. M
Snigtvwade Sviiaya
Evis Ikares
DeWitt
E. C. Dewitt & CO
Judison Bros
Meat Market
Story County Abstract Books
Nevada
Rocky Mountain
Pew Medicine Co
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