Smuggling Tales From London Boots to Bribed Dogs
A London shoemaker profits by undercutting rivals with Paris boots paid duties on imports yet hides contraband watches in boot heels. A later tale follows a Dover to Ostend smuggler and a dog used to hide Brussels goods, revealed only by a bribe to a customs officer. The piece surveys clever smuggling methods across empires.
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Paris
Indy
Dover
Ostend
Brussels
Lake
Ndon
Louis the Eighteenth
Cronstadt
Nicholas
Distress and public judgment of a steadfast man
A fragment reflects on how society condemns a man seen in severe distress and grief for his friend, labeling him weak or feminine despite his firmness under pressure. The passage critiques public perception and moral judgments during hardship.
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Nebraska ‘Territory
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BELLE V _ SALOON
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James McKay
Augusta
Ile
Warsaw
Gusta
Mr. Patchin
Agusta Ina
Chili
James Nutt
Wigletown
Mr. Hart
Sylvester Crouch
Wi Taighman's
Wison's
Mr. Hickman
Blake
Adams
John Stuart
Warsaw Inquirer
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