Mystery of Lily Baxter deepens as suspects clash
Ronald Scott and a cousin Rosalie chase truth in a London case. Gerard Baxter faces murder charges while Lily Baxter’s death remains unresolved. Mrs. White may hold key testimony, but the missing girl’s fate keeps the suspect list alive with public doubt and anxiety.
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Ahs
Gerard
Iron Grey Walle
Cayan
Ronald
Ronald Scott
Mra
Rosalie
Teda
Mrs. White
Gerard Baxter
Rona
Weill
Lily Baxter
England
Lily Bexter
London
Carleton Street
Ashe
Lily
Joe Naress
Mrs. White Ody
Morning resolve to visit Haag amid rain and memories
The narrator plans a London side trip before a three o’clock train to interview Mrs Haag, the last witness to Lily Baxter’s fate, hoping to uncover corroboration or deception. He recalls love with Gerard Baxter, the girl’s vanished past, and the haunting lodging house as he prepares to act.
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Carleton Street
London
Uncle Ted
Aunt Rosa
Ronald Scott
Mrs. White
Mrs. Haig
Rosa
Mary Anne
MaryAnne
Gerard Baxter
Suson
Eligaremoke
Woodhay
Fragmentary 19th Century Letter on Hope and Resolve
The speaker laments illness yet expresses resilience and purpose. They vow to live until Gerard Baxter’s innocence is proven and to seek his wife. Despite misfortune, they feel bound to present tasks and a chance to accomplish them.
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Gerard Baxter
Hallway Statist Note About A Timed Luggage Wind Delay
Fragmentary line references a three o clock time and luggage handling. Mentions Ortmanteas and winding toward a three o clock moment. Context unclear but implies a scheduled action and movement in a hallway.
A Tortured Voyage Ends With Birth At Sea
The narrator recalls a voyage ending in the death of a shipboard passenger who asked to be dumped overboard. His widow later bears a child, and she speaks of hardship, courage, and plans to remain in England until her infant is ready to travel.
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Eldie
Ming
Missouri River
England
Steel nails could spark a nails industry revolution
The Journal of Commerce argues that steel nails, made via the Bessemer process, require far less labor than iron nails. A few workers can outpace hundreds by melting, refining, and rolling steel ingots into nail plates, while iron nails demand laborious puddling and cutting, creating vast efficiency gains.
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Journal of Commerce
Bessemer
Bessmer
The Ring That Helped a Soldier Return
A French historical anecdote from 1562 tells how Rover, besieged by the Protean forces, was shot and later found by his servant Barre. The ring bearing a warm diamond from his sister guided burial and, four days later, Civille revived and recovered. The tale features Franevia de times dead and a noted hero born in 1537 and dying in 1614.
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de Thon
Rover
Protectente
Montgomery
Frixecis de Civille
Fallig
Barre
Normandy
Canada to issue pictorial history of North West rebellion souvenir
A Canadian publisher announces two grand souvenir parts detailing the North West rebellion from its start to Fish Creek with illustrations and portraits. Part 1 includes a three color plate of General Middleton and officers, with contributions from Canadian and American artists and a history by T Arnold Haultain MA. Parts priced at 50 cents each, available through newsdealers or the publisher.
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Toronto
Battle of
Fish Creek
Duck Lake
Battleford
McKay
White Cap
Fort
Canada
Middleton
Strange
Lord Melgund
Otter
van Straubenzie
Williams
Montiambert
Ouimet
Kassett
Miller
Great Ae
Bel Gs
Gene Middleton
United States
W. D. Blachley
J. W. Bengough
J. D. Kelly
J. Humme
W. W. Wesbroom
A. Lampert
Wm. Bengough
Riel
Office of Publication
Death From Hydrophobia in Newark Child
A five year old boy from Newark died of hydrophobia on Friday after showing symptoms prompted by a dog bite seventy three days earlier. He developed thirst and spasms when seeing water, endured seizures, and was treated with morphine and cocaine derivatives before death.
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Kipp
Newark
Diefenbach
Mahdi Adopts New Tactics in Prisoner Question
The Mahdi presents a new scene claiming ninety six captives including Lupten Bey have embraced Islam and wish to stay with him. Experts doubt the letter’s authenticity, suggesting duress, while the Mahdi’s aim appears to appeal to Western perceptions of faith.
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Toesire
Lupten Bey
Dr Pierce's Discovery and remedies cited in old ad
An archaic advertisement touts Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a cure all for colds cough bronchitis and liver disease. It also claims whole cloves as a stronger exterminating agent than tobacco camphor or shavings and promotes a mixture including French Brandy Smart Weed Jamaica Seed and camphor water for colic and dysentery.
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Gilead
Pierce
Jamaica
Putnam’s Painless Corn Extractor and Other Oddities
A collage of advertisements and opinion lines touts Putnam’s Painless Corn Extractor as pain free relief for corns, extols Myrtle Navy tobacco quality, cites a church ship metaphor, and promotes Dixon Treatment for catarrh with claims of high cure rates and home use, signed by A B Dixon & Co.
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