Illusion Tragedy on Tour Ends with Wedding Promise
In a provincial tour, conjurer Herr Bruer uses a coffin trick with an assistant, Vincent, who later learns Bruer planned to kill him. Millie, the engaged partner, discovers the concealed escape key and alerts the audience, saving Vincent. Six weeks in hospital follow before their wedding vow.
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Strickeh
Todlay
Ellk Hat
Herr Bruer
Cottin
Bruer
Millie
Harry
Vincent
Diplomacy in a Restaurant and Coastal Erosion Tales
A tale of tactful exit in a London restaurant shows a drunk patron quietly escorted out by a waiter's clever ruse with a finger bowl. The piece shifts to Yorkshire coastal erosion, noting Spurn Head lost to the sea, Ravenspur’s ruin, and Kilnsea’s retreat toward the Humber.
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Yorkshire
Bridlington
Spurn Head
Edward I
Ravenspur
Henry IV
Edward IV
Kiinsea
Humber
Grimsby
Blue Bell Inn
Churches in Great Britain and a preacher under threat
In Great Britain there are 4 843 churches and mission stations with seating for 1 744 111. Church members total 441 517, up about 16 000 from last year. A Southern Missouri preacher received threats after promising to preach on Hell and Who Will Go There. A reflection notes how hearing of a great man's age can inspire youth and discourage the old.
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Great Britain
Missouri
Hell
Stubbory
House of Commons
Patrick Aloysius McTiugh
North Antrim
McHugh
Sligo
Prominent Figures in Cuban Deliberations and International News
A digest of notable figures includes Sengy Salvador Cisnéros a Cuban revolutionary leader once provisional president, and Serge Yulevich Le Witge Russian finance minister noted for tariff policy. Also mentions Alice Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Francisco Silvela, and John G Milburn among others, with political remarks on figures from Ireland to Wisconsin.
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Sengy Salvador Cisnéros
Havana
Spain
Cisneros
New York
Marquis de Betancourt
Serge Yulevich le Witge
Europe
Helow
Prominent Statesman David Meekison and Peruna Tale
Thirty years of catarrh plague overwhelm David Meekison who seeks relief with Peruna. The piece links his public life to voice health and cites endorsements from actors and Carrie Thomas, urging readers to contact Dr Hartman of Columbus Ohio for free advice.
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David Meekison
America
Moektzon Bank
Napoleon
Ghia
Peruna
Hartinao
David Meekisoon
Carrie Thomas
Ir Hartman
The Well Dressed Boy Considers a Newsie Career
A sharp exchange in London between a clean boy and gutter urchins in which the well off youth contemplates selling papers to escape idleness. The ragged rival mocks the idea, urging apprenticeship to an easier trade and dismissing his potential in the newsagency trade.
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Persimmon
London
A Modern Mother's Diary Excerpt from Detroit Journal
A mother records her child Clifford asking a whimsical question about stars and rain. She worries whether the image signals humor or newspaper notoriety, noting his age differences with legends like Martin Luther and Alexander the Great.
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Clifford
Martin Luther
Alexander the Great
Detroit Journal
Coughing Leads to Consumption
An old invalid remedy promotion touts Kemp's Balsam as a coughing cure and claims immediate relief. It advertises sample bottles free and sells 25 and 50 cent sizes, urging immediate purchase to avoid danger.
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Kemp
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Mallie
Mises
Alice Roosevelt
Washington
Mr Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Aliece
Kerge DE Witte
Helen Keller
Radcliffe College
Francisco Silvela
Thas Countres
Bas Eoun Renor Bilvela
Sulvela
John G Milburn
Buffalo
Garded
England
Joe Wheeler
Congress
Alabama
Charles Darwin
Abraham Lincoln
Wisconsin
John C. Spooner
Roopevei
Joan G. Milbuen
Meekison
Lis
Mise Cangilo Tomas
Hartman
The
Hartman Saspitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Congressman Meekison
Mac
Layater
Neessa Ai Nolues
Ag Mower CO
Fargo, North Dakota
NEW Century CO
Qupicy
Inzé
Zitter
Fromsatosio
M. GO. Box
L. Springfield
N. U
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