The Blakeley Case and a Coastal Mystery
Lawrence Blakeley faces a web of forged notes in a union case as a train wreck and a murder unsettle his life. A Pullman ticket links to Mrs Conway and Alison West, with Blakeley hunted by police while a dangerous inspect leads him toward Sullivan. Intrigue deepens as a romance with Dorothy Browne unfolds amid mounting tensions.
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Lawrence Blakeley
Reburg
Gilmore
Tower 10
Blakeley
Blakey
Girl In Blue
Alison West
Westigation
Sullivan
Conway
Deve
The Sea the Sand and the Stars Chapter XXVII
A narrator calls from a hotel and learns the subject is out of town. He contemplates calling again and recalls Sam Forbes, a figure from the old days, and his explosive generosity as he wrestles with disappointment and memory.
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Feac
Samuel Forbesés
Sammy. Forbes
Made Oliver Herford Famous Tales of a Stage Sensation
Oliver Herford rose to early fame as a witty figure after Mrs. James Brown Potter left home to pursue acting. The Potter family name faced disgrace, and the late Bishop Potter publicly challenged someone at New York's Players Club dinner to prove a point about the affair.
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Oliver Herford
James Brown-Potter
Bishop Potter
Potter
Players’ Club
New York
Seven Year Old Seeks Forgiveness For Dewey In Prayer
A Philadelphia youth prominent in church work relates how his seven year old nephew Harold and neighbor Dewey took several tickets from a coat left by a gas main worker. Harold returned the tickets and prayed for Dewey. Later prayers ask forgiveness for Dewey’s thefts and end with a blunt plea about watching him.
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Philadelphia
Harold
Dewey
Philadelphia Record
The Great Art of Dying on a Mountain Pass
A London Daily Mail report recalls a mountain guide who sacrificed himself to save two companions on a dangerous Alpine traverse. Bound by rope, he cut the line at the edge of a chasm, choosing death over causing others to fall.
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London Daily Mail
Alps
Edmond
Mrs Roosevelt Ranked as Fashion Economist
The article notes Mrs Roosevelt kept gowns for years while staying well dressed. It adds Mrs Keppell as best dressed in London, reusing outfits into a second year due to limited income.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Invention to Keep Cigarette Papers From Blowing Away
Vance compares Ferdie to Edison as an inventor and benefactor. He invented a device to prevent cigarette papers from blowing away in strong breeze, noted in Scraps.
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Vance
Ferdie
Edison
Luella
Do You Always Do A Little More Than Expected
A witty exchange where one person asks if the other always does more than asked. The reply jokes that the boss always expects slightly more than what can be done, framing workplace humor about limits and ambition.
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United Counts
Yellow Clothes Stay White with Red Cross Ball Blue
Advertises a laundry product sold by grocers in a 2 oz package for five cents. The copy touts Ball Blue to keep whites bright and avoid yellowing.
Unclear excerpt about teething and fruit trees
Fragmentary text discusses comfort vs harm in collapsible science and teething, with odd phrases about softening cams and fences around fruit trees. It reads like a warped proverb or misOCR of a broader article, lacking coherent events, persons, or organizations.
Philosophers Rule for Guidance on Certainty
A dialogue where the Philosopher warns that certainty invites doubt and the Student asks for a guiding law. The Philosopher states that when you believe you are right you should suspect you are wrong, urging humility in judgment.
Mean of Her. Mrs. Galey Returns
Mrs Galey asks if open house was kept during her absence. Galey replies he locked the doors at nine every night, and emphasizes he did not keep an open house while she was away.
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Mrs. Galey
Galey
Louise
The Significant Wink and a Wary Back Driver
A fragmentary scene recalls a weary speaker seeking forty winks while a puzzled back driver questions whether to take them to a hotel or a store. The text echoes unsure dialogue and stray phrases about ailments and certainty without clear context.
Knowledge for knowledge's sake should be accessible to all
A philosophical reflection by Sir William Herschel praising the distribution of knowledge. It argues that those who value learning for its own sake desire universal access to its elements. The note emphasizes broad public benefit and educational equality.
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Sir William Herschel
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Louie
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Lolie
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Junior
Alison
Blake
Allie
Seal Harbor
Granger
Annapolis
Dolly
Washington
Forbes
Mr. Granger
Razor
Janet MacLure
Janet
Belladonna
Cee Roberts
Boy
Throne of Grace
Lostetter
Kansas City
L. Douglas
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