Jacqueline in Nighttime peril with elusive memory
Paul Hewlett follows a dog to a gambling house and protects Jacqueline from attackers. He finds her asleep as a man lies dead nearby, and Jacqueline recalls nothing of the events or the victim. He stays to guard her through the dangerous night.
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Paul Hewlett
Nun Square
New York
Jacqueline
Paul
Herald Square
Monsieur
Mademoiselle
Monsieur Paul
North Haven
Conn
L E. Pinkham
Flonencs Isaius
Covering the Dead Man in a Fire Escape Escape
A narrator lifts a dead man through a wall hole and down a fire escape to an alley. He hides the body under burlap in a debris filled yard, hoping police will mislabel it as a footpad homicide.
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Jacqueline
Couple's Parting After Taxi Ride Reveals Hidden Vows
A taxi drops the narrator at his building as a woman named Jacqueline, wearing a wedding ring, departs with thanks. The dog follows the master and the scene ends with a goodbye between Paul and Jacqueline.
Back in the Room in New York with a Suspended Chase
The narrator confronts a perilous pursuit after aiding a woman with a wedding ring. He questions the woman’s husband and possible flight to Canada, frets over a hidden danger, and detects a distant canine or taunting threat as he nears his apartment.
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Tenth Street
New York
Daly's
Fifth Avenue
Twelfth
Thirteenth Street
Jacqueline
Hewlett Plans to Shield Jacqueline from Consequences
Hewlett intends to protect Jacqueline from the results he believes are her deed and to return her to her home.
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Hewlett
Jacqueline
Unlucky Thirteen and the Jew Destruction Legend
A correspondent links the unlucky thirteen superstition to medieval castling lots by Hanan aimed at finding a lucky day for the destruction of Jews. The 13th’s misfortune was widely echoed in the middle ages, possibly fueling the superstition.
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Hanan
Angry tree reaches eight feet and coils leaves at dusk
The acacia species grows to about eight feet and folds its leaves into tight coils each sunset. When settled it darts, and a shake of the branches releases a nauseating odor. Natives call it the angry tree.
Buy a Farm New Prepare Free Information From Railroad Admin
The U S Railroad Administration offers free farming information to readers seeking opportunities. Answer with the state you want to learn about and contact J L Edwards Manager Agricultural Section Washington DC room 76. The note implies affordable land and guidance for prospective farmers.
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U. S. Railroad Administration
J. L. Edwards
Railroad Administration
D. C
Cuticura Ad Claims Pimples and Blackheads Vanish
An advertisement extols Cuticura Ointment for removing pimples and blackheads, recommends washing with Cuticura Soap in five minutes, and advises daily use to maintain clear skin. It also mentions Cuticura Taleum.
Kidneys Weakening Better Look and Bananas Quote
Fragmentary text shows a Daily Thought with a line about selling bananas to make a living and an odd question about worthy men. The readable pieces mention Frank and a casual exchange but no clear news event or identifiable people beyond generic names.
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Frank
London Doctors Seek Brain of Human Encyclopedia Datas
London doctors offer £2000 to examine the man known as Datas a human encyclopedia who recalls dates ships battles and generals. He claims to gain facts from a two penny book and cites a dinner with the Babbacombe murderer and the executioner who later worked as a phrenologist.
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London
Datas
John Lee
Babbacombe
James Barry
Dressed to Kill in Shell-Cloth Fashion Postwar Fabric
The Philadelphia North American notes shell-cloth a new Eng land fabric used as fine serge for shells and now in garment making after the war. It promises stylish clothes and sparks witty quips about dressing to kill and sharp taste.
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England
Philadelphia
Boy's Bill of Fare from 1870 North Carolina theories
George Bailey answers what a boy should eat citing 1870s North Carolina beliefs. He lists daily green fruit pine resin young cucumbers raw new potatoes green blackberries doughnuts branch water and two hours in the swimming hole.
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George Bailey
North Carolina
Atlanta Constitution
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