Long John LaRoche and the astral escape tale
In Dawson City the boastful LaRoche recounts a night with Old Danny McBride who guides him across the river as an astral body. The escape ends with McBride stranded on Blackwells Island while LaRoche returns to the city, leaving McBride doomed to vigil on the shore for nine years.
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Dawson City
John” LaRoche
Ambrosia City
LaRoche
Man McBride
Danny McBride
Blackwells Island
McBride
Long Island City
Pardner
Long Island
Danny
East River
H-m-m
Dick Murphy
Murphy
E. S. Chamberlayne
Man Flight and the Future of War and Travel
The article envisions aviation transforming warfare and society. It foresees explosive air attacks, air yachts with wireless entertainment, private air hospitals, and global travel shifts. It muses on meteorology, customs, air lanes, and a future where control of airpower equates to global mastery.
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Kipling
Night Mail
New York
Chicago
San Francisco Express
Golden Gate
FADS AND FANCIES Patterns For Kids And Women
Fashion notes describe washable Panama cloth suits for children from four to twelve, plaid and challie frocks, and a red dotted challis dress with French embroidery. Adult garments include a blue black plaid walking suit and a tailored shirt waist outfit, with multiple pattern numbers and sizes. Patterns cost 15 cents each and can be ordered from the Metropolitan Building address in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan
New York City
Barber’s Quick Cut Ends With a Bloody Nose
A barber, eager to demonstrate speedy shaving, draws blood with swift strokes. The customer jokes that he would appreciate leaving his nose intact, highlighting the humorous miscue in a bustling shop.
Willie-Pa Liar Debate Echoes Through Age
A playful exchange questions George Washingtons honesty comparing his truth telling to a fuss raised by critics. The dialogue suggests a humorous intergenerational debate on the moral weight of honesty in leadership.
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Willie
George Washington
Stinson
Enigmatic Snippet Sparks Early Letter Tote Debate
A fragmentary note notes envelopes for letters were not used until later and comments on auditory taste. It references a quick wink equaling one third of a second and hints at timing and perception themes.
The World’s Way Hilltop Fame Climbers and Critics
A quip on a man who rises to fame and wealth and the crowd that watches his fall marks the social satire. The dialogue contrasts the ascent with the mob at the base eager to mock the descent.
Two Classes Of Fairy Tales In Family Chat
A playful exchange between Tommy and his mother riffs on how fairy tales begin. The child asks if they always start with once upon a time and the mother quips that sometimes stories begin with I have been detained at the office again tonight.
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Tommy
Mama
Average Brain Weights and Daring City Stats Highlight Era
The text notes an average male brain weight of 49.5 ounces and 44 ounces for females. It cites a 1754 Hoboken lightning rod by Prokop Dilsch and lists a city death by own action rate per 100000 at 27.14. It also mentions a 980 mile New York to Chicago train in 1080 minutes and total income of American colleges at 20,278,516 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prokop Dilsch
Hoboken
N. J
New York
Chicago
Red hot fight on parcels post plan
Merchants' League of America battles proposed parcels post to protect small dealers. Affiliated commercial groups urge congressional candidates to oppose a deficit producing system, arguing it would raise taxes and favor catalogue mail order houses, with October publicity and local recruiter efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants’ League of America
Broadway
New York City
Merchants’ League
United States
Post Office Department
Congress
Household Helps Cleaning and Stain Removal Tips
Practical advice on laundry and cleaning routines including ammonia washing, feather cleaning, woolen blanket care, ink stain removal, white silk cleaning, lye grime removal, window washing aid with coal oil, parsley onion odor remedy, gradual heating of new iron, ginger snap improvement with vinegar, sugar syrup for iced tea, enamel pan restoration with chloride of lime, salt for smoky fire, and achieving a blue flame for broiling.
Glorious Hair Grown Free Advertisement Claims
A vivid promotional notice touts a hair tonic said to reverse aging and rejuvenate appearance. It promises free samples distributed by a well known medical institute and asserts universal effectiveness with bold claims.
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Brown Herb CO
P. O. Box
New York, N. Y
New York and
Paris School
George A. Parker
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Penn
OMNIA
Ieee and
Ada-Lur-Iem
Ada-Lur-Iem Medicine Co
William Brandreth
United Shibar CO
Westboro
Mass
Kinife
Dainty
Warren Street
Normawestern Business Agency
Bank of Commerce Bidz
Minneapolis, Minn
A. M. Young & Co
Pearborn St
Kurz Art Co
1400 N. Halsted
St. Joseph
Michigan
Utopia
Themistocles
Minna Scuatr
CrawForp
What HE
Wanted
the World’s Way
Merchants League
Columbia Novelty CO
Dept
Boston
Fds
Enclos Institute
Jes
North
Paca St
Baltimore
GEM
Gem Junior
F. H. Hoffmann
Cgem Cutlery CO
Reade Street
A. C. Woodcock
White Plains
Ldc
Addrees
Mbia Novelty Co
East
Mase
Parker
J.H. Parker
James St
Malden
Amzi
Bridgeport
Conn
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