Rival swimmers perilous tide saves Metcalfe from cramp
Douglas Metcalfe and Herbert Grierson fall behind in a bay swim chasing a hat. A strong current drags them apart with Metcalfe cramping. Grierson steadies and carries the struggling boy to safety, earning thanks as both recover and return to class days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Metcalfe
Frank Nawly
George Marchant
Denmark
Herbert Grierson
Jerbert Grierson
Tippoo
Douglas
Terrier
Grierson
Virgil
Newlyn
Metcalfe
Sujmming
Cherson
Griergon
Tippee
Tie
Rascal Tippoo
Phe
Tierbert Grierson
Gterson
Oder
George Marchatt
Adnante
Ioth
Ari
Ghierbon
Gieron
Piase
Afetcalfe
Almot
Duthie
Cherron
Ile
Frank Newlyn
Frederick the Great and the Hungarian Magnate
Frederick III of Prussia prided himself on brevity and met a Hungarian magnate famed for terse speech. In a hotel hall the king asked brief questions and received sharp one word answers such as Bathing and Drinking. The exchange continued with Frederick indicating Officer and Magnate and the Hungarian replying with succinct terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick III
Prussia
Europe
Carlsbad
Frederick
Frederieck
Iungarian
The Veiled Future
An exchange between a long haired passenger and an auburn whiskered man reflects on uncertainty about what lies ahead. An Irishman finds woodwork in a chimney piece on fire and alerts his master, who dismisses relief actions citing hot water in a kettle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Kansas
Hutchinson
Bill Graham
Bill
Pard
No Chance of Dying Doctor Patient Exchange
A patient asks if they will survive and the doctor offers a grim statistical reply. The medical record claims nearly all similar cases recover, then counters with a morbid joke about ninety-nine deaths before this one. The exchange hinges on scare quotes about statistics and mortality.
Detective Tale of a Murdered Millionaire Revealed
A drifting detective recalls a baffling case of Mrs Jeffries murdered in her bed. Clues include a torn black cloth and a hidden coat, leading to Mrs Mull who engineered the crime to secure her nephew’s inheritance. Kitty aids the investigation and the culprit confesses. The detective leaves the force afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Jandson
Kitty Pease
Woma
Kitty
Jeffries
Jellies
Bitzner
Jessy
Jezebel
Preston Mull
Chestnut Street
Agnes
Jose
Mrs. Jeffries
Also Mentioned on This Page
CAA
Swinney & Company
J. H. Nichols
West Denton
Aeronceys Eee Eisne Seto
America
Isel
Halamazos Corset Company
Sole Mahers
Halanazoo
Michigan
Grocertes
Shea
Oxfords
Smith & WalLs
LAW Building
Denton
Armour
Armour & Co
Armour’s Farm and Garden Library
C. F. Smith
J. Calvin Smith
Greensboro
John T. Stevenson
Ridgely
Armour Fertilizer Works
Chicago
Ill
Baltimore
James T. Cooper
Undertaker
Diwton
Cooper
Main Street
T. H. Evans & Company
Fruit and Produce Commission Merchants
Light Street
Maryland
Nuttie H Hardware Co
Snew Dowres Building
Main and
Fourth Sts
W.R. Wright
Royal
Arbuckle
Winfield R. Wright
WGN
Huly
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