Diamond Necklace and Clash in Chilean Hotel
On a voyage from New York to South America Jim O Rorke meets friends Harraves and the narrator in Valparaiso. At the Pasaje hotel they observe Senora Garcia and the city prefect at a table with a diamond necklace. A confrontation ends with a staged clash on the stairs and O Rorke drawing a stiletto as the prefect is injured.
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New York
South America
Jim O’rorke
Brazil
Tom Harraves
Tropics
Seo
Panama
Good
O'Rorke
Chile
Valparaiso
Vina del Mar
Lotel Pasaje
Margiaves
Aga
O'Rorkhe
Pia
Hee
Cuthbert
Clere
Dteai
Hargraves
O'Norke
Jim
Jin
Senora Garcias
Necklace Theft, Prefect, and Escape on Pacific Steamer
Jim accuses the prefect of stealing a silver necklace from a senora after a tense confrontation in a hotel corridor. The consul exposes the ruse when the necklace and the prefect’s whistle fall from the pocket, triggering chaos before the prefect flees through a rear door with a sword in hand.
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Hargraves
Sepota
Wedding Horses and Early Rises in Urban Wit
A humorous panel from an old newspaper mixes a tale of wedding horses that refuse to sit for rice and shoes with a farmer’s son debating early rising. The horses, says the source, headline a bridal procession, while a college boy derides the value of waking early with a rotating chain of comic proverbs.
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New York Sun
Chicago News
Protecting Themselves From Generous Hosts
A letter from Bertie to Percy in London Punch describes the Dauncess hosts as exceptionally kind. They grant him full use of the field whenever they go shooting, ensuring his visit is pleasant and unimpeded.
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Bertie
Percy
Dauncess
London
Sey
Denton
Denton Journal
Study of synonyms in school prompts parent quote
A student asks about the difference between cute and sneaky, while a mother remarks on behavior in contrast to Mrs Jones. The quotation echoes a Virgil line about boughs bearing fruit and heavy burdens.
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George
The Prime Minister Rise From English Cabinet Practice
Sir Spencer Walpole argues that the shift from sovereign presiding over cabinet to a prime minister arose after George I due to language barriers. The act of settlement placed a foreign sovereign atop England, while his absence necessitated a presiding minister.
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House of Hanover
George III
Anne
George I
England
Sir Spencer Walpole
Obesity cured and odd vintage anecdotes trot in
A bizarre tale of Peter the Great curing obesity ends with a miner recognizing a transformed man. The piece shifts to bamboo shoots as food, detailing preparation, June and November harvests in Yankin, and Japanese preservation. A vivid account of railway saws in progress follows, then a Kansas City joke about a mother-in-law joining the family. The page closes with the rhyming speller and a mnemonic for vowels.
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Yankin
New York Herald
Paris
Kansas City
Bim
Kansas City Times
They Sometimes Are. Clerk Promoted for Busy Stairs
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet notes a clerk who "takes the stairs four at a jump" and is "always busy." The observant senior partner quips he is "too busy to do any thing," prompting talk of promoting the clerk.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Rebuilders Prep for Peace Conference Display
In a shop scene, George is told to brush up all revolvers in stock and place a display in the front window. The prompt notes a peace conference is to be held in town, suggesting a quiet prelude to the event amid routine business. The dialogue underscores tension and preparation.
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George
Great Men Have Faulte Quote By SeremLandor
The line asserts that great men often carry faults greater than smaller rivals can afford space for. The reflection attributes a paradox to leadership and moral weight in public life.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement in Dover Testimony
Daniel Farrow Sr of Dover Delaware testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured his disordered kidneys after brick dust sediment and frequent painful passages. He praises the product, notes lasting relief for five years, and urges others to try Doan's. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents, price 50 cents.
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Dean
Bright
Doan
Daniel Farrow
Kirkwood Street
Dover
Del
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dropsy cured by Dr Miles Heart Remedy in 1902
L Turley Curd of Wilmore Kentucky recounts being given up by doctors and family for dropsy before taking Dr Miles Heart Remedy. He credits the treatment with a full recovery by 1902 and returning to farm work. Advertises Miles Medical Co and guarantee.
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Miles
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
Made in Berkshire: a mark of fine writing paper
A pleasing occupation is reading correspondence and enjoying letters from friends. The delight depends greatly on the quality of writing paper, with Berkshire stamped paper delivering the greatest pleasure to the recipient.
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Berkshire
Eaton Crane Pike Writing Paper Ad Sells Itself
An editorial style blurb extols Eaton Crane Pike writing paper as the best choice for all writers. It invites the minority who have not yet tried the celebrated product to purchase a box, claiming readers will like it.
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Centor Journal
H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
of Police
American Press Association
Ewe Pas
Dim
Stargraves
Vialot
Mr. Cuthbert
Jhu
Pedro Menendes
O’roerke
Largraves
Sehorn Garoids
Ler Eses
Ororkhe
Seekele Ataaray
Virgil
Peter the Great
Flaoland
St. Petersburg
Prince Menschikoff
Peter
Jou
Eugene Wood
Success Magazine
Eaton, Crane& Pike
S.e.cor
Diamond Telephone
J. W. Wright & CO
Hobbs
Sis
Osford
Hollin
Wilmington
N. Charles St
Baltimore, Md
del. and
Va. Ry
Baldweay Division
Scugou
Bart
Wirst
P.M. VM
Baltimore Ar
Ar. Rehonotil.t.y
A.at
R. At
Gunda
T. Murdoch
Ile Jones
Willard Thomson
Harvey J. Cooper
George W. Kelley
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Harvey L. Cooper
Keystone Law & Patent Co
Arch St
Philadelphia
Gill
Thomas & Messer Co
Baltimore St
WM. ‘A. Smith
Denton, Maryland
J. M. Haymaker
Ridgely, Maryland
Harry Collison
AU Dren
Fowling Creek, MD
Wright
Men's & Boys
C. C. Deen
Fowling Creee
Appetite Shop
Carter Block
Skirven
F. Baynard
Cartier Brock
Denton, MD
Harry N. Hackett
Aston, Maryland
Ar Eneien
Baltimore
J. Harry Rose
Berwanger & CO
Clothiers Tablora Furnishers
ORGY
Es Pierre
THE
Journal
H. C
W.R. Wright
H.C
W. R. Wright
Men’s & Boys
Uney
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Ure Schatiner & Marx
RFURS
Crossett’s
Crossett Shoe
Lewis A. Crossett, Inc
Makere North Abington - Mase
Santa Claus
J. G
Warwer
K. (Hiss
Bento
Owe Worars
Ber Hag
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