Tragedy Aboard Canada Shows Hidden Passion and Murder
Captain Bruce recounts the Canada murder case aboard a cabin row. Arthur Trefusis is killed by a back strike after a quarrel with Anthony Sevier, a motive tied to custody of a fortune and a pending marriage. Mrs Rochester confesses to the crime, and Sevier faces suspicion but Moyra Ransome and Sevier marry after.
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Nurder
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Jim
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England
Miss Ransome
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Quebec
Ransomes
Montreal
Mrs. Rochester
Anthony Sevier
Rochester
Glasgow
Moyra Ransome
Two Races of Man in Old Theory by Charles Lamb
A fragmentary excerpt presents a test theory of humanity dividing people into two distinct races the great race and the servile race. It asserts innate superiority of the former and degradation of the latter claiming inherent differences in figure instinct and conduct. The passage references various historic peoples and tribal labels to argue natural hierarchy.
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Charles Lamb
The Vanishing Cowboy
Charley Langs recalls Curly a fast card sharp from the Alta Vista range who staged a home talent show to entertain ranch guests. Curly performed tricks including a mock vanish in a box, then a real heist as the safe was looted of money and valuables, leaving Curly with six hundred dollars and the crew swindled.
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Alta Vista
Charley Langs
Charley
Ife
Bowery
Hockles
Curly
Christus
New York
Denver
Mike
Weberan Fields
Hop Lung
Jake
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India
Jers
Kintuck
Preparing for Old Age and Its Lessons
The article contrasts aging and habit formation, noting youth seeks effort while old age yields results. It argues tolerance and openness to new ideas shape character in later years and urges self-improvement now to avoid rigid, prejudiced thinking. It ends with an odd statistic: the gross yearly income of moving picture theaters is about $750,000,000,000.
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Curly
chawin
Pendleton East Oregonian
Roger Ascham Life and Death in 16th Century England
Roger Ascham, famed Dug sh scholar and author born at Kirby Wiske near Northallerton in 1516, studied at Cambridge, endured poverty until patrons aided him, renowned for Greek and Latin knowledge. He ranked with Spenser More and Sydney. He died in London on December 30 1568, reportedly from overwork composing a poem for the queen’s accession anniversary.
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Roger Ascham
Kirby Wiske
Northallerton
Cambridge
Eduar Spenser
Thomas More
Philp Sydney
London
Neptune's Laundry Slogan Oddities
A fragment from a newspaper shows quirky quotations about Neptune's Laundry. One line imagines Ike seeing the sea wash, while another mentions timing laundry while crossing the mine, reflecting a playful, nonsensical ad-style snippet.
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BALTIMORE, MD
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