The Fearful Fascination of the Roulette Table
Lucien De Hem, ruined by gambling, feigns generosity after stealing a gold louis from a sleeping child. He wins back his ruin at midnight but the child dies from cold, awakening a resolve to enlist in the First Regiment of African Chasseurs. He becomes a cautious, charitable lieutenant.
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Lucien de Hem
de Hem
Zantha
Lucien
Dronski
Lucien de I[em
Ife
Louis
Jesus
Providenc
Ile
Chasseurs
Lucien de Nem
la Kasbah
Lucien de Wem
Professor Recovers Manuscript In Coat Switch
A lecturer realizes he forgot his manuscript, hurries home to retrieve it, and on returning to the college discovers it again missing. He discovers the manuscript in his original coat pocket after a rushed sequence of coat exchanges, then resumes his lecture plan.
Uses of the Sermon in a Child’s Perspective
Teddy and Mary visit church and discuss the sermon on the way home. Mary remarks the sermon exists to give the fingers a rest, reflecting a humorous, childlike interpretation of religious discourse. The anecdote is presented in a light, dated tone typical of newspaper humor.
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Teddy
Mary
New York Times
A Delicate Hint in a Tangled Courtroom Scene
Sir Henry Sawkins listened to a tedious trial and a lengthy speech. He quietly wrote a memo and sent it to the counsel. The note read patience competition gold medal Sir Henry Hawkins. Monorable men tion John lis peroration was wrapped up with little delay.
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Henry Sawkins
Sir Henry Hawkins
John Lis Peroration
Haunted bicycle haunts a Buffalo clerk at midnight
George Springwell, a Lombard street clerk in Buffalo, claims a secondhand bicycle he bought before moving there from New York is haunted. He describes nightly rides where his cyclometer records exactly three miles more each dawn, with a spectral rider and chilling sensations, leading to a dramatic late-night pursuit and a collision near Kenmore.
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George Springwell
Springwell
Lombard Street
Buffalo
New York
Falls
Tonawanda
Zeiler
Kenmore
Ife
Boringwell
Delaware Avenue
Park Road
Silver Dollars Counterfeit Plot Reported
A government secret service man exposes a counterfeit operation where half the dollars are produced outside the mint. The fake coins weigh and look like real dollars, but cost only 50 cents to make, yielding high profits. Detectives note genuine dollars have clean stamped edges from cold silver sheets, while molded coins show imperfect lines, making detection possible.
Willing to Humor Her Lamp Trade In Sleep Remedy
A doctor suggests a simple chemical mix to replace a night lamp. The exchange centers on a lamp burning all night and the proposal promises blood poisoning and sleep inducing gas as an alternative, easier and less troublesome.
Bon voyage and a journey from Europe hinted
A witty social scene opens with Young Mr Style leaving for Europe as Mrs De Jones offers a gracious farewell. The setting shifts to a farmer’s farm report where the visitor notes excellent crops and ideal rain. The farmer coolly replies that such crops are hard on the gale, signaling hard winds of fate.
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Style
Europe
Pierre
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