Family Strain Drives Homesteader Toward Departure
Harris and his wife face a widening rift as she prepares to leave for a visit while Allan promises to keep the family together. The plan to move on after neighborhood disruption unfolds with neighbors debating timing and finances as a return to the land looms.
Horseback George and a mysterious visitor disrupt a bar scene
In a frontier town rooming-house tale, Horseback George bursts into a bar with his horse, triggering cheers before he gallops off. Later, a well-dressed visitor, Blam Gardiner, comes to see Mr. Riles with hints of a shared past and possible schemes over land and government lands.
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Riles
George
Bata
U .Clément
Plainville
Fuarriners
A Whiff of New Atmosphere in a Foothill Town Bar
Riles, weary after a long rail journey, arrives in a foothill town and visits the hotel bar. A cordial stranger, showing a diamond ring and a peppered suit, offers a drink and questions Riles about land as crowd noise swells around them. Riles stays wary, wary of potential cons.
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Riles
Beulah Harris
Luxuries Sought With Insurance Money
A Richmond middle aged Black woman received about 600 in insurance from her husband and plans to spend it on luxuries. She says she will buy a phoneygrat two silk dresses a diamond ring and marry Jack Thompson despite him being a loafer.
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Richmond
Mary
Mandy
Jack Thompson
Jack ‘Thompson
Yassam
Untitled Fragment on a Sleeper's Soundness
Fragmented lines discuss a person described as a sound sleeper, with garbled dialogue about fear and movement around a house. The readable text centers on sleep quality and pervasive sleep during activity. No clear event or names emerge.
Wingless Birds of New Zealand Show Evolutionary Path
Long excerpt discusses New Zealand wingless birds as an evolutionary example. It notes they thrive only in native land where no destructive animals threaten them, and describes parental care by the mother bird while the male shows no aggression toward eggs or young. The piece reflects on nature's balance in evolution.
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Riles
Harris
New Zealand
Nature
New ‘Zealand
Fragmentary cartoon caption hints at language study
A damaged clipping shows fragmented dialogue about an English idiom and a cartoon caption. It mentions Smythe and a pastor's sermon urging reflection each day in unclear terms. The text is garbled and lacks a coherent narrative or identifiable event.
New Life for Sick Man
A fragmentary testimonial notes relief after using Eatonic as a modern medicine for acid indigestion. The speaker, Ht C. 0.Frappie, claims he has taken two boxes and feels much improved, describing Eatonic as doing him more good than anything.
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Eatonic
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