No Man's Land Mystery On a New York Yacht
Garrett Coast meets Douglas Blackstock who invites him to a card party where both vie for Katharine Thaxter. Blackstock murders Van Tuyt, Coast is accused, Blackstock flees after marrying Katharine. Coast buys a yacht, saves Appleyard, and sails to a lonely island called No Man's Land where eerie cries disturb him at four in the morning.
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Garrett Coast
New York City
Douglas Blackstock
Blackstack
Rena- Boo
Loye
Katherine Thaxter
Coast
Blackstock
Crest
Dundas
van Tuyt
Artol
Sureas
Nisgen
Appleyard
Coast probes No Man's Land for missing Appleyard
Coast studies a misleading coast line and combs a desolate no man s land shore for Appleyard following a mysterious scream. He traces a fogbound patch of land from a boat wreck to a cluster of abandoned fishing huts while hearing a distant dog howl and weighing a return.
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Appleyard
Ile
Fault Brought Home
Dr James T Docking president of Rust University recounted a Fourth of July Holly Springs Mississippi talk on Benedict Arnold and Fenimore Cooper. He cited a tale of Cooper inscribing a book to John Blank and later sending a second copy to John Blink with renewed affection and esteem.
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James T. Docking
Rust University
Holly Springs
Miss
Benedict Arnold
Arnold
Fenimore Cooper
Penimore Cooper
John Blank
Cooper
John Blink
Man's Wan and Peace Amid Life's Hidden Needs
A fragment debating unseen harms to peace beyond lack of food and shelter. It muses on comforting a mind diseased, healing a wounded spirit, and having someone share burdens, boost confidence, and endure faults with us.
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Haziitt
New Saddle Patent Protects Rider Clothing
A New Jersey inventor has patented a saddle with a leather flap to cover buckles that often wear out a rider’s clothing. The design aims to reduce wear and tear and improve comfort for horse riders.
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New Jersey
Tomato vine triumph ends in a crafty tale
A Brooklyn Eagle item recalls a boastful amateur gardener who nurtured a lone tomato plant to ripeness. Family excitement drew neighbors and a watchman to inspect the vine until a practical observer revealed the tomato was tied on with a string.
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Luther Burbank
Brooklyn Eagle
Pitiful eczema case shows dramatic Cuticura cure
A newborn developed a widespread eczema that covered the baby including eyes ears and scalp. After eight weeks in bandages a local physician called it chronic eczema. Four weeks after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the child was cured and hair regrew. Mrs. T. B. Rosser of Min Hall Pa signs the testimonial dated Feb 20 1911.
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Heo
Ran
T. B. Rosser
Mii Hall
Boston
Misleading Sneezes Prompt Family Doctor Entry
The exchange recalls a student studying Russian who struggles with pronunciation. A family physician interrupts the effort, prescribing medicines to break up a cold, altering the study moment. The anecdote highlights humor in everyday medical interruptions.
Truth About Bluing Talk No 5 Avoid Liquid Bluing
This notice warns against using liquid bluing and urges buying Red Cross Ball Blue instead. It claims blueing jars in cities are filled with weak solutions and promotes a 20 cent B-cent package as enough for whitening clothes, marketed at grocers.
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RED Cross
Spell 'prohibition' I don’t like dry spells
A terse item plays on words about prohibition and humor, noting the speaker’s dislike of dry spells. The brief line blends a pun on spelling the word prohibition with a quip about abstinence. No further context is provided.
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Tn School
Castoria and Cold Remedy Advertisements Highlight Signatures
The notice urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature and notes the remedy has been in use for over 30 years. It also features a claim about Fletcher's Castoria as a children’s favorite and promotes Hamlina Wizard Oil as a cold preventive.
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Fletcher
Not a serious note about wives and pills
A fragmentary ad style piece mocks attitudes to marriage and health. It mentions Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets with vague claims about stomach liver and bowels, and contains broken phrases and odd typography asserting leadership and pace.
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Dr. Pierce
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Pikistes
Joseph Vance
Allustrations
Marc
Fle
No Man's Land
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Buazard
Wantucket
New Bedford Harbor
Quick’s
Ennui
Pollykins
Eczema
Bluing
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