Jewel smuggling tips from two millionaires on the pier
Two millionaires discuss jewel smuggling pitfalls and secret service scrutiny as a customs officer approaches. They advise buying abroad, bribing clerks, and using false names to avoid detection, while warning of the risks and exposures. The scene ends with a customs officer arriving, prompting shy smiles.
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Ives
Paris
Golde
Rue Des Paix
P&is
Secret Service
Younr
New York
Serecy
Quaint Brittany Superstitions Survive Among Natives
A Paris or London style note describes Brittany folk beliefs in divination and healing. It details needle divination for enemies, leaf withering to foretell life, mole hand for toothache, traveler’s walking stick ritual, and related rites with elder wood and animal parts.
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Brittany
Scotch Humor and Debates on Scottish Wit in 19th Century
A scattered excerpt reviewing humorous claims about Scotch wit with remarks by Sydney Smith and Max O'Rell, plus anecdotes from Mrs Sellar and Lord Young. It also covers Fulton and the Charlotte Dundas steamboat, and a professor's memory at a school opening. The piece mixes humor, quotes, and early industrial history.
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Sydney Brrth
Man O’rell
Herry Furpiss
Sydney Smith
Mra. Sellar
Max O'Hell
U. P's
Lord Young
Church of Scotland
Old Haymarket
Llanduduo
Elisa
J. W.G
O'Connor
Bostod
Fulton
Ficotland
Railway Magazine
Vassel
Charlotte Dundas
Symington
Porth
Clyde
Sywington
Lord Dun
Royalty Could Move On in Eternal City Scene
A vivid fragment recalls Buffalo Bills Wild West show in Rome with crowd drama and royal pageantry. A chaotic box seating dispute, ushered Italian royalty, and comic miscommunications unfold amid the crowd. Separate notes touch on bee domestication origins and a courtroom witness struggle in New York.
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Buffalo Bill
Eternal City
Booth ‘Tarkington
Dus
Laliag
Flere
Waale
Judapa’s Bay
Sun Angles and Summer Heat From Ancient Texts
Fragmentary piece notes how sun angle and day length affect heat in seasons with examples. It references Gul et al and a domestic scene with Mrs Bellingham and sleeping powders, plus a car illness joke from Youths Companion about automobile diseases and a neck swelling.
Dethan National Bank Service Access Promise
The bank pledges constant availability and helpful guidance for all customers including those with small accounts. It emphasizes a wide range of services under government supervision and its role as a depository for state and county funds.
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United States
Weill’s Early Medical Work Amid Mining Town Strife
A portrait of a prominent physician in a mining town recalling his early practice. He described distress over sanitary conditions in cottages and explained to workers the need for a stable indoor atmosphere and proper temperature control to improve health. The narrative cites his therapeutic concerns and reflections on community welfare.
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Weill
Teakmore
Paidiog
Harper'a Weekly
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Parker , Ezelle
Haberdashers
Europe
Asia
Mississippi
David Alnion
Saintif
Bellingham
Young Weatherheld
Slegant Men
Calters
Dethan National Banks
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