The English Castle Poker Plot and a Day of Deception
A guest narrator recounts a visit to Tentowers Castle in Surrey where Lord Brower hosts a party. Captain Marchand and his wife scheme in a high stakes poker game, using telegraphed signals to cheat Chadwick. The narrator sabotages the ruse, is betrayed, and ends chained in a dungeon, later rescued as the truth surfaces.
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England
Lord Brower
Tentowers Castle
Surrey
Monte Carlo
Wild
West
Captain Marchand
Chadwick
Lfe
Marchand
Mrs. Marchand
London
America
Sin T
Tentowers Caate
The Common Plodding Bill From Hartfarad Times
A collection of brief, period style quips and jokes features a poem praising a common, diligent man named Bill who avoids wealth or fame. It contrasts his quiet life with a world that goes on without him, ending with a note from Hartfarad Times. The page also includes short humor items, puns, and dialogue excerpts from various papers like New York Journal and Chicago Record-Herald.
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Bill
Death
Hartfarad
The Reversible Purnanti. Paul-Veres idea of success
Quotes from Detroit Free Press and Philadelphia Bulletin reveal a witty exchange on success and a boy’s growing independence. The clippings present a humorous contrast between pursuit and avoidance as people comment on a child’s demeanor and appetite.
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Paul—Veres
Percy
Detroit Free Press
Dame Fashions Latest Whims
Fashion notes describe two button elbow length gloves in white lace and black silk, white stockings with stripes, and a craze for white attire. Footwear includes black patent kid Oxfords, French and Cuban heels, and strap slippers paired with summer gowns. White embroidered robes with Victoria lawn sleeves appear among novelties.
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Victoria Lawn
Misses' Shoes and Wash Goods Sale Notice
A brief sale ad notes Misses' shoes priced at 1.75, 3.30, and 31.75, now reduced to 1.19. It also mentions a fresh Monday morning shipment of the latest wash goods novelties just received.
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New York
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Douglas Z. Doty
Douglas Z
Old Perkins
Jose
Bil
Spotts
Walter
Watter
New York Journal
Mamma
Eitte Gertrude
Fritz
Wells
Fred Williams
Charley Johnson
Chicago Record-Herald
Thote
Nera
Wera
Wwashington Star
St. Peter
Chicago Post
Lucie
Marie
Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia Bulletin
Emmetsburg
One-Price Clothiers
H. W. Berne
BE. P. Reed & Co
Black Brothers
Iowa
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