Disproportion of Suffering in a Tenement
A dialogue highlights how the innocent bear the burden of the guilty as neighbors complain about a trombone-playing boy. Mr. Growcher asserts many suffer, contrasting with the boy's enjoyment in the next flat.
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Mr. Growcher
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Genuine Tablets
An advertisement touts Bayer brand aspirin as genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. It highlights “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” in a Bayer package with directions for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism and lumbago. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents and Bayer is the trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
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Bayer
A Clear Conscience
A witty remark about guilt and memory from a person noting no murder in past songs. The exchange hints at a skeptical view of haunting guilt rather than actual crime.
Cascarets Ad Promises Gentle Overnight Transit
A wartime style advertorial touts Cascarets as a safe overnight remedy to cleanse the stomach and bowels. It claims the product removes sour undigested food, foul gases, excess bile, and constipation without gripping or sickening the user, at little cost.
Voyage to Arru Mr Wallen Faces Looming Betrayal
Draynton Laynton and crew plot aboard a ship to Arru as Wallen confronts a plan that could trap him and others. Laynton mocks danger while Wallen warns of a trap and possible murder, with rumors of a hidden treasure and a threat of discipline aboard.
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Laynton
Wallen
Mott
Laynton Interjected, With A Flippant Laugh, “Or You'll Be Giving Mr. Wallen
Ram Gulab Singh
Singapore
Draynton
Mr. Wallen
Turmoil on the Monleigh as Gunga and Wallen seize escape
The Monleigh shudders with blasphemy and drunken chaos as Gunga and Wallen attempt a daring escape from Laynton. Helen MacKay watches in horror while Laynton pursues, gunfire erupts, and a dramatic confession of love adds a final, tense motive to the clash.
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Gunga
Laynton
Matt
Sumatra
Singapore
Backs to the Wall as Dawn Reveals Arru Coastline
Wallen tracks four bells to Arru while a rose tinted sea glows on the horizon. Helen Mackay paces the deck as a drunken chorus echoes from the foremast. He notes her gray weariness and wonders if she will retire below at supper time.
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Laynton
Gunga
Prim Specter
Thi
Wallen
Arcu
Helen MacKay
Walden
Matt
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Junga
Sahib
Port Said
Miss MacKay
Arru
Gungia
Old midcentury gold coin scales in Boonville store relic
Boonville Republic recalls a mid nineteenth century merchant B Brereton who used a brass weight and coin slots to test gold dust coins at Cole Neck. The piece notes high underweight coin risk and the enduring relic kept by Jeff Davis of Boonville. It also mentions native Andaman height averages and a store display anecdote about fur coats and porch door privacy.
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Jeff Davis
Boonville
Cole Neck
B. B. Brereton
Clifton City
Innnapolis
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