Compounding a Felony Reaches Family and Court
Dick Rand pressures Horace Hartsell over Rhoda's marriage by threatening to release a film-based blackmail plan showing the father in compromising New York scenes. The scheme escalates as Rand taunts the lawyer with potential exposure, forcing a tense standoff on consent and honor amid a dramatic social ruse.
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Nan. Fle
Graham
New York
Mr. Hartsell
Hartsell
Rhoda
Mr. Slartsell
Howard Tfartsell
Tiny Boy Wonders Over Newborn Sister
A young boy marvels at his newborn sister who arrived just weeks ago, asking if she can see or hear and whether she can talk or walk. He ponders her teeth and eating as adults offer partial explanations to his many questions.
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Ife
New York Times
Avery
Mystery of Sir Cloudesley Shovel’s Death Surfaces in Wreck Tales
Curiosities surround the Scilly wreck of a squadron led by Sir Cloudesley Shovel. Theories claim burial on Porth Lellick sands, an embalmed body in London, or murder linked to Shovel’s emerald ring. Modern research tilts toward foul play, with the ring later becoming a Berkeley family relic.
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Cloudesley Shovel
Scilly Isles
Shovel
Porth Lellick Sands
Porth Llellick
London
Plymouth
Paxton
Arundel
St. Mary
Viethm
Lord Berkeley
Earl of Romney
Berkeley
Dovor
Lady Shovel
Associaton
May Place
Dartford
Shovels
London Globe
The Sergeant's Tribute at the Barn
The crown prince later Emperor Frederick, after Weissenburg and Worth victories, wandered past a barn housing Württemberg troops. He entered quietly, requested to sit, and apologized for the disturbance, offering a brief, plain remark before departing.
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Weissenburg
Worth
Emperor Frederick
Wurttemberg
Liquid Sulphur Wells At Lake Charles Revealed A Rich Deposit
Report describes sulfur extraction near Lake Charles 230 miles from New Orleans where deep wells reached 600 feet to reveal rich sulfur deposits. Three concentric tubes vent water hot water and rising air to separate liquid sulfur which cools in wooden reservoirs.
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Lake Charles
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
First Gakuen In Lau Invention Noted By Bystander
A bystander recalls the first Gakuen being invented in Lau amid reflections on danger from ground level threats and the surreal view of gliding through the sky below a silver carpet of clouds and blue emptiness.
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Lau
Walking Banks and Money Beliefs in Mexico
An article notes Mexicans in business and daily life often carry large sums, from $200 to $2,000 pesos, with cash preferred over checks for under $1,000. Indians on the street hide cash in leather belts, while foreigners typically carry less and use hotel safes or checks. A London firm uses dogs as mobile advertisers, and a giant wagon shipped to Nome for Pioneer Mining measures over twenty six feet long with ten foot diameter wheels.
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Mexico
Mexican Herald
Nome
Alaska
Pioneer Mining Company
Debate on Shakespeare authorship at district schoolhouse
A debate among local youths over whether William Shakespeare wrote his works or was really Lord Bacon. The Baconians produced strong arguments yet the judges favored the negative after weighing prepared notes and oratory, noting they had bought Shakespeare volumes for $15 and would not admit otherwise.
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William Shakespeare
Lord Bacon
Shakespeare
Owed to My Washerwoman spoof at Yale campus
A Bohemian excerpt mocks a Yale student amid financial worry as a florist threatens suit and the sight of a shirt worn by the washerwoman inspires a humorous poem. It recalls the Yale Record verse promising repayment, keeping campus spirits light despite debt.
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Yale
B. R. Embree
Bohemian
Verbal Exchange Sparks Debate On Insurance Value
A Dirtsbure Post letter argues thrift versus prudence as a man near old age asks if saving matters. The response questions whether the claim is a moral stand or a sales pitch for new insurance.
To the Table Toads and Tea, a Quip from Lendon Bakers
A fragment from Lendon Bakers' Vines mocks the abundance of toads at the table, noting the odd repetition and playful wordplay about prre ais taerd.
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Lendon Bakers
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Dick Rand
Dick Torsee
Dict
Fee
Horace Tlartsel
Richard Rand
Tie
Rand
Ben Graham
Alf
Flo
Horace Tfartsell
Lome
Horace Tsuisell
Mer
Blatchford
Uneeda Biscuit
Onal Biscuit Company
Alps
Switzerland
Times-Democrat
Central America
Brazil
Swain
Darien
Tlenduras
Dewitt’s
H. J. Mooge
CHI
Sseer’s
Jungkunz
Stephenson
Schlott
S. Galena Avenue
van Buren
Davenport Savings Bank
South West Corner
2D and Main Sts
Davenport, Fn
Wm. O. Schmiot
Henry C. Struck
Louris Hauer
W. H. Wilson
Freeport Gas Light & Coke Cooth
Golden Rio
Malta Vita
Amonia
Storm
F. A. Schulz
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