Aboard Seas and Secrets in Chapter XII
In a storm bound voyage, Gertrude and Miss Somers regain on deck time while Col Wattlebury and Dr Mansell weigh how to reawaken Lawrence Soames. The doctor guides Soames through delusions and memory as a concert queen’s song signals a potential reunion with his past wife and child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Somers
Gertrude
Dr. Mansell
Col. Wattlebury
Gerdirude
Mediterranean
Mansell
San Francisco
Stoker
Leslie Somers
Col. Wartlebury
Gacst
Leslie
Soamea
Mr. Soames
Mr. Mansell
Lawrence Soames
Citapter Xxl
Tie
America
Mr. Lawrence Soames
Tindy
Frisco
Mateer
Col. Waterbury
Herm
Soames
Col. Wartlee
Col Warttebury
Precautionary Measure and Whimsical Exchange at Home
A lighthearted domestic exchange between Mrs. Newed and her husband about a ten day absence, cooking lessons, and leaving the dog with a neighbor. A playful query about rope for a sploster showing proposing symptoms is noted from the newspaper's “answers to correspondents” column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newed
What Papa Said to Daughter About George and Marriage
A fragmentary plea where a daughter asks her father for leniency as she plans to marry George. The father warns against harm and references potential consequences if George acts violently or if the daughter is forced to return.
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Papa
George
Goodley Linked to Explosive Shells and Torpedoes
A Philadelphia Public Ledger line recalls Goodley once talked of uplifting mankind while at school. It suggests a shift to the military and hints he may be manufacturing explosive shells and torpedoes.
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Goodley
Mililsatry
Philadelphias Public Ledger
St. Petersburg
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Humorous Nonsense Bits From Eminent Word Artists
A long collage of jokes and quips from newspapers and magazines lampooning manners, fashions, and everyday life. The items feature witty exchanges about luggage, chewing gum, diplomas of cooking and elocution, and humorous misunderstandings. Notable lines reference a variety of fictional characters and public figures in light, satirical sketches.
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Sarah Grand
Lie
Mansel
Annie
Tom
Dicey
Ton
Arthur
Billville
Atlanta Constitution
Mrs. Suburbs
Mr. Suburbs
Cincinnati Times-Star
Willie
Hiram Corntassle
Silas
Silas Hayrick
Sorghum
Washington Star
Higgins
Wiggins
Boston Transcript
Helen
Tom Huggins
Mabel
Delen
Miles
Giles
Fellow
Maud
Toas
Gotrox
Misa Plainun
Miss Dimples
Rodrick
St. Louis
Albert
Russia
Far East
Guyer
Judge Woox
Wen
Hfe
Cleveland Phun
Bertha
Greene
Philadelphia Press
Priend
Riggs
Diggs
Tiny
Jack
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