Hypnotism Night Ends With Missing Diamonds Mystery
A couple hosts a hypnosis evening with neighbors, testing the power to control will. The performance escalates, culminating in Mrs. Darl’s diamonds vanishing and the hypnotist leaving with no trace, leaving an audience convinced of hypnotic influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned
Adam
Mr. Dari Sudsincs Mahomet
Mahomet
Dr. Smithly
Fanny
Alice Pyncheon
Alice
Matthew Maule
Ching
Mamonds
Wood Als Ettent
Carl
Leona
Mrs. Darl
Parte
Mrs. Darla
Smarter Talk Among Children About Babies
Dialogue shows a Little Girl bragging their baby talks first word while a Little Boy concedes yet notes their baby is starting to talk. An older man jokes about feeling young and acting foolish.
Tramp and Cook Exchange Quips Over Pie on Night Visit
A hungry tramp slips to a kitchen door and debates philosophy with the cook before being offered pie. He recalls past heartbreaks and muses on daily bread as she serves him, then a water slide in Perak is described as a local amusement with hundreds sliding down a smooth granite rock into a pool.
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Carl
Mr. Carl
Mrs. Carl
Horatio
Trilby
Marie
Perak
Straits Settlements
Roaming Indians of Bolivia and Quichuas
A brief sketch of Bolivia’s roaming native groups, noting the Quichuas as among the most restless. They move across fertile districts seeking water and food, carrying large water vessels and wearing warm clothing despite a hot country. The text contrasts highland frosts with Arctic-like cold and hints at gender roles and sacrifice.
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Bolivia
South America
Dwallera
Arctic Circle
The Lost Sunbeam and Spring Verses From Boston Pages
A compact collage of sentimental verse excerpts including The Lost Sunbeam about a sunbeam brightening life, The Old Songs reflecting timeless tunes, and Greenwood in Boston with spring imagery, prayer lines, and hopes for love and renewal. The pieces foreground emotion, nature, and enduring sentiments from a 19th or early 20th century periodical.
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Crea
Hfe
Chicago Evening Post
Greenwood
Boston
Doamel
Useleas
Luella Clark
Evertide
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