The Man With the Claws In Monte Carlo
A Monte Carlo casino observer tracks a mysterious French gambler known as Mons Tessier later revealed as Boudet a hunchbacked Paris felon dubbed The Man with the Claws He drugs German moneylenders and leads an international gang before his capture at the Hotel des Anglais after a murder and a dramatic police sting concluding with his execution disclosure.
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Monte Carlo
Mons. Geron
Paris
Cercle Des Etrangers de
Monaco
Europe
Nice
Avenue de la Gare
Place Massena
Hotel Des Anglais
Mons. Tessier
Bayonne
the Helder
Chef de Partie
Ventimille
Cafe de la Regence
Choucrouttmann
Central Police Office
Dumont
Boudet
Passy
Place de la Roquatte
Five Months in Hospital Ends in Discharge as Incurable
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota reports five months in a hospital ending with a discharge as incurable and a six month life expectation. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York for restoring health and says he has felt well since.
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Levi P. Brockway
Second Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Hard Times on the Route for the Poor
A distressed passerby explains the financial panic has left locals unable to share meals as the narrator notes widespread hunger along the route. The exchange highlights poverty and scarcity among travelers.
Strictly Fresh Eggs
A humorously wary guest at a remote summer resort questions why eggs are always fried. The waiter replies in a cordial tone that boiled eggs are available but carry a risk, implying the setting’s preference and playfully noting danger.
English Viewpoint Travel Tale in Philadelphia Berth
A weary Englishman aboard the Pacific Express from Philadelphia asks the porter to wake him when the train reaches San Francisco. The lighthearted anecdote highlights regional perceptions of American geography through a traveler who misnames ports and places as the journey progresses.
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Pacific Express
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Astonished Great Pianist Anecdote from Lelpaic
A short anecdote about Anton Rubinstein from a Lelpaic collection recalls a US tour incident on a railroad train. Rubinstein startled by a man who spat from the window, the man calmed him by saying he knew his distance.
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Lelpaic
Anton Rubinstein
United States
Rubinstein
Grape-Nuts and Postum Claim Health Transformation
A York state woman describes ten years of stomach and liver trouble eased by switching from coffee to Postum and adding Grape-Nuts. She reports gaining twenty pounds, renewed energy, and the ability to work through the day, noting she can eat in moderation without ill effects.
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Yorkstate
Mfe
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Welkville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Deponte Carlo
Onsieur Antoinertin
William LE Queux
Grenat
Emile Tessier
Bureau of the Administration
Hotel Iles Britanniques
Mentone
Atrium
Hotel de Parla
M'sieur
Biarritz
Bordeaux
Dea Anglala
The
Anglais
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