Contraband opens with a perilous sea voyage
A Chicago financier Hollis joins Carrington and friends on the copper baron’s yacht Esmeralda bound for Spain. A mysterious woman’s sighting in the moonlit deck shadows hints at danger as a European war looms and a covert financial plot unfolds aboard. The narrator senses a hidden presence amid luxury and intrigue.
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Carrington
Hollis
Europe
New York
Point Judith
Tia
Hollia
Mystery aboard the yacht as a woman vanishes into the crew
The narrator recalls a secret woman aboard during a voyage east along the Sound. He suspects the woman is hidden somewhere below and wonders which crew member could aid her. He narrows suspects to the captain Turner Hatch and second officer Seeley, while considering the dangers of discovery during their watches.
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Carrington
Fosdick
Alim
McCann
Esmeralde
Aleep
Mr. Seeley
Hollis
Gault
Turner
Hatch
Seeley
Guessing on the Girl's Motive in Escape Plan
The speaker questions whether the girl is secretly aiding a foreign government by seeking a discreet route to Europe, beyond public steamship offers, implying intrigue and suspicion without confirming facts.
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Europe
Offer
Fragmentary sketch in a painterly field notes
An excerpt shows a narrator describing a hired van under a tree as a picturesque figure. Aware of the speaker, Sartin answers and hints at painting the subject while another figure, “shone Better gaunt,” contributes a fragmentary remark.
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Te Atrapger
Sartin
Tanlac Spotlight in Iowa Ad Claims Nerve Relief
An Iowa advertisement touts Tanlac as a cure for nervous disorders and headaches. It credits Avene and Des Moines figures, claiming dramatic symptom relief and urging purchase from druggists, with a note that the remedy is widely obtainable.
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Avene
Des Moines
Wheless Gift
Iowa
Fossil Theory of Earth's Formation Cited in Study
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss natural gas and earth formation by internal heat and chemical decomposition. The text suggests gas produced from coal or peat, with factories and fires referenced as context, and mentions a process of internal heat aiding formation.
Recipe for Gray Hair Opens with Simple Mixture
A partial OCR text describes a home remedy for gray hair using water, Barko Compound, glycerine, and small druglets. It promises gradual results without coloring or greasiness, though the fragment is incomplete and contains stray characters. The item reads like a consumer pseudomedicine note from an older period.
War's Cabaret and Medical Oddities in Soldier Rations
A fragmented wartime column blends humor and improvised remedies with soldiers’ meals. The piece mentions misformed phrases like Bear thi tling1 and Garfield Tee, hints at laxatives, stomach relief, and a courtship skirmish before routine regulation, all voiced in a garbled newspaper style.
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By Randall Parrish
North Atlantic
France
Earonean
Vulcan
Ifa
Chicago
Great Lakes
Gerald Carrington
Asmeraldo
Spain
Long Island
Statkos
Ompkinsyville
Tompkins
Nevor
Ateward
Fosdick and McCann
Pierce
Emery
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