Millionaire and Bank Cash Gate Crumbled by Time Locks
A wealthy depositor asked cash after leaving his pocketbook at home. The bank could only offer $50 due to time locks. Staff described rifling pockets and refused to memo the visit, noting wealth and credit can overwhelm small capitalists. A New York Evening Post note warned on checks before 3 pm. A separate English will case showed inventive card-based instructions. courts upheld the will.
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Mllionaire
Mit
New York Evening Post
Koreans lazy and burdened women among them
The extract depicts Koreans as lazy and notes women performing most work. It claims the female population is denied recognition, described as a beast of burden. A Korean girl is identified only as "Daughter of So-and-so" with no personal name given.
Yellow Fever Parasite Discovered
Vera Cruz reports the yellow fever parasite is a protozoan akin to the malaria germ. It cycles like malaria and, when present in mosquitoes, aids disease spread by altering the vector’s life. The Lahore Tribune notes Himalaya mothers sleepchildren by deflecting water over the head to induce sleep during day tasks.
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Marine Hospital Service of
Vera Cruz
Himalaya
Lahore Tribune
Some Pugnacious English Beetles and New York Coal Use
English beetles known as soldiers and sailors in red and blue fight to the death, a boyhood pastime of catching and pitting them. Tailors sympathize with doctors over bills, while New York coal dealers estimate six month consumption at 7 320 000 tong.
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England
St. Nicholas
London
New York
New York City
The Mystery of Grey House and Nathan Oliver
A village tale centers on Grey House where Nathan Oliver, scarred and reclusive, shelters a mysterious boy of striking beauty. The child challenges Oliver to love and openness, urging him to help others in need as the storm rages. Oliver vanishes after a final plea, and Sir Francis Ratiton later moves in, his own scars drawing village sympathy.
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Grey House
Nathan Oliver
Naathan Oliver
Rey
Sir Francis Ratiton
Sir Francis
Conrad Weguelin
The Hermit and the Roses in Newton Flats
Mary, the pretty housemaid, befriends Miss Johnson who helps a reclusive tenant on the third floor. A romantic plot unfolds as Miss Besley, a famed singer, reconnects with him through roses, piano, and whispered plans of marriage, while the maid contemplates a shared future with John in a neighboring flat.
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Newton Flats
Miss Johnson
Mary
Th Porter
Linther
Moses
Pharaoh
Wm. Jones
Kathie
Arthur
John
Kathleen Besley
M. Thompson
The Bank of the Waves Atlantic Crossing
A New York man travels the Atlantic with an army officer plagued by seasickness. In a rough voyage moment the officer mutters a string of military ranks while drifting back to his berth. The joke ends with the line about assigning waves their lane as lieutenant-generals multiply in the last twenty minutes.
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New York
Atlantic
His Mother's Son Recitation Sparks Mockery at Prize Day
On prize day a head boy recited Friends Romans countrymen to the crowd. A mother scoffed at a defeated pupil's mother, saying the boy would borrow to win, implying he was his mother's son and eager to steal.
Great Day for Bjones In Conversation
Bjones described a long pleasant exchange with Bjackson as they talked yesterday. Bjones said he had a puzzling matter to think through and let the other man share all about his troubles.
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Bjackson
The Wedding of Ante Maran and Wiera Wrangowitsch
A cautious rich man Vilified as stingy tries to bar a marriage between Ante Maran and Wjera Wrangowitsch. After feuding over love, ante vows defy his father in law. The couple wed secretly, flee, and are later found living with a lease on a large property.
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Aute Maran
Wiyera Wrangowitsch
Ante Marapy
Wjera
Ante
Agte
Herr von Wrangowitsch
Frau von Wrangowitsch
Wiera
Gate
Herr von Wrangewitsch
Anne
Papa
Herr von Wrangewitseh
Wijera
Wrangowitsch
Wrangewitsch
Agricultural College
Old Wranskowitsch
Foy
Witsch
Wrangewitseh
Agram
Budapest
Mitrowitza
Belgrade
Belowgr
Nisch
Goldenen Brunnen
Sava
Ante Maran
Dunta Sent-Janos
Komora
A Shrewd Doctor Outwits a Tightfisted Patient
A sick old man asks a friend for a physician. The friend names a specialist who charges 4 for the first visit and 2 for each subsequent. The man pays 2 on arrival, the doctor locks the drawer and declines a fresh examination, telling him to continue the same medicine.
Tough Flour and the Rainy Biscuit Misadventure
Mrs Newlywed complains the flour was 80 tough for her husband to eat biscuits. The grocer defends it as top stock. Mary asks about rain exposure. The young woman corrects herself about the rain. Patience and Patrice joke about Bob’s moustache and a comic mispronunciation.
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Mary
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