A Sentimental Journey Excerpt and Odd Dialogues
An excerpt from an unpublished work titled A Sentimental Journey to the Pacific Coast includes a scene with a porter named George and a traveler, a rainy day in a public stand, and brief vignettes from daily life such as a neighborly eggs request and a Chicago salon free-lunch tale. The prose shifts between humorous exchanges and observant sketches.
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Pacific Coast
Thornton
George
Mab
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Glass of Hot Water Before Breakfast a Splendid Habit
Advertisement promotes drinking a half pint of hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims to cure biliousness constipation stomach trouble rheumatic pain and improve appetite and complexion. The risk of misinterpreting medical guidance is implied.
A Mature Apprehension in a Boyhood Reading Habit
A reflection contrasts a father’s prohibition of dime novels with a narrator’s later sense that avoiding sensational fiction saved time and sharpened the value of his youth, even as appetite lingered. The dialogue explores restraint, desire, and the cost of literary restraint.
Tender Skinned Babies Need Mild Cuticura to Soothe
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap as sweet pure and cleansing and Cuticura Ointment as soothing and healing for irritated baby skin. Free samples offered by mail with a postcard request to Cuticura Dept. Ly Heston.
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Cuticura
Dept. Ly Heston
Freckles Social Inanities
Dialogue excerpt shows a flirtatious exchange between a young woman and Mr Jomes with coy banter and mock formality indicating a social comedy scene. The lines reveal character dynamics and tonal humor without plot details.
Remedial Peddler Promotes Kidney Health Cure
The ad touts salts for backache and kidney trouble and claims relief after nightly use. It recommends jad galle tablets with water before breakfast and a "famous salt" from grapes and lemon juice with lithia for kidney relief, also promising elimination of dampness and weakness.
Week of global news reports and local incidents
A collage of events includes Walter Daley in custody after a Utah train robbery linked to a March incident. Lulu Frakes found dead near Twin Falls after poisoning. bank robberies, maritime losses, and political shifts in Seattle Salt Lake City and Denver. Police probe international plots while US debates tariffs, ships, and diplomacy with Germany.
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Walter Daley
Laramie
Wyo
Roy
Utah
Daley Han
Puget Sound
Mise Lulu Frakes
Twin Falla
Idaho
Tate
Brandell
Denver
Salt Lake City
Corinne Wheeler
Kate Swift
Seattle
Wash
James H. Moyle
W. RK. Wallace
Salt Lake
Aan
Cheyenne
Germany Claims No Submarine Responsibility for Sussex Attack
Germany asserts no German sub or warship was responsible for damaging the British steamer Sussex. Berlin says after April 6 interim notes and investigations, all involved vessels reported, proving Sussex was not destroyed by a German torpedo and offsetting blame for related ships.
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Berlin
Susser
Germany
Gerard
United States
Sussex
Manchester
Eagle Potot
Berwindvale
Tanner Leads Empire Republicans at State Committee Meeting
Tanner heads the Empire Republicans as the newly elected state committee convenes in a local meeting to organize the party activity and set priorities for the coming year.
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Tanner
Empire Republicans
Vutes
Republican State Committee
Mob Strips Jail Man From Colmanche County Jail
A man named Carl Dudley was taken by a 26 member masked mob from the Colmanche county jail and shot to death near Lawton Oklahoma. Officer James Hayes was shot while attempting the arrest for a minor offense.
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Lawton, Ohlo
Carl Dudley
Oeero
Colmanche County
James Hayes
Armistice Declared in Chinese Provinces Amid Civil Negotiations
At General Chen Yi's request the rebel leader Tani Ao agreed to a ceasefire in Yenmeb and Sechuen while negotiations between the revolutionaries and Yuan Shi Kal's government proceed.
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Pekin
Chen Yi
Gaochuen
Tani Ao
Yenmeb
Sechuen
Yuan Shi Kal
Children Burned to Death at Hereford Garrick Theatre
Five child performers were burned to death on stage at the Garrick theatre in Hereford during a private daytime event. Investigations focus on safety failures and emergency response.
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Leoden
Garrick
Hereford
Viliates Defeated in Ubibua Sale Report
Report from the war department notes a defeat of Viliates and a defeat of Ubibua bua following advised actions received by the war department. The wording reflects late century military dispatch style and includes references to San Antonio de Babonoyos.
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Enother
San Antoni de Babonoyos
Ubibuabua
Villa advances threaten new army base near El Paso
Fragmentary report describes Francisco Villa forces near El Paso Texas with rapid movements and a proposal to establish a new army base as Brigadians and Perahing units react to the evolving threat.
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el Pos
Texes
Francisco Villa
Perahing
Aetas Capeditien
Ceibeakes
Bes eal La residents endure wind damaged town
A weather event caused widespread damage to buildings in Bes eal La. Officials report tents set up for residents and emergency crews coordinating relief as conditions hinder repairs. Local agencies work to secure safe shelter and begin rebuilding efforts.
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Windsor
Bes Eal la
Bowe Tel
Wwe
May Got His Helping Story Of Trials And Love
Senator W. R. Oglesby recalls a tale about a man named Johangh taking his beloved to a restaurant. It cost much to eat though she claimed not to be hungry. She declined chicken and all else while Jimmy tries to smile and say he has had all he wants.
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W. R.oglesby
New York
Johangh
Jimmy
Poor Substitute in Childs Plea for Pet
In a fragment from a domestic scene a child asks for a puppy. The mother declines, noting the already owned kitten given by Aunt Mary. The child objects, recounting a failed bath for the kitten and mentions scratches.
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Ethel
Mary
Kitty
Handy Husband Makes Grapefruit Breakfast in Morning Rush
The narrator recalls a moment when her husband cooked a breakfast using grapefruit. With a sick cook and poor service, he produced a dish that impressed as easy to prepare and well suited to the factory setting, despite initial frustration with the kitchen.
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Cam
Eaid
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