Grand Transasiatic Train Passes Chinese Frontier Trials
The narrator and fellow travelers endure formal inspections at Kachgar while Major Noltitz and Faruskiar reveal hidden ranks. A missing mortuary van is found, Yen Lou is handed to guards, and Kinko remains undetected as the party continues toward Pekin with dragon visa hurdles and curious detections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yen Lou
Faraskiar
Popof
Stoker
Faruskiar
Ghangir
Noltitz
Kachgar
Chinese Turkesan
Celestial Empire
Kinko
Doctor Tie-King
Fulk Ephrinell
Horatia Bluett
Francis Trevellyan
Faruskair
Madame Caterna
Tiflis
Uzun Ada
Green Dragon
Pan Chao
Tie-King
Major Nolitz
Lord Faraskiar
Transasiatic
Russian Turkest
Baron Weissschnitzerdorfer
Donner Vetter
Custom House
Green Standard
Heaven
Pekin
Chayter XVII on a Chinese Railway Journey
The narrator notes a single line railway trip in China aboard a train hauled by a Chinese engine and driven by a Chinese driver. Among the passengers is Faruskiar, a high official of the company, raising hopes and fears about safety on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chayter
Faruskiar
In a Fishing Village
Describes a Yorkshire fishing village where women and children celebrate health and hard work. Each evening at sunset women help launch boats, tend nets, and dry tarred lines. In winter they rise before dawn with lanterns to send husbands to sea and dig for bait. The piece extols resilient, contented family life amid demanding chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Yorkshire
Pocket Typewriter Aims at Journalists and Authors
A compact pocket size typewriter four by three inches targets reporters and writers needing quick notes without leaving the pocket. It promises hands free use and quick entry under awkward conditions.
Living Pictures in the Eye and Hypnagogic Images
A discussion of eye pictures seen after a stimulating day as we lie in bed, distinguishing them from daydreams and hallucinations. The article explains they may arise from retinal or cortical activity, notes experiments by M. Yves Delage, and describes how both eye movement and brain processes shape these vivid afterimages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlet
Lord Brougham
Millais
M. Yves Delage
M. Delage
Do You Snore in Your Sleep Quote
A quirky exchange from a Houston Post snippet notes a woman’s health querks with humor about snoring and discomfort, reflecting light social tone in the page’s humor column.
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Houston Post
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Miss Bluett
Uncle Sam
John Bull
Nathaniel Morse
Teeston
Kadigar
Pamir
Bolor
Tagharma
Grand Transasiatic
Tio-King
Cornaro
France
China
Europe
Suez
Ephrnnell
Strong, Bulbul & Co
New York
Jericho
San Francisco
Yamanyar
Grand Transasiatic Express
Yanghi-Hissar
Kizil
Old Hanks
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Record-Herald
Bragg
Philadelphia Press
Madge
Marjorie
New York Times
The
Columbia Pharmacy
Washington
Sheppard
Kennewick
Vyvw
J. J. Reed & Co
J.M. Hawkins
Kennewick, Wn
Stag
Sylvester & Roseman
William Dircksen
Prop
Second Street
Kennewick Club
C. C. Powell
Kennewick, Wash
McReynolds & McCane Contractors and Builders
Yakima Street
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