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Kennewick Courier in Kennewick, Washington

17 Aug 1906

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Kennewick Courier

Location

Kennewick, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1906

Page

6

The Term of its Natural Life Chapter XXIII Continued

The convicts plot a daring escape led by John Rex. He exploits Meekin and a pious letter scheme to smuggle messages. Dawes resists escape while Rex lures eight others to aid his plan. Rex and companions seize Semaphore Hill crew and prepare a bold getaway as Warder Troke faces conflicting loyalties.

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John Rex Esteaping Meekin Church of Engl Sarah Purfoy Vickers Rex van Diemen’s Land Gabbett Vetch Bodenham Cornelius Greenhill Sanders Moocher Cox Travers Rufus Dawes Dawes Fght Richard Devine Paris Brussels Antwerp Europe India Hydaspes Frere Timbuctoo Warder Troke Trake Mary Cape Surville Captain Blunt Hoppolyte Reef Scouten Island Pretty Mary Blunt Signal Hill Jones Harry Burgess Eaglehawk Beacon Dandy Jack Jemmy Vetch Zabbett Tucker Long Bay Stewart’s Bay Eaglehawk Isthmus Burges Mount Arthur Mount Communication Woody Island One
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Snapshot from Rugby scrimmage shocks West African visitor

A West African guest with a missionary society in England is shown a photo collection. He asks about a snapshot from a rugby scrimmage, prompting a comment on whether his church has missionaries sent to these people.

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England Missionary Society Lindon Tatler
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Trusting to Appearances Quote Sparks Debate

A Baltimore American quote argues that a photographer is among the most trusting men, noted for taking people at face value. The exchange questions how such trust is perceived and whether appearances truly reflect character.

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Baltimore American
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Tree Bravery and Witty Exchanges Highlighted

A fragmentary dialogue showcases bravado in a humorous exchange about courage and family conflicts, ending with a proverb on debt and payment. The text captures a sharp remark about daring to disagree with a mother-in-law, reflecting a social vignette.

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Waggs
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Which one was kept

A reader recalls a mother and grandmamma debating which of two kittens to drown the black or the gray. Grandmother claims God sent two little sisters, and young Bess asks which kitten will be drowned, revealing a twist of care and innocence.

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Grandmamma Bess
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Mountain Romance Delivers Bold Choice in Love Rivalry

Lorena loves Sim Barker but faces Job Allen a tall rival with town manners and strength. Sim bets on a public duel at sundown to prove who is worthy, while Lorena plots a future in folklore fancifully recalling Arthur Penrock and a mountain hero tale.

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Sim Barker Lorena Sim Nathan Grant Job Allen Willin Job Brag Wes Fitzsimmons Boks Jim Waverley Magazine
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Funeral in a backwoods district inspires plea for reading

A clergyman travels to a remote district to conduct a funeral without a book, delivering from memory the Episcopal burial service while farmers and their wives listen, moved by the passage from First Corinthians. The crowd later praises the sermon as original.

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New York Press St. Paul Christ Clegyman
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Marcus Clarke Jeannette Jack Mamma Backwoods Clergyman American School of Resting Joey Esquimaux Madge Esquimaux Puck Neare
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