The Bishop Guides The Evangelist In A Dark Revelation
Harry Sanderson loosens the bond of crime as Hugh Stires plays dice beside a chapel altar. The bishop witnesses the scene and confronts the truth. Ratified by Hallelujah Jones, the affair ends with a frightened prayer and a getaway in a speeding car into the night.
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Ion
Hugh
Ainre
Harry
Harry Sanderson
Rezar
Arain
Jose
Hallelujah Jones
May
Roving Freightcar Crash Reveals Lost Identity
Harry Sanderson awakens on a rattling freight car floor with a mud streaked temple and a trembling dog by his side. Two scruffy men gamble nearby as he struggles to recall who he is, the crash aftermath fading from memory as a distant signal and monster-like silence loom over the wreck.
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Christ
Halleloyan Jones
Harry
Hugh
Bert Hugh
Sindbad
Met
Talk Road
Batt
Harry Sanderson
Tad
Tjarry
Knights of the Road
Detour on the Bend Through a Dark Night Sky
Fragmentary OCR reads as a narrative scene with a car on a broad curve near a river, under a dark sky and expectant stars, describing tension and a haunting setting. Names and concrete details are unclear due to garbled text.
Inside jokes and odd snippets from a New York lite page
The fragmentary verse and dialogue mix references to a judge, a maid, a gardener, and a doctor in a brisk, tongue in cheek flow. The lampoonish scene hints at marriage status and hidden motives, with casual streetwise humor and a hint of sensational dialogue.
Ironing Guidance From Early Handbook
Instructions emphasize cleaning irons with soap and water before use. Drying on the fire is said to create immediate heat, aiding the ironing of clothes and improving work quality.
Debt of Honor and the Promissory Note Incident
A creditor and debtor clash over payment of a promissory note. The creditor tears up a note claiming mercy for honor, then reveals the copy was torn, only to show the original note remains. The exchange ends with a wry remark on caution and honor in business matters.
Meerschaum Pipe Care and Color Treatment Guide
A London Answers piece explains how to color and maintain a meerschaum pipe. It advises applying a wax coating, smoking slowly to preserve wax, and building color by leaving tobacco in the pipe for weeks. It warns against smoking in extreme cold and details reapplying wax after partial burns.
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London
One Use For Matches
A Broadway store clerk admits pocketing a box of safety matches to test fabrics for customers. He explains customers test cloth by lighting a thread to check burning properties, distinguishing cotton versus wool, and says shoppers often insist on this test before buying.
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Black Goods
Broadway
Bome
An Elephant Experience in a Large Herd Incident
A friend recalls a dramatic African scene as a big bull elephant drew near a hunter. A charging cow struck the tree trunk with tusks, snapping them off near the head. The elephant fled, leaving the hunter with about eighty pounds of ivory valued around $250.
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Tin
Rory
Irate father rebuffs suitor with odd marriage demand
A rejected suitor pledges to stay, claiming a sense of belonging as the irate father and the young woman react with cool humor. The exchange ends with the notion of the man being treated as family or sister in law.
Woman questions daily caller over yard shortcut
Mrs Allgail recalls a neighbor who phones daily to complain about children using her yard as a shortcut to school. The exchange highlights tensions between residents over shared routes and privacy.
Cause and Effect Proverb Dialogues from The Earl and Baron
A whimsical exchange features The Earl of Enpul and Baron Beating debating luck and foresight. The Earl muses on a distant future while the Baron asserts control of time with a practical promise. A supervisor figure proclaims that reform aids divine support, embodying a clarifying proverb.
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Earl of Enpul
Baron
Puck
Plaza Craft Helps Make Cool Summer Furnishings
The article advises home crafters to sew and weave using piazza materials like finitary straw matting to create screens, shades, and table covers. It covers methods for threading, edging, and lacing, plus patterns for chair backs cushions and pillow covers using denim, monk's cloth, burlap, canvas, and cretonne appliqué to suit a cool, washable summer decor.
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Plaza
Monk
Outdoor Show Solves Cottage Garbage Disposal
A neighbor supplied two empty carbide tins and a man devised a no cost method for disposing refuse at a summer cottage. He cut the tins and placed them lengthwise with open tops aligned, creating a simple disposal solution per Good Housekeeping.
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Good Housekeeping
Amateur crematory stove works wonders for kitchen waste
A makeshift outdoor stove built from amateur tips uses two tins joined to form a grating. The upper tin drafts smoke through a four inch cut, while the lower tin provides a wood fire fed by shavings and branches. It proves capable of burning waste including corn cobs and banana skins and amuses the maid who prefers daily burning.
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Amatece O
Up to Date Spiritualism Read in Rude Exchange
A satirical line from a publication notes a medium answered a question about asking his first wife for a recipe to share with a second wife. The brief item cues readers to the quirky fusion of spiritualist banter and domestic humor in the period.
Embroidery Guide for Rope Work and Transfer Designs
An instructional piece on rope stitch embroidery for dresses. Explains patterns, tracing, starting and finishing with a needle, and how transfer designs can be used as simple stitches. Advises on materials, suitable fabrics, and thread types for best results.
Summer Dishes Tempt With Dainty Salads And Roasted Plums
A vintage recipe row describes a cold potato carrot celery salad with tongue and apples, dressed in olive oil and tarragon vinegar, served on lettuce with parsley and crackery cheese. Also featured are vanilla stuffed papaya, French plum stuffed with almonds and bacon wrapped, and green pepper shell cold slaw with sour cream dressing.
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Satan Sanderson
Ballie Eaminte Rives
Ein
Seluiah Jones
Rod
Satan Sundenon
Jessica
Jane
Tory
New York
Piazza
Emi Demy
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