Esnab's Father Returns to a Dragon Charm Quest
Hastings and Avice pursue a missing pocketbook tied to Esnab of Hamid. They visit Exnah in a curio shop where the recovered red leather purse is returned. Avice seeks a protective charm while Hastings recalls Hamid’s tale of punishing the thief in Alexandria and vows to uncover the mystic behind the pocketbook.
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Ant Jacky
Sai
Avice
Ivanotch
Hastings
Ara
Flere
Abe
Boat Club
Axl 'T
Hastings Ble
Ned
Jove
Exnah
Hamid
Lam
Bab
Esnah
Assaah
Germany
Esnab
Nur Sedis
Akbar
Alexandria
Ead
Liver health and Parmelee's Vegetable Pills promoted
Ancestral advert text extols Liver Pill use for disorders linked to a deranged liver and irregular habits. It claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are gentle yet effective, suitable for the delicate organ and broad audience. Included is a humorous aside from Harper's Weekly about a child mispronouncing words.
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Parmelee
Baby's Own Tablets Promoted For Wide Range Of Ailments
Advertisements tout Baby's Own Tablets as safe and effective for summer complaints stomach trouble constipation and sleeplessness. Acknowledges government analysis confirming no opiates or narcotics. Claims universal safety and urges keeping a box at hand. Also notes English Spavin Liniment and a parrot anecdote from a reader.
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Eother
C. E. Hancock
Raymond
Uta
Dr. Williams' Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Protoptess Apnectens and Other Fragments From Tropical Africa
A fragmentary report describes a fish named Protoptess Apnectens that builds a cocoon in muddy swamp waters and breathes through a surface tube during the dry season. It notes a large size, with males exceeding 18 inches, and mentions J. & Blodgett collecting nests in England.
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Gill
Smithsonian Tnssitio
Africa
J. & Blodgett
England
Blodgett
Two Men of Honor Resolve After Street Encounter
A platform meeting between two Black men ends with a heated exchange over alleged slander. One challenges the other, a postal stamp apology is exchanged, and both walk away reconciled with a drink together after the dispute.
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Steve Ballister
Kim
Stomach troubles cured by Chase Kidney Liver Pills
Doctors failed to cure Mr De Courcey by treating the stomach alone. A remedy in the liver and kidneys led to a full recovery, with praise from Mrs James Monteith and Mr De Courcey. The pills are marketed as cleansing the system, aiding digestion, and filtering poisons from the blood.
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Mr. de Courcey
Patrick de Courcey
Midzell
Dr Chase
Dr. Chase
Iver
Jamnes Monteith
Lauris
Toe County
Ont
Chase
Edmatson
Bates’ & Co
Toronto
Poker Tale From a Royal Court Gone Awry
A jester speaks with a king about a poker game that turns tense and unproductive. The dialogue reflects a humorous, archaic mood with lines about a tame and disgust, while a fisher named Tuck shares a simple luck remark.
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Ark
Nards Liniment Reliefs Neuralgia Story
A fragment from a Scottish voyage tale describes a Yankee tourist debating river dangers with a skipper. The dialogue shifts to a tall girl's ornate exchanges about love courting and marriage, ending with a humorous note on their feelings.
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Poara
Scotland
Honorary Physician Appointed to Queen Alexandra
A professor notes his appointment as honorary physician to Queen Alexandra. In an aside, a student prank is mentioned about a corns removal ad. A census-taker visits an isolated village, handing a form to a woman to answer basics like marriage status.
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England
Atlantic
Southampton
Philadelphia Ledger
Pfessor
Wilson
Queen Alexandra
Unclear Clippings Spark Miscellany From Sea Level to Andes
A garbled collage notes topics from Minard's Liniment and dandruff cures to boiling temperatures at sea level and 10 000 feet, Darwin crossing the Andes in 1885 and long potato boils, kite carriage speeds, a stray dialogue line, and plans for biological and fisheries buildings at Victoria.
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Darwin
Andes
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FC Raatment
Eass
Sara Conan
Etic Tian
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Lars
Perer
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Thaire
Ron Stoke
Iim
Pree
Saint
Tong
Selina
Bobby
Maret
Harper's Weekly
Selson
B.C
Prince
Strathcona Hotel
Ied
Rion Ae Aloe
South Carolina
Petigra
Jones
Walt
Jinks
Marrive Growneip
von Herald
Heaven
Hiward
Paw—Wal
Men OF Honor
Fon
Chicago Post
Nard
Holloway
Minard
Dandruff
Baltimore American
Victoria
the Record Foundry & Machine CO
Andries
Moncton
Montreal
Seles
N.B
P.O
Ronto
Winnipeg
Man
Calgary
Alta
Vancouver, B.C
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