Mystery of the East River rescue story unfolds in prison cell
A medical observer recounts a Christmas Eve abduction and rescue as a doctor encounters five masked men in a hidden room. Bob the police officer is revealed, a wounded captive lies near death, and a tense escape down a staircase ends with a perilous rooftop leap into the freezing night streets.
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Bob Wip Bonaraly
Poliveman
Otaananon
Pnion Square
Boonie
Setter County
Bechelor
East River
Tun
Bill
Esid
Dyer
Bob
Rufian
Zeithem
Mtn
Alther
Bisk
leareAat
Satan
Sathia
Feloh
Thad
Providence
Iolea
Household Economy Recipes and DIY Tips
A collage of home remedies and food guides including flour and raisin cakes, coco ser cake, stains for wood, turkey soup, vinegar and lemon water for hands, cornhusks mats, washing stockings to retain color, and methods to revive butter. Contains numerous archaic measurements and miscellaneous household instructions.
Thief Caught By Green Hands Trick
A tale describes an old farmer proving a neighbor’s theft of tomatoes by washing hands in water that turns green, linking the green tint to guilt. The story ends noting how guilty deeds stain one’s hands, despite outward appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long ‘Island
Jim
Extravagant Americans and the Moral Foolishness of Fashion
A Providence Journal piece laments American waste in food and clothing. It argues many families could cut costs by cookery and thrift, noting the obsession with fashion and imitation at high expense. It critiques social pressure and moral courage among the wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
Providence Journal
Divisibility of Electric Light Demonstrated at Printing Office
London Worth reports a test of Edison style electric lighting at a printing office. Six lamps created a flood of daylike brightness, with one lamp switched off showing no perceptible drop, then another altered to reveal controllable illumination. The experiment showed practical, adjustable lighting for varied needs. The text ends with a note about Dr Capel of Charlottetown and a divorce involving his wife, alimony, prison, and death last week.
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Bob
BiLy
Coronar
Proani i
Boneath
Poe
Ivan
Christ
Stephen
Paul
Rome
Heai
Savior
Redeemer
Snch
Tim
Calvin
Channing
Calvary
Aix Vor
Jesus
Edison
England
Thies
London Worth
Dr. Capel
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Ishind
Thare
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London
Burrr
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Cal
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Loxpon
Alabama
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Gloucester
Mass
Groxata
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Trance
Austro-Hungary
Italy
Spain
Portugal
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Lachtenstein
Little Republic of San Martino
Independent
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Christlias
Winal
Tong
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Robin
Rogno
Thames
Gov'nor
Planta
Germany
Gerltly
Vinorsiax
Duane
Fural
New Yorker
Mars
Alan
Anderstand
Bermon
David Swing
Chi
Gage
Earth
Jesus Christ
St. Mark's Churchyard
A. ZT
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Ohio
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Kim
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Hilliard
Evana
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Northwestern Railway
Euston
Southwestern Mail
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Atata
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Pater
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