The Chinaman in the Pajama Mystery
Richard Lightnut dons a disguise and stages a dangerous ruse with a mysterious Chinaman at a lamplit night in a room. His servant Jenkins, believing danger, witnesses the farce and contemplates drastic action, while Lightnut reveals his plan to enthrall the truth and spark upheaval in the household.
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Richard Lightnut
Ching
Lightnut
Sankins
Anu
Jonkina Folla
Iny
Lishiut
Night Visit From the Billings Flat
A tall, bachelor narrator recalls meeting a girl in pajamas at his hotel room after a phone call from Billings. The stranger is the kid sister from his past, now grown and lively, who flirts and confesses mixed feelings as he hesitates to leave. The scene ends with a promise to continue.
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BU Ings
Jenkins
Jove
Lightnut
Boston
Bill Ings
Dash S
Jing Billings
Jenkina
Billings
George
Slater
Dicky
Asaure
Aunay
Ian
Bla Damel
Jon
Cambridge
Mr. Lightnut
Mr. Lightout
Josh
Need Original Thinkers for Independent Minds Today
A call to today’s men and women to think for themselves and reject passive acceptance of others’ ideas. Emphasizes worker integrity and self-reliant judgment against external influence. Encourages thoughtful action over conformity.
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Othara
Portable grain loading elevator in Illinois corn belt
Portable grain loading elevators operated by electric motors or gasoline engines are widely used along the Illinois corn belt. Regulation steam freight cars on electric lines are placed on sidings as farmers deliver grain by wagon, with wagons tilted to feed grain into receiving boxes and cars in about ten minutes, according to Popular Mechanics.
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Mlinois
Milnola
Time of Danger in Rail Travel and a Near Disaster
An ex city passenger agent recounts dangerous railroad experiences. He recalls a Kansas wreck killing 18, a cab ride with an engineer ending in death, and a runaway car halted near a trestle. The tale culminates with a wedding trip incident surprising the bride.
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Kansas
Culdfords
Los Angeles
Karen
Mat
Ewen
Sayad
Miss ‘Twin- Ioeton
Gas Electric Works Train Performance Impresses Rail Fans
A new zero horsepower gas electric passenger coach recently placed on the Great Central line in England far exceeded expectations for performance reliability and ease of ride. The test run showcased smooth acceleration quiet operation and notable efficiency as observers praised its potential to transform rail travel.
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Great Central Railroad
England
Providing for the Veterans Pension Funds Spread Across Rail Lines
The New York New Haven Hartford system and other railroads maintain pension departments for retired employees. About a hundred former workers receive compensation. the oldest is John Lyons of West Haven at eighty five with fifty nine years of service. Notable retirees include conductors William Parder and C P Davin, engineers J W White and C A Sampson, and others with long terms of service. Since 1912, thirty two employees have received pensions totaling 1 284 years of service.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
John Lyons
Weat Haven
Cent
Lyons
William W. Parder
New Haven
C. P. Davin
Hartford
J. W. White
Dedham
Charles A. Sampson
Taunton
Miss
George A. Cracker
E. Perkins
Stoughton
Macs
Campany
John W. White
Fore
Towermian Ighu
Artall
Lewis &, Monroe
Black+ Smith
Hobart
Thomas J. Spencer
Stallroad
Speedometers to be fitted on Frisco locomotives
The St Louis and San Francisco railroad tested a speed recording device on rebuilt engines and found results so favorable that about forty passenger engines will be equipped. W C Nixon says every main line engine will carry the device, letting the engineer know exact speed and leaving a record for checks against excess speed.
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St. Louis & San Francisco
W. C. Nixon
Frisco
Railroads Promote National Crusade Against Tuberculosis
A white enameled car with sanitary design will tour the middle west carrying exhibits on tuberculosis prevention and cure. It will later visit other states, featuring two lecture platforms for local physicians to address the public about consumption.
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Railrond
Nndion
Middle West
Locomotive Firemen
Enginemen’s Magazine
Hot Weather Track Troubles Afraid to Dreak Tracks
Railroad superintendents dread summer heat as rail lines near derailments. A single crack or buckle along any part of the line could cause a derailment, with a freight train or passenger excursion train at risk if inspectors miss the defect. The danger lies along the entire route and could strike at either end of the line.
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Answa
Villaly
Jenking
Alu
Thanne
Jonkina
Jankton
Bia
DHS
Perry Eliaott
Betus Nations
Jack
Colega
Ming
Lightout
Garo
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