The Excapide Continues A High Seas Pursuit
Ellen Carrington and Deborah flee pursuit after a broken engagement with Lord Strathgate and Lord Carrington. They elude Sir Charles Seton by steering toward shore then inland while a distant American merchantman looms as a potential rescue vessel. Ellen vows to reach safety aboard the New Eagle as the chase tightens.
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Ellen Blocum
Purkinalas
Lord Carrington
England
Settline
Maghind
Curringon Castle
Carringtons
Aq Aceltent
Dedbla
Portemovih
Paes
Ellen
Carrington
Leton
Seton
Strathwate
Portsmouth
Mien
Bouton
Statheate
Wach
Elien
Deborah
Strathgate
Charles Seton
Ejlen
Aursuer
Debbie
Eller
Alaba
Sir Charles Seton
Eben
Uton
Sio Charles
Mistress Debbie
Sir Charles
Charltoa
Charles
Tim
Elfen
Impromptu high seas race tests Carrington and Strathgate
Carrington drives the cutter with deft handling as Strathgate trails. Both boats sail faster than the Flying Star, the wind favors the harbor approach. Seaworthy skill and strategy emerge as Carrington closes in on Strathgate while Master Haight notes the young officer's command. The contest ends with uncertainty as the merchant ship looms ahead. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Seva
Carrington
Strathgate
Spain
Nea
Haight
Carringtop
Cooper
Deaf man and germ foe sanitize talking tube in street
A hearing impaired man using a speaking tube asks about conversation topics. He leads the other man to a drug store and disinfects a portion of the tube with squid disinfectant, fearing disease from others. The first aid to hearing watches in consternation but seeks an answer without protesting the sterilization.
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First Aid To Hearing
A Golden Rule Reflections on Virtues and Defamation
A brief meditation on the absent, noting that praising a man behind his back unsettles true virtue. Bishop Baveridge resolves never to speak of a man’s virtues before his face, condemning flattery and gossip as harmful. The piece presents a golden rule that could curb vanity and defamation if universally observed.
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Bishop Baveridge
Winter Chill Grips Detroit Readers as Cold Grips City
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press notes an exceptionally cold day affecting daily life. The snippet highlights residents contending with low temperatures and a challenging routine amid harsh weather conditions.
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Detroit Free Press
Prayer Meeting Held At Gunpoint In Galveston Church
A deranged man locked the St James Methodist church and forced Rev. Dr. George Francomb to conduct a three hour prayer meeting with hymns as onlookers watched. A parishioner, hearing singing, alerted police and freed the minister after the bizarre confinement.
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Galveston
Ter
Image
George Francomb
St James Methodist Church
Franconi
First Methodist Church
Dr. Francomb
Francomb
Nes
Brave Mouse Incident Shocks Bethlehem Restaurant
A small panic erupted at Dechtel's restaurant in Bethlehem when a mouse ran across the floor during a busy noon rush. A waitress shrieked, causing patrons to flee momentarily, but Miss Elizabeth Heatro swiftly trapped the rodent behind the head and killed it, ending the scare.
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Mouse Bethleber
A. Mouse
Tegent
Elizabeth Heatro
Mouse
Woman Defends Home in Quakertown In Domestic Assault
Mrs George Zack of Zion Halls confronted two intruders ransacking her kitchen and bedroom. She struck the first man with a horsewhip, pursued a second man to the stairs, and administered further blows as he clambered over a fence. The attackers were captured or restrained by her actions.
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Quakertown
George Zack
Zion Halls
Zack
Clubman Saves Life and Also Wins Bride
Chauncey S. Hager, president of the West Overbrook Teams, and Miss Mabel Swanson of West Philadelphia, announced they are married after a daring bay swim. While vacationing at Somers Point they rivaled as swimmers, faced a strong current, and Hager carried Swanson to a sand bar when her strength failed. They wed two days later.
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Philadelphia
Chauncey
Hager
West Overbrook
Mabel Swanson
West Philadelphia
Miss Swanson
New Somers Point
Ocean City
Egs Harbor Bay
Beasley's Point
Ocean
Wager
Bus Kills Guarded Dog in Broad Street Tragedy
A shaggy yellow dog, buffeted by an unsympathetic world, lay in front of a Broad Street bus at Ontario Avenue and was run over. Witnesses say the dog appeared to kill itself, standing limp on the curb before leaping into the wheels. The scene followed a morning at the Masonic home where inmates cared for the scarred animal, which later died.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
Ontario Avenue
Masonic
Peruna testimonials from Wahlberg in Oklahoma City
A letter from William F. Wahlberg of Oklahoma City reports relief from aggravated gastric catarrh after using Peruna. He says one bottle gave better relief than years of medical treatment and urges others to try Peruna as a last resort. The note claims widespread dependable results and strong confidence in the remedy's cure potential.
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WM. I. Wahlberg
William F. Wahlberg
Oklahoma City
Okla
Feruna
Peruna
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