Captain Charlie and the Australian bushranger saga
Charles F. Thorpe known as Captain Charlie roamed New South Wales as a daring bushranger. He famed for bravery and mercy, halting highway raids, paying for goods, and rescuing captives. His rival band led by Trent killed, looted, and torched before a fatal confrontation ended his rise.
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Charles F. Thorpe
Cheltenham
England
Botany Bay
Australia
Bogan
Young Thorpe
Charlie
Trent
Captain Charlie
Treat
New South Wales
Bush
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Gloating Over the Victim in Courtroom Dialogue
A courtroom scene features a puzzled judge remarking on a victim’s condition as a patient and a speaker exchange caustic banter. The exchange highlights the tension between authority and cruelty during a formal proceeding.
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Condi
He is half done who has made a good beginning
A concise proverb notes that progress starts with a strong initial effort. It emphasizes the value of a solid first step as the foundation for completion.
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Inter Ocean
Inter Oceon
Farmer
Juvenile High Finance At School
A well known boy at a private school devised a plan to raise funds by ordering a $25 silver cigarette case on approval from a New York jeweler. He sold 100 lottery chances for 25 cents, netting $25. The winner resold the case for $5, netting the promoter $20 and prompting questions about the youth’s methods.
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New York
Singular Dreams and Wit Across Time
The piece recounts Lord Roberts son recounting his father’s unsettling October 1858 dream before a Peshawar dance and its link to a sibling’s Lahore death. It references dream poetry in London Chronicle, a sleeping epic, Pepys Maydew rites, and ends with a German hired hand’s wanderlust anecdote from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Lord Roberts
Peshawar
India
Post
Lahore
London Chronicle
Pepys
Jane
W. Hewer
Woolwich
Mayden
John
Cleveland Plain Dealer
What Changed Him Mistress Visit Reveals Brother
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt depicts a mistress discovering a visitor in the kitchen. Mary confirms the guest is her brother, who has recently shaved his beard, altering his appearance and causing suspicion.
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Mary
M’m
Office Boy Aspirant Seeks Job in Higher Education Tone
A Courier-Journal snippet captures a dialogue where a job seeker asks for work as an office boy. The employer quizzes spelling and arithmetic, while the applicant highlights practical skills in clay modeling and worsted work, reflecting a humorous take on qualifications.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Perkins Handwriting Debate Highlights Typing Preference
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes quotes about character assessment by handwriting and counters with Perkins' use of a typewriter. The exchange contrasts handwriting belief with modern typing tendencies.
Nine Points of Law and Courtroom Wit
A fragment from a courtroom exchange touches on wills and survival after a judge’s quip about success in breaking a legacy. The passage lists nine sections of practical lawyering from patience to witnesses and luck.
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Washington Star
Tion
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New York Sun
Hotel Cumberland
Broadway
54Th Street
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Bith
N. P. Stimpson
Hotel Imperial
Lulu
Allwousk
Ilinois
Rogers Bros
Rogers
H. C. Bohlken
Walker
Admiral Kinkums
Hereford Bulls
Hereford
Norway
P. H. Schmalfeldt
Onslow, Iowa
Horse Hospital
George Albery
Cedar Street
First Street
J. E. Bateman
Monticello
Iowa
Bell
Bell Telephone
Iowa Telephone Company
Lincoln
Chamberlain
Nora G. Hagerty
Lincoln, Neb
Kettlitz & Kay
Yayr
Mayr
Congress
the Supreme Court
Geo. H. Mayr
Mfg
Whiting Street
Chicago
W. W. Stickford
Cynthia
Leigh Mitchell Hodges
Chitengio
U.S.A
Keep Ciel
J. H. Henry
Mer
C. F. Dutton
Act
American Can Company
Chicago, Ill
Locher & Dewitt
West
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