Bound by a Spell Chapter X Recalled Train Journey and Hidden Ties
The narrator travels by train after leaving the churchyard and encounters a significant name on an old envelope, wondering if it links to a life changing figure. He arrives in a bustling city, meets Martha and her family, and faces questions about his past while revisiting memories of marriage, a locket, and a portrait that unsettles him.
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Ciapter X
Grace Lane
Lave
Howe
Wyelf
Redstraw
Camden Tower
Ross
Cumdes
Tim
Purate
Martha
Tim Wure
Gray
Mr Porter
Booners
Silas
Mia Jackson
Adolphus Meitzwal
Jonigh Cook
Elias Cardteal
Rou
Miss Gooseberry
Mlartha
Fitzwelton
Jusial
Tembing
Dury Fur Gu En
Macbeth
Saamethog
Paine
Hoyal
Atrock
Montgomery
Why Women Fear a Dentist Chair Says Bold Dentist
A Chicago Tribune column quotes a dentist claiming women fear fillings not from pain but from gagging on the rubber mouthguard that silences speech. He jokes that full mouth shields suppress talk, leaving patients frustrated and muttering about weather and insults until the procedure ends.
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Map
Weill
Abe Xlares
Welf
Rome
Hicago
Letter Forgeries Promoting False Christ in Columbus Scams
The Pittsburg Times reports a spread of forged letters claiming to be by Jesus Christ and dated after the crucifixion. The letters promise protection from peril to owners and urge others to buy copies, circulating among poorer white residents in Columbus.
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Tallaman
Bafeguard
Alegro Han
Jesus Christ
Columbus
Jesus
Iconium
Holy City
Cuba
Mesopotamia
Conium
Pittsburg
Balt in a Cheech and the Church Inquisition
An anonymous inquiry exposes a concealed still within a seventeenth century church at Quevac. Offenses relate to lack of legal apparatus compliance and prompt questions pool around the vicar sacristan and overdue inquiries about the offender. The sacristan faces potential prosecution after denial of knowledge.
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Quevac
France
Lalthourh
Proof Enough Burglarproof Safe Backfires
A Philadelphia Ledger note recalls a buyer who found a so called burglarproof safe cracked open after purchase. The exchange implies the dealer claimed protection while the victim found evidence of break in. The piece highlights flawed marketing claims about security devices.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Invention Aims to Revolutionize Hydraulic Mining
A Portland engineer W R Phillips unveils a hydraulic ram that converts water into high pressure, replacing water wheels for mining. The device promises higher efficiency, lower maintenance, and access to gravel beds previously unreachable, with a sale to Columbia Engineering Works and sales in Europe and the New World.
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W R. Phillips
Alse
Portland
Rome
Pacific
Rae
Pall
Columbia Engineering Works
Land
Potafally Freak Incident At Urban Drugstore
A disorderly encounter at a city drugstore ends with a pharmacist refusing sale without prescription. A man questions the pharmacist and makes alarming self-harm and threat remarks, prompting immediate concern. Police likely notified.
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Hearts
Northa
Wba
Anne
Marthas Re
Greg Cherry
Ayer
Europe
New World
Jards
South Seas
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