Worcester Night Runaway and a Mysterious Girl
A damp Worcester night follows Reuben Culwick as he returns from a station portmanteau rescue. At Muddleton’s Hotel he contemplates a hidden life and the girl who vanished in the rain, while planning a morning return to Sedge Hill.
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Worcestershire
Worcester
Gloucester
Shaver
Maddleton’s
Chrii
Muddleton
Reuben Culwick
Mr. Culwick
Sedge Hill
Reuben
Mr. Muddleton
Dining Car Confusion Over Chicken Demand
In the dining car a woman drags her son to a seat and insists on two helpings of chicken. The black waiter studies the bill of fare and explains the options, then clarifies she means chicken prepared any way, prompting a correction to potatoes in a paternal exchange.
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Savaiter
New York Press
Richmond Lady Credits Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs Tupman of Richmond Virginia shares her experience with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound describing relief from Women's troubles after starting in June 1901. She reports feeling renewed after ten bottles and urges other women with feminine ailments to try the remedy, asserting its proven benefit in many cases.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
W. H. Pelham, Jr
Assyrian Brick Records Not Legible Without Microscope
Layard notes in History of Nineveh that Assyrian national records were written on bricks in tiny characters. A microscope was used to read a variety of this copy found among excavations. The passage is drawn from the Chicago Daily News style item about a man smoking and a smoking jacket anecdote.
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Layard
Nineveh
Pickpocket and Policeman Exchange Quiet Words
A pickpocket describes his philosophy of taking things as they come while a policeman detains him with a firm grip. The exchange occurs as the officer quietly restrains the suspect during the incident involving a watch and a purse.
Bay of Apia Survey Finds 453 Distinct Fish
A surveying party in Apia Samoa reports 453 distinct fish specimens were found in the bay. The discovery highlights local biodiversity and supports ongoing marine study.
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Bay of Apia Fish
Bay of
Apia
Samoa
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Sarah
Anne Judge
Kate Kirby
Iea
Stranger
Assyrian Records
Mr. A
Ayer
Chas. E. Hartman
Gibbstown, N. Y
Perrin
Sf Pwd
Reierson Machinery Co
Morrison Street
Portland
D. At. Ferry 4& Coo
Detroit
Mich
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