The Midnight Visitor and a Hair Thief Ghost
A narrator recalls a fevered night when a shadowy woman in a white robe appeared at her mirror and stroked the discovery braid. The episode, thought a nightmare, leads to a revelation that Miss Isabel Ward, a niece of Doctor Kendrick, had descended via a trap door to intrude in the house.
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Anmlat
Leo
Sie
Sant
Professor Morrison
Eagles Nest Rock
Paradise
Doctor Hendrick
Nuow
Ffs
Mary
Marvy
Kendrick
Henk
Isabel Ward
Pernicious Winds Describing Amiels of Egypt
The passage details the amiels or hot winds from the deserts of Egypt, bringing vast dust that penetrates tiny crevices. Temperatures rise to 125 degrees during these winds and thousands reportedly perish from suffocation in the fiery blast. References include Sennacherib’s army, Alexander the Chest, and Camiyses.
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Egypt
Samuels
Sennacherib
Alexander
Camiyses
Man with a Platinum Mask Fighting for Normal Life in France
Moreau, a French veteran disfigured by war, survived a head wound leaving a hollow face covered by a platinum mask. He lives quietly in Brittany, works weaving and repairing, marries a wife, has children, and hopes to run a government tobacco shop to fund his life and hobby of fishing.
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France
Europe
America
Moreau
Jose
Moreans
Sach
Gwen Cer
Valenciennes
Paris
Brittany
New York Recorder
London Growth Outpaces American Cities in 19th Century
The piece contrasts London’s population surge from 864,845 in 1801 to 6,080,000 by 1900 with American towns, noting greater building activity in London than New York and Brooklyn. It cites population milestones since the Middle Ages and argues quality surpasses mere size, while mentioning England’s push to build a modern navy.
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London
New York
Brooklyn Fontain
Ereland
England
Spencer
Shakes Reat
St. Louis Republic
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Sagare
Pate
Cermina
Randy Reeninong
Streneti
Sud
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Bibad
Elessor Morrison
Binghamton Republic
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Millie
Detroit Tribune. O
Beak
Fogey
Scott
Boston Transcript
Mike
Pete
American Industries
Washington Star
Texas
Masked Man
Lafer
Detroit Free Press
Stretclas
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