Long John LaRoche and the astral escape tale
In Dawson City a tale unfolds about Long John LaRoche and Old Danny McBride. LaRoche narrates a night crossing the East River using an astral body and a spectral boat, leaving his earthly self behind and later facing a haunting, unresolved fate for McBride stranded on Blackwells Island.
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Dawson City
John” LaRoche
Ambrosia City
LaRoche
Man McBride
Danny McBride
Blackwells Island
McBride
Long Island City
Pardner
Long Island
Danny
East River
H-m-m
Dick Murphy
Utopia
Murphy
E. S. Chamberlayne
The Dawn of Flight and Its Global Impacts
The article contemplates future air travel transforming warfare and society. It envisions air yachts, wireless communication, and airborne hospitals, predicting a high altitude traffic system, meteorology control, and rapid cross continental travel. It warns about sovereignty and smuggling as flight becomes a global game changer.
FADS AND FANCIES Patterned Frocks For School Wear
The article outlines fashionable school frocks for children using plaid and Panama cloth in colors like red blue green and brown. It details pattern numbers 2105 2055 2122 and 2119 with sizes prices and yardage plus instruction to mail fifteen cents per pattern to Fashion CORRESPONDENT New York City.
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TSN
New York City
Hot campaign against parcels post plan faces Congress
Merchants League of America leads a broad front of commercial groups urging candidates from both parties to oppose a parcels post system aimed at aiding catalogue mail order houses. The drive warns of a Post Office deficit rising from 15.5 million to over 150 million, funded by taxes on all, with small dealers bearing the burden. The group seeks support from bankers, manufacturers, and merchants and plans a candidate list before the November election.
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Merchants’ League of America
Broadway
New York City
Merchants’ League
United States
Post Office Department
Congress
The Quick Cut Leaves a Notable Nosed Nuisance
A barber in a crowded shop offers rapid shaves and faces a mishap when his swift strokes draw blood. The customer, noting the gashes, jokes that he would appreciate leaving his nose intact as the shave proceeds.
Willie-Pa and George Washington Lie Talk
A playful exchange questions if Washington was a terrible liar and why a fuss arose when he told the truth. The speaker wonders how honesty sparked controversy, framing it as a Stinson-Liar remark in a humorous tone.
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Willie
George Washington
Stinson
Envelopes for letters began use in 1840
A brief historical note states envelopes were not used for letters until 1840 and comments that people with musical taste tend to have large ears. The eye wink is described as one third of a second.
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Themistocles
Who is the man on the hilltop
A quip about a self made man and his friends at the foot of the hill. The Columbia feature notes fame fortune and the crowd waiting to see his fall and the dignity or lack thereof in the tumble.
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Fuanie
George A. Parker
Dept. L
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Penn
Mt Fury
Earth
Selterites
Beneft
Cthen
Hye
Shen
North Paca
Balthnon
Mad
Terence
aeseTt
Copsis
Two Classes Of Fairy Tales
A humorous exchange between Tommy and his mother about how fairy tales begin. Tommy asks if they always start with Once upon a time and the mother replies that they sometimes begin with a line about being detained at the office.
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Tommy
Mama
Record of Diverse Historical Statistics and Facts
Compilation of varied figures including college incomes totaling 29 278 516 dollars a note on early lightning rod by Prokop Dilsch Bohemia Hoboken New Jersey city death rates per 100 000 population fastest NY to Chicago train time 980 miles in 1080 minutes average male brain weight 49.5 ounces female 44 ounces attributed to an unnamed monk in June.
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Prokop Dilsch
Bohemy
Hoboken
N. J
New York
Chicago
Household Helps From A Practical Guide
Practical home care tips cover cleaning carpet feathers woolen blankets stain removal and fabric care. Advice includes ammonia washing aids, ink stain removal with turpentine or sweet skim milk, benzine for silk, lye for burnt bottoms, coal oil in washwater, parsley for onion odor, gradual heating of iron, ginger snaps with vinegar, sugar syrup for iced tea, chloride of lime to brighten enamel pans, salt on smoky fires and obtaining a blue flame for broiling.
Glorious Hei Grown A Wonderful Paration Turns Back the Hang
unclear fragmentary text appears to be an old newspaper teaser with garbled phrases. It mentions youths and old pleas, a free sipany, and potential names like Wat Rion lita Karmy, but the passage is heavily corrupted and lacks coherent events or identities. The readable bits offer no definite action or outcome to summarize.
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Ada-Lur-Iem Medicine Co
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United Shear CO
Westboro
Mass
Dainty
Ela
Wauerren Street
Salto
Northwestern Business Agency
Bank of Commerce Bldg
Minneapolis, Minn
A.M. Young & Co
Leatrboru St
Kure
Indy
St. Joseph
Michigan
Enadasi
Idonadard
Avoru Ave
Kipling
Night Mail
San Francisco Express
Golden Gate
Minna Scuatr Crawford
Merchants League
What HE
Wanted
the World’s Way
Kn Hontituty
Importan
GEM Junior Safetya
Nané Best
Reade Street
A.C. Wooncut
Nat S Dept
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Healthfai
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Parker
J.H. Parker
Dept. B
Fort Bend
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Columbia Novelty CO
Dept
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