The Wreck That Beguiled a Night in Chicago
A young couple Marjorie and Harry wreck a taxicab in a deserted Chicago warehouse district. After fleeing the scene with a dog basket, they seek another ride to reach a church parsonage where Lieutenant Henry Mallory and a planned marriage were to occur before he heads to the Philippines. The taxi’s driver aids in recovery as night settles.
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Ehtionr
Harry
Marjorie
Chicago
Pompeii
Henry Mallory
Mallory
Hig
Philippines
The Porters and a Cocky English Traveller on the Train
In a vast railroad car scene a dusky San Francisco sleeper porter named Ellsworth Jefferson faces a domineering English passenger and a boastful traveler from Portland. The story sketches class, travel manners, and the tension between authority and swagger aboard the Trans-America Limited as a cliffhanger ends with "To Be Continued."
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San Francisco
Trans-American Limited
Imperial States
Pacific Ocean
Ellsworth Jefferson
Poarr-turr
Pawtah
Chicago
Francisco
Othello
Rtland
Corey
Portland
Europe
France
Italy
Harold Wedgewood
Pullman
Cawse
Shaw
Camera Hero Saves Train From Robbers
A camera operator aboard the smoking car defies robbers by fleeing with his gear as gunfire erupts. Robbers blast the express car, plant dynamite, and a fierce blaze lights the scene before fleeing. The camera man fears his film is ruined but his flashlight saved the train.
Quail Price Record Dropped by Brig Gen Edwards
Brig Gen Clarence H Edwards chief of the Insular bureau of the war department returned from a North Carolina quail hunt stating his friends paid 2180 each for the birds. He noted he lost a watch during the trip and quipped about hunting again in the army.
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Clarence H. Edwards
Insular Bureau
The
War Department
North Carolina
General Edwards
Laxatives and singing tips from a bygone era
The passage mixes advice on cheap alimony, Gard field Tea laxative from herbs, and the notion that singing and deep breathing aid lungs. It cautions that singing alone cannot cure consumption while promoting vigorous breath as exercise. It reflects historical views on health remedies and personal finance.
Good Night's Sleep Promoted by Grape-Nuts Breakfast
A reader letter extols Grape-Nuts and Postum as to aid sleep, digestion, and nerve health. The testimonial describes relief from indigestion and bloating after switching to Grape-Nuts, claiming better sleep and daytime wakefulness. It notes the Postum Company, Battle Creek, Michigan, and invites readers to examine the Read to Wellville book.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Pkys
Wellville
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Henry W. Savage
Wilde A. K.plyco
Rupert Hughes
Henry Mallory and
Marjorie Newton
St Louis
Hot Springs
Bright
W. M. Richardson
Warren
Indiana
Deeg
Centra
L. C.B. Turner
Coifaz
Lewi
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