The Shearers' Wages in a Bush Track Pursuit
A missing bag of wages worth thirteen hundred pounds triggers a pursuit across gum forest. An officer, a tracker named Jacky, and the narrator trail a suspect from Bundalla to a remote rocky hut where a man emerges confrontationally, claiming the chase has begun.
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Copmack
Mounted Police
Coseack
Jacky
Hutchen
Macallister
Tom
Bundalla
Sydney
Finny
Gum Forest
Grender
Burra
Jack
Australia
Satlom
Maroona
Bob
Marconn
Cossack
Aamart
Aamart Canter
Australian Alps
Cinnagulia
The Australian Ride and a Narrow Escape
Jack undertakes a 95 mile payment run from Hutchen to Maroona with 1250 pounds in notes and gold. A pursuer shouts Hold hard then fires. Jack is pitched from Cossack and left injured as danger emerges in the bush.
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Hutchen
Maroona
Macalliater
Cossack
Tal Bay
Coerack
Halloo Echoes of a Nighttime Ambush
A first person account recalls a nighttime encounter as a man leans over the narrator and says hallo then orders restraint. The exchange ends abruptly with the narrator’s last words and a spinning impression of a sudden violent event.
Counting Wheels In A Grim Window Scene
In a Cincinnati Tribune fragment a wild-eyed man studies a Little wheel ventilator in a window pane and, after a moment, concludes the device is not his, noting all his wheels remain in place though he counts them with weary certainty.
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The
Cincinnati Tribune
Gentlem Anh
Perfectly Sound Proof Demonstration By A Real Estate Agent
The excerpt shows a realty agent bragging about testing sound proofing by stepping into the next flat and asking the neighbor to play the piano softly. The neighbor confirms hearing the request.
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Plattel
Puck
Not Open to Criticism Chicago Verse Quip
A fragment from the Chicago Record presents a witty mock dialogue about faultless dressing and the idea of not wearing anything paid for, signaling a satirical take on fashion or propriety. The brief quip hinges on wordplay around “un dressed” and “paid for.”
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Julius
Chicago Record
Liberal Accommodations Extended on Balances
The notice informs savers of 3 percent interest allowed on interest deposits and outlines extended liberal accommodations tied to balances and responsibility.
Tribune Ad Features Scranton Leading Newspaper Claims
The Tribune asserts it delivers to more homes and businesses than any Scranton paper and offers Northeastern Pennsylvania’s best advertising medium. It prints extensive news and exclusive features, runs 10 pages daily with 16 pages on Saturdays, and claims careful editing. Subscriptions cost 50 cents a month.
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the Tribune
Scranton
Pennsylvania
The
Tribune
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
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Adama Ave
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Hill & Connell, Protherpe & Co
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Washington Chemical Co
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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WM. Connell
Rogers
Henry Belin, Jr
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India
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Old Point Comfort
Virginia Beach
Richmond
OLD Dominion Steamship CO
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North River
W.L. Quillaudey
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Capouse
Hotels
Murray Hill
Murray Hill Park
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence River
F. R. White
Glen Mountain House
Watkins
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N. Y
Seneca Lake
New York Central
Lehigh Valley
Watkins Glen
J. Re Keenan
Chamberlain
Mgr
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