Narrow Escape of a Clever Crook in a London Tale
A tired old friend, Charlie Rudge, reappears in Brixton and drains a gullible narrator with promises of investment schemes. Rudge flees after a fraud scheme collapses, secrets and alibis unravel, a dutiful fiancée mourns, and a daring escape to America via Harwich ends with Rudge presumed safe and Marsworth exposed.
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Ruchte
Mre. Wilkins
Tne Aone
Marnworth
Mareworth
Rudge
Marsworth
America
Bealdex
Antwerp
Holland
Amerika
Hig Haney
Liverpool
Harwich
Mins
Liverpool Street
Budge
Brett
Ol Chapi
Marwich
Ipswich
Clorhester
Colchester
Hamburg
Miss Saunders
Marworth
Long Distance Firing Delusions Of Sight And Range
Army officers warn that readers misjudge distances in field fighting. At 2000 yards the target appears as a speck. infantry, cavalry, and artillery blend in dust. In campaigns like Santiago heavy rain and dust hinder observation even with glasses.
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White House
Capitol
Santiago
Bryant's List of Outlawed Words Reversed by Supreme Usage
A survey of Bryant's expurgated lexicon notes that many terms once banned or criticized, such as debut employe en route and jeopardize, have become standard usage in modern English. The piece argues the changes reflect evolving grammar and diction, with examples across politics and journalism.
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Supreme Court of General Usage
Artiat
Houe
House of Representatives
Philadelphia
Bryant
Ayres
Bryan
Democratic Party
Rourds
Rowdler
General Grant
United States
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Vie
Language Plasticity and Notable Word Usage Across Eras
The piece discusses how certain terms migrate from niche origins to common usage, while others linger as contested. It cites Bryant words like decrased and juvenile and argues that language remains flexible despite authority, noting Admiral Dewey would receive an ovation and the British might call it worthy.
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Charlie Rudge
Hudge
Chariie Rudge
Rudge
Ridge
Trost
Brixton
Bob
Amy
Wilkine
Mister Hodge
Admiral Dewey
In Bed With Rattlesnakes Narrative From Zacatecas Trek
Dr Maximilian Schumann recalls a perilous Zacatecas excursion where he slept near venomous rattlesnakes among Toltec ruins. He describes encountering multiple crotalus milarius on his blankets and how he survived, dispatched the snakes, and shipped specimens to Europe.
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Zacatecas
Maximilian Schumann
Africa
Quemada
Ruine
California
Zacateras
Europe
Indian Territory
Mexico
Special Excursion Fares To National Export Exposition
Pennsylvania Railroad offers low rate round trips to Philadelphia for the National Export Exposition with travel from Williamsport Lewisburg Sunbury and other points. Tickets good for issue date and return within three days. Rates at single fare for round trip plus expo admission.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia
National Export Exposition
Williapnsport
Lewisburg
Northumberland
Interme Ite
Polite
Sunbury
Vrie Relhread
Wil
Stequehanninn
Rhamokin
Northern Central Railway
Adamaburg
Selinsgrove
Lewisbore
Penneylvania Railradd
United States
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Pearson's Weekly
Evenng
AL Harwich
Paris
Tragy Merk
Sovereign Remedy CO
Arch St
Washington Star
William Cullen Bryant
New York Evening Fist
Tapis
Wall Street
Grant
Fischer
Strument
Finn & Phillips
Wyoming Avenue
Scranton
San Francisco
the Scranton Bedding CO
Mrs. Winslow
Pennsylvania Railroad
Infante
Beara
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