Mystery Tale Fragments From a Rodrick Era Narrative
Fragmentary OCR reveals a drama with Oliver Curwood and Manus G. Ketiner. Characters include Plum, Neil, Nat, and Marion in a plot of danger, pursuit, and political intrigue amid royal setting and mysterious warnings.
Island Prophet and Marion The Secret Bargain
Nathaniel reveals Marion's peril under Strang and the Mormon king. He seeks to rescue her by fleeing the island after a planned killing and asks Captain Plum for permission to steal Marion and sail away that night.
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Obadiah
Marion
Winnsome
Neil
Captain Plum
Kis Strang
Nathaniel
Strang
Nek
Straig
Captain Piebs
Nellis
Néil
Earth
Obadiah Price
Marion and the Island Plot to Seize Marion
Nathaniel and Neil plot to abduct Marion to Obadiah Price while fearing Strang’s surveillance. They plan a nighttime assault with 12 fighters aboard Nathaniel’s ship and taste vengeance if Arbor Crooke’s men oppose them. A distant baying hound signals pursuit as the chapter ends.
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Strang
Marion
Neil
Nathaniel
Plum
Obadiah
Arbor Croeke
Take What Thou Wantest For The Heathen Box
A church tale from Giggleswick in Cravey recounts a wardens attempt to pass a foreign missions collection to a skeptical member. In a whispered exchange the man urged the box be taken away, prompting the preacher to fetch a box and offer it to the skeptic with the line that it was gathered for the heathen.
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Church Family
Church of Giggleswick-in-Cravey
Child Train Dispatcher Frankie McClure Brightens Rails
Eleven year old Frankie McClure of Gabbettsville Georgia acts as a train dispatcher and telegraph operator understudying her foster father George Moore. She learned telegraphy at six and spends her spare time on the telegraph key as a favored pastime alongside her dolls.
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Frankie McClure
George. Moore
Gabbettsville
Frankie
Remedies for Dyspepsia From 425 Cases
An English physician summarized 425 dyspepsia cases and reported the most benefit from two medicine kinds: alkali with a carminative like ginger, taken after meals or when discomfort appears, or bismuth carbonate given in doses of a dram or more before meals.
Next Day's Remoree by the Philosopher of Folly
A quip on morning regret follows a remark that spending money on a little supper may have cheaper food options. The Philosopher of Folly critiques waste and prioritizes simple needs over indulgence.
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Philosopher of
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