Major Brabazon's Reckoning and the White Faced Mare
A town gossip saga follows Major George Brabazon who is accused of highway robbery after a night at the Wheatsheaf Inn. A London bagman testifies, the Major is jailed, but a late confession by a stranger clears him. A dramatic rescue, crowds, and the reunion with his mare Cicely culminate in marriage to Widow Thomson.
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Evan
Blir
Henyman
Opether
George Bralazon
Brabazon
Thomson
Matchum
Plumperton
George
Skinner
Major Brabaxon
Hangman's Heath
Smegglebury
Jack Wilder
Pettiwats
Cicely
Xae Ge m
Jacob
Jacob's
Major Brabazon
Wheatsheaf
Major Brabazoo
Tim
Poe
Hern
Major
London Mail
Hangman’s Heath
Timothy Trap
London
Brebazon
Jacob Shrub
Linsey & Son
Golden Fleece
Cheapside
Plumberton
George Brabavon
His Majesty
George Brabazon
Cross-eyed
Meager pay and hard duties of railway mail clerks
Philadelphia Record outlines the arduous railway postal clerk role, rejecting the "soft snap" image. It describes a demanding training path across divisions, memorize routes, and exams with high passing marks, noting salaries from 900 to 1600 and high resignation rates among apprentices seeking easier work.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Eceml
Ifth
Elphia
How Hawks and Owls Eat in Atlanta
Captain Tom Langston notes hawks tear birds to pieces while owls swallow whole and later cough up a feather ball. The piece then shifts to Dr. Fischer’s tests showing primary domestic stoves waste up to 80 percent of heat with gas stoves improving efficiency. It mentions Elsdorf sugar factory and Essen works using gas for light and motive power.
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Tom Langston
Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Fischer
Elsdorf
Essen
Stevens Long Ride and Bicycle Tour Around the World
Thomas Stevens recounts his world bicycle tour begun in Denver in 1883 with journeys across the United States to Boston and Liverpool. He details encounters with brigands in Asia Minor, Afghan detainment, Persian hospitality, and a western road through Calcutta to Canton, Japan, and China, ending with Nagasaki. His bicycle survived Chinese scrutiny, and he displayed it in Philadelphia.
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Stevens
Olympic Club
San Francisco
Thomas Stevens
Denver
Golden Gate Park
Benicia
Boca
Humboldt River
Nevada
Plains
Middle States
Boston
Liverpool
England
France
Paris
Nancy
Alsatian Mountains
Rhine
Black Forest
Bavaria
Munich
Hungary
Servia
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Angora
Armenia
Teheran
Afghanistan
India
Contra
Afgh
St Herat
Caspian Sea
Bataam
Iadia
Calcutta
Burmah
China
Canton
Nagasaki
Japan
Yokohama
Gonfueins
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Ing, Ther Fom Yani and
Tories
Major George
Massachusetts
Illinois
Hadley Meadows
Examiner
Arabia
Vick
Floral Magazine
D. G. Smith
South Side
The
Abilene Improvement CO
Abilene
Kansas
Abilene In
Abilene, Kansas
Shockey & Snider
Fourth and Broadway
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ST. Louis
Etwees
Kansas City
Texas
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Lone Star State
Iron Mountain
Memphis
Moble
New Orleans
Tennesse
Seer Alebama
Louisiana
J. H. Lyon
Main Street
W. B. Newman
Tratie Maneger
H.C Townsend
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U.S. Gov
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Peoria
Eee
Burlington
Leavenworth
Atchison
ST. Joseph
Omaha
Sioux City
Bluffs
Paul
Minneapolis
Quincy
Hannibal
Chicag
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C. Dawes
Reflector
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