The Marathon Mystery Revealed in New York Studio
Miss Croydon faces interrogation as Godfrey accuses her of witnessing a key Marathon incident. He unravels Tremaine’s plot, the Thompson hold up, and Tremaine’s attempt at manipulation. Drysdale’s imprisonment looms until a crucial truth about Tremaine and Miss Croydon’s sister surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana
Godfrey
Miss Croydon
Ate
Tremaine
Delroy
New York
Thompson
Simmonds
Eppcen
Bedias
Weil
Rae
Mina Croydon
Mybody
Mr. Delray
Nat
Dieppe
Jasine
Cropdon
Maken
Victor Charnel
Tramaine
Nist
Abe
Milas Croy
Barta
Father
Paria
Edith
Martinique
Mil
Vic
Tremmine
Met
Sydney
Allan Croydon
Celine
Godfrey Paunel
Stoppius
Nitti
Nils
Alser
al Blige
Jimmy
New Rae
M Galng
Misa Croydon
Jack Drysdale
Mr. Godfrey
Len
Awey
Eouvemira
Uncle Jerry and the White House spirits tale
A playful Washington White House tale recounts Uncle Jerry the footman and his ghostly encounters during George Washington's birthday celebrations. Tales of a bear attack, a swinging trunk, and the grand attic lantern ride unfold amid crowds, splashes of cannonfire, and Mrs. Hayes's calm correction of superstition.
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Lyghosta
Waele Joris
Ani
Benator
Jervy
White House
Mianstone
Charles Sumner
Lord Chesterfield
Elie
Tim
Washington
Yas
Mr. Dinsmore
Uncle Jerry
Master von Tuereen
Culonel
Jerry
George Washington
Kerridor
Aly
Aly, ‘Jee
Martin von Bureen
Martin van Buren
Carrien
Sonny
Hayes
Dakota
Mrs. Hayes
William
Willam
Crump
Abert Hawkins
Nellie
Qaurret
Nelle
Misy
Chile
Grandpa Dent
Kentern
Litt
Gayre
Twain on prohibition aboard ship in Harper's January
Mark Twain gave a humorous evasive take on prohibition during an Atlantic crossing. He claimed sympathy for temperance but critiqued practicality, joking that sawdust brandy and rail liquor would foil prohibition efforts.
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Mark Twain
Harpers
Atlantic
For Sale Items and Lighthearted Vignettes From An Old Paper
The page lists sale offers for horses cattle wagons harnesses buggies hay city property and farm lands with weekly or monthly payment options. It also includes assorted oddities like a joke about Vanderbilt at Biltmore and a parable about catching a mule, reflecting a mix of classifieds and humor from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulhall
Sioux City
Vanderbilt
Philadelphia Bulletin
George W. Vanderbilt
Biltmore
Asheville
Pittsburgh
Imine
Washington
F. Augustus Heinze
Nin
Banished Coffee Finally Banned From Homes
A mother plagued by seven years of nervous headaches quits coffee after switching to Postum. A girl, inspired by a cousin, adopts Postum, finds headaches disappear, and helps another friend brew it correctly. Coffee is banished from their home, per a testimonial from Mostuns Co. Battle Creek.
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Postum
Mostuns Co
Battle Creek
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Arthid the Marathon
Manhattan
Burton & Prevens
Holladay Cass
Jay Sliler
My. Delroy
Wimnie
New York Press
Heaven
von Colted
Hearst
Dingmore
Bob
Caniel
Dariness
Derry
Daniel
Baltimore
Cheat River
West Virginia
Waal
Frevi de Washington Glar
Missionarien
Krughtia
Michigan
Philadelphia
Tran
Newcastle
Penell
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