Light 'Freights Light 'Freights
Private Bliss deserts the Merman aboard a drunken bachelor crew misbehaving at sea. After a rough night a plan to land him at Bystermouth escalates. Bliss survives on deck then deserts, while the skipper discovers all hands and clothes gone, ending with Bliss seeking a new path ashore.
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Bill
Bustermouth
Bliss
Bob
Byster Mouth
Private Bliss
Mr. Bliss
Ted
Bard
Bystermouth
Army
Old Thomas
Thomas
George
Kept. His Word. A Loud Irish-baiting Incident
In a hotel rotunda on a Saturday night a small, swaggering man mocked Irish people with loud talk. A tall bystander listened, then stepped forward and challenged the speaker by repeating a line about Irishmen being cowards, ending the exchange with a brisk walk away.
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Hotel Rotunda
Ireland
Bane Weaver
Pela
Arun
Railway News Highlights in Yokohama Trams and City Projects
The report notes electric tramways expanding in Yokohama and similar urban railway developments across two nations. It references large city projects and ongoing work shaping mass transit, underscoring modernization of urban mobility and public transport infrastructure.
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Yokohama
Prominent Health Advice on Worldly Truths and Remedies
The article extols a broad fund of health guidance found in modern homes, praising informed living and reliable data. It promotes the Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted, physician-endorsed laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co, urging buyers to seek the genuine product through leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Love Letters Now Filed Away
A Boston couple laughs at the memory of youth as a husband calls a trove of love letters junk to discard. He jokes that the tender notes are too soft to file while his wife protests the loss of their shared history.
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Ted
Thomas
Clarence
Helen
Lippincott
Clyde’s Pious Four Year Old Learns Tadpoles Lesson
A fragment describes Clyde, a talkative child, observing tadpoles with his father. The tale focuses on their dialogue about what tadpoles are and the wonder of discovery.
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Clyde
Gerald-May Kiss Request Sparks Tension Between Relatives
In a terse exchange, Gerald asks Gerald-May for a kiss to honor his mother, while Geraldine responds she has never received anything to trust, signaling strained family boundaries and uncertain affection.
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Gerald
Geraldine
Astonished The Doctor Old Lady Got Well With Food
A New York reader credits nourishment with Grape-Nuts for restoring her 71 year old grandmother after a doctor had given up. The woman could not keep food down until she began light meals with the product and gradually improved.
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N. Y
Sahai
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Dodd, Mead Company
Seashan
Harry Bliss
Elies
Love
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