Smoking Room Tale Of Vanishing Passenger On A Steamer
An elderly American recounts aboard an ocean liner how Trevor, a lively passenger, vanished from a cabin with a jealous husband and attracted several women. Three years later the narrator encounters Trevor at his niece’s wedding, revealing a clan of deception and a captain’s discreet help to hide the truth.
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Southampton
New York
Trevor
Indies
Ree
Connecticut
Pacific Coast
Hoe
And the First Shall Be Last Parson Marries Ox Driver
A Sunday sermon is interrupted by a six foot ox driver who asks the parson to marry him and a girl. The brief awkward visit, laughter from the wife, and a rush to wed unfold as the couple seeks a fast, improvised ceremony before the parson resumes his sermon.
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Sampson
Pimcult
Parson
Grant
Obabe
Parton
Phrase on courage and proposals from Elbert G. Bentley
The fragment notes Bentley’s remark that “gals don't skeer worth a cent” and speaks to his stubborn courage, illustrating a belief in steadfast determination rather than fear. The passage emphasizes Bentley’s character and a humorous proof of his persistence.
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Elbert G. Bentley
Long Bridges Across North America and Europe
The Tay bridge in Scotland tops world length at 9,690 feet while the Brooklyn Bridge spans 6,000 feet and sits 139 feet above the water. Montreal’s Victoria Bridge is the longest in America at 199,184 feet long and 60 feet above the St Lawrence River. American railroad bridges are noted as marvels and New York plans two new spans across the Hudson, touted as the most expensive and remarkable.
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Scotland
Brooklyn
St. Lawrence
Montreal
America
New York City
Hudson
New York
Tribune
Plays and Players in Providence and London Productions
Maregret Wycherney leads an indy stock company in Providence with Bruce McRnett as leading man opposite Ethel Barrymore in Lady Frederick. Henry Arthur Jones backs a London bound draft of his new plays The Gownty Chairman The Bul tan of Sulu and The Sho-Guo. Billie Burke to star in To ve Watchers and plans for Spinay in London next year.
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Maregret Wycherney
Indy
Providence
Bruce McRnett
Ethel Barrymore
Lady Frederick
Henry Arthur Jones
Bultan of Sulu
London
Billie Burke
Fragmentary clippings stitch oddities from papers
Snippets mention a music rack in New York Tapes, a Missouri tale of a pig with extra tall ribs, Mormon pride in doctrine of annuities and soul mates, and a remark about a heat affected halfheaded man in Indianapolis News.
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New York
Missouri
Washington Post
Louis
Fragmentary quote on a three cent fire in town
A garbled OCR fragment shows a local remark about a three cent fire in town and a cryptic exchange mentioning an Irorian in Wales. The text is incomplete with unclear speakers and context.
Gastronomy In Milan Through History And Food Love
Milan’s famed appetite is traced from medieval calendars praising abundant food to Renaissance banquets and public feasts. Citizens long cherished sweets and street vendors for ice cream, with patrician fêtes and trade guilds highlighting beloved dining spots and festive meals.
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Milan
Italy
Bernaldo
Pittsburg Nationals Star Players Stand Out In Spring Talk
Baseball notes indicate Jimmy Kane a fine basher and boxer like on base paths. Nap Rucker praises his pitching edge. Abbaticchio bites harder hits than last season. Peters may trial with New York Nationals next spring. owner Gardiner wants McGraw to evaluate the player.
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Jimmy Kane
Pittsburg Nationals
Nap Rucker
Brooklyp
Abbaticchio
Peters
New York Nationals
Gardner
Home Notes On Cleaning Fish With Turpentine Warnings
Fragmented notes advise using turpentine to clean fish and remove grease. Instructions mention wiping with lukewarm water and soap, rubbing with flannel, and using alum for bleeding tongue. The text is garbled but centers on domestic maintenance and folk remedies.
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Dodino Tibbes
Frayed OCR Fragments Prompt Vague Cleaning Rite
Fragmentary text mentions naphtha paint dissolution and surface cleaning. References include a Free Baptist church and a Saturday night event, but details are incomplete and unclear.
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Free Baptist Church
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Miss Dorothy Maynard
Alex. Henderson
Allegretio
Dain
Pos Hy
Wats Ry
Sys
Flien Twinkie
Merry Little Elves
The
Valen Lento
Jay
Gale Wild
Dence
Murray Music CO
Eugene Holmes Burt
Cracky
A. T. Leffler
Gastronomy
Niagara. Falls
Cincinnati
WI H
Taft
Tinkats
Big Four
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