The Return of Chee Lee Amid Tropical Vales
In a sunburnt tropical coast tale Verl und, a white drifter, waits for Chee Lee to return for a reckoning over the Chee Lee girl’s murder. The narrator reveals a long pursuit spanning Melbourne to Rockhampton with a crippling loyalty to a child victim.
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China
Mercery
Verlund
Melbourne
Patton
Yarra
Calina
Verland
Chee Lee
Chee Lew
Kuttan Soo
Danny
Chee—Chee Lee
Kuttan Lee
Red Point Yeaterday
Vorland
Dickens London landmark to be demolished in Fulwood’s Holborn ruin
A fragmentary notice reports the demolition of a London landmark in Fulwood’s Holborn basement once linked to Fagin’s thieves kitchen. The site, evidentially connected to Jack Sheppard and an earlier Bacon residence, marks a historic loss in the cityscape.
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London
Fulwood
Holborn
Fagin
Jack Sheppard
Francis Bacon
Bennett Woman Healed by Dean's Kidney Pills
Mrs J A Bennett of Gardiner Maine credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring her health after four months bedridden with back pain headaches and bladder inflammation. She reports complete recovery in three months and says the trouble has never returned. Sold by Foster Allen Co Buffalo NY 60 cents a box. Eggs dialogue about earnings appears as a separate fragment.
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J. A. Bennett
Fountain
Gardiner
Dean
Foster Alburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Arizona Judge Ponds Punishment On Slayer In Assault Case
In a courtroom scene from a 19th century style column, an Arizona judge lectures a defendant, warning that a $50 fine for not knocking down his would-be opponent sooner is due, while the sheriff will ensure payment. The piece riffs on legal satire and adds cartoonish dialogue from period magazines.
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Arizona
Sherif
Mustrated Sunday Magazine
Streetcar Etiquette Sparks Tense Moment on Sixth Avenue
A youth slips into a seat on a Sixth Avenue car as a stout woman threatens to strike him for not giving way. A bystander apologizes and another man offers his seat, while the woman shifts to complimenting the youth as a “gentle man” and condemning others as hogs.
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Sixth Avenue
Saya
New York Times
Mim
Postum Helps A Wisconsin Woman and Family Says Health Gain
A Wisconsin woman reports eight years of Postum use with three cups daily curing digestive distress after coffee caused bloating and headaches. She notes husband and mother also improved after switching, and urges others to try Postum as a plain facts letter from Postum Company Battle Creek Michigan.
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Postume
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wollville
Minister Confuses Widow with Lifelong Friend at Funeral
A minister misstates details during a funeral sermon for a man noted for benevolence and piety. He describes the widow repeatedly as bereaved, and adds an awkward line about care over this widowed handmaid. Meanwhile a New York reader reveals a heavy weight strength exercise using a two ton safe and 9,000 pound chain box.
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Frank
Sergyman
New York
New York Press
Nasty exchange in casual chat overheard during practice
A terse conversation captures a trainer and swimmer exchange as the swimmer asks about grace in a stroke while a critical remark about appearance interrupts the session. The moment reflects tension in a training environment.
Beware of Mercury Ointments for Catarrh Warning
Fragmentary ad and political chatter mix in a noisy OCR page. A Mercury containing catarrh ointment cautions appear beside testimonials and a Washington Star quotation about politics. The text also references Hall's Family Pills and other drug claims.
Important to Mothers Castoria Adverts in 19th Century Print
An old advertisement snippet extols Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children, boasting decades of use and manufacturer signatures. It mentions pricing 3.44 and 1.00 per bottle, Agents wanted, and a free book offer. Also references Spohns and a Goshen Indiana company in a miscellaneous ad-like blend.
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Spohn
Spolin Medical
Goshen
Ind
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