Smugglers, Dreams, and Quiet Hearts by the Sea
In a moonlit coastal scene Elizabeth and Gabrielle discuss smuggling, wealth, and aging as Gordon Bennett muses on a ship of dreams. The party reflects on present life and future hope while watching waves, pondering treasure, loyalty, and what the sea may return.
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Drr
Blake
Elizabeth
Mr. Graham
Mrs. Graham
Lily
Elizaveth
Misa Elizabeth
Bennett
Str
Graham
Nisei
Julien
Gabrielle
Gordon Bennett
Elise
Gabriele
Land of Dreams
Gabeielle
Edith
Mr. Blake
Night Meeting by Flickering Splinters Inspires Rural Folk
Elder J W Cook recalls a Missouri fair county scene where a dark schoolhouse and candleless cabin could not stop faith. A resourceful brother improvised by using planks from the platform as a makeshift lighting rig so the visiting preacher could read his Bible, yielding an astonishingly successful gathering.
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J. W. Cook
Fair County
Missouri
Sartix
Sam's Only Enjoyment in Charleston Funeral Tale
A Grance gardener returns from a Charleston visit to hear the family mistress ask about his time. He replies that he did not enjoy it at all unless a friend had died during his trip, revealing a morbid, superstitious coastal belief about funerals shared by some colored communities.
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Wilfrid
Ming
Ralth
Sam
Seacoast
Carolinas
Grance
Charleston
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertises Cure For Back Aches
An advertisement claims relief from back pain rheumatic discomfort urinary issues and diabetes risk by treating kidney problems with Dean's Kidney Pills sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. A second item describes former Sheriff Chesterfield C Middlebrooks awakened by an earth tremor blamed on a six pound bull frog under a Highland Lake bungalow prompting a planned capture attempt.
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Bright
Issy
Dean
H. Mayne
Market St
Paris
Tenn
Doan
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Chesterfield C. Middlebrooks
Flighland Lake
Valuable Knowledge Spreading on Tuberculosis Fight
The National association says daily recruits in the tuberculosis war grow and new methods spread. If current interest lasts five years, all Americans will be informed on prevention and cure and the infectious nature of the disease. Two needs drive work: broader case registration and further isolation of dangerous advanced consumption.
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National Association
United States
Pleasant for Mr Bennett and dying Irish jokes
The passage recalls William S Bennett, a New York representative, addressing a district meeting in his youth with a sharp aside about the chairman. It closes with Tid Bits humor about a clergyman and an Irish man cleaning a cellar and the minister accompanying the dying.
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Bennett
William S. Bennett
New York City
Grape-Nuts touted as foundation of health cure
A New Hampshire woman credits Grape-Nuts with curing severe indigestion and stomach pain after failing relief from her former diet. She describes rapid recovery, improved digestion, clearer mind, and renewed strength, saying she is a "new woman" and attributing it to this natural food. The ad ends with a promotion for The Road to Wellville and the familiar slogan There's a Reason.
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New Hampshire
Ming
Generosity of the Gourmet
A Frenchman balks at two dollars for ready made trousers while a waiter boasts of his gourmet brother Gustav of Dax who grills chops in a three layer method. The outer chops dry, the middle one saved for eating, the two others given to his wife. The tale, from the Buffalo Express, plays on dining pretension and family pride.
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Gustav
Dax
The Law's Delay The Doctor Explained
A doctor explains a hospital visit is necessary to provide for a roof on a new house. The scene reflects a blunt exchange over medical necessity and housing needs. A separate vignette shows a tired shoe store clerk under a scorching day, resisting overbearing customer demands.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hamlins Wizard Oil Promoted In Ailment Warning
A terse ad-like notice warns of infections from food and urges exposure prevention. It endorses Hamlins Wizard Oil as a quick cure and notes that an easy start does not guarantee completion of a remedy.
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