Out of the Quicksands A Prison Escape Love Tale
A stormy night at a fortress prison sees Black Sam, a feared convict, release a fellow inmate and vanish with Mary Shon, the quarryman’s daughter. The dead body of a victim is found on the sands, exposing dark secrets and a father’s hatred. Black Sam and Mary flee by boat toward an unknown fate as guns fire and the moonlight bleaches the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lie
Diack Sam
Sam
Black Sam
Mary Siryn
Mary Shon
Tle
Athol
Marz Uryn
Hite
Samuel Bryn
Petury
Mary
Carrie
Sunda
Lue
English Spoken Mix Up At Amsterdam Shop
A German speaking shop owner near Amsterdam explains a tourist who entered after seeing English spoken in a window. A wrong cylinder, dyed differently for Dutch and German, played a German message causing minor confusion. The proprietor blames a stupid assistant and praises the visitor's German fluency for preventing a loss of a patron.
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Amsterdam
Birt
Madaut
Etranger
Gramophone
Dugllah
Aly
Fruits and farming strides in Washington and a boy’s craving for fruit
Secretary James Wilson speaks on aid to American farmers citing darum wheat the wheat testing machine and potash extraction from franite. He envisions cheaper finest products eventually within reach and recalls old grape commerce with a boy preferring fruit over carrots. A wash goods pitch touts starch and home laundering. A comical domestic exchange ends with a jab about poker stories and remittance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Mr. Wilson
Allen's Font-Ease Shoes Cure Ad
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Font-Ease promising relief for swollen hot feet allowing one size smaller shoes. It claims to reduce swelling and sweating with a trial package free, listing Kadross A. 5S Olmsted Ts Roy as locations. It ends with a quoted aphorism about thinking leading to enlightenment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kadross A
Olmsted
Ts Roy
Guns Traps and Decoys Catalog Ad By Fur Co Minneapolis
Classified style note advertises low prices on firearms traps decoys and related hunting gear from Nout N. W. Hide and Fur Co of Minneapolis Minnesota. A stray phrase about a blonde lawyer appears, not connected to the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feca
Nout N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
W. L. Douglas
Douglsa
Alco
Excol Ad
Physicians Recommend Castoria for Health and Safety
Astoria has won favor with physicians and medical authorities. Castoria is praised as harmless and effective, soothing stomach pains, quieting nerves, and aiding digestion without narcotics. It is presented as a safe substitute for castor oil and unlike other tonics, with a journal urging its use for healthier children.
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Astoria
Bateman
Godfrey
Hail
Journal of Health
Chas
Fi. Fletcher
B. Halstead Scott
Chicago
Fil
William Belmont
Cleveland
Ohio
J. H. Taft
Brooklyn
R. J. Hamlen
Detroit
Mich
Metcher’s
Wm, J McCrain
Omaha
Neb
J. R. Clausen
Philadelphia
R. M. Ward
Kansas City
Mia
Castoria
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