Escape and reunion in a perilous inquest
Leslie Somers endures a staged escape plan as he crawls from captivity to reach his home. He retrieves a sketch of his wife's release, links with a sympathetic shepherd, and finally returns to his door exhausted. Nurse and porter react, while a doctor tends his injuries and the couple are briefly reunited after a tense separation and deception.
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Somera
Lennie
Leslie
Lessie
Gertrude
Lestie
Illess
Ted
Elizabeth
Lim
Sue
Lir
Mia
Porter
Romere
London
Laredon
Grentleman
Col Wardelury
Beard
Siz
Miss Somers
Anla
Lextie
Miss Reniera
Col
Ian Nadie
Tier
Bear Blocks Path of Lone Angler Conductor Houston Survives
Conductor Luke Houston of the Southern Railroad, vacationing at Seaside, encountered a 250 pound black bear while resting on a log over Necranteau Creek. The bear blocked his passage for hours until a hunter arrived and killed the animal. Houston, an avid fisher, watched the bear size him up before the hunter ended the stand-off.
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Luke’ Houston
The
Southern Railroad
Tle
Houston
Necanteau
Necralium Creek
Hhm
Mai HO Uscipe
Gray Byiren
Ancient history quiz by rural high school girls
In a rural district a group of six farm girls using telephone lines together review ancient history before a final exam. They joke about Moses dates and counting years, figuring how ancient timelines align with modern years by simple forward counting.
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Consolidated High School
Moses
Tenratta
Terypt
Ethel
R. G
Henrietta
Pat
Jos
Tfenrietta Owas
Excavations Reveal Ancient Greek Harbor City Artifacts
Russian Archaeological Society led by M. Formakovski uncovers seventh century B C walls foundations and a preserved wine cellar at the Gireek-elty OND site. Rediscovered treasures include gold marble pottery later sent to the Hermitage while researchers verify authenticity amid reports of spurious artifacts from the Louvre.
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Elty Ond
Boug
Beowenh
Aiuk Nteoho
Wuelper Cps
Miletus
Waa
Olbla Fepass
Northern Sea
Getae
Dion Chrysostom
Carrhal
M. Formakovski
Archaelogieal Society
Pormakovaki
Greece
Hermitage
St. Petersburg
Satiapharnes
Louvre
Fashioning the mannish suit in a startling wardrobe shift
The Philadelphia Press reviews fall and winter women’s fashion with a focus on mannish tailored suits, heavy plaid deux piece ensembles, and three quarter coats. It notes broader wraps, ornate evening garments, capes, and gown trims, highlighting self trims, passementerie, and bold color combinations as designers push for practical yet striking garments for cold weather.
Stone Slingers of the Nile Shield Egypt Wheat
In Egypt farmers recruit stone slingers to defend crops from birds during growing seasons. Men perch on small platforms with slings to drive off provenders of grain, a seasonal but regular profession, though poorly paid. The New York Tribune notes the practice lasts only weeks twice yearly.
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Nile
Egypt
New York Tribune
Man and Wife Buxton endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills
Buxton North Carolina September 12 special Mr B L Skrivseth reports joining a growing local following for Dodd's Kidney Pills He credits the remedy for curing his wife after years of kidney trouble and says eight boxes cured her He also used three boxes and felt better and stronger The advertisement claims the pills cure kidney diseases from backache to diabetes and Bright's Disease
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Buxton
N. C
B. L. Skrivseth
Dodd
Skrivseth
Mr. Skrivseth
Bright
Midnight Serrenade and Curious Claims Reported
A Newport resident cites a new way to fire china while a Covington man comments on breaking up cat concerts as part of an odd exchange with an undiscovered genius. The fragment hints at quirky locals and eccentric ideas in a small town scene.
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Newport
China
Covington
Greatest in the World CASCARETS Sale Record
Claims CASCARETS hold the world’s largest sales for similar medicines with over ten million boxes sold annually. Credits newspaper advertising and strong merit for the huge demand as users are cured and recommend them to others.
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Cascarets
Cabcarets
The Only Safe Course
A school drill scene shows five supervisors visiting a class during a board meeting. The children, well drilled by the teacher, respond to prompts about fire procedures. Mr Wales asks for a speech and the chorus answers with a confident chant about going warm one and marching downstairs.
Timber Library at Cassela Hbrary Unique in World
The Holz bibliothek at Wilhelmshohe park binds timber volumes printed on wood blocks. Compiled by Karl Sebfeldbach at century end, it contains about five hundred volumes. Each book notes its tree source in morocco bound covers with plates showing the tree’s growth and a treatise on forest natural history.
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Cassela
Holzbiblistek
Karl Sebfeldbach
Wilhelmshohe
Morocco
Coffee Complexion Claims Boost From Postum
A woman credits Postum with clearing a coffee stained complexion and reversing health woes caused by coffee. She says after a week she improved, and two years later remains well, attributing her recovery to stopping coffee and drinking Postum. Mention of Postum Co Battle Creek and a book in each package.
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Tall
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Wali
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