A Humorous Conductor Turns Private Soldier Tale
A long Irregular travel anecdote unfolds on a New York to Hartford express. A bold but unresponsive woman in a cloak and a suave man provoke awkward admissions from passengers as the train slows. After an hour’s delay a whispered confession reveals a comic romance and a mistaken route led by a prince in disguise.
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Hereditary Taints and the Reach of Heredity
A hospital column reflects on heredity as a pervasive factor shaping mental traits and bodily features. It notes the potential to modify inherited constitutions through parental influence and urges gratitude for the ability to treat or eradicate inherited taints. An Indiana girl allegedly fired a pistol at her date after he was late, citing frustration over delays.
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Carry Your Own Soap Warns Traveler Doctor
A physician notes that one in fifty travelers contracts skin disease from hotel soap. He urges guests to bring personal soap and avoid reusing worn bars left by previous occupants to prevent bothersome infections.
Odd dead customer plans his own funeral in a cynical post mortem tale
A cynical old man in a tenement district, dying without kin, spends 500 to stage a funeral like others. Anxious to mock life, he buys a full funeral service and flowers, hiring a business agent who completes the arrangements. No one in the city knows him, yet the coffin and banners spellfarewell while pallbearers collect their pay and the crowd remains distant.
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