Jim Shaw Reflects on Life and His Late Wife Sally
In a rural village, Jim Shaw recalls forty years with Sally Shaw, praising her executive skill and steadfast care. He describes building a barn through her planning, his concealed schemes, and her calm, final happiness as she faced death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
Benjamin
Tworm
Hiis
Jim
Jim Shaw
Sally
Womart
Ben
James Shaw
Tim
Elio
Grimson
Shaw
Gaya
Jaye
Tve
Jong
Tye
The Pearl Necklace Heist and the Ballroom Trick
Edgar Desmond, a social climber skilled in sleight of hand, stages a clever deception at a society ball to recover a stolen pearl necklace. He turns the recovered jewel into a publicityful moment, defends Miss Rosa Mainwaring and avoids scandal, eventually earning a partnership and marrying her sister.
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Edgar Desmond
Edgar
Rosa Mainwaring
Desmond
Robert Chamberlin
Chaberlin
Chamberlin
Mre. Worth
Fagar
Holgar
Miss. Mainwaring
Miss Malinwaring
Miss Mainwaring
Annabel
The Factory That Is Never Left
Dmitri Nikanovich, trapped in a giant state iron works, secretly plans escape with Anna his wife. She reveals a four year long tunnel drilled from their cottage side and a hidden riverbank exit. They flee at night, steal a rowboat, cross the river, and reunite with their children after reaching a peasant hut then travel toward the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tral Mountains
Russia
Siberia
Dmitri Nikanovich
Nikanovich
Nicholas Artemvich
Nicholas
Artemyich
Artemvich
Dmitri
Anna
Martha
Americus
Tmes
Jay
Dedrick and Eskimos in Arctic Rift Over Peary Feud
Dr Frederick A Cook testifies for Dr Dedrick detailing clashes with Lt Peary aboard the Erika expedition. Dedrick remained with Eskimos at Cape Sabine after resigning, amid disputes over leadership and aid. Cook cites Dedrick’s duty to natives and notes Peary’s food refusals during a tense Arctic standstill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedrick
Frosta
Peary
Belne
Frederick A. Cook
Brooklyn
Thomas &. Dedrick
Petry
Matt Henson
Henson
Dederek
Redrick
Leary
Je. Dedvick
Arctic
Algo Thit
Peary Fone
Erie
Lome
Yeasel
Wyckoff
Maysell
Dediiel
Reagan
Bridgman
Pears
Smith Sound
Cape Sabine
Ike
A Cryptic Mix of Jests and Gold Country Rumors
A rash of wry quips and tall tales fill the page. London Tit-Bits offers a joke about a man’s horizon and a pun on expenses. The New York Times notes miner John Calhoun claiming a gold ledge seven feet thick and a mile long, valued at $20,000,000 within a year.
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John Calhoun
M. Quad
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jims Reincarnation
D. H. Talmadze
Harah Shaw
Eskimos
Sixploter
DE. Cook
Yal Ion
Harry
George
Roston
COAL
G. A. Mayne
Acisley, Ion
Hush Fever
Oceand Borgo
G. H. Kerr
Heykens
London
New York Times
Carlos
Portugal
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