Trailblazer Cameron in Alaska Tax Patrols
John A Cameron deputy collector of internal revenue in Nome leads a harsh Alaskan campaign to enforce federal tax laws and suppress illicit distilling. He travels 50 to 100 miles on dogsleds through Arctic wastes, faces frost and loneliness, and tracks bootleggers like Charles Williams, bringing violators to justice under Crocker in Washington.
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John A. Cannon
Interdal
Sevano
Nome
Woshington
D. Crocker
Alaska
Atnaka
Wight
Masia
John A. Cameron
Crocker
Cameron
West
Internal Revenue
Aingka
Arctic Ocean
Chatham Sound
Behring Sea
Rampart House
England
Bia
Yukon Squre
Charles Williams
Togues
Northwest Mounted Police
Dawson
Williams
Northwest
Mounted Police
Treasury Department
United States
Remarkable Bavarian Rises From Wye Rock Using Air Pressure
Wrecking experts led Captain Leslie in an unprecedented effort to float the 12,000 ton steamship Bavarian from the rocks after she lay impaled on Wye Rock for over a year. By sealing compartments, placing rock and sand bags, and applying compressed air, the vessel was coaxed off the rock and raised to sixty feet of water, lifting crew and capitalists' hope.
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Leslie
Kingston
Quebec
United States
New York
Labrador Mail Carrier on the Labrador Coast
A vivid sketch describes a rugged mail carrier known as the wall carrier of the Labrador Coast. Enduring harsh weather and long distances, he covers hundred mile routes with little rest, aided by his mule like endurance and a willingness to carry heavy goods for neighbors, even during freezing nights.
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Labrador
Houges
Bogan
Akeeters
Pato
Pete
Demand For Young Men By Charles M Schwab
The article cites Charles M Schwab urging that corporations seek capable young men from all backgrounds to manage affairs. He argues large enterprises will pay well and offer vast opportunities, insisting the individual still matters amid big capital. He laments not being a young man starting anew.
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Charles M. Schwab
Tarvard
Yale
Woman and the Ballot by Rev Madison C Peters
A historical piece argues against granting women the ballot, claiming it would misuse liberty, corrupt gender roles, and convert women into public officials or jurors. The author contends that expanded female influence would distort marriage and society, warning of vulgarized conduct and masculine traits in women.
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Madison C. Peters
Ada Uething
The Disintegration of Family Life
Editorial by David Greer argues the nation faces danger from family breakdown driven by commercialism. He urges hope in small towns where true American ideals and unselfish character grow, praising home life as the nation's best source of strength and future leaders.
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Lfe
Parent
Brothe&r
Slater
Salf
Ideals Over Ideas In Wilson Peroration
The passage contrasts ideals with ideas, quoting Woodrow Wilson’s insistence that youthful conviction drives progress. It argues older people overanalyze and dampen progress, praising bold ideals as more potent than mere ideas and urging living by visions rather than pruned prose.
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Woodrow Wilson
Graveyard Roses Poem Fragments From New Orleans Times
Fragmentary verse recalls graveside roses and mournful blooms as mossy mounds and morning wind frame lines about larkspur lily violet and the sky. It reflects on unloved hearts and bitter tears, rising from the earth with a somber tone.
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Orlesus Times-Democrat
The Hunter in the Chimney Trap and a Girl's Bravery
A 16 year old girl recounts fending off a violent farmhand by using a hidden money stash behind a brick in the kitchen chimney. She traps him with a table and cupboard, then holds him at gunpoint until a hunting party arrives for help. The tale ends with the man jailed and the girl safe.
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Mother
Father
Alo
Tyhall
Lee
Cat's Eyes Tell the Time Across Chinese Lore
Searst Long Known to the Chinese, a French traveler recounts how a cat eyed time by pupil changes. Hue, testing with a Chinaman, observed cats' pupils narrow to noon then dilate, confirming the eye based time method.
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Luropear
M. Hue
Hue
Hing
Fragmented Old Advertisements and Jumbled Sayings Gathered
A garbled OCR style clipping presents scattered phrases about bad news traveling faster and praise being broadcast, mentioning a lyceum lecturer, a local paper roast, and a lecture course audience. It references Baltimore American and New York Sun snippets with nonsensical dialogue and misread names.
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Lyceum
Baltimore American
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Peter Wright
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Farwy
Cat
Johnny
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