Mysterious Beaver Island Saga of Plum and the Mormons
Captain Nat Plum lands on Beaver Island to bargain for ammunition with Mormon councilor Obadiah Price. Nat binds himself to deliver a package to President Franklin Pierce while a frightened woman in the Illacs era hints at danger. Strang plots, arrests, and a perilous escape unfold as Nat fights, is captured, and endures a coastbound vigil before rescue by Orion and Winnsome. Marion vanishes, and the quest to find her drives the latter acts amid covert loyalties and looming vengeance.
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Nathaniel Plum
Typhoon
Beaver Island
Obadiah Price
Nat
Franklin Piarce
United States
Price
Strang
Neil
Arbur Croche
Plum
Marion
Marlon
Winnsome
Nell
St. James
Ansome
Marion Ound
Orion
Flo
Obadiah
Nathaniel
Lfe
Sherly
Chicago
Leutenant
Michigan
Regan
Captain Plum
Qabadiah
Kirtland
Jean
Ike
Missouri
Joseph Smith
Nauvoo
Vengeance and reunion end on the Mormon frontier
Nathaniel and Marion survive a brutal cabin battle as Obadiah Price reveals a final plan. Sheriffs clash with local forces, Strang is dead, and Obadiah confesses long withheld crimes. Marion learns her lineage, while Nathaniel vows lifelong commitment amid triumph and tragedy.
Franking Privilege Commentary Sparks Gallery Remark
In a St Louis Star report Senator Money, minority leader, calls the frank a great privilege. A gallery occupant adds that the frank helps to get men back to Congress, prompting reflection on the large flow of franked documents from the national capital.
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Money
Congress
Frank
St. Louis Star
Poem Fragments Reflect Quiet Life Ambitions
Passage reflects a rural mood with themes of care and sharing. It contrasts personal satisfaction with what others obtain, hinting at communal values and simple pleasures. The lines read like a reflective verse about generosity and contentment.
Housekeeping as an art and duty for better living
The piece argues that beginning well requires planning and study, treating housekeeping as an art and science. It cites Rose Terry’s view that cooking and cleaning demand talent and refinement, and urges women to perform work with intention and high standards for a meaningful life.
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Rose Terry
Cook
The Bright Side Habit Worth More Than Wealth
A humorous note praises optimism, claiming a habit of looking on the bright side is valued more highly than an annual income and mocks fussiness about food by those who value intellect above appetite. The fragment suggests a light, witty editorial tone.
Lettuce and vegetables praised for nerves and cooling
Vegetable guide highlights lettuce for nerves and sleep, beets and celery for blood and digestion, onions for coughs and insomnia, and tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, carrots, turnips, radishes, and peppers for various health and cosmetic benefits. It suggests sauces and dressings, with salad ideas like asparagus on lettuce with radish and French dressing, and beets with mayonnaise on cabbage or celery.
Not All Fun for Father in Summer Cottage Tale
A brief humorous exchange notes renting a summer cottage with running water versus chores. The wife jokes about the husband enjoying not fetching water while an icehouse half a mile away will keep him busy. An economist character is depicted as one who saves money by cutting others’ expenditures.
Mrs. W. R. Cody Recovers from Kidney Trouble After Dean's Pills
Mrs. W. R. Cody of Lewiston Idaho endured fourteen years of kidney ailments with swelling headaches and nerve strain. After using Dean's Kidney Pills the swelling and backache subsided and she was cured. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo New York markets the remedy at 50 cents.
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Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Solving Negro Problem in Milwaukee Jail Scene
A crowded central police station receives a sleepy foreigner from Chicago seeking sleep. An officer suggests sharing a bank space already occupied by a colored man. The man declines, saying he cannot sleep in the dark and is tired, reflecting a curious 19th century racial joke from Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
The Old Gag About the Harem Skirt
Miss Lillian B Rowe at an advertisers dinner in Denver quips the harem skirt will be worn widely and recalls a 1840s joke aimed at men She warns sharpers may revive the gag by offering to teach women how to keep skirts from fringing and suggests the reply Wear knickers.
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Lillian B. Rowe
Denver
Willing to Support Proxy in a University Ballot
Albert Tiedemann, a University of Pennsylvania freshman, hesitated while voting for officers during a gathering. When a fellow left to vote by proxy, he echoed the idea and asked his neighbor for Proxy's first name, reflecting on the humor of doing good.
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Albert Tiedemann
University of Pennsylvania
Albert
Proxy
Wise Broker, Jiggs Marriage Plot Ends in Heist
In a comic exchange Jiggs reveals the marriage broker aimed to take 10 percent of a girl’s estate for a French Marquis match but ended up taking the entire estate by marrying the girl himself. Wiggs questions how this happened as the tale unfolds in lighthearted fashion.
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Jiggs
Wiggs
He Got the Pass in a Peculiar Plea
An exchange features a traveler demanding a pass while invoking a so called antipass law. He cites a niece as a plum and a nephew as a mule to justify free transport as a necessary caretaker. The debate centers on entitlement and official policy.
Kaiser Admires Bible Best Says London Chronicle
The Kaiser is portrayed as an avid reader with a Bible by his bedside and a preference for theology over military topics. During Mr. Roosevelt's Berlin visit last year, the Kaiser gave several books, about half theology and half military subjects, reflecting his interests.
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Kaiser
London Chronicle
Roosevelt
Berlin
Intricate Letter Ends Wife Says Baby Is Well
A puzzled Bilkins reads a long trip missive from his wife ending with a note that the baby is well and brighter, signed loving wife. Henry Clapp notes a self made man worships his creator, hinting at social commentary.
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Bilkins
Henry Clapp
Quoted Aphorisms and Advice From Historic Sayings
A collection of old proverbs and reflections on health luck and love. The notes reference a late superstition about curing ague with night visits and a lard egg burial, along with reflections on eternity love kindness and life value attributed to Madame de Stael and other writers.
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Madame de Stael
Taft Lookalike Joke Sparked by Dinner Remark
The Cleveland Leader recounts that Assistant Treasurer James A. Mathews of the Guardian bank was teased about resembling President Taft. After years of jokes fading, a dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harmon and their daughter revived the topic. Dorothy Harmon replied that Mathews did not resemble Taft in the face.
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James A. Mathews
Guardian Bank
Taft
Mathews
Uncle Jim
Cleveland
Australia observes Captain Cook anniversary with naval salute
Australia marked the 141st anniversary of Captain Cook's first landing at Botany Bay. HMS Endeavor, a 370 ton barque, anchored at Sting Rays Harbor in 1770, stayed eight days, and the British flag was raised. On the anniversary the flag was unfurled again at the landing site and saluted by harbor warships.
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Australia
Captain Cook
H. M. S. Endeavor
Sting Rays Harbor
Botany Bay
Ants as Major Geologic Agents in Tropical Lands
Professor J C Branner writes in the Bulletin of the Geological Society of America on ants shaping landscapes. He notes deep burrows reaching 3.5 meters and networks that ramify widely, highlighting their vast environmental impact.
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J. C. Branner
Bulletin of the Geological Society of America
Mind Shapes Digestion As Food Arrives
G W Post presents how mental state affects digestion, citing Pavlovian experiments with dogs. Anticipation triggers digestive juices even without food entering the stomach, while worry or anger can suppress them. The piece urges a peaceful, pleasant breakfast to promote prime health.
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Oliver
Curwood
Magnus G. Kettner
Bobbe-Merril Gu
Father
Levis
Wise Broker
Thomas Gold Appleton
Geneson
Wes
Ottawa
Canada
T Wolmes
Jackson St
St. Paul
MM. MecLachlan
Watertows, S
G. W. Post
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Pawlov T
Pavloff
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