Island siege and a daring rescue at St James
Captain Nathaniel Plum lands on Beaver Island to negotiate with Mormon rulers over a stolen sloop and hidden wife Marion. Amid fires and ambushes he witnesses massed defense, joins mainland fighters led by Neil, and clashes with Strang’s forces as a battle unfolds and Plum fights to save Marion and escape with survivors.
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Nathaniel Plum
Tynhoon
Beaver Island
Obadiah Price
Nat
Franklin Pierce
United States
Price
Strang
The
Islacs
Neil
Arbur Croche
Plum
Marion
Winnsome
Mat
Lake
Nathaniel
Merion
Obadiah
Bim
St. James
Captain Plum
Lazy Yet Successful Lawyer Tale
Judge William J. Boyhan recalls a paradoxical lawyer famed for laziness and success. A messenger delivers a box of one thousand envelopes he carries away, loses on an elevated train, and retrieves Monday morning from the station lost and found near his office, joking that they will await him. The anecdote highlights his casual wit and self interest.
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William J. Boyhan
New York
Boghan
The Lumberman Career Path From Yard to Mill Boss
A comprehensive view of lumbering as a broad industry and a guide for a boy to enter the field. From initial general work in a local yard to clerical tasks, freight rate studies, and eventual ascent to mill ownership or senior sales roles, with milestones, salaries, and training steps described.
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Cr. W. Jennings
East
Middle West
Crawfish Soup Ad Inspires Nostalgic Reflections
An Ohio State Journal note muses on crawfish soup as a tasty link to boyhood days. The writer praises the crawfish as a clean, fascinating crustacean, compares it to lobster, and recalls hunting crawfish and eating mussels and pawpaw for dessert before the war.
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Ohio State Journal
One of the Producers Says Umbrellas Aid Neighbors
A philanthropist urges action for others without reward. The speaker adds his method: he buys umbrellas rather than borrowing them to comfort fellow men.
Hood's Sarsaparilla praised for cures and sleep
A testimonial from Mrs. C G M Root of Gilead Connecticut credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with restoring sleep and curing lifelong scrofula. The passage follows a separate humorous anecdote about a farmer and his apprentice, ending with a grim note as the farmer reveals he shot the old white mare.
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CG. M. Root
Gilead, Conn
Not a Singer Johnny Whistles Instead at School
A teacher urged a boy named Johnny to sing in class. When the school began singing, a girl waved to stop. She suggested Johnny would be nearer God if he whistles rather than sings.
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Johnny
It Might Help
A brief dialogue suggests a strained home life as a husband recalls his wife greeting him at the door. He wonders if small gestures, like bringing home a check, could ease their distance, implying the effort may restore connection.
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Nathaniel
Her Way. A quip about husbands and slippers
In a witty exchange from Puck, Mrs. Boggs jokes she hides her husband’s overshoes where he cannot find them, while Mrs. Woggs asks if he should stay home and be served. The light dialogue highlights domestic humor on gender roles and familiar routines.
Quotable Exchange on Unknown Quantities in Borrowing
A witty exchange unfolds as a father asks if Pop sees X as an unknown quantity. The son replies that he has always found it so whenever he tries to borrow one.
A Good Score and Bogey Talk From the Suburb
A brief quirky note cites a suburb exchange on golf and numbers. A local quip asks what bogey means while citing annual cooks figures with a twist, mentioning forty and forty-one as a playful comparison.
Widow Finds Health Boost With Postum Coffee Substitute
A widow recalls severe heart trouble and nerve pain until she quit coffee for Postum. She notes immediate health gains, restored appetite, stronger heart, and easier life insurance passes. She credits Postum for seven years of use and ongoing good health.
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Postum
Postum Company
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore A. J. Adams' Health
A. J. Adams of Roseburg Oregon reports severe back pain weak limbs poor sight and weak blood flow before taking Doan's Kidney Pills. After use he says he feels like a different person and regained strength. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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A. J. Adams
Rose St
Roseburg
Ore
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Double Edged Wedding Parental Reflections
A father comments on his daughter's marriage to the chosen husband, remarking that it is solemn when daughters marry and leave, while a wedding guest notes its solemnity is greater when they do not marry. The exchange echoes a cautious humor about family futures and daughters' futures after marriage.
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Hood
Squire
Gas death tease sparks chilling humor in Puck
The cartoon shows Mrs Scrappington reading as a woman allegedly turns on gas causing her sleeping husband to suffocate. The husband responds with a mock quip about wives waking husbands and talking them to death, reflecting dark humor from Puck.
Not Just What He Meant At The Masquerade
Dialogue excerpt features a masquerade scene where a woman asks if her costume suits and a man replies with high enthusiasm that she would be lovely in any disguise. The exchange emphasizes charm and flattery in a playful curt interaction.
No Girls. Wombat’s Country Place Promised Tours
The quote recalls a brief stay at Wombat's country place. It contrasts a promised tour of his neighborhood and scenery with a lack of lasting time, reflecting on self-possession as self-restraint and self-direction.
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Wombat
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Magnus G. Kettner
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Washington
Texas
Michigan
Maine
Panama Canal
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COLT
Spohn Medical
Untley As de Ag
William
Zur
London
Hewitt
Jewett
W. H. Thomson
Cascarets
Mae
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