Voyage to treasure island aboard Hispaniola
The voyage toward Treasure Island proceeds aboard the Hispaniola with Captain Smollett, Dr Livesey, and Captain Arrow. Arrow shows drunkenness, is dismissed, and Long John Silver and crew stir hidden mutiny plans as the ship nears the treasure isle. Silver’s whispered plots unfold while Barbecue the cook and the parrot provide color amid wary leadership and rising tension.
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Trena
Dr. Livesey
Captain Smollett
Floctor
Mr. Trelawney
Saul
Silveney
Hawking
Squire
Amart
Yrelawney
John Silver
Mr. Arrow
Long John
Smollett
Yolandry
Benbow
Stier
Admiral Benvon
Anatch
Hispaniola
Thad
Isle of Treasure
Treasure Island
Job Anderson
Israel Hands
Long John Silver
Joba
Flint
Bere
John
England
Madagascar
Anl
Malabar
Surinam
Providence
Portobello
Hawkins
Cap'n
Noah
Aquire
S. W
Silver
Morgan Gifts $250000 to His Employes in New Year Gift
The New York Herald reports J P Morgan & Co distributed $250000 in New Year gifts to every employee. Checks matched full annual salaries from $40 a month office boy to $10000 bond/loan clerks, marking the largest such distribution in Wall Street history and far exceeding prior estimates.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
New York Herald
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Lawman questioned in bank teller shooting inquiry
Fragmentary notes from Detroit Free Press reference a lawyer and a private witness discussing a man linked to a bank teller shooting. Names and details are unclear, but the context implies an investigation involving a lawyer, a private witness, and a bank incident.
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Detroit Free Press
Sawyer
Tellet
Thief Among Angels and a Spurgeon Misstatement
A humorous exchange recalls young Charles Spurgeon correcting a statement about angels pockets in heaven. The Cambridge mayor questioned him on sensationalism, leading to a reversal about thieves in heaven and the angels pockets or feathers, with Spurgeon promising to set it right.
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Spurygeon
Cambridge
Spurgeon
Judicial Indignation Over Two Ungrateful Young Men
Baltimore Sun Street Cleaning Commissioner Iglehart recalls a Philadelphia whisky tale. Two young men watered a famed bottle, got suspended for a year by the club, and provoked a judge to threaten harsher punishment. The anecdote highlights stern views on misconduct.
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Baltimore Sun
Iglehart
Philadelphia
Frien
South River Club
Baltimore
Colonel Iglehart
Board of Directors
Judge B
Three Hebrews in the furnace a Sunday school tale
A New York Evening Post excerpt recalls a Sunday school lesson where children are asked where the Hebrews went, with the punchline that they went down the register as the teacher tests memory. The piece also notes London spending over a million pounds annually on funerals.
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New York Evening Post
London
Peruna praised by families for swift health gains
Letters from Mrs Schafer in Missouri and Mrs Long in Colorado describe dramatic improvements in their children after starting Peruna. A Texas mother reports her baby Ruth regaining appetite and vitality after less than a bottle. Dr Robbins and Mrs Heard also commend Peruna’s effects on coughs, colds, and hearing issues. Dr Hartman invites more testimonials and offers free advice.
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C. B. Long
G. W. Heard
Howth
Texas
California Fig Syrup Co
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R. Robbins
Muskogee
Tadian
Ser
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Dr. R. Robbins
sIoUx Crry Ptg. Co
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