Admiral seeks berth amid docks in London tale
The Admiral Hay Denver visits The Saint Lawrence Shipping Company offices seeking an officer role. He presents his vast sea record, offers to drop his title, and recalls salvage in Bay of Fundy as managers weigh his age and fit for the firm. He leaves hopeful, having just signed a pension transfer.
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International Press Association
Thames
Saint Lawrence Shipping Company
Henry
Royal Navy
Admiral Hay Denver
Montreal
London
Hay Denver
Denver
Comrus
Bay of Fundy
Pensions and Family Resolve Under Financial Strain
Harold Denver faces ruin as creditors close in and the family scraps to cover debts. A sudden cash infusion from his mother's fund and his father's secret pension sale keeps the wolves at bay, but the truth about the pension shocks Harold and tests their bond. Harold rejects the gift, vowing to reclaim the pension and repay every penny.
Retort Disconteous Newsboy Tale Reflects Clever Scam
A Chicago Tribune anecdote about a dirty newsboy who feigns birthdays to boost sales. He earns nickels as women fall for the ruse until one skeptical shopper exposes the lie and the boy explains he plans to keep repeating birthdays until he can quit. The shopper ultimately gives a dime and moves on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Rascal
Thinks He Is an Engine Inmate At Ann Arbor Jail
A 17 year old in the county jail at Ann Arbor Michigan believes he is a train of cars. He imitates starting and stopping noises, acts out filling water and coal, and pretends to run at speed. Officers halted him on a railroad track as he "started" the engine and the whistle could be heard a mile away.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Pontiac Asylum
The Very First Fight in Human Storytelling
The dialogue argues about primordial conflicts with Cain and Abel cited against a serpent’s fall from Adam, framing early biblical clashes as foundational legends. The exchange contrasts two viewpoints on original conflict in human origins.
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Briggs
Cain
Abel
Riggs
Adam
Well Situated Post Offices in North Carolina
A note from a North Carolina source mentions a post office named Troublesome and nearby Matrimony, indicating quaint or humorously named locales within the state. The fragment hints at geographic wit without detailing events or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Tribute to Thomas W. Hovenden’s selfless artistry and heroism
A Salmagundi club tribute lauds painter Thomas W. Hovenden for selflessly risking his life to save a child at Worristown. The piece highlights his unselfish nature, openness to critique, and distinctive mastery of Arthurian subjects as seen in Elaine and The Rising Sun, with anecdotes of patrons and his generosity to fellow artists.
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Thomas W. Hovenden
Worristown
Salmagundi Club
Hovenden
Elaine
Galahad
Aem
Knights of the Round Table
William T. Walters
Baltimore
America
Port Aven
Brittany
Europe
Burr H. Nicholls
New York
Monument to Tecumseh death tied to Vice President Johnson
The article recounts how James Voorhees funded a Capitol bust honoring Tecumseh’s death in battle. It notes Andrew Johnson’s role as a wounded congressman who helped defeat Tecumseh at the Thames on October 5 1813 and later became vice president under Martin Van Buren after a senate selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tecumseh
United States
Congress
James Voorhees
Senate
Johnson
Blue Grass
Washington
New Republic
Kentucky
Secretary of War
William Henry Harrison
Indiana
Martin van Buren
Electoral College
Johson
All Kinds of Climate Across Regions
The report notes varied climate bands across the United States from deserts in Arizona to tropical zones in Florida and cooler regions in Idaho and Montana. It highlights Sahara like heat, Amazon like humidity, and Greenland like cold in different areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United States
Sahara
Arizona
Amazon
Florida
Greenland
Idaho
Montana
Pulitzer Portrait and World Facts From a Bar Harbor Visit
A half hour chat at Chatwold Bar Harbor paints Joseph Pulitzer as an amiable editor tall and slender with a reddish beard. The piece notes his wealth, a near million dollar annual income after twelve years building his newspaper empire, and cites diverse world facts from orchards and domestic work to lake fish yields and eye color theories.
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Joseph Pulitzer
Chatwold
Bar Harbor Place
Pulitzer
Fairmont
Kas
United States
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Lake Erie
Niagara Falls
Philadelphia
Bar Harbor
SIFTINGS: Proverbs and Parables From A Living Page
A collection of short epigrams and reflections on faith, fortune, charity, and daily life. The pieces joke and exhort, contrasting worldly advice with religious wisdom, urging reliance on God and prudent conduct.
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EY A.conan Doyle
Norwood
Harold Denver
Harold
Pearson
Walker
Clara
Cad
Dad
Charles Westmacott
Ida
Ameri
Richard M. Johnson
Chase & West
Walnut St
Des Moines
Gowper
Pope
Serene Stree
C. E. Risser & Bro
Agts
Chicago Cottage Organ Co
J R Martin
Toubes & Jacobson
Furriers
Drake Sanitarium
West Fourth St
Iowa
Joseph H. Drake
Posner
F. M. Oakley & Co
Binx
Jesus
God
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