Farewell to Australia and a Pirates Panic on Steam
The narrative recalls a long voyage with the All-Americans touring Australia and Asia. Highlights include a farewell game in Adelaide with Governor Sir William Robinson, a 11 000 crowd in Victoria, and a ballpark in Ballarat. The crew endures boomerang shows, a misadventure with a German steamer, sauerkraut alibi, and a playful pirate scare aboard. While docked in Ceylon and Colombo, crowds cheered a mixed program of cricket and baseball, ending with a perilous shipboard fake pirate alarm and comic monkey escapades as Mark Baldwin clashed with a Bengal animal. The voyage continues toward Suez and Egypt, ending with Clarence the mascot evoking laughter among locals.
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Goodby
Adelaide
Chicago
William Robinson
Sir William
Gallarat
Australia
Tom Daly
Tom
Tallarat
Clarence
Cap'n
Ansing
Ballarat Oronan Asylum
Bartholomew
Terra Firwa
Melbourne
John
Mark Baldwin
Victoria
Chicagos
My Boys
Pettit
Earle
America
Port Melbourne
Ceylon
Fred Pfeffer
United States
Germany
Martie
Ute
Yal
Mark
Colombo
Colombo Cricket Grounds
Agora Tener
Ed Hanlon
Fogarty
Lynch
Togarty
Sote
John Tener
Hamburg
Polody
Baldwin
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Suez
Egypt
Cairo
Ryan
Clarence Duval
Sphinx
Play Bail for the Cingalese Chapter XXV voyage note
The captain warned against a long stay in India due to Calcutta’s unhealthy conditions and the ship was held at Colombo while an investigation was planned. On landing, the American consul warned Mr Spalding that travel in India at that time was dangerous, forcing an abandonment of travel plans.
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Ceylon
Cleveland council rebuked for foreigner comment 1859 recollection
Secretary J F Mellen of the Early Settlers association possesses a letter from Joseph Bartlett of Toledo recounting a 1859 Cleveland city council meeting on Superior Street. Henry Blair denounced foreigners while Alexander McIntosh and John Ewing defended heritage, the remarks were withdrawn and the incident closed.
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J. F. Mellen
Early Settlers’ Association
Joseph Bartlett
Toledo
Gleveland
Superior
West Sixth Street
Henry Blair
Within Him Self a Man Needs Little Room
A compact reflection notes many live inside themselves with minimal space for others, suggesting restraint, personal restraint, and the inner need for quiet. It frames self containment as a quiet virtue in daily life.
Thieves and Trials on a Yokohama Voyage
A San Francisco aboard ship story details a $5,000 strong-box robbery at Yokohama hidden by a pantryman and a steerage boy. After a third degree inquiry, an old crewman confessed and the rest of the money was recovered near Nagasaki. Separate feature recalls James Quinn the Buxom Courtline idol and a village tale of love, booze, and a 19th century South of Market scene in San Francisco.
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Manchuria
San Francisco
Yokohama
Nagasaki
Manila Times
Market Street
James Quinn
Maggie Andrews
Emma Armstrong
Howard and Folsom
Quinn
Inc
Amma Armstrong
Shortall
Sixth Street
Rier
San Francisco Chronicle
Opera Gossip Turns To Hushed Hearsay In Mock Conversation
At the opera a couple trades rumors about engagements quarrels and names like Ruth Jackson Tom Harris Jack Courtney Edith Pascoe the Singletons Primus Peter Garibaldi and Baron von Schmeldt. The punchline reveals they forgot which opera was performed as the name on the program is all that remains.
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John
Ruth Jackson
Tom Harris
Jack Courtney
Edith Pascoe
Singletons
Mrs. Singleton
Peter Garibaldi
Mr. Singleton
Primus
Baron von Schmeldt
Sad Case Ends With Landlord Twist
A burly man stops the rector's wife and reveals he is the landlord facing an impoverished family. The father is old, mother bedbound, baby with whooping cough, nine starving children, and $20 in rent overdue. He threatens eviction unless payment is made. The rector's wife is moved to help.
No clear headline from a fragmentary quotation
The text presents a dialog about a figure named Titewadd Io, noting prior statements on neglect and a pork barrel to catch a thief who purloined provisions. The fragment lacks a coherent event or identifiable subjects to form a concrete summary.
Cement That Sticks Forever Across Surfaces
A recipe describes a permanent cement made from gum arabic starch and sugar. The mixture is dissolved, heated to clear, then thickened to a tarlike consistency. It supposedly adheres to glazed surfaces, rocks, and minerals and can be preserved with camphor or essential oils.
Where Abraham Fished Legend From Edessa
Mrs. Victoria de Bunsen in The Soul of a Turk relates a legend about Abraham learned in Edessa. A sacred tank near the mosque holds silvery fish that form a living pyramid when fed. It is said the child Abraham fished there and killing a fish would bring death, a rule strictly observed to this day.
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Abraham
Victoria de Bunsen
Edessa
Cause of Goat's Sickness Reported
A humorous exchange notes a goat’s illness linked to eating. Mr McQuinn quizzes the cause while Vis McQuinn jokes about the animal consuming most of the family wash. The doctor warned that rich foods aren’t good for anyone.
Not Her Fault Hubby Dream Bills Too Large
A witty dialogue notes the clash over budgets in married life. Mrs Newlywed confronts her husband about his spending and inconsistency, while he defends his dreams of expenditure in a humorous exchange. The exchange highlights household financial tensions and gendered expectations in a playful tone.
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Gladstone
Mrs. Anson
Capracanson
Minagey
Chicago National League
Kenn
Great Britain
Canright
McClure
TeorWay
Cleveland
Alexander McIntosh
H. P
George T. McIntosh
Scotland
Mcintosh
John Ewing
Ing
Castle Garden
Cork
Amsterdam
Claveland
Pacific
Chinaman
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