Reporter Becomes Secretary and Plans Opeki Reforms
Richard Harding Davis presents Albert Gordon, a New York reporter who moves to Opeki as secretary to U S consul Travis. Travis departs with three white men, leaving Gordon to become consul and appoint Stedman while plotting improvements as Mes senwah the Hillman king raiders threaten Opeki in Part III.
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Travis
United States
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Bradleys
Iland
Gordon
Messenwah
Peace over the Hillmen on Ollypybus Island
Gordon, Stedman, and Bradley plan a bold peace mission with Hillmen led by King Messenwah on Ollypybus Island after a tense standoff over cattle raids and a threatened attack. They bargain for restraint, deliver revolvers, and secure a treaty to keep the peace while a warship looms in the harbor.
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Stedman
Albert
Octavia
Bradley, Sr
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Bradley
Opeki
Wwell
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Adventure Off the New England Coast
A boy recounts a month aboard the swordfish schooner Kate with Capt. Mead off New England and Maine. After an accident leaves him drifting in fog, he is rescued by the Carrie Turner from Gloucester. He later endures a brutal overland trek across the Mojave and Deserts to reach Los Angeles.
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Dory
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Eastport
Who Owned the Bear in Cattle Creek County Feud
In Cattle Creek County a dispute over a bear touches law and pride. Squire Abel Fuller argues over ownership with Reub Foss and Ben Greer, while hunter Lige Mooler recounts trapping a 300 pound bear and a dog owned by Si Righter. The tale ends with a consensus that ownership is unclear and a matter of law versus practical claim.
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N. Y
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John Hines
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Squire Abel
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Gazely Owen
Coonskin
Reub
Reud Foss
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Ren Foss
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Kentry
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Pete Coon
Lige
Wuthersk
Reth Foss
Cross Roads
Wake Mr Stedman and Look at Her
A fragment from a 1891 text shows dialogue where a speaker urges Mr Stedman to wake, promising they will go and inspect her. The line hints at ongoing narrative and upcoming continuation.
Three Thousand Mile Walk Chapter Excerpt
An excerpt from Charles F. Lummis's account describes a deck scene on a vessel during the long voyage from Ohio toward the Pacific. The narrator recalls boxing and wrestling training guiding instinctive reflexes as he delivers a powerful kick to Shadow's chest during a tense moment aboard.
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Los Angeles
Shadow
Pets and preference in Munsey's Weekly
A brief dialogue from Munsey's Weekly features She noting fondness for pets and He asking a favorite animal. She frankly answers Man, highlighting a humorous twist in a light column item.
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Munsey
Not That Kind. Mansey's Weekly social quip
A brief humorous exchange about fashion collars. A customer complains standard collars don’t fit, and a clerk counters that they are standing collars, implying impracticality or style critique. The item captures wit typical of Mansey's Weekly.
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Mansey’s Weekly
Cousin Visit Ends With Warning of Yellow Fever Visitor
A traveler from Brazil arrives with yellow fever. A relative asks for help in caring for the sick guest while welcoming visiting family. Officials may be alerted to contain potential outbreak as health concerns rise.
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Brazil
Confession Sparks Regret Over Lost Pair in Letter Scene
In a New York Press transcription, a heated exchange unfolds as Ethel accuses another of jilting him while Clarissi expresses remorse not for herself but for his misfortune. The dialogue centers on fault, responsibility, and emotional consequences of prior romance.
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New York Press
Ethel
Clarissi
A Sermon Text Warns Against Easy Heaven Costs
In Ram's Horn a sermon warns that the devil remains untroubled while churchgoers expect heaven without paying any price. The message critiques complacency and stresses true commitment over complacent belief.
The Naughty Doll Poem Turns On Mother's Choice
The verse narrates a childlike doll Amanda who loves a drum over a Dresden vase. A mother’s insistence on wedlock clashes with the doll’s wishes, depicting playful conflict as Amanda vows to resist suitors until maternal approval. The dramatis personae are Amanda the doll, the Dresden vase, and the drum as rivals.
Life in China Overpopulated and Food Based on Strange Sources
A letter describes Amoy crowded with over a million people where labor is cheap and meals rely on sea moss gelatine seaweed sea worms and shells. Children toil eight hours daily gathering firewood and turning weeds into food while elites dine on bird nests frogs and other luxuries at $20 to $50 per plate.
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China
Amoy
Great Republic
Rog
Ney
Subscription offer for The Weekly Globe and companion magazines
A long price table lists many periodicals with yearly rates and discounts. Readers are urged to subscribe to The Weekly Globe and any desired magazines, with postage paid by the Globe. Orders must include a yearly Globe subscription and begin on a specified issue. only one magazine per address is allowed.
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Weekly Globe
The
Globe
CLOBE
Colonel by marriage on the Texas cattle trail
A traveller in Texas meets a pompous local who calls himself Col Higgins of Devil's River. When pressed about military rank he denies Union or Confederate service and explains the title comes “by marriage” to the widow of a Colonel. Raciel Thompson of Waco reports in Youth's Companion.
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New Mexico
Col. Higgins
Devil’s River
Novah
The
Texas Rangers
Kunnel
Raciel Thompson
Waco
Planting Bridal Flowers in New York
A German custom spreads to New York as brides begin to plant bridal wreath sprigs. The wife of a renowned German citizen brought a myrtle wreath plant to America, grown from her own wreath. Her daughter recently married, and her wreath used starry blossoms from the same shrub, reflecting family sentiment and tradition.
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New York
Weather notes under agricultural bureau control
The agricultural bureau now handles weather reports. Forecasts describe fair weather followed by light rain. The guidance emphasizes timely haymaking while sunny periods persist.
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Agricultural Bureau
Yankee Blade and Urchin Exchange Comic Spelling Duel
A light exchange features Yankee Blade questioning why English is written with a lowercase e while Urchin explains his father, a dynamiter, uses the same spelling habit. The cartoon-style dialogue plays on pronunciation and capitalization for humor.
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Yankee Blade
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