Beau Gray's Boat Mission and Bart Redthorn Mutiny
Bowen Gray aka Beau, hungry after selling books, borrows a half dollar from Bart Redthorn on the Lilian and sails toward Dorchester. Bart demands control and money, while Bowen plans to earn a living and help Aunt Patty and Captain Gray, who struggles with drink and poverty at home. Bowen promises Bart a 25 dollar payoff upon returning, navigating the tense voyage while Aunt Patty and Captain Gray await news.
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Bowen
Bart Redthorn
Bowen Gray
Cornhill
Aunt Patty
Lim
Patty
Hillman Gray
New York
Liverpool
Calcutta
Patience
Martha
Rehoboth
Ina
Providence
Boston
Captain Gray
Gray
Jess
Rowen
Jim
Mr. Redthorn
Planer
Bart
Horton
Dorchester
Beau Gray Lands Passenger at Dorchester
Beau Gray grapples with Bart Redthorn on a sailboat near Dorchester, thwarting a planned theft by steering toward Squantum and later landing in Boston. Beau discovers Bart’s scheme to seize $150 from a sick widow and unwittingly retrieves the money for Aunt Patty while weighing the risks around his missing father and the mysterious paternity.
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Beau Gray
Dorchester
Married for Money in a Charles River Mansion
Two wealthy men plot marriages for money in a tale set around a Charles River mansion. Harry Wilmot seeks Miss Harper with a $250,000 fortune to solve his debts while Clarence warns against marrying for wealth as Wilmot plans a future with Miss Harper to secure money.
Bell Daughters Lead Society New Year Card Episode
In January at the Bell home Mr. Bell, a respected merchant, watches his three daughters Josie Cecilia and Christina, known as Jo Sissy and Tiny, as they assemble New Year cards while suitors arrive. A dramatic Windsor encounter uncovers a criminal, Jack Trapper, and danger ends with arrests and a family vow to govern their daughters’ social world. The event reshapes the family and alters their public image.
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Josie
Josephine
Sissy
Cecilia
Tiny
Chistina
Great Society
Mise Jdosie
Montgomery
Saratova
Mr. Bell
Miss Tiny
Papa
Stiril
Poppet
Poppet Bell
Mr. Lell
Mr. Crump
Mamma
Mr. Cramp
Crump
Paris
Mr. Montgomery
Charles
Jack
Clairie
Charlie
Windsor
Charles Montgomery
Mrs. Bell
Missus
Darky
Aniet
Jack Trapper
London
Saratoga
The Missing Twenty Dollar Secret Under Floorboards
In a tense exchange the passenger recalls a house with a hidden sum of one hundred and fifty dollars under the floor. Beau shifts to port as Bart knocks him into the bilge, revealing a moment of confrontation and concealed money.
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Eau
Beau
Lilian
Bart
Two Fools Hold Back from Squantum After Boat Hire
A disputing pair argue over a boat hire before the Lilian reaches a stone wharf and lands its passenger. Kvanin secures the boat and also lands, ending the minor transport exchange without proceeding to Squantum.
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Lilian
Kvanin
Wanderer Missing After Night In City Streets
A man wandered the streets for an hour asking policemen if they had seen the inebriate named Liv but no information was found. Beau and Aunt Patty stayed up until morning hoping for his return. He did not appear that day or the next and was presumed dead, to be continued.
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Beau
Bart Redthorn
Bowen
Batt
Patty
Lily
Captain Gray
Father
Isaac P. Redthorn
Hillman Gray
Aunt J’arry
Mr. Bart
Lilian
Billy Bulger
Billy
Ben
Sean
Mr. Redthorn
South
Boston Point
Burt
Bart
Bowen Gray
Squantum
Mr. Redhorn
Dorchester Bay
Hean
Karthen
Kartonedthorn
Lovic
Barton Redthorn
Ichaa
Dean
Milton
Hart
Pinafore
Tia
Isaac Parsons Redthorn
Gray
Colonel Butler
Sue
Lydia Liedthorn
Base Indies
Bregg
Squaptum
Dorchester
Boston
Aunt Patty
Poysato
Seace
the Charles
Harry Wilmot
Lilis
Mr. Clarence
Iask
Miss Harper
Maren
Wilmot
Clarence
Helen Aubrey
Schligo
Helen
Job
Lucifer
Hawthorn Grove
Anthony Harper
Esquire
Anthony
Mr. Harper
Paps
Papa
Mr. Malvin
Malvin
Humphry
Mr. Malgin
Maryin
Liv
Wanderer
Louisiana father praises Compound Oxygen for daughter health
A Louisiana man reports his daughter improved health after using Compound Oxygen. He claims savings of 50 to 100 dollars since last August, avoiding doctors and medicines. He attributes the change to the remedy and endorses the accompanying treatise from Drs. Starkey and Palen of Philadelphia.
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Louisiana
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard Street
Philadelphia
Math humor in Catskills tale from Elmira Gazette
A humorous anecdote from the Catskills recounts a barback’s arithmetic mix ups after a stop at Rip Van Winkle House. The teller jokes about miscalculations and the bartender offering to settle the debt with a free drink. The piece ends with a quip about “queer people” and a mock ad for Kidney-Worr cure.
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Elmira Gazette
Catskills
Rip van Winkle House
Ganymede
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Oliver Optic
William T. Adams
Resu
Beatt
Liliana
Rascal
Redthorn
South Boston Point
Ola Harbor
Jocusely
Married
Albany
N. Y
Press and Knickerbocke
St. Jacobs
Winter Street
St. Jacobs Orin
Rochester (Ind
Case
J. Dawson
Rochester
St. Jacobson
Edgar T. Paige
Chile
Springfield
Las
Albert Guenther
Wild
Sr. Jaconso
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