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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1882
Page
7
Captain Melingrove battles a gale while Palmyra tows the Honora. a man overboard prompts life or death struggles. Dunn Brown and his double Donne Brown confront pursuit, mistaken identity, and a father’s efforts to save his son as police close in.
Captain Melingrove suggests placing Bligh in charge with a warrant to arrest two burglars. Bligh agrees but demands Dann Brown accompany him. They prepare for an escape using a key, while the Honora and Palmyra drift at a slow pace. Captain Brown frowns on the uninvited intrusion.
A late night revelation aboard the ship brings Captain Brown and a trio together in the cabin. A father, once a drunkard who repented after losing his wife ten years prior, now leads a disciplined life at sea, has raised his children well, but one twin’s fate takes a sudden turn away from their shared success.
A tale recounts a will contest where an accused heartless culprit escapes punishment by disguise. The court proves the will amid varied divisions of Grypteun property among siblings and Dunn Brown and his kin. Captain Brown returns to rejoice, while Duke and Ouas face separate fates in reform and Harvard. The story ends with a reflective note on doubles and identity.
Lewiston journal profile of Doctor Stevens a tall grizzled craftsman famed for tall tales in which he mends clocks and fixes furniture while boasting of martial exploits and exotic escapades. The piece, blending humor and local lore, portrays Stevens as a sober but legendary figure whose yarns cover Demerara battles lions and a Portugal royal marriage proposal.
Francisco Bulletin notes Joseph C. Palmer, a California pioneer and member of Palmer Cook & Co., died in Oakland at 63. He once improvised a large bank check on a shingle with red chalk when away from the bank, drawing $28,000 for a depositor and creating notable publicity for the firm.
A Maine lumberman last winter faced a dire accident while felling a giant tree miles from camp. The tree crushed his leg and snow began to fall, leaving him to cut free with his axe and crawl to companions, his leg a wooden one.
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