Adventurer Stephens Captures Chilean Vessel in South American Saga
John Stephens a Massachusetts adventurer is marooned at Valparaiso and drawn into Bolivian mining intrigue. Misnamed as an insurrectionist by Chileans, he earns a Chilean captaincy and plans to seize a Chilean ship Esmeralda. The crew boards the vessel but discovers a private yacht with Lord Darlington aboard.
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John Stephens
Massachusetts
Valparaiso
Chile
Bolivia
Stephens
Peru
Etephens
Lord Darlington
Tuttle
de Nova
Hill Anderson
Anderson
Mr. Stephens
Pirates at Sea and a Captain's Secret Mission
The crew discovers the seized Chilean vessel is the Bea Queen flying the English flag and owned by Lord Darlington. Tuttle pressures Mr Stephens to join the plan as they plot a voyage toward Valparaiso while avoiding pursuit and questioning the captain about his authority aboard.
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Lord Darington
Mr. Tuttle
Valparaiso
Tuttle
de Nova
Fats
Pacific
The Sea Queen’s Rumor in the Icy Map Debate
A tense exchange centers on a map showing fog and ice with no land within 600 miles, while one man insists land exists two inland points where the Sea Queen supposedly appears, prompting a stubborn claim that the tale is true despite skepticism.
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Mr. Stephens
Encounter With an Ancient Icebound Vessel in a North Pacific Storm
In a storm near the Horn a whaler named Betsy, crew diminished by desertions, spots a colossal ice-locked vessel perched above the ice shelf. Tuttle recalls the sight as a six hundred ton era ship with a high stern and houselike fo'castle, gleaming like ice in the pale light.
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Tuttle
Betsy
Province Town
South Pacific
Somer Island
Nor
O' Hooker
Davy Jones
Jalao
Reading the Sea Queen Mystery on the Piratical Trail
The narrator confronts Tuttle and De Nova aboard the Sea Queen amid a suspected piracy plot. He weighs loyalties among the crew and contemplates a bold revelation as the ship steers west into the Pacific.
Texas Bear Seeks Answer on President During Mountain Walk
A playful exchange on a hunting trip features Texas Bear asking a senator if the president is pursuing him too. The casual dialogue hints at political tension amid a mountain outing.
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Texas
Scalp Disease Prompts Culicura Treatment Testimonial
A woman from Liberty Maine writes a long testimonial about relief from a severe scalp itch and hair loss after using Culicura Soap Ointment and Pills, stating the treatment cured her condition after months of pain and hair shedding. The piece also notes a separate incident at a voter registration where a colored woman hesitates to state party affiliation.
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Cutiura
Lillian Brown
Liberty
Car remedies advertised in late 19th century notice
An old newspaper notice offers Frank J. Ely and A. Gleason notar public, with claims that Tall's Car cures catare mmee by acting on blood and mucous. The ad promises one hundred dollars for each cure and urges Mushat ead Bree to try the remedy, with Maus Family Pills also promoted.
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Oo Co
J. Curngr ‘Akes
J. Cumnar & Co
Tall
Frank J. Ee EY
W. Gleason
Notaar
Eiall
Inside and Out Remark by Speaker Cannon on Roles
In Washington during a dinnerless gathering, Speaker Cannon told a young suffragette that there is room for both sexes. He asserted women have their own work and men theirs, saying women provide for the inner man while men provide for the outer woman.
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Speaker Cannon
Washington
Debutante Remark Sparks Washington Dinner Tale
Senator Depew recalls a dinner in Washington where a remark was malapropos and likens it to a debutante at her first party who exclaims the pudding tastes like moustache cosmetic causing the room to stare and the girl to blush in a vivid memory.
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Senator Depew
Washington
Irregular as the Tin Can poker game remark quoted
Senator Overman condemned a defeated bill calling it irregular. A man described the game with One-eyed Bones and Two fingered Schermerhorn holding strong hands. The coroner joked that he held the inquest, framing the exchange as a sharp political quip in the Kansas City Star.
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Overman
Bones
Schermerhorn
Kansas City Star
Masquerade of Witty Courtroom Quips
Brief snippets capture sharp one liners from newspapers. A Detroit Free Press jab mocks a man who boasts about his sister having three babies similar to a young mother’s child. A Life quip mocks a spouse facing alimony.
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Sabe
Detroit
Where Was John A San Francisco Woman Seeks Spirit Reply
A San Francisco widow asks a spirit about joy in heaven after her husband dies. The apparition answers that he is happier in heaven than on earth with her, joking that heaven is a pot. The quip is attributed to Lippincott's.
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John
San Francisco
Jobo
Heaven
Lippincoitt
Could Do It Too A Lion Tamer Provokes a Challenge
A young female lion tamer in a sharp exchange with a gentleman in the front row spurs a dare after a cane sugar trick. The crowd witnesses her poised retort and the playful boast that she could perform the stunt just as well on the lion.
The Plumber's Bequest
Dying plumber tells Bill his will leaves money to his mother and sisters but bequeaths the Magley's job to Bill. He urges steady work so Bill stays out of want.
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Bill
Magley's
One Big Difference in Marriage and Business Partnership
In a Boston Transcript view the piece compares marriage to a business partnership noting a key contrast. It argues that in business a patient partner may exist whereas in marriage that is not the case.
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Bostom
Quote on womens suffrage quoted by Senator Borgham
A Washington Star excerpt quotes Senator Borgham saying a change is needed if women voting becomes common It notes her wish to abandon discussions of the wisdom of the plain people and hints at political reform in voting rights debate.
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Borgham
Washington Star
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