Globe trotter Harry Greenlee wins 75 thousand prize and marriage
Harry Greenlee returns from a five year world walk that visited every continent except Tibet. He wins 75 000 guineas for circumnavigating the globe without aid and earns Miss Fortune’s hand in marriage. He recalls brutal ordeals with chums Jones Ryan McCluskey and others, including fights with tribes and near starvation.
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Harry A. Greenlee
Miss Fortune
Australia
New York World
Bushmen's League of
Greenlee
Chum
Mary Smith Fortune
New South Wales
Melbourne
John Rutherford
Bushmen’s League
New York
Tasmania
Henry Greenlee
Mamonging
McCluskey
Jones
Ryan
Harry Greenlee
South Africa
Millonaire
Honors to British Seamen and U S Monument Plan
The United States army honors British seamen lost in a 1783 Sandy Hook storm and plans a monument. Officials report reburial in Cypress Hills National Cemetery Brooklyn grave No. 36 with an inscription naming the decedents and death details. The British ambassador is informed of the reinterment and monument plan.
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Fort Hancock
Sandy Hook
Quartermaster’s Department
United States Army
Charles H. Wells
Trinity Church
Sandy Hook Lye
Hamilton Douglas Hallyburton
Sholto Charls
Earl of Norton
Hallyburton
Pitcarr
Scotland
Katherine
Countess Dowager of Norton
Department of the East
Wells
War Department
Washington
Gen
Leonard Wood
Great Britain
Bryce
Court of St. James
United States
Chief of Artillery
Cypress Hills National Cemetery
Brooklyn
N. Y
England
Prize Fish Story Ends With Engagement Ring Swallowed
A humorous tale recounts fishing without bait when a pike swallows a girl's engagement ring. The narrator retrieves the ring by crafting a sun ray lure, then later learns the ring belonged to another girl. The exchange ends with a sly joke and another cigar.
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Suzette
Somnambulist Willie Draws Motive for Surprise
A mother reports her son Willie as a sleepwalker who wandered from his room at night. He was seen descending stairs and attempting to leave with a lawn mower pruning hook and broom before being stopped. He could not recall the episode upon waking, raising questions about the odd behavior.
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Maj. W. A. Mensch
New York
Australia
Greenlee
Gier
Shriners
Cincinnati
Young Greenlee
Willie
Kiss Request in Plain Talk Escapes Theft Charge
A humorous exchange turns on a proposed kiss as a theft charge. The woman reframes the idea, stating she could condone the act only if the suitor approached honestly and directly. The dialogue plays on social norms and witty miscommunication.
White goods and starch praise in home laundering
The notice touts sheer white wash goods and their appeal when well laundered and starched. It advises using Defiance Starch for strong stiffness without thickening, promising improved fabric appearance.
Fool and money theme echoes in royal heir tale
A family lawyer counsels a young heir on prudence as his foolhardy ambition clashes with the rule that money vanishes quickly. The witty exchange hints at future caution and contrasts wisdom with vanity in a dated social scene.
Good Will Offering and Spearmint Ad
An ad promotes WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT as a good digestion aid and offers a playful slogan about wisdom, noting a wise man avoids arguing with a woman. The snippet reflects vintage advertising language and light humor.
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Wrigley's
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
A Noah, Kentucky testimonial lauds Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life. The speaker cites headaches, nervous prostration, and other female health issues, praising the remedy's long history and urging confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinksham
Noah, Ky
Lydia E.ham
Lizzi Holiland
Noah
Lydia E. Pinkham
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German South Africa
Congo Free State
British East Africa
Aden
Canary Islands
Queenstown
Ireland
London
War Office
Buller
French
Kitchener
Kaiser
Wei
Germany
Empress
Thibet
Forbidden Land
China
Vancouver
Mexico
Central America
California
Lordsburg
Masons
Pius X
Majestic
Governor's Island
J. 3. Aleshire
Benzie
Percy
Kitty
Wrigley’s
Iver
Iver Pills
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