Masters of Men: sea tale of courage and youth
Review promotes Morgan Robertson's Masters of Men as a vigorous sea story of Dick Halpin, a boy who runs to sea to prove strength and honor. It extols adventure, combat grit, Uncle Sam sailors, romance, and the sea as character builder, praising Robertson as a master of sea tales.
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Uncle Sam
America
Dick Halpin
Master of Men
Kipling
Morgan Robertson
Traw Raph
Albert E Smith Parsipenr
Hideout plan sets off a perilous ransom scheme
Plimsoll consolidates scattered riders after the Waterline collapse and stages a risky haul. He schemes to seize Molly Rourke and hold her in the Hideout cave complex, with Butch Parsons and Hahn aiding as the crew debates sharing, pursuit, and escape routes across the valley.
Molly Mine in Split Rock Cave Kidnapping Plot
Molly is captured by Plimsoll and his gang in a staged cattle rustling plot. He taunts her while planning a hidden hideout in Split Rock cave and exploits the gamble money scheme to control her fate. Grit fights are implied as a wounded ally lingers in chaparral.
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Cookie
Plimsol
Molly Casey
Casey Mine
Sandy Rourke
Sabe
Plimsoll
Hahn
Butch
Donald Keith
Molly
Blaze
Keith
Sandy
Hiwn
Flimsoll
Parsons
D—M
Wyatt
Plirssoll
Split Rock Cave
Ste
Donald
Windy Gulch
Redding
Scientist's Theory on Seal Origin by Prof Abel
Prof O Abel suggests seals may have evolved from bears though admitting the primitive history is obscure. He considers this the most probable explanation for the origin of seals.
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O. Abel
Tanlac restores vigor says A Wise in Omaha ad claims
Wise reports a flu lasting episode improved by Tanlac, gaining ten pounds and returning to work. He credits Tanlac for renewed energy and appetite, noting prior symptoms of indigestion and dizziness. Tanlac sold by druggists with 37 million bottles sold.
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A. ©. Wise
Manderson &J
Omaha
Nebr
Boston Transcript Silhouette of Aged Classy Exchange
A short quip shows a grocer answering a Mrs Youngbride asking for fine salt and freshness. The line captures a humorous stereotyped snapshot from a Boston setting.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Medicine Advertisement
A promotional piece praises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming sworn testimonials and large sales. It offers a sample bottle by parcel post from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and notes bottles are sold in drug stores.
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Parcel Post
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Height of Something on the Village Post Office Steps
An old man named Ed sits on the village post office steps whittling a cigar box lid and whistling. A friend asks what he is doing and why he waits. Ed says he is waiting for nothing, and Jim muses that waiting for nothing would be worrisome.
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Jim
Kansas City Star
Aids Telephone Service With Tele Chronometer Meter
A tele chronometer measures time spent on calls and registers only at the caller’s instrument. In one city the meter quickened service and reduced subscribers’ telephone bills.
Evening Joy Tied to a Day Well Spent
A proverb-style line urges happiness in the evening when the day has been profitable. It links daily effort to later satisfaction, suggesting that productive hours yield calm and contentment as night falls.
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Trunk
Trunk Bros. Drug Co
Denver
Colorado
Puget Sound
Woodburn McDonald
Tacoma
Washington
Pennsylvania
Monnis Sandy
Waterline Ranch
Butch Parsons
Piimsoll
Pilmsoll
Wynor
Tucson
Bourke
Willow Creek
Grit
J. Allan Dann
Three Star
Rourke
Tlarsons
Tenderfoot
Conkie
Vlimsoll
South End
South America
Beaver Dam Lake
Tanlac
Nature
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