Christmas at Cape Horn on the Mary Ann
A sailor named Bob Jones, long away from home, perishes in a Christmas Eve storm aboard the Mary Ann as the four masted bark battles ice and seas near Cape Horn. The crew auctions his belongings at once to raise money for his heirs, while reflecting on the perilous voyage and pay day rituals.
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NCE I
the Horn
Mary Ann
Cape Horn
Horn
Bob Jones
Hob
Bob
Dickson
Bob and
Jimmy
Bill
Vast Blue Sky and Big Cats in Quirky Fragments
The article mixes science notes on why the sky is blue with measurements of lion and tiger weights and a humorous anecdote about a boy and a growing fish. It presents a collage of factoids and a playful tale without a single cohesive report.
What He Meant
Housewife challenges a hobo asking why he never holds a job. The hobo quips he moves from limb to limb meaning the limbs of the law, a play on words that ends the exchange with a crash of wit.
Santa Claus as a Modern Business Power
James A. Edgerton portrays Santa Claus as a modern business mogul, relying on an army of expressmen, postmen, messenger boys, store clerks, and volunteers. The piece estimates millions of Christmas packages handled by express firms, with values reaching hundreds of dollars per item, underscoring the scale of the holiday season in Uncle Sam’s domain.
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Claus
Christendom
Santa Claus
Santa
Doulé
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Uncle Sam
Express
Acarcely
Salvation Army
Sam
Sleepy diver stuns ship crew with midday nap
A Malta battleship diver who went below to clear fouled propeller later slept through the mission. Alarm rose as other divers stayed ashore, but the resting man woke only after a fellow diver declared him asleep. Officers found humor in the incident and fined none.
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Malta
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Gape Hork
Bob and the Rope
Welaht
Willie
the Independent Printery
James ‘A. Edgerton
American Press Association
United States
the Saint and the Messenger Boy
Expressman
Corona National Bank
W.L. Brown
Corona, Calif
Cumso
Fangle
Kansas City Independent
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