Re-ent er McGuffey Sailor Saga On San Francisco Docks
Captain Phineas P. Scraggs who owns the steamer Maggie battles a mutinous crew Gibney and McGuffey while freighting from Halfmoon Bay to San Francisco. After a string of misfortunes a derelict Chesterapeake yields fortune and betrayal. Gibney seizes control at times, but Scraggs regroups and the Maggie sails again. A new venture with Senor Lopez sets the stage for a Mexican gunboat confrontation and a fiery clash at sea.
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Phineas P. Scraggs
San Francisco
Maggie
Scragges
Adelbert P. Gibney
Scraggs
Neils Halvorsen
Hicks
Flaherty
Gibney
McGuffey
Chesapeake
Scrages
Magele
Double Cross
Senor Lopez
California
Reunlin
Colombia
Maggie II rises from wreck as trio forms
The Maggie II crew led by Adelbert P. Gibney, Captain Scraggs, and Chief Engineer McGuffey capture the Mexican gunboat, destroy the flagship’s morale, and decide on a syndicate to operate the new vessel with Gibney as commodore and Scraggs as captain. They hoist a banner of plans for Colombia’s gold coast venture.
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Mr. Gibney
Scraggs
McGuffey
Captain Scraggs
Gib
Scraggsy
Maggie
Mr. Gibrry
Harbor 15
Master and Pilots Association of America
Scruggs
Captain Scrages
Phineas Scraggs
B. McGuffey
Esquire
Magele II
Marine Engineers’ Association of the
Pacific Coast
Gibney
B. MecGuffey
Mac
Ourn
Agin
Adelbert P. Gibney
MecGuffey
Sevages
Syndicate
Canada Dazzles at Chicago Live Stock Show
Canada performed exceptionally at the Chicago Stock Yards event, taking 25 first prizes in oats and 23 of 25 in wheat, with Alberta oats weighing 48 pounds per bushel. Saskatchewan horse Wee Donald won consecutive grand championships, and alfalfa seed from Brooks, Alberta, took top prize among 43 entries. Officials noted strong government exhibit interest and growing Western Canada dairy potential.
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Canada
United States
Chicago Stock Yards
Alberta
J. W. Lucas
Cayley
Wee Donald
Saskatchewan
Brooks
Dominion
Scribbler's Parody on Puns and Fits
A brief quip from the Boston Transcript notes a shy poem shows merit but is short. A joke follows about shoes too small or too large and a woman reacting with a fit.
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Boston’ Transcript
Leggings Sought in Company Banter
In a locker room exchange Boston Mike jokes about a missing pair of leggings among about two hundred men in the company. The Leatherneck replies that with so many wearers, sightings would not surprise.
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Boston
Man Cuts Leg From Sunday Trousers
A boarding house resident at Jim Rose's home mended his clothes himself after losing his wife to help. He cut a leg from his Sunday trousers to patch an older pair, sparking his temper as he vented about the improvised repair and resulting frustration.
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Jim Rose
Blue Nose Name Origin in Nova Scotia Folklore
The passage explains that Nova Scotians are nicknamed Blue Noses from a potato praised by locals. Haliburton in Sam Slick recounts a passenger asking why the people are called Blue Nose and a reply that the name stems from a potato celebrated as the best in the world, leading Americans to adopt the nickname.
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Nova Scotia
Haliburton
Sam Slick
Nova
Railroad Improvement Engine Moves Sideways and Ahead
A south coast railway company trials a new locomotive capable of side to side motion as well as forward travel. The experimental engine showcases novel mobility for rail systems and could influence future locomotive design.
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South Coast Railway Company
London Punch
God Be With Ye in Farewell Fashion
An old saying notes that good by is a contraction of God be with ye and explores how language shifts in everyday farewells. The piece reflects on how speakers rarely consider the origin in casual good by exchanges.
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The
Green Pea Pirates
Peter B. Kyne
Webster
Mr. McGuffey
Captain Gibney
Descanso Bay
McGuffey Said It Was, and Went Below To Tune Up His Engine. Mr. Gibney
Sccraggs
Liberal Army of
Mexco
Los Angeles
Reina
Maria
Panama
Maggie II
Sevagely
Gold Coast
Mac—Stragesy
Scragegs
Maggie, Scraggs
McGuffer
Captain Scruggs
the Syndicate
Chicago
South Seas
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