Codfish Fortune Ends Syndicate in Ocean Bust
Commodore Gibney plots a clever split from two partners after a wreck yields only rotted codfish. The crew liquidates pearls for thirty thousand, then retools the venture into fertilizer schemes and a new schooner run to Pago Pago.
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Mac
Mr. Gibney
Nather
Scraggs
Gib
MecGuffey
Commodore
Neils
Gibney
McGuffey
Phineas Seruges
A. P. Gibney
Jkadiak
South Seas
Kiddo
Mae
Serages
Neils Walverson
Sevages
MccGuffey
Secrages
McGufffey
Neils Halvorsen
Victor
Sacramento
Dunnigan's
Scruggs
Squarehead
Board of Health
Synthetic milk from peanuts oats and water reported
Scientists at a Boston sanitarium have succeeded in creating a milk substitute from peanuts oats and water. The note reflects on how youth and human affairs require adaptation to new knowledge.
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Boston
Remembrance of a Poem Honored by a Lady
A brief vignette recalls a verse once written for a lady and admired by all. Five years on the poem has grown in value as the lady keeps it as a memento because she has lost her eyebrow.
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Mac
Captain Scraggs
Greenville
Del
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ure
S. HuaGues
Delaware
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Drugstore reports highlight kidney trouble as widespread and often undetected. The ad claims Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root improves kidney conditions, noting an insurer's physician finding many insurance denials stem from undiscovered kidney issues. Sample bottle offer and purchase details are included.
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Kilmer
Why did you strike this haber dasher's clerk
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote shows a judge questioning a defendant about an assault on a haberdasher's clerk. The defendant claims the clerk showed a color and called it a perfect deal, while the judge chides the act of violence and suggests waiting until after closing time.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
California Fig Syrup Ad Promises Quick Constipation Relief
A nostalgic ad urges mothers to give California Fig Syrup to children with constipation, claiming a teaspoon clears bowels in hours and restores a playful child. It warns to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup to avoid imitations.
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California
The Smythes Divorce Rumor Sparks Judge’s Witty Remark
A judge quips about divorce rumors surrounding the Smythes. The exchange recalls their seemingly perfect pairing and the wife's surprising golf prowess outshining her husband, highlighting public curiosity and marital headlines in a light, pointed tone.
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Smythes
How to Tell a Statesman from a Wooden Image
An article notes a simple test to distinguish a Japanese statesman from a wooden image by observing facial expressions on the figure.
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Peter B
Webster
Halvorsen
MacGuffey
Scrages
Scraggsy
Florida
Mr. McGuffey
Maggie
Captain Scrages
Bowhead
Captain Sccraggs
McGiffey
Bart
W. S. Hughes
Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
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