Fate Bill Somers and the Siren Pirates at Sea
Fate Bill Somers rides a luckless voyage from an ivory trade in Africa to a worn out ship on the Yellow sea. A burst steam pipe, a halted furnace, and a Chinese pirate craft near the Siren trigger a tense stopover as Bill and his crew improvise to survive and evade capture.
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Bill Somers
Lin
North Pole
Heart of Africa
Ivory
Sindmd
Asia
Tamerten
Ceylon
Bill
Peking
iChina
Pekang
Gulf of Fechill
Somers
Gulf
Tom Hooper
Charile
Charle
Port Arthur
Shantung
Yellow Sea
Japan
Korea
Somera
Tom
Bil
Bii
Bul
Charlie
Ill
Pilates
Bull
Escape Plot on the Siren Ends with Capture and Death Sentence
The Siren crew escape pirates by hiding in the furnace. They alert police as the pirates flee by boat. Chinese gods threaten captors, pirates are captured by government police near Peking, and the three men witness the execution. Somers later profits from selling the Siren and returns to British territory.
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Tom
Charle
Bill
Bin
Charlie
Charile
Bhi
Tem
Bil
United States
Union
Peking
Somers
Mortenger
Measuring a River by Napoleon Era Ingenious Engineer
An engineer summoned by Napoleon demonstrates a quick method to measure a river's width without instruments. By bending to sight along his hat brim to a distant landmark and noting a stake point, he states the distance from his position to the stake equals the river's width. The tale ends with a humorous aside about promotion.
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Napoleon
Tno
St Nicholas
Tommy Pop and Wife Theme in Philadelphia Record
A brief item notes the saying that a man and his wife are one, echoed by Tommy Pop and his son in a light feature from the Philadelphia Record. The piece explores domestic unity with a humorous twist.
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Tommy
Live Wire Canines the Schipperke Dog Breed Profile
The Schipperke, a small black coastal watchdog from Holland, is famed for alertness, rapid piercing bark, and high endurance. Known as little skipper, many are born tailless or docked. famed for guarding boats and never sleeping long, described by the London Standard as a remarkable, nervous, energetic breed.
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Holland
Valkind
Lave
Schipperke
Xenuerations
Hils
Loudon
Old English Formality of Address Between Spouse and Kin
A curio from Sir Algernon West's One City and Many Men notes that in youth it was improper for a wife to call her husband by his Christian name and for a child to address parents without sir. Examples include mothers never naming fathers, and letters or introductions using formal salutations like My dear sir and Your Grace.
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Algernon West
Christian
Eton
Sir
Jersey
Lord Westmoreland
Speakiny
Lonsdale
Lady Lonsdale
Henry Greville
Charlotte
Duke of Porthard
Welbeck Abbey
Rail Road Fatalities Risk Calculations From a 19th Century Note
A contemporary estimates that with an average rail journey of thirty four miles and two trips daily, a traveler would need about 3.792 years to encounter the full risk of a single fatal accident. The remark notes the improbability of an early fatal event and cites a playful historical frame from 1879 B.C. about starting journeys.
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B.C
Miscellaneous schoolboy blunders and tall trees
A compilation of humorous misprints from London Times items about schoolboy errors, misheard quotations, and a note on the giant redwood claimed to be the largest tree in the United States. It also includes light anecdotes on tipping and the cautions of holding firm on principles.
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United States
Cataveras Big Tree
California
Indianapolis News
Personal Property Sale by Administrators of Francis Todd
Administrators announce a public sale at the late Harmony residence featuring livestock including three horses, two cows, two hogs, and 350 baskets of corn plus wheat, fodder, hay, and farm implements such as a Deering binder, wheat drill, corn planter, land roller, mowing machine, hay rake, wagon, plows, harness, and tools. Terms: cash up to $10, credit eight months on larger sums with notes at Peoples National Bank of Denton. removal only after terms are met. F. P. Covey acts as auctioneer.
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Francis
Todd
Harmony
Dearborn
Peoples National Bank of
Denton
G. S
A. B. Todd
F. P. Covey
Shell
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Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, ” Publishers
F. A. Mitchel
Qdr
Mary
Ming
Agnes
Tam
London Times
Waterloo
St. Helena
Chaucer
Washington Star
Gough
Hans
Dr. Ball
Frances E. Loane
Bridgeville
Del
Bive Stok
Pancy Fruits
Tong Lns
Lutzler Dea
Baltimore
Cheacter
Caroline
T. C. West
Cashier
Harvey L. Cooper
Bullock
Carter Block
Maryland
WM. Bullock
E. H. Ringgold & Co
Denton, Maryland
J. H. Nicholls & Co
H.S. Taveau & Co
Il. S. Taveau & Co
Virginia
Sexton Building
South
Gay Street
Baltimore Street
Phone
St. Paul
Baltimore, MD
E. M. Willey
Hobbs, Caroline Co
C. B. Carroll & Co
Journal
Seestem
the Peoples National Bank
Denton, MD
Albert G. Towers, Prost
T. F. Johnson
Nutile Hardware Company
Caroline County
Siximilion—Circus
General Assembly of
Cody
City of
Court of Common Pleas
Circuit Court
Court of Common Pleas of
Ames Temple
Orphans’ Court
Francis S. Todd
Gootee S. Todd
Alva B. Todd
Thawley
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