Pussy Scat Gray and the Vengeance of Castaway
Old Enoch Gray, a Maine coastal captain nicknamed Pussy, travels with his son Scat aboard a pleasure boat. A drunken rival, Captain Dick Wardaker, tries to threaten them but is floored when Scat uses his booted foot to kick him in the face, ending his threat and leaving him vanished from the village.
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Enoch Gray
Castaway
Maine
Seat
Enoch
Dupont and
Porter
Loke
Samuel Carter
Weather Bureau
Washington
Jack
Captain Gray
Dick Wardaker
Captain Dick
Tnoch
Tuk
Pap—jrust
Snow Storm Tales of Idaho and Sierra Winters
An aged miner recalls brutal snowfalls in Idaho Territory and the Sierras during the 1860s. He describes colossal drifts, winter life in mountain cabins, the Norwegian snowshoes used for travel, and the perils of chimney access. Carlton brothers risk smothering as snow blankets their cabin while neighbors plan to check on them after a severe storm.
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Maine
Rockies
Sierras
York
Idaho
Carlton Brothers
Alt. Carlton
Jim
Fraternity Regent Helps Widow Hire Man Then Recruits Him
The Grand Regent of the Royal Arcanum in the District of Columbia narrates a tale of urging and nagging a new member, Mr Smith, who initially delayed dues but later paid in advance. After his death, his widow seeks aid, lands a civil service job, and then asks the Regent to recommend her husband, who turns out to be the one she loves.
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Royal Arcanum
District of Columbia
Mr. Smith
Smith
Grand Regent's Office
Government pawnshop in Paris handles vast daily pawns
A Paris government run pawnshop processes about one thousand watches pawned each day and roughly one thousand wedding rings pawned weekly, illustrating its large scale and steady activity in personal items lending.
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Paris
Great Tank of Dhebar in Rajputna India
The Great Tank of Dhebar at Rajputna is one of the world’s largest artificial reservoirs covering 21 square miles. It serves irrigation needs across the region and stands as a major waterworks achievement.
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Rajputna
India
Dhebar
Snowbound miners mourn Carlton in high alpine grave
In a wind swept mining camp a rescue party arrived to find Carlton dead, sealed by two layers of snow above a blocked chimney. The body, recovered after a long wait, was buried near a pine tree with prayers from campers and onlookers. Over a hundred men and women attended the funeral procession through fresh snow to the grave.
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Hinds Mile
Meadow Lake
Carlton
Ccamp
Athiatic
Briefs from Everywhere. No Intoxicants were allowed Rus sian prisoners in Japan
A miscellany of curiosities and notes from around the world. Topics include a thousand-year-old carved figure found in a Colorado cave a single ounce of radium lifting ten thousand tons a mile high speculation about Eve’s grave near Jeddah and the Denver and Rio Grande hiring Navajo laborers. Also mentioned are migratory herring Japan Korea postage stamps a French scholar’s giant Adam and Eve tale and Persian veiling customs.
English cottages famed for flowers and historic gardens
English cottagers are the most flower loving people. Many of their plants descend from monastery gardens disestablished by Henry VIII. Cottages, owned or rented, pass down generation to generation and remain true home fences.
New Walk For Women From London Stirs Fashion
Reports describe a new walking pose to complement long riding coats and princess styles. A erect head, forward waist bend, and hip driven gait create grace in a sinuous, tall look. Some London instructors advise sleeping face downward with a pillow under the chin to preserve the new posture.
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London
Haive
Ieace
London Express
Climate's effect on troops debunked by Major General Wood
Major General Leonard Wood tells the War Department that claims about the Philippine climate harming officer and soldier health are nonsensical. He asserts there is no subject with more erroneous writings.
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Leonard Wood
War Department
California orange crop value splits between growers and shippers
Returns from California show that the value of the orange crop shipped out of that state last season was 23,925,000 dollars. Of this sum the growers received 14,500,000 dollars and the railroad and refrigerator interests 9,425,000 dollars.
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California
Hair counts of hair colors and ages described
The text states that red-haired men have a little over 20 000 hairs on the head. It notes dark hair is three times finer and the average crop is about 105 000. It also mentions that a fair-haired minor woman averages from 150 000 to 175 000 hairs.
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Eee
Deatiin
Wspa
Tacy
Fraternity
Japan
Colorado
Jeddah
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
South Europe
Korea
Henzoin
Adam
Eve
Persia
Ff al
PARCS
Waluts
I. Clry
Columbia Novelty CO
Dept
East
Boston
Mass
Philippines
Holiday Presents
Srco
Hewes
Potter
Lincoln St
Maas
Izage
Marlin Fire Arcs Co
New Haven
Conn
National Photographic Chemical Company
St. and Penn Ave
Washington, D. C
Ernest
Haskell
Eugene P. Lyle, Jr
John Dinwiddie Driscoll
Maximilian
Mexico
Misica
Jacqueline
St. Louis Republic
N. Y. Times Saturday Review
N. Y. Globe
Doubleday, Page &Co
East 16Th St
New York
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