Sailor tale and shipboard intrigue confounds a crew
A gritty narrative from a seafaring page recalls a daring if reckless plan aboard the Liza Jane. A supposed love plot leads to staged overboard rescues and a ship left to drift while the crew ferries life buoys, then a dramatic rescue and consequences as the vessel goes down near the tropics. The tale closes with reflections on romance and loss aboard a stormy voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OWell
tad
oller
Plymouth
will
tropics
Sind
Chicago Times-Herald
Astral bodies and a London hypnotist’s claim
In New York, narrator meets Clarence and the eccentric Simcox who claims to know astral bodies. A visit to a Spanish portrait leads to a demonstration using a crystal ball, producing a vivid astral form of the prince. The tale ends with Simcox’s disappearance and a pamphlet noting Case 10 Mr X New York U A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simcox
Clarence
Shucox
Ceylon
plaace
Madison square
Shmcox
Shneox
Sthneox
pie
Simecox
Spain
Linean
Velasquez
Sincox
Simcon
England
New York
U. A
Sletfer
San Francisco
Aboard an armored cruiser in a stormy gale
A well known admiral describes how an armor plated cruiser battles against wind and sea. He notes the crew endure extreme heat behind closed decks and all but the protected command bridge become impassable. The ship pitches and rolls violently as the prow drives water over the stern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
queck
Pitteburg
Paradoxes of Russian Society and Peel’s Advice
A provocative comparison outlines Russian society as an exclusive, edenic realm reserved for the elect, contrasting it with a critique of social duties elsewhere. The piece then cites Peel’s advice on mental discipline and self-control, emphasizing habits that build lasting excellence and fame, drawn from Parker’s life of Sir Robert Peel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
paradise
heaven
Peel
Sir Robert Peel
University of Glasgow
Charles Stuart Parker
Small Town Post Office Ad Warns of Unclaimed Mail
An old rural postmaster ran an advertisement in the village weekly explaining that ten letters in the office have not been called for. If owners do not contact by month end, the letters will be sent to the dead letter office. Anyone expecting letters should check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
arctic
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P. H. GOLT, W.H. DENNY
T. RHODES
W.F. PENNINGTON
EUGENE LYNCH
W. H.ANDERSON
C. HOBBS
W.R. PETERS
M. L. BLANCHARD
W.S. LORD, I. T. BAKER, J. CULVER
ER. W. INGRAM
Wye
Denton
Hobbs
Milton
Lewes
Queenstown
WILLIAM M. CONN
QUEENSTOWN, MD
WM. HOPPS & 60
BALTIMORE, MD
BALTIMORE STREET
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
JOHN K. CALLOWAY
W.W. TUNIS & BROTHER LUMBER CO
TUNIS’ MILLS
TALBOT COUNTY
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ANUPACTURERS
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aimee
North Carolina
PAGE
HUGHES
DENTON, MARYLAND
Lehigh
THE
HUGHES LUMBER AND COAL CO
Ave
DENTON, MD
Nigwepa
PERARL
David Kaskey
Philadelphia
Kaskey
Browrn
EIC
W. EF. BROWN
MAIN STREET
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Penton Hardware
Sagac Se
Pride Axe
Arbuckle’s
Enterpris
Garret
Ames
Walter Baker
Jenton
eott
Woody
STHWART BROTHERS
LUDWIG MATHUSHEK
BUUATSES BUSH & GERTS
J. W. WHEATLEY
Esston
Caco
T. W. SMITH
sea
Ridgely
J. O. Tayior
J.C. LOEIB & COMPANY
Damien St
BALTIMORE
Travers’ National Bink of
Baltimoess
Fie National Bink
Stewartatown. Pa
Stewartetown, Ma
JAMES T. COOPER
Undertaker
DENTON, MARYTUAND
Cooper
big
aigako
atella knell
Caroline
Cardif
Thames
agen
Shea
Gravesend
carling
ouse
Rye
Vienna
Madrid
St. Petersburg
Brussels
Paris
London
Europe
Manila
Neus
department of agriculture
America
Algeria
Naples
northwest
Ohio
Boeton
MR. X
Jean
Im Society In
Reasia
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