Hole in the Fence In Alaska Dream of Gold Ends in Tragedy
Wade Rayner and David Rose seek fortune on the Nome trail in Alaska. After a brutal winter, an avalanche crashes their plans and leaves Rayner penniless and heartbroken. A trader helps him pursue a final impossible journey home with two tiny gold nuggets as his last treasure.
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Walter Joseph Delaney
Wade Rayner
David Rose
Rose
Nome
Yukon
Wade
May
Ida Woolson
Ida
Dauntless
Vilma
Return of Wade Rayner Sparks May Woolson's Bridal Night
Wade Rayner crept back to the Woolson home and sees May in bridal dress, believing him dead. May embraces him, torn between joy and village rumor, while David Mose returns to claim a share of a fortune. Rose and Ida await a wedding that promises a new life after the long absence.
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May Woolson
Woolfa
May
Wade Rayner
Migs Woolson
Wade
Agid May Woolson
David Mose
Rose
Ida
W. G. Chapman
First Reward of Ambition by Joseph Conrad
A Polish aristocrat, Joseph Conrad, recounts how he learned English and pursued life as an English seaman. He recalls touching the first English ship, James Westoll, and the vivid romance of that moment despite initial language obstacles.
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Joseph Conrad
James Westoll
Grace
Memphis Front Row Merchant Sells Cotton on Commission
A Memphis cotton merchant described as 50 cross eyed is accused of watching a customer oddly. A negro from a cotton plantation allegedly pockets socks while the merchant debates the theft. The exchange ends with the merchant confirming the sock theft.
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Memphis
Tenn
Darky
the Darky
What Montenegrins Like Best
Charles M. Lurie describes Montenegrins as sturdy, handsome men in dark blue baggy trousers white woolen garters scarlet jackets braided with gold and small round caps with black-edged crowns bearing H I initials. Women wear dark skirts embroidered blouses long coats and dove gray sleeves with similar caps, forbidden European hats.
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Charles M. Lurie
Tucson
Henry QO O Henry Genius Portraits Career What-If
Henry QO offers a portrait of O Henry a multi faceted genius whose early life hints at talents beyond writing. It recounts a tale from his youth when Sidney Porter later known as O Henry concealed his anonymity by sketching a drawing atop a sales list to identify a customer.
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Henry
Sidney Porter
O. Henry
Porter
Hoodoo misfortune on moving day ends in wreck
John Hambleton and his wife Elsie face collapse of their insurance business riskily entangled with Stimpson & Co. After losing money on real estate schemes they plan to move to town on Friday the 21st. A tropical rainstorm, a van crash, and a wrecked day seal their misfortune as the hoodoo lingers over their fragile hopes.
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John Hambleton
Elsie
Stimpson
John
Elsio
Stimpson & Co
Hoodoo Turns to Fire Insurance Boon for Couple
A couple recovering from a van crash and a ruined flat receive a telegram claiming their house burned down with an offer of terms. They decide to rush to fire insurance offices, hoping to recover losses and gain extra funds. The husband boasts about paying the balance and keeping four thousand while the hoodoo fades.
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Wilton
Pier
John
Elsie
Isie
Ile
W. G. Chapman
Michael Davitt's Grave Tribute Moves Mayo Home
A Dublin correspondent reports that Patrick Hastings of the A. G. I. conveyed a wreath from Mayo Men's societies in New York to Davitt's tomb. Pilgrimages became routine, but the U S based tribute stirred Mayo to new patriotic emotion as crowds witnessed the ceremony. Bands played patriotic airs and left the county with a buoyant mood. The event underscored the bond between exiled Irish in America and those in the old land.
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Michael Davitt
Dublin
Patrick F. Hastings
Mayo Men's Societies
New York
Davitt
United States
County
Mayo
Aiia
Old Land
Sample of Mexican Unthrift in Acapulco Harbor
Acapulco, Mexico, famed for its harbor, is described as one of the country’s wretched towns. Buildings are mainly adobo houses with tiled roofs or crude huts of poles and palm thatch. Earthquakes have left ruins with cracked walls and no sewers, water works, telephones, or electric lights.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Riddle hints at a notable but unnamed citizen
A Pensacola News quotation and a Columbia State remark speculate about a “considerable citizen.” The riddle lists a steel javelin, BIK pennant, bugle call, shooting star, math problem, deck of cards, mandolin solo, a castle on a hill, a prince of Ruritania, a yacht with fine lines, approaching Iceland, a high-power rifle, a cavalry charge, and an Alpine lake. The piece notes we do not know the gentleman yet he seems important.
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Pensacola News
Ruritania
Iceland
Alps
Columbia State
Tiger shark feast shocks Key West harbor
A tiger shark captured in Key West harbor yielded a bizarre stomach full of a cow head without horns, a deformed sheep spine, turtle scutes, bones and feathers of two birds, tin cans, and seaweed. Jaws measured 1 foot 4 inches across.
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Key West Harbor
Family relations and distance blur in a careless riddle
A playful riddle explains how the Mrs Misses and Misses mirror each other as daughters move between places. The piece contrasts this with a claim about Washington and a joke about crossing rivers, noting the boastful exaggeration of feats.
Why marriages end in heaven and divorces need law
A quip plays on harmony and law in marriage. The Client jokes that even if marriages are heavenly, obtaining a divorce requires legal work, and humorously notes there may be few lawyers available to help.
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Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
Ula
Baltimore
Munsey Trust Co
Calvert and Fayette Streets
H.S. Taveau & CO
H. S. Taveau & Co
Steinway Piano
the Sanders & Stayman Co
Fayette and Charles Sts
Wood
Sall
T.W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen
Richmond, Va
Denton
James H. Brown
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Doan
Maryland
Howard
Department of Cookery
Norman-Remington CO
N. Charles St. Baltimore
H. Ringgold
Field & Willis
Washington
Annapolis
the Home Insurance
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Home Insurance Co
A. G Hancock
Home Insurance Building
Anty Drudge
Ee Eran
Rhae
Vels Aoo Co
Philadelphia
R. R
Denton-Greensboro
Auto
Pennsylvania
Greensboro
Denton Auto CO
Baltimore, Md
Western Maryland College
Westminster
T. HI. Lewis
C.C. Waskey
N. Howard Street
Murderhill River
New Sthamer
Mathan H. Maxson
Walfeave Frederica
Webb
Sadie
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Mondaay
A.m. Slau
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WEX
Consumers’ Ice Co
Chester
Phila
Keystone Milu
Philadelphladelphia
Oaia
Frieto Phi
Frederica
Navigati
Orriera
Vrederica
Dil
Elanfs
Peta
Powtirely
J. SL Aiul
A. ML
Philadelyr
Concord
W. W. Dukes
Hobbs
Journal
County News
Kent County Mutual
James J. Ross
Dover, del
WM. Denney
Sec'y and
Treas
Carter & Deen
Irving Jones
Alex. Noble
Praston
William Bullock
Denton, Md
Parker
Lolpa
Peter Brown
America
Friends of the Patriot
Potomac
Delaware
PSPA
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