Prisoners and Captives Excerpt Aboard a Fever Ship
In a sunlit sea setting a British slave trade schooner closes on a derelict slave ship. An English officer Lieutenant Grace frees Claud Tyars, a Cambridge sailor, and heals a dog aboard while planning to report to his captain. The scene hints at a larger pursuit against slave ships along the Africa coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Benneath
Alm
Jackie
Taddar
Panama
Pear
Lieut
Grace
Thoraday
Alice
Tom
Theo
Chaptor
Dodd
Tyara
Claud Tyars
Tysts
Cambridge
Trinity
Amdships
Claud Tyurs
Calor
Noted Clergyman and Public Figures Mentioned in Turbulent Reports
A jumble of biographical notes and career updates mentions Rev George H Simmons a Kentucky born pastor and banker mired by scandal in Persia. Other items reference Chief Mathew Kiely and Anthony Hubler as police leaders. King Frederick VI of Denmark and royal connections. Brigadier General William Carter and John Sebastian of railway circles. literary figures Mary and Zerkowitz amid scattered historical details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Simmons
Peorta
Nate
Fivet Baptist Church
Ryns
Mr.Simmons
Georgetown University
Fndeld
Yastoral
Shepherdville
Louisville
Wad of
Friends
Mathew Kiely
St. Louis
Tventy
Anthony Hubler Belt
Harrigan
Ives
Kiely
Central District
Tolk
Mir, Polk
Frederick VIII
Denmark
Haakon
Norway
Frederick
Greece
England
Rus
Isla
Frederick VI
Europe
Free Masors
University of
Copenhagen
Open Guaranty of Merit Claims for Dr Pierce Medicines
An ad asserts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription lack alcohol and need no patent or secret status. It boasts glycerine as solvent, cites medical endorsements, and promotes Pleasant Pellets for constipation. It targets educated readers with claims of physician approval and superior non secret formulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plaren
Diffalo
Pleroos
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Eady
Making a Name for Himself in New York
A New York man recalls a former office boy who chose the name Robert Recapitulation after being teased for his name Mogilicuddy. When applying elsewhere he was asked for his name and he replied with the unusual moniker, prompting surprise and a mock claim to Gen Recapitulation in reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert
Ind
Gen
Bir. Blank
Womnan
Dazed with pain relief from Dean's Kidney Pills
Olympia resident L. Gorham describes six years of back pain after cold exposure. He reports rapid improvement after using Dean's Kidney Pills, noting clearer urine, regular passages, and eventual full relief after six boxes. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Tooster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
Gorham
East 4Th Street
Dean
Tooster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Young Roxley Pursues Machinist Training
In a brief exchange, Roxley expresses a desire to learn a trade to maintain his automobile, with the reply highlighting the value of practical skills for self-sufficiency and future stability. The dialogue emphasizes prudent preparation and personal initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxley
Salzer Seed Offer Promises Free Radish Seed
Rich Tuley advertises Salzer Seed's free radish seed offer to keep readers supplied with tender radishes all summer. It highlights Salzer's Bargain Bead Nook and its bargains in seeds at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzer
Special Catalogue Offers and Odd Advertisements
An assortment of old-time ads and notices promotes a special catalogue for farmers, with offers including flower seeds, a free sample of Allen's Foot Ease, curtain cuts for Carnival goods, and shoe store promotions. The text also includes travel blurb, horse betting quip, and miscellaneous product pitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allan S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. C
Carna
Buoona
Impressed With Western Canada and Its Land Promise
A reprinted 1905 Indiana letter chronicles immigrants finding success in Western Canada and the United States. It highlights Beaumunk of Brasil Indiana with 450 acres, wheat and barley yields, and G. Smith & Bró. of Lancashire who built homesteads after arriving in Wapella. The piece extols abundant grain yields, thriving towns, and easy land acquisition, urging Hoosiers to seek homesteads and noting Canada’s cold but dry winters and robust winter activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dadaine
Stockwell
Atiapollsy
United States
Munjiito
Indiana
States
N. B. Beaumunk
Brasil
Ind
Hiley
Saak
Phin
G. Smith & Brdé
Lancashire
England
Wapella
Sng
Tey
Moose Jaw
Lethbridge
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Brandon
Hanley
Moosomin
Badger
Coyote
Winnipeg
Canada
Lave
Worth Knowing Porous Plaster Claim and Cigar Mention
Worth Knowing that Allcock's are the original and only genuine porous plasters with imitation plasters elsewhere. Also references many who formerly smoked 10c cigars now smoke Lewis' Single Binder Straight Scotch from Lewis' Factory in Peoria, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allcock
Peoria
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. S. Merriman
Chapthr
Teplit Sedan
Ohanes
Sind
Offcer
Roise Toble
Houisville Courier-Journal
Cleveland
Zanaide Smolinamof
Leipsic
Congress
Baltimore
Warntan
Harause
William B. Briidmore
Sts Ad, N. J
William Harding Carter
Phippines
Japan
Carteright
Jen, W. H. Carter
John Sebastian
Frisco
Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Rock Island Road
Rock Island
Sebastian
Newport, Ky
Chicago
John Hbhak Tan
Mero Willianadi
Gourd of
Prairie
Amil Zerkowitz
Thomas J.’ Mary
Gaire
Egypt
John A. Salter Reed Co
the Pont
Dyver
Wind Ho Uever
W.grove
Tamataye
Madagascar
York
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