Recollections of an Elizabeth Man Sailor Narrative
Sailor recalls voyage from New York aboard the William B. Travia to Galveston Texas in 1864. Captain Dan Mowe led a crew including Black sailors under harsh conditions. A sudden hurricane wrecked masts and gear, casting the ship into a raging sea. one man lost overboard, the ship's near destruction followed by a long repair period in Galveston.
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New York
William B. Dravis
Daniel Mors
House of William Hendrey & Company
Galvest Tex
Mowe
Mira
Saa
Dan
Cap Dam
Mardor
Staten Island
Gulf of Monies
Cangar
Ehip
Hatiara
Africa
Ohia
Galveston
McNeil
Bras Aoria
Texas
Red River
Hunka
la McNeil
Mexico
Galveston Bay
Hints by May Manton for a sailor girl outfit
A dressmaking note outlines a sailor style suit for girls ages 14 and 18 featuring tanned braid trim, bird edging, and optional facing. It describes fabric choices in serge and light-weight materials, sleeve details, neck finish, and required materials including 4 yards 62 inches and 245 yards braid, with sizes 14 and 18 years.
A New Vegetable Attempted for Cultivation in Porto Rico
An account describes efforts to cultivate a new plant named yautia or yantia in Porto Rico, noting it resembles a boiled white potato when cooked and is compared to taro. It has long spear-shaped leaves like elephant ears, about twenty-two varieties, and a long growing season. It may not mature in the United States, except possibly in southern Florida or along the Gulf coast.
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Porto Rico
Yantia
Yaulia
West
Toms
Columbias
Port
Paris
Weat Indies
United States
Florida
Gulf Coast
George
Was the Guilty Man Original Bank Robbery Tale
A retired bank teller recounts a near loss of two hundred thousand dollars in currency held in a vault. He confesses an impulse to check the vault at 1 AM and is questioned when the cashier and president confront him. The board exonerates all, the president resigns, the cashier rises, and the former teller learns of larger losses.
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Snally
Genugmen
Brain Exercise Puzzle From The Journal's Daily Page
A quirky hardware shopkeeper uses illustrated puzzle pictures to label his wares. The feature invites readers to identify items represented by drawings such as stove lifters, with playful clues and a final challenge asking what the other signs stand for.
McClure's October Issue Highlights Munsterberg and Williams Pieces
Literary notes review the October McClure's with Professor Hugo Munsterberg on social psychology and Henry Smith Williams on alcohol and the individual. It mentions Kuropatkin’s Russo Japanese war history, Augustus Saint-Gaudens letters, and several fiction offerings. Recreation cover uses fall colors while hunting season gets emphasis and a sport table for U S and Canada game seasons.
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McClure
Mr.Clure
Hugo Munsterberg
Henry Smith Williams
Kuropatkins
Augustus Baint-Gaudens
United States
Canada
Mortgage the Farm. ox Tama pee 4 We A
An OCR fragment recalls an elderly testimonial praising Buek Jen's Arnica Salve for sores on hands and leg. It hints at refugee or brand references and dates but remains largely unreadable.
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Buek- Jen
Brand
A Tale of Clever Trades and Honest Advice
A long folk tale features a Poumnt host and a Traveller who helps solve a lumber dilemma by digging water from a lake and diverting logs to a mill. Moral: advice should come only when asked, and usefulness matters more than force. The Hare and the Wolf, the Bull and the Master, and other vignettes follow, each illustrating prudence, gratitude, and consequences of actions.
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Trav Eter
Alan
Boba
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Elizabeth Man
Oscar P. Button
May Manton
Dusaing
de Jones
Sas
the Journal
Shiakde
Ing Piture
A.M Swiety
Patty
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