Cuban Spy Entrusts Holton With Hidden Mission
In a Washington hotel a naval officer Lt Holton encounters Miss La Tossa, a Cuban patriot who is revealed as a spy. Holton learns the stakes and, under orders, escorts her aboard the Gnat to Cuba before transferring her to a U S destroyer. Tensions rise as U S forces prepare for port defense and imminent troop landings in Cuba.
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Hotton
Washington
Misa la Tossa
W& Ball
Secret Service
Holton
Senor la Tossa
Cuba
Tampa
Miss la Tessa
United States
Rodriguez
Megro
Mr. Rodriguez
Senor Holton
Miss la Tossa
Hilda
Senor Rodriguez
United States State Department
Ramon del Rey
Cuba Libre
Santiago
Misa la Tessa
Conroy
Howard
Long Wharf
de Rey
del Rey
Ardois
Bainbridge
Jameson
Horton
Allen
Port Tampa
Nicholas Channel
Army
Marine
Shafter
Admiral Sampson
Sampson
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Cervera
General Shafter
Randolph
Boys In Blue
Lakeland
Key West
Sharp business wit masks dull trade in Smith
The dialogue implies Smith finds his work dull yet has purchased a new car. The punch line hints his real trade involves sharpening knives, revealing a double meaning in his profession.
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Smith
Mail Clerk Condemns Pins in Letters
A mail clerk with damaged hands denounces the habit of pinning letters claiming about a hundred pins daily are stuck into correspondence by careful writers. He notes many pins protrude from letters, speculating some mail is written with malicious intent toward post office workers.
Passage on the Pass Oyster Opens Holiday Joke
A humorous misquote turns on the idea of a vacation pass and an oyster. The exchange riffs on travel and absence, suggesting no trip is planned now that the pass is gone.
Girl Crook Loots a Chicago Home in a Night
Chicago police and Mr and Mrs H L Guildner describe a burglar who removed a front door glass panel and entered their home. Mrs Guildner pieces together the alleged sequence, noting a Knight Templar plume, stolen items including clothing, accessories, letters, and a strong box. The Sheffield avenue station begins cataloging clues.
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Chicago
H. L. Giuldner
Deming Place
Watson
Mr. Guildner
Sheffield Avenue
Giant radish pegged at 1744 pounds in New Jersey farm
A New Jersey farmer Ira S. Plergon grows a giant radish weighing 1744 pounds. The plant shows nearly 50 leaves with some reaching two feet in length.
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New Jersey
Washington, N. J
Ira S. Plergon
Lost His Star in Hammond Police Brutality Scandal
In Hammond Indiana Policeman James O Keefe allegedly lost his star after ordering "eminently respectable" citizens to perform the beat dance at gunpoint rumors imply discipline followed.
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Hammond
Ind
James O'Keefe
Long Service, Philadelphia Ella Hume Celebrates 63 Years
Ella Hume, house keeper for John T Norris and family in Philadelphia, marks sixty three years of service to the Norris household. She has served the family across decades and remains a trusted helper in their home.
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Philadelphia
Ella Hume
John T. Norris
Norris
Free Homesteads in Western Canada Attract American Seekers
Western Canada offers thousands of 160 acre free homesteads in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta open to filing with a ten dollar fee and six months residence per year for three years. Lands are suited for grain and mixed farming with cattle dairying timber and water. Districts feature park landscapes and tree culture with additional lands available for purchase from railways and private groups at later prices.
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U. S
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Minister and Widow Romance Told by a Boy
A charming widow is courted by a minister who tries to win her heart by lecturing her son Reginald. The boy recalls a private talk quoting Mr Jones saying the boy should love his mother more, noting the minister doubted how anyone could help loving her too much to fault.
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Jones
Reginald
Treat Pimples and Blackheads With Cuticura
Eco friendly treatment for pimples and blackheads recommends gently applying Cuticura Ointment then washing after five minutes with Cuticura Soap. Use Soap daily to prevent inflammation and clogging. Free samples offered with 32 page Skin Book by Cuticura Dept L Boston. Maypole grammar tale ends with a punchline about usage.
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Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Inherited Wit Echoes Grandfather's Jokes
A legacy of humor appears as Blinks inherits his wit and repeats the grandfather's jokes. Ava Winslow is noted for soothing children with tWething preparations, easing gums and reducing inflammation. A claim mentions the world’s tallest cactus in Arizona at 233 feet.
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Blinks
Ava
Winslow
Arizona
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