Fortunes Adrift at Sea Amidst Heat and Tornado Threat
Cortolvin and Captain Kettle confront a failing Saigon as engine trouble, heat, and a looming tornado threaten the voyage from the Red Sea to Zanzibar. McTodd’s cantankerous engineering and salvage plans collide with Kettle’s risk for a profitable tow as a German Mail steamer nears.
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Cortolvin
Kettle
McTodd
Africa
Neil Angus McTodd
Saigon
Mr. McTodd
Pevim Island
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Strait of
Bab el Mandeb
Cape Guardafoi
Zanzibar
Reco Ece
Bombay
England
Murgatroyd
Ayel
Sortolvin
Jewelry Fashions in Wisie Bee's Jewelers' Circular
Jewelry trends show silk stocking supporters with gold mounts and turquoise buttons on purses, heavy chain bracelets enhanced with gems, bracelets combining rings with pearls, and watches in chatelaine or long chain styles. Opals form round cut necklaces alongside coral and amber pieces. turquoise with brilliants appears in cluster earrings.
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Wisie Bee
Milady
Maple Sugar and Walnut Creama Ball Candy Guide
A kitchen note from Boston Cooking School Magazine describes making Maple Sugar and Walnut Creama Balls. Melt maple sugar with boiling water to soft ball stage, test in cold water, then stir until thick, drop rounds, and top each with a walnut piece.
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Boston
Macazine
Boston Folk Exchange on Reading Habits
The Boston Transcript records a playful dialogue about reading David Harum. Fuddy dismisses the question as a pretext for others to share what they know, while Duddy explains his practice of saying he has read a book to avoid lengthy spoilery talk.
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Boston
Fuddy
David Harum
Burleigh
Duddy
Boston Transcript
Interview Trends Highlight Women’s Candidacy Interest
Reporters note growing openness to female candidates with fewer declines for interviews. Analysts see a shift in coverage as more women consider public office, boosting visibility and competition in local races.
Acrobatic Cooking Aboard Steamer Galley Challenges
On transatlantic steamers galley operations mix space constraints with feats of juggling pots and pans. Cooks feed 500 to 600 crew daily while 3,000 bread loaves and 20 tons of potatoes shoulder the voyage load amid rough seas and odors from a busy, camera-like kitchen.
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High Seas
Epckss
Wil
A Legitimate Steal
A quoted backroom exchange mocks a fraudulent scheme as Crawford probes potential earnings, while De Fuque imagines a $1,000 windfall. The Pittsburg Dispatch style note hints at a crime satire or crime-adjacent quip about investment and deception.
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de Fuque
Crawford
Pittsburg
The French Workman and the Modern Struggle
Richard Whitelag argues the French workman is pulled between church state and revolutionary ideals. He faces bribes toward tradition or utopian calls to revolt while balancing old and new economic models. Japan seeks to bar foreigners from gold mines, hinting at conflict over migration.
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Old Order
Richard Whitelag
Century
Japan
Minneapolis Times
Founder of Foresters lauded. testimonial touts Kidney Liver Pills
The piece extols Dr A B Caldwell of Syracuse as founder of the Independent Order of Foresters in the United States and a national figure. It includes a testimonial praising Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills for kidney disorders, torpid liver, and constipation, alleging broad endorsements and wide usage in Canada and the United States. It cites a 2 cent price per pill and distribution by Edman Co Bates Co in Toronto.
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United States
Dr. Chase
Oronbyatekha
A. B. Galdwell
Syracuse
N.Y
Independent Order of Foresters
National Guard
Seymour
Col. Caldwell
Canada
Edman
Bates & Co
Toronto
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