Hollis and Vera Onboard Rescue Aboard Esmeralda
Robert Hollis unveils Vera aboard Girard Carrington's yacht Esmeralda. A collision sinks the ship and Hollis and McCann save Vera then the Indian Chief rescues castaways. Hollis seizes control, locks McCann, and orders the crew while steeling for a voyage toward Bascom's German cargo amid looming mutiny.
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Robert Hollis
Girard Carrington
Hollis
Vera
Carrington
McCann
Bascom
Germany
Hallucinatory voyage romance aboard the Esmeralda
Captain Hollis struggles to keep control of the Esmeralda amid a mutinous plot led by Fergus McCann while Vera Carrington reveals her identity and pleads for safe passage to Hamburg. Hollis locks McCann below decks and faces threats as the mutineers press to seize the vessel and its cargo.
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Esmeralda
Philip Bascom
Mr. Hollis
Vera
Gerald Carrington
Vera Carrington
Europe
Papa
New York
Mr. Bascom
Mr. McCann
McCann
Bascom
Jim White
Liverpool Red
Hamburg
Hollis
Prisoner in the stateroom
A tense scene unfolds as the narrator orders strict isolation of a prisoner Vera Carrington watches from the door while McCann’s breakfast is brought by Cade and locked inside. The narrator questions Cade’s loyalty and wonders how long the prisoner has overheard their conversation.
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Vera Carrington
Dade
McCann
Cade
Crew Faces Growing Tension Before Europe Trip
The group shows bad blood as they fear the voyage looming in Europe. Hollis and Vera confront serious trouble signaling a pivotal moment ahead. The next installment promises a thrilling incident that heightens the stakes for all involved.
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Europe
Hollis
Vera
Sunday Story Stirs Brooklyner Luncheon Audience
Billy Sunday recounted a Brookyn luncheon tale about a Missouri congregation he described as apathetic. A deacon greeted him with praise for a sermon one man had heard, highlighting the preacher’s thirty years of labor without encouragement.
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Billy Sunday
Brooklyn
Advertising Man's Witty Take on Meat in Every Ad
In a tongue in cheek exchange the speaker notes that advertisement copy is rich in meat, prompting the quip that if every ad carries substance the ad man must charge dearly. The lines satirize commercial writing and pricing.
Fat in foods shows varied fat content nationwide
An Adv note lists fat percentages in common foods: potatoes 1-10 percent, wheat flour 1 percent, milk 4.4 percent, lean beef 7.9 percent, eggs 10.5 percent, Navy beans 18 percent, and Soja beans used in Pork and Beans 16.8 percent.
Thurza Feeds Water to Kettle From Butt and Well
An excerpt from the San Francisco Argonaut shows Mrs Timson instructing Thurza to use well water for drinking due to cost, while rasp water suffices for washing. After tea, Thurza confirms she mixed kettle water from a butt and the well to heat for washing.
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Thurza
San Francisco
Buried Old Car In Field Sparks Stranger Query
A motorist beside his car on a plowed field skidded off the road and lay on its side. A passerby asked about the accident, and the motorist explained he had just bought a new car and was burying the old one in the field, joking about borrowing tools.
Box for the Blind Vanishes as Irony Sparks Talk
A Tredeag man set a box labeled For the Blind outside his shop. Weeks later the box disappeared and he quipped that the new canopy over his window, a clever insult to the blind, proves he has enough money. The anecdote circulates among locals.
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Hinlloa
Their Favorite Wine and the Sailor Endings
A quip about American and German sailors and their wine tastes leads to a joke on loyalties. The narrator recalls a sailor friend and reflects on political defeat and support, closing with a pun about being on the right end.
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Sammie
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Simms
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Liverpool
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Moon
White
Leayard
Seayard
Masters
Ubin
Fergus McCann
Kida
Dean
Ross
Banda
L. N. Vaughan
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