Nation of Bridge Builders in America
F W Skinner notes in Harper's Weekly that the United States leads the world in bridge science and practice. Increasing commerce demands longer spans and heavier loads. Advanced tools and massive derricks enable swift, economical, safe assembly of great bridges.
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F. W. Skinner
Harper's Weekly
Shipwreck survivors on an isolated island by a dangerous hero
The steamer wreck casts Misa Genevieve Teste, Lord Winthrope, and Tom Blake ashore on an uninhabited island. Blake, rough but bold, rescues the helpless duo and becomes their steadfast protector as they seek survival. The trio muddles through danger and heat, sharing their first meal of a dead fish.
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Misa Genevieve Teste
Lord Wintiepe
Tom Blake
Blake
Enelahiman
Mins Leste
Winthrope
A Model Man
A Collier's Weekly profile traces a man’s life from 20 to 60, highlighting disciplined habits, marriage, temper control, parental pride, and neighborly respect as markers of achievement.
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Collier’s Weekly
Maligning Mother and the Family Morning Reunion
A mother reunites with ten children at the old home and defends her blanket of affection. Mary and Dick offer differing views while the eldest Tom elicits a playful admission about nightly pranks. The exchange reveals family dynamics and humor in a nostalgic vignette from Youth's Companion.
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Mary
Tom
Cross Eyed Justice in Local Notices
Lille Sutton of Ocean SpringsMiss an orphan who cared for an Invalid Brother was arrested for stealing five eyes and a half pound of butter and was sent to prison for seven years. William Kevelwich of Baltimore a chauffeur ran down and killed Albert Pries a little boy in Buffalo last July and pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter receiving ten days probation and a $1000 payment to the boy’s father.
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Lille Sutton
Ocean Springs
Miss
William Kevelwich
Baltimore
Albert Pries
Buffalo
New York Tribune
Dr David Starr Jordan on fisheries rulings in Washington
Dr David Starr Jordan at a Washington dinner decries international fisheries commission rulings. He compares fish to Chinese in the interior and recounts a pharmacist joke about a man buying rat poison for a headache.
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David Starr Jordan
Washington
International Fisheries Commission
China
Raw fish and survival grind down in the bogs
In a tense desert island scene the group eats raw fish to stave thirst while planning their trek to water. Miss Leslie endures the challenge with stoic grit as Blake, Winthrope, and Jenny barter gear, inspect shoes, money, and fire-making scraps for a possible rescue.
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Winthrope
Tokyo
Doxe
Jenny
Leslie
Blake
Miss Leste
Mare
Winnie
Pinko
Tipe
Perilous trek through marshes tests Blake and companions
In a harsh swamp crossing Blake, Winthrope, and Miss Leslie endure blistering heat and mud flats as they near a rocky headland. Miss Leslie weakens. Blake refuses to fetch water, hinting at a turbulent past and a looming moral clash among the travelers.
Thirst and Resolve On a Marshland Escape
Blake, Miss Leslie, Winthrope and Jenny stagger through heat and mud toward water. Blunt, driven by thirst and urgency, Blake carries Jenny while Winthrope lags. a river finally appears as the group nears relief in the ongoing tale.
Uncle Hod Pays Up for Tooth Extraction
In a small town a dentist offers gas for two dollars or a one dollar option without gas. Uncle Hod Rowdybush travels 27 miles to the county seat for the tooth pull and insists on knowing exactly when the tooth is yanked, declaring he wants his dollar’s worth of satisfaction. The tale, recounted by Youth’s Companion, highlights comic dental bravado and travel effort in pursuit of dental care.
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Uncle Hod Rowdybush
Uncle Hod
Fleeing crew abandons schooner EKdrie after cat omen
Deserted by her crew at the moment of sailing for the north the fishing schooner EKdrie remains at her moorings as a cross-eyed black cat and a mysterious yell from the hold spur instant panic. A sailor bolts overboard and flees. The crew vanishes and the captain cannot regain them.
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Ekdrie
Gall
San Francisco Chronicle
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