The Valuable Match
A stevedore on a dock lights a pipe as a drowning man clings to survival. The rescuer delays, claiming he has only one match left and the swimmer has two more dives before help arrives, before offering a plan.
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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1910
Page
3
A stevedore on a dock lights a pipe as a drowning man clings to survival. The rescuer delays, claiming he has only one match left and the swimmer has two more dives before help arrives, before offering a plan.
A brief comic exchange shows a clerk asking for a day off for his mother in law's funeral. The employer scolds him for poor planning after previous family losses and insists better scheduling during holidays.
An advertising manager from the Daily Boomer explains why a life insurance application was rejected for alleged evasive responses. The exchange centers on the claim that the applicant fled in answers and why he asserted good circulation.
Stranded after a steamer wreck Genevieve Leslie, Englishman Winthrope and Tom Blake survive on a jungle island. Blake proves a rough but capable rescuer, battles wildlife, and protects Leslie as Winthrope schemes. Tension grows over marriage and loyalty as Blake and Leslie grow closer while surviving.
Ven doubts Blake as Miss Leslie fears what the future holds. Winthrope falls ill again and Blake acts as night nurse while Miss Leslie confronts peril and loneliness. She clings to fragile trust amid a wild, dangerous life and looming dangers.
A Worcester carriage horse named Prince halted in the cold dusk and refused to move. His sudden trembling and stop revealed a woman beneath him who had slipped and fallen, unable to rise, and Prince held up his forefoot to shield her for over a minute.
A newspaper note describes a method to deter people and animals from a fresh sidewalk. Workers spread soft dirt over the surface, build ridges along the edges, and saturate with water to keep intruders off and aid cement setting. It adds that certain hints remain obvious except to a woman.
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