Indian Chief Struck by Lightning Aboard Esmeralda
Captain Hollis hosts a yacht wreck tale as the Indian Chief is damaged in a collision and castaways are picked up. Owner and engineers discuss navigating to an American port with a dangerous cargo contract amid war rumors and a stranded crew.
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Hollis
Sytopale
Robert Hollis
Girard Carrington
Tmolilao
Remaain
Sue
Vern
Carrington
Hia
Lolimanves McCann
Mullongi
New York
Masters
Velea
Tollis
Mustera
Syte
Atos Line
Gerald Carrington
Holtis
Corrington
Indiana
Sient
Bollis
Hoilis
Hamburg
Baltimore
Ilia Capes
Europe
Chesapeake
Germany
Austria
France
Russia
England
Belgium
Paris
Innner
Ao International
Huntburg
Genmany
Great Britain
North Sea
English Channel
United States
Voloo
Thom Ge
Ulster
Ife
Contraband of War Arises Onboard a Merchant Vessel
The narrator plans to confront the vessel owner in port over contraband items aboard a ship. He expects a tough interview and rejects a tempting wage offer. The after cabin reveals two close quarters rooms with muted interior and a single nervous man reacts to intruders.
Old friendship shadows rise over Bascom and McCann
Vera recalls her past bond with Rob ert Bascom the stammered owner as a new danger emerges from the ageless feud between Bascom and McCann. The history of enmity resurfaces threatening present ties and future plans.
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Vera
Robert Bascom
Staamerta
Pin Biting Paper Clipping Trick Recalled
A clipped page can be trimmed with a common pin or needle when scissors are unavailable. Place the clipping on a separate sheet, guide a pin around its edge, then trace and cut with the pin for a smooth finish.
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Popular
Science- Monthly
Tropical Raine and Historical Hurricane Rainfall
Tropical rains in the tropics are brief and produce few cyclones. In Porto Rico, the heaviest rains accompany western tropical storms, with August 8, 1809, noted as a historic hurricane that delivered rainfall amounting to 1,118 tons per neta.
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Tropica
Fragmentary dialogue from a 19th century locale
A garbled excerpt presents fragmented dialogue in a period tone. The readable bits hint at social tension and confrontational exchanges. Names, places, or concrete events are not recoverable.
Tanlac Touted By Man For Digestive Relief
Mr. Day reports severe indigestion and nervous unrest until Tanlac, taken as a tonic, eased his stomach and improved his health. He claims friends and brothers should try it and says he obtained Tanlac from a wholesale drug firm in Iowa.
Not Built to Stand Strain Conversation in Lobby
An anecdote recalled at a Washington hotel about physical fitness of men. A passerby overheard a group of foundry workers discussing Thomas Casey and a "big electric hammer" accident that struck his chest. Attke commented Casey had a weak chest, reflecting on the incident.
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Washington
William W. Venable
Fisslastopl
Mike
Foundry
Thomas Cs
Shure
Guyin
Coogey
Uke
Attke
Casey
Philadelphia Telegraph
New Invention Promises Quick Butter and Patent Boom
A dubious ad touts a device claiming to convert one pint of milk into butter in three minutes, with claims of saving pounds of butter and earning money. It mentions selling at 1.50 and prompt patent services by Chandlee & Chandlee, plus free books on obtaining patents. The text is interspersed with unrelated anecdotes about a noisy child and a mine substitute proposal.
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Masters
Liefecturing Company
Jenifer
Washington, D, C
Messrs
Chi Chandlee
Ington
D,o
Washington
D. Oi
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