The Diamond Ship Adventure in the Santa Maria Mines
Valentine Imroth and his companion reach a hidden cave beneath the mountain at Santa Maria. They witness furnaces and slave workers as Dr Fabos encounters the dangerous old man General Fordibras and a grim siege unfolds over a dangerous bargain and the fate of a yacht.
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Villa d E Porto
Villa Sanorge
Okyada Krept
Steels
Ateel
Okynada
Okyoda
Villa San Jorg
Fordibras
Walla
Europe
SheMveld
Santa Maria
Magine
Hieas
Wabor
London
Pabos
Fabon
Union
Harry Avenhill
Newmarket
Paris
Vienna
Rome
Santa Mala
Gibraltar
Fabos
England
Herr Smroth
Dr. Fabos
Valentine Imroth
Citlhes
Tam
Rue Gloire de Marie
Mroth
Ciia
Monsieur
Herr Tmroth
Tmroth
General Fordibras
Valley House
Imroth
Forges
Throckmorton Street
Azores
Portugal
Stewart
Herr Imroth
Herbert Fordibras
Pnelish
Cheap tobacco and coal news from far lands
A writer notes Mexico's cheap tobacco due to no internal tax and abundant leaf, highlighting five cent Mexican cigars and ten cent boxes. He details crude production, cheap foreign competition, and duties. Also reports Advent Bay Spitsbergen coal mining progress and a large Australian timber shipment headed to Redondo, Cal.
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Mexico
New York
Firat
America
Nopules
Arizona
Trade of a Pony and a Chestnut in a Baptist Tale
Elder Harris attempts a trade with Brer Reuben offering his bay horse for Reuben's pony and chestnut sorrel. Reuben weighs the deal, noting coveting violates the tenth commandment. The tale ends with the elder admitting the conflict.
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Elder Harris
Reuben
Bilder
Harris
Chicago Tribune
Politician Wise Criticizes Five-Syllable Rhetoric
The speaker notes that Green is not central to politics and mocks his use of elaborate speech for simple ideas. The remark portrays Wise as dismissive of Green and his rhetorical style.
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Green
A Young Philosopher and Long-Lived Ladies
A brief humor item features a child who finds recess passes too quickly and wants it to last. The Kennebec Journal notes Gray has five women over ninety, highlighting Mrs. Enoch Merrill at ninety nine and eleven months and others aged ninety one to ninety eight.
His Specialty Drawings Elevate Young Artist
The exchange notes that Mr. D Auber, once praised for talent in drawing, now has all the work he can handle. He creates maltese cross illustrations of crime scenes for evening papers, suggesting a thriving magazine or studio path in his art career.
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Mr. D'Auber
Cleveland Leader
Munyon
Munyon’s
Munyon’s Laboratories
53D & Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Pretty tale links Miss Ellen Terry to playwright homage
A charming anecdote from the Players' club tells of Miss Ellen Terry attending the New York premiere of a young playwright's work. She praised it warmly and promised to send American friends to see it. The playwright replied with a sly bow, predicting his piece would sell 90,000,000 tickets.
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Ellen Terry
Players’ Club
Fate and Opportunity Seem Caught in a Whisper
A dialogue snippet shows Fate asking if you called and Opportunity replying yes, though she is absent and sends word through a servant to note she is not present. The line reflects a allegorical exchange from Harper's Bazar.
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Fate
Opportunity
Harper's Bazar
Honest John Kelly Proved His Right to the Title Long Before Manhood
A New York letter recounts how the ex umpire earned the nickname Honest John as a boy. John Kelly explains a peddler praised his honesty after he held a horse while the man drank, later saving the horse when others seized the wagon and cushions.
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Honest John" Kelly
John” Kelly
John
Lower
Ninth Avenue
Hard Hearted Judge and Sympathetic Pal-Watcher
A brief cartoon strip shows Bill claiming ill health while the judge refuses to believe him. The Sympathetic Pal-Watcher asks what ails Bill, prompting a humorous exchange about staying indoors and hard judging.
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Bill
Man Awakens Parishioners With Sermons
A Vermont young minister, recently placed in a small parish, aims for a wider impact through forceful sermons. After a notably brilliant service, an elderly attendee remarks that his preaching has made the people realize what sin is for the first time.
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Henry R. Rose
The
Newark Star
Vermont
On the Ties Thespians Face Cold Train Ride
First Thespian walks home while second Thespian complains that railroad cars are insufficiently heated. The exchange hints at travel woes affecting cast members of the troupe.
Sleigh Belle Graces the Evening in Fur Fashion
A striking image of a woman in fur dominates the page as the sleigh belle captivates onlookers. The caption hints at a prominent figure in seasonal society, her stylish presence described with a playful nod to her fame.
Battle Creek Inspectors Testify On Food Safety Standards
A New York attorney for the Weekly libel suit questioned Battle Creek workers as 26 employees gave sworn statements to a commissioner. Witnesses including Haines Young Burt described daily sampling, sanitation, grain checks, and open factory tours to prove product purity and proper labeling.
Testimony on Cleanliness and Quality at Postum Cereal Co
Workers testified first class high grade and inspected by company physician. Grape Nuts and Postum made from wheat barley yeast water. Bakers wear clean white uniforms. all flour is wheat and barley. facilities kept scrupulously clean. Several employees said they personally use the products at home. company workers deny any coaching to testify.
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N. Y. Atty
Battle Creek
Eo. Haines
Edward Young
Inc R
H. B. Burt
Attys
F. B. Martin
New Orleans
Ing
Postum Co
Horace Brown
Luther W. Mayo
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Imraeth
Howard
Advent Bay
Spitsbergen
Australia
United States
Tts
Redondo
Cal
Brer
Sin
Maine
Cicero
Manyon
Y & Matheney
Gz Partners Loan
Sioux City
Iowa
Sioux City Ptg. CO
Fethera
GEO
Weass
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N.Y
Dr. Pierce
Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Pierce
Sasketchevran
Canada
Canadna
Boptatnik Protien
Ottawa
ET Melmes
Jackson St. St. Post
Mes
J M. Meclachlan
Watertown
Cencatt
Western
W. Adamo &T
Chicago
Putnam
Beach
MuCcles
Mowroe
Quincy
Illinois
John Smith
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek, Mich
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