Treasure Island Tale Retold on a Long Voyage
The narrator recalls Captain Smollett and Long John Silver aboard the Hispaniola, mutiny, Ben Gunn, and the search for Flint’s treasure. The voyage features a crew split between loyalists and rogues, a map to a safe anchorage, and a dramatic shore battle ending with the hidden fortune carried to port.
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Mother
Equire
Flint
Bristol
Hawkins
England
Liveney
Briatol
Bip
Lang
John Sliver
la Paulota
Hmullet
Bartweus
Agaz
Long Tuyen
Long John
Mont
Bill Bones
John Pint
Roymm
Ben Gunn
Tim
Bon ‘Gunn
Israel Hands
Hispaniola
Helplein
North
Anlet
Croes
Piiit
Ren Gunn
Marly
Weslay
Gilver
Mindenn
Pqaire
Hearty Dishes and Old Style Pies in New England Menu
A kitchen guide lists hearty dishes with step by step prep for wholesome meals. Recipes include Tamaie Pie with cornmeal layers and grease, Tomato and Hominy, Gelatined Beef, Pea Timbales, Nut Mince Pie, Glazed Sweet Potatoes, Old Style Chicken Pie, and Chicken Lost styled dishes with meat, poultry, and pork preparations reflecting a traditional New England cuisine style.
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Alice
New England
Beltsville Pigeon Loft Sets Unmatched Speed Record
Birds bred and owned by the United States Department of Agriculture at Beltsville Maryland established a notable speed record over three years. From 1929 the loft earned first, second and best averages in 100 to 600 mile races, with repeated top finishes in 190 to 200 mile events and leading clubs. The record highlights the breeder Mr A Jacobson who oversees breeding and training.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Government Farm
Beltsville
Washington Racing Pigeon Club
National City Concourse Association
Lotta
Washington
District of Columbia
A. Jacobson
Vermin Destroyers Mixes for Household Pests
Instructions describe remedies using carbonic acid with whitewash kerosene with naphthaline and other agents. It advises letting stand for two or three days and shaking before use. Additional mixtures include air stucked lime with tarbotic acid and tobacco, stirred with a stick.
Queer Eels of Hawaii Reported From Ocean Depths
A Stanford report notes a strange eel-like creature called Obie with hooked fins resembling bark berries. These deepwater fish supposedly originate from 150 to 1000 feet below, washed ashore after a Mauna Low eruption two years prior.
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Hawaii
Leland Stanford, Jr. University
Mauna Low
Obie
Cuticura Skin Cure Ad Promises Quick Results
An advertisement touts Cuticura for facial skin, dandruff, itching, and rough hands. It claims gentle application for five minutes with the ointment and Wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water, promising dramatic improvements for poor complexions. The copy ends by urging a boy to call if the reader is too shy to call themselves.
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Handa
Idle Hours With Statieticians
An excerpt reflects on aging and daily labor in a hard winter, noting a man spends two years of life dressing, while female routines are less quantifiable. The piece uses a tongue in cheek tone to comment on time spent in domestic tasks and social roles.
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Ruskin
Statieticians
Swamp Root Ad Claims Kidney Liver Care
A vintage advertisement extols Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a physician’s prescription medicine aiding kidney, liver, and bladder function. It urges readers to buy from druggists or request a sample bottle by writing to Kilmer & Co. Includes assorted quips and filler snippets from other media.
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Diugulars
der. Kilmer
Atood
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
No Chance Marked in Go Market Speculation Exchange
A fragment reports a dialogue about speculative Go market activity with a character admitting losses on supposed sure things, notably life. The readable lines hint at caution and irony in financial risk, though details are limited.
Purebred Stock Keeps Poultry Sound and Profitable
The article argues that purebred poultry stock yields higher returns through better breeding, lasting improvements to a farm, and pride in well-kept birds. It emphasizes knowledge of feeding and the social signaling value of high quality stock among neighbors and farms.
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Trent
Grain for Geese in Winter Feed Ratios and Greens
Grain for geese in winter should balance oats and corn. Provide a handful daily. geese need abundant green feed year round. Cut clover or alfalfa green. hay when possible. Readily edible greens like cabbage or patos can supplement.
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Condensed Classics
Robert Lould Stevenson
Alles
Hank
Salleater
PPR
Ery Eee Eee Corrighy, Jk, Weriers Newspaper Union
Gome
Laos
Bindenay
Esrid
Department of Agriculture
Vermin Destroyers
Cale
Piso's
Ea Hele
Bolt
Nott
Skreten
Ruaberlies Noy Srech
Fara
Cures
coLos
Cascara
Quini
Granada
Holland
Willd Ming
Colum Oropet Rerict CO
Dewi
Atlanta
U, Salt Cake City
No. Sai
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