Convict Dawes Builds Makeshift Boat For Escape Plan
Rufus Dawes and Maurice Frere work frantically at the pilot station camp to fashion a boat from goat hides and saplings. Dawes gathers salt and catgut while Sylvia learns of a possible pardon as the trio prepares for a perilous coast down to the harbor bar.
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Sylvia
Nanny
Mr. Dawes
Maurice Frere
Dawes
Frere
Rufus Dawes
Mr. Frere
Mamma
Papa
Mrs. Vickers
Gether
Old Time Courtship Sense in New England Tale
In a century old Norley village tale a cautious Abiel asks Amanda for marriage but she declines politely. She directs him to Abigail Forney, who agrees to wed, and Amanda later admires the home Abigail gains. Abiel notes Amanda’s lack of pursuit while praising Abigail’s sense.
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New England
Old Norley
Abiel
Amanda
Peter Forney
Abigail
Ablel
Getting Old Throbs Through Clothes and Song
A man with eyeglasses laments aging while his friend reassures him. He notes changes in appearance, dress tastes, and energy, from looser collars and white accents to a growing preference for comfort. The talk shifts to youth’s glow, then to athletics with his high school boy. The confidant counters with practical cheer, as they agree age creeps on.
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Jimmie Keppel
Chicago Daily News
A Welcome Illness A Childs Quiet Heartache Revealed
A Washington Post correspondent recalls childhood griefs including a girl named Julia who endured neglect after her sister Margaret’s illness. Julia longs for attention and the comfort she sees others receive, revealing long lasting heartache and the ache of feeling unseen.
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Washington Post
Julia
Margaret
Travel on the Ocean and the Safety of Sea Travel
The article lauds the safety of sea travel comparing it favorably to railways and credits ship design and clever devices for navigation as the reason passenger steamers rarely suffer serious accidents. It notes mail steamers operate with railroad-like punctuality and only severe Atlantic storms disrupts scheduling.
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Scientific American
Atlantic
Submarine signaling aids ship safety and humor notes
Submarine signaling allows distant bells to be heard on port or starboard through telephones, aiding collision avoidance as Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse nears lightships near Nantucket and Sandy Hook. The piece also recounts Japanese Army cartoons ridiculing General Linevitch and a Shakspeare cast anecdote with a punchline about his death.
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Weser
Nantucket
Sandy Hook
Yalu
Linevitch
China
Korea
Pronunciation of Race Names Amuses Track Goers
An exchange repeats the amusement some patrons find in hearing bookmakers pronounce horse names at the track. A Washington Star quip notes laws limit men to eight hours but not women at home, highlighting gender work differences.
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Washington Star
Century of Key World Events From 1421 to 1905
A compact chronology lists major incidents and milestones across centuries. It covers royal coronations and executions, territorial changes, wars and treaties, disasters, constitutional amendments, and notable political and scientific milestones involving nations like England Germany France Mexico the United States and others.
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Henry V
London
France
Germany
Erie
Jacob le Maire
Capa
Charles I
England
Westminster
New York City
Glencoe
Scotland
Great Britain
America
Federal Street
Boston
Montevideo
Illinois
Greece
Jackson
Capitol
L Lawrence
United States
Mexico
Miles Greenwood
Cincinnati
Kern River
California
Kansas
Cazadon
Great Eastern
Montgomery
Ala
Ismael
Romania
Congress
House of Representatives
National League of Baseball Clube
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Parnell
House of Commons
Baker Pasha
Tekar
O’donovan Rossa
Gordon
Ecuador
House
Dingley
Stanley
Emim Pasha
Lick Observatory
Hamilton
Cal
Prince Rudolph of
Austria
Buffalo
Panama Canal Company
Paris
Arizona
Prescott
Phoenix
Prince Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
Tracy
Hawaiian
Washington
Kearsarge
Roncador Reef
Vaiklani
Elbe
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Alaska Boundary
William Goebel
Kentucky
United States Supreme Court
Beef Trust
Notable World Figures and Monarchs in Brief Portraits
King Edward gave Norway's ruler two carriage horses. M Fallieres embraces a simple country life as France's new president. Sir Walter Gilbey is a leading sports authority. Sir George Rose joked to a jury about his client. The Russian czar is shorter than his Czarina. Pope Pius the tenth is said to smoke cigars. Dsudi Chua of Uganda, youngest king, rules from a scarlet throne with a leopard skin and toy gun.
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Edward
Norway
M. Fallieres
France
Walter Gilbey
George Rose
Russia
Pope Pius
Pius IX
Leo XIII
Dsudi Chua
Uganda
Africa
England
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