Boy Hero on River Texas Afloat in Courageous Rescue
In 1879, Captain Seers faces a gale and a boarding intruder as his son Johnny and his mastiff Jack defend the Texas. A midnight watchman’s absence endangers the ship and a perilous anchor launch averts disaster, revealing Johnny’s quick wit and bravery alongside his father's pride in his son.
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Sin Steward's Pantry
Sonny
Johnny
Jack
Tack
Johny
Tuck
Duck
Spone Jdark
Slor
Seershail
Horton
Havanna Ling
Lexie Heracli
Texas
Datainy
Esteswick
Captain Beer
Jack Dewolves
Captain Seers
Timely cream handling and garden notes from 19th century tips
A Gardener’s Monthly correspondent outlines quick cream separation for churning, brick cisterns with plaster linings, and tree planting advice. It covers cabbage culture, soot or ashes as insect remedies, tar seed protection for corn, and differences between wild and cultivated parsnip roots.
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Parm Mores
Gardner
T. D. Baird
Pennsylvania
Adornment tips and housewifery in spring fashions
Readable passages on spring home makeovers, from lighting walls to fabrics and embroidery. Patterns include off white blue walls with blue frieze, yellow and orange tones, and contrast in carpets. Also covers crazy quilts, apron styles, pineapples, and decorative edging for drawers.
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Avi
Cory Fort
Antwerp
Exelinim
Unige
Lifesaving corps proves its merit in New York fire
A year after its English model formation the New York Lifesaving corps demonstrated rapid rescue methods at a Monday blaze. They ascend using hook poles and rope ladders, reach the sixth story in four minutes, and pluck the elevator boy Louis Castain from smoke. They also haul hoses up exterior fronts where entry is blocked by fire and smoke.
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New York
Nod 40
Louis Castaing
Origin of the Smithsonian Institution Gleams Through History
The Smithsonian Institution derives its name from James Smithson, an English physicist. On his death he left £120,000 to support an establishment in Washington for the diffusion of knowledge. The nephew’s death in 1785 triggered the bequest, and Richard Rush went to London to secure it. In 1884 the proceeds were deposited in the U S Mint totaling $515,169. An 1846 act used the interest from 1838 to 1840 for buildings and incidental expenses, while the principal fund was lent to the U S Treasury at 6 percent, payable semiannually.
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Smithsonian
James Smithson
United States
Fouuil
Washington Institution
Richard Rush
London
Treasury of the
Smoke of the Late Fires in the Atlantic Coast
Dense smoke from forest fires in Catskills and Jersey woods spread along the Atlantic coast. New York and nearby towns faced heavy haze with burning tinder smell. Authorities and the press sought the true cause, relief came recognizing natural fires rather than human activity.
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Catskilla
Jersey Woods
New York
Atlantic
Jersey City
Chicago
Ferdinand Ward Described In Scant Biographical Sketch
A brief, oddly phrased sketch portrays Ferdinand Ward of Grant and Ward as a slight, 48 year old man from Genoa New York. He is five feet ten inches tall with a light mustache and wan complexion. The text notes his association with General Grant and his role in financial ruin.
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Ferdinand Ward
New York
Grant & Ward
General Grant
Bions
Iman
Genosoo
N.Y
Brindle Finds Pocket Book and Brings Hope Home
In a New Orleans district, Brindle, a penniless helper, pockets a lost wallet containing four to five thousand dollars. Mr Sothern arranges a reward. Brindle’s honesty prompts the boy to return the wallet, earning his mother relief for passage home to Craigie Burn and a tearful farewell as they leave aboard the Caledonia.
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Constanta
Cornie
Brindle
Anlas
Troy
Mither
Craigie Burn
Craigio Burn
Umber 148 Street
Wilson
Tom Andrew Wilson
Conmié
Andrew
Bnno
Connie
Benny Craigie Burn
Jongin
Mal
Toilin
Moilin
Scotland
Aesha
Mra
Sothern
Wolf
Tim
Mr. Sothern
Andraw
Charles Stroat
Angel
Mire
Caledonia
Mrs. Wilson
Leday
Conale
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Cophe Sears
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Horton's
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Fireside
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