Treasure in Eldorado Deepens a Boy and Father
In a South African hillside dig, a copper coin dream ends as a gold nugget yields fortune. A father and son, pursued by a wary man called Handspike Tom, haul twelve hundred and fifty pounds of gold from a secret vein, sparking plans to flee to Delago Bay while the bush seals in a moonlit night.
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Harry
Eldorado
South Africa
Mealle
Gous
Vaom
Warry
Tom
Hexhul
Quatermain
Tow
Delago Bay
Wathe
Rysons
Allence
Prom
Rive
Record Run Bears Mile a Minute to Denver Mission
Henry J. Mayham of New York rode a Burlington Route special from Chicago to Denver to reach his dying son. The 1 025 mile trip completed in 18 hours 53 minutes, averaging 54.8 mph with 21 stops and a peak run of a mile a minute between McCook and Denver, under hurried prep and minimal official oversight.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Henry J. Mayham
New York
Denver
Chicago
Union Depot
Gatesburg
Aurora
Galesburg
Burlington
Pacific Jet
Lincoln
Hastings
McCook
Sixteenth Street
Mendota
Red Oak
Creston
Villisca
Mayham
Pennsylvania Limited
William B. Mayham
Fort Wayne
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Pennsylvania
Burlington Road
A Good Satiarian and the Publisher's Advice
A young writer seeks critique from an experienced man on his book. The veteran proposes a process of marking passages of excellence and discarding them to shape the manuscript before submission. The exchange hints at practical editing and candid literary guidance.
Benefits of Encouraging Children to Write Letters
The article emphasizes that children should be urged to write letters to develop facility in letter writing and to express ideas. Establishing this habit in childhood eases later life and ongoing correspondence can provide comfort for wanderers and children, with frequent letters keeping fraternal ties strong.
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Wandehildren
American tourist in Spain notes quirky gadget sales
An American traveler in Spain observes Yankes notions and a clever street-peddler invention, then recounts Malaga street scenes. He witnesses a man tormenting a mouse to illustrate a claim while others react with shock as a caller shouts about an “American mechanical mouse.”
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Ate Nalton
Spraim
Malaga
Tourish
Parental Traine Misreadings Highlight Training Quality
In a fragment from a training-oriented column, Mrs Thrown-Div3 links praise the best trained boy, while Mrs Jones questions the title. Mrs Hrown defends, noting the child instinctively bends over when prompted. The brief exchange underscores expectations in parental training.
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Links
Jones
Hitle
Fragmented Tobacco and Health Notes from a Dated Page
A collage of ad like phrases cites Star tobacco chewing and cures for colds and fits, mentions 151 ships lost along 40 miles of Cape Cod, and notes a British active woman suffrage campaign. It lists pension reductions in Louisiana, prison tobacco bans, and various patent medicines.
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Cape Cod
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Taie
H. Rider Haggard
Delago
Durban
Deafoces
Hall
Sena
Chenigy & Cy
Toledo
Te Tiah
Louisiana
Fim
T. MiLiskun
South Boston
de. Kline
Si Arebst
Philadelphia
England
Ghent
Fosticularssgrd Uc
Avalon Art Co
Broadway
Arthur & Hillis
McFall
B. Skinner
Uvavvvi Hed Poultry
Oruekenn
Kay
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