The Black ten Flag. New Year’s dawn and a pirate’s shadow
Crandall, a Southern Gulf coast sportsman, rests at Ocean Springs to regain strength. He falls for a pirate’s granddaughter under the watchful protection of her cautious grandfather. A black flag flies from the tower as tensions rise, then shifts with a New Year’s gift.
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The Limit Called
A Baltimore American note lists and jokes about holiday themes blocked by law including turkey jokes stockings poems soldiers and other topical lines dating back to 1774. The piece mocks repeated punchlines about Christmas and social stereotypes as outdated humor.
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Turkey
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Greece
Mystery Solved and Indian School Costs Revealed
Boston Transcript notes Milson's breakdown amid speculation after an earlier church fair visit. The article cites government figures: $2,489,525 spent on schools for Indian children in 1900 with enrollment of 26,541.
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Boston Transcript
Grimes
Milson
Growth of a Venturey From 1800 to 1900 in the United States
A Chicago records overview tracing the nation’s expansion from 1800 to 1900. The piece notes population and territory growth, key acquisitions like the Louisiana Purchase, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, shifts in transportation, and the rise of New York as a commercial power, ending with trade totals and rail expansion.
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Dore
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