The Hand on Deck Aboard the Island Vessel
Miss MacKay reveals she is the shipboard wireless operator and carries an automatic pistol. Wallen learns of his father’s murder and vows vengeance while pondering passage to Sumatra. The two discuss routes from Menado to Singapore and beyond as tension and flirtation mix on the moonlit deck.
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Wallen
Miss MacKay
Mr. Wallen
East
Vassar
Sumatra
Father
Shen Menado
Makassar Strait
Pobl
Singapore
Wal- Yen
Secret Will and Hidden Fortune On a Sea Voyage
Wallen discovers his late father’s will naming him as heir and Gunga the loyal servant. He finds cash, stock certificates, and a photo of his mother Elizabeth Powers Wallen, learning new trust in Captain Laynton as three days to Singapore unfold with budding romance with Helen MacKay.
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Wallen
Singapore
Sumatra
Elizabeth Powers Wallen
Stacey Wallen
Gunga
San Francisco
Honolulu
Laynton
Monleigh
Helen MacKay
The Heroine of Java Sea Shipboard Mystery
Stacey Wallen, first mate of the Apolo, survives a yellow fever plague on a Java Sea voyage. Ting Wah accuses Drink-House Sam and five Chinese men of plotting Wallen’s death, triggering a tale of shared past guilt. Wallen abandons ship, is rescued on Arru by MacKnight, and journeys toward Singapore aboard the Monleigh with Matt and Helen.
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Stacey Wallen
Java Sea
Ting Wah
Wallen
Sam
Singapore
Matt
Helen MacKay
Monleigh
Laynton
Ram Gulab Singh
Home Curing Pork Aids Flavor and Savings
The article urges home butchering and curing of pork as cheaper and tastier than packing-house meat. It explains cooling, brine and dry curing, saltpeter use, quantities, method, smoking, and storage tips to produce high quality meat at home.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Pape's Cold Compound Claims Fast Cold Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a quick remedy for colds and grippe. A dose every two hours for up to three doses unclogs nostrils eases headaches feverishness sneezing and sore stiffness. The ad notes it costs only a few cents and contains no quinine.
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Pape
Get Ready for Flu
Physicians and druggists urge keeping systems and livers active to guard against influenza. A single bedtime dose with water claims to cure a cold overnight, avoid side effects, and leave you feeling fine. Nalotabs sold sealed for thirty five cents with a money back promise if not delighted.
Household Questions Tips for Cleaning and Maintenance
Coffee gains aroma with a drop of vanilla. A pinch of salt keeps mustard fresh. Use blotting paper and hot irons to lift candle grease from carpet. Clean varnished wallpapers with a flour and water dough scrub. Sharp toothbrushes can be renewed by trimming bristles. Brass curtain rings respond to a 24 hour paraffin soak then polish with brass paste.
Papes Diapepsin Tablets Quick Relief Ad
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin tablets as instant relief for indigestion stomach distress acidity gas and bloating. It promises quick action and low cost at drug stores with strong claims of being the surest stomach reliever.
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Pape
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin Advertisement Claim
The copy promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packaging with directions for headache colds pain neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It calls Bayer the genuine aspirin and notes a nineteen year physician prescription history. A Handy tin of 12 tablets costs a few cents.
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Bayer
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