Reading the Future Treasure Hunt on the Maggie Darling
A man known as the hero travels with John Saunders and Charles Webster in Nassau to seek a buried pirate treasure. They acquire a death bed statement by Henry P Tobias, Jr and set sail on the Maggie Darling with a crew and a mascot fish. A crash, a manifesto, deaths, and a pirate cave finale unfold.
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John Saunders
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Charles Webster
Saunders
Henry P. Tobias
Maggie Darling
Negro Tom
Henry P. Tobias, Jr
Maggie Daring
Old Tor
Treasury
Charlie Webster
Charlie
Skeletons at the Table in a Mountain Tunnel
The narrator discovers two skeletons playing cards in a dim tunnel after freeing a injured companion. A broken, eerie scene unfolds with a clean bullet hole in one skull and a rusty sailor knife near the ribs, hinting at the dark events behind the mystery and finding a key to the story.
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Sar
Tom
Short Shrift island beacon and a treasure hunt
The narrator returns to Nassau with his friends John and Charlie after a perilous voyage. He meets a shell merchant who cherishes sea treasures and reveals a rare find on Short Shrift Island, a cay near Andros, hinting at a new lead in Tobias the traitor and the buried treasure. The trio plans to pursue the cay and Tobias as Charlie offers a sailing vessel for their expedition.
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Charlie
Tobias
Charlie Webster
Bay Street
Cay
Andros Island
Andros
Short Shrift Island
Bahamas
John Saunders
Wilson's Labor Day Message Presses Cooperation
President Wilson calls for a near term conference of labor and industry to reform wage relations and curb living costs. He praises progress in reducing prices, urges patience and vigilance, and asks citizens to boost production and economize while workers join government efforts.
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Washington
Wilson
Hidden Treasure and a Graveyard for Pirates
The narrator and Tom discover coins from a pirate stash, pieces of eight scattered near a heavy iron bound chest. They reflect on doomed treasure seekers and imagine a tragedy as a figure wears a hat toppled off, a haunting scene of danger and curiosity.
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Tom
John P. Tobias
Glimpses of Futurity in Nassau Mission Trail
A narrator recalls a curiosity about treasure divining among Nassau's Grant Town area. Old John points to a half crazy native called Old King Coffee who leads a tribe and preaches with Holy Jumpers. The journey begins as Government House fades behind the ridge and the green palms give way to an unsettling, dark inland terrain.
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John
Nesto
Grant
Nassau
Africa
Government House
Land sales and leases in August bring state funds
Austin Texas reports August receipts from land sales and leases totaling 300524. Allocation totals show payments to public school purchases and permanent funds, university accounts, deaf and dumb asylum, lunatic and blind asylums, orphan asylum, land office fees and general revenue.
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Austin
Tex
Lieutenant Sets 56 Consecutive Bullseyes at Swiss Match
Lieutenant R. E. Smith of the American expeditionary forces establishes a world record with 56 consecutive hits on a 16 inch bull eye at 500 yards during Sunday’s Swiss mis and out match in Seagirt New Jersey at the annual tournament.
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Seagirt
N. J
R. E. Smith
Hueco-Ranger Oil taps second hole north of Eastland
In Eastland eight miles north of the city the Hueco-Ranger Oil Company drilled Holeman tract's second well reaching 1900 feet and producing 800 barrels Sunday. In Nashville police question J F Fenston and Casey Jordan over the Robin J Cooper murder tied to illicit liquor, after Cooper's body was found with head crushed.
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Egstland
Tex
Hueco-Ranger Oil Company
Holeman Tract
Eastland
Nashville
Tenn
Robin J. Cooper
J. F. Fenston
Casey Jordan
McAllen Pilot Sets Altitude Record at Field
Lieutenant 8 Haze lit of McAllen Aviation Field established an altitude record of 18 000 feet in a De Havilland aircraft. The mark stands as the field’s highest.
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McAllen, Tex
8. Hazelit
McAllen Aviation Field
4& de Haviland
Rich-Tone Tonic Praised by Satisfied Reader
A reader reports severe weakness, loss of appetite, and poor condition improved after using Rich-Tone. She endorses the tonic and recommends it to friends as the best tonic in the world.
Take RICH-TONE and gain new energy
Rich Tone boosts red blood cells and purifies the blood. It provides energy, strengthens nerves, increases appetite, and promotes sleep. Get a bottle today for $1.00 at all drug stores from A. B. Richards Medicine Co. Sherman Texas.
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A. B. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman
Texas
Quarantine Chat Sparks Exchange During Camp Pike Route
A telegram-like exchange from a man traveling to Camp Pike Arkansas reveals a joke about quarantine and illness. The Chattanooga woman hopes quarantine at the camp is not as bad as the flu, while he notes the end of quarantine there. The clipping ends with a moral about finding good traits in everyone.
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Camp Pike
Ark
Chattanooga
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Restores Energy and Blood Purity
Purifies and enriches the blood with iron and quinine to fight weakness and sickness. The tonic improves appetite and skin color, is child friendly, and has been a trusted strength tonic for over thirty five years. Sold at drug stores for 60 cents per bottle.
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Oman
GROVE
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Pal
Dean
Brown
Temple St
Caldwell
Velvet
Nealth
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
F. Maese
Mitchell
McCane’s Detective
Houston
Diretol Company
Putnam
Marietta
Obie
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