The Privateer Ellen Sails From Jones In The War
Commodore Paulding eyes a bold plan after sinking the Confederate privateer Petrel. Lieutenant Smith recovers a treasure mail bag and learns a new privateer is being outfitted at Jones. Smith proposes a risky mission to capture the Greyhound and destroy Ellen, Ellen Jones's privateer, with backup from Fortress Monroe.
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Petrel
St. Lawrence
Thomas Beekman Smith
Smith
Commodore Paulding
Jones
Mr. Smith
Pamlico Sound
Neuse
Pamlico Rivers
William Henry Jones
United States Army
Governor's Island
Ellen
Bahamas
Greyhound
Paulding
Fortress Monroe
Mr. Smithgrave
Fragmented Naval Scene with Letter Exchange
A mid Commodore hands a letter to a man as tension rises. A fight breaks out in the cabin where a woman and a privateer remain central, preventing capture. The scene centers on a tense melee and the escape attempt.
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Paunding
Bravery and Deception Dot a Naval Mission in 1860s War
In a daring Civil War episode, Commodore Paulding and his squadron prepare a ruse to seize a Confederate privateer. Smith commands the Upshur with a St. Lawrence crew, while the Wamego pursues the Greyhound, disguises and signals set to trick the enemy at Ocracoke Inlet.
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Mr. Smith
Royal Yards
St. Lawrence
Aiken
Paulding
Petre
Bob Gantlin
Lawrence
East India
Petrel
Secartune
Smith
Tilly
Jones
Flatteras Inlet
Upshur
Brown
Robinson
Commodore Paulding
Ocracoke Inlet
Ward Diversity Echoes In a Political Meeting
Mr Halloran recalls eight nations in his ward after a political gathering. He lists Irish, French, Egetallans, Poles, Germans, Aoosians, Greeks, then forgets the rest, joking his wife that perhaps Americans are included. The exchange reflects immigrant presence in local politics per Youths Companion.
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Land of the Free
Mr. Halloran
Mrs. Halloran
Honest bill for the doctor's services in a medical quip
The Yorkshire Observer wryly notes an exaggerated bill for medical care listing tiny items such as counting pulse for sixpence and viewing tongue for threepence. It mocks the over detail in patient billing by naming trivial charges alongside actual medicine costs.
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Yorkshire Observer
Child’s Honest Joke About Father’s Teeth
Little James tells the minister his father has a new set of false teeth and jokes that the old ones will be cut down for him to wear. The minister responds indulgently as the scene is shared in Illustrated Bits.
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James
Little James
The Tireless Pace on the Boardwalk Exchange
A foreign physician chides an American for not exercising while a sunburned youth defends himself on the boardwalk. The exchange highlights humor about health and social vanity amid seaside resort life.
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Scott
Washington Star
Sheep Raising On Irrigated Lands From A Nampa Rancher
A Nampa Idaho rancher describes practical sheep farming on irrigated land. He details lambing care, losses of orphan lambs, range versus ranch practices, and the economic outlook including wool and lamb incomes, pasture usage, and the benefits of mixed hay and pasture for yearround support. He notes past wool prices and argues for broader local sheep farming to improve market efficiency.
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D. C. Mullen
Nempas Idaho
I News
Capital News
United States
Nampa
Boise
Ohio
Chicago
Omump Tess and Mr Dumley Exchange Whistle Scheme
Fragmentary dialogue shows Tess and Jess discuss a mean man named Mr Dumley who jokes about teaching whistling and kissing, with unclear surrounding context and scattered phrases about people and schemes. The readable text lacks concrete outcomes or clear actions.
Thawing Dynamite and Animal Health Q&A
A reader asks if a water heated thawer with a candle can safely thaw dynamite. The answer warns nitroglycerin release and explosion risks if water boils away. Additional queries cover bull buying safety and tuberculosis testing, plus humorous exchanges and a proverb about true friendship.
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Woeur d’Alene
Thomson
Washington State College
Pullman
Chronology of 18th to 20th Century World Events
A jumbled list of notable events from 1762 to 1907 including wars blockades and political shifts. Highlights mention Napoleon declaring a blockade in 1806 and the Denmark crown change in 1863, with events across America Europe and Africa such as the Maine launch in 1898 and Oklahoma statehood in 1907.
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Tobago
Zenger
New York
Amer Wat
Philadelphia
Caralioa
Ae State
Sone
Ter
Pemen
Rupeiens Bec Bonaparte
Napoleon
British Isles
Camden
D. C
Guerrero
Mexico
Congress
Bolivar
Honarchy
New England
George Parkman
Boston
John Webster
Harvard Medical College
Pensacola
Hunter's Hil
Santee
Royal Yacht
Galveston
Prince of
Charles Dickens
Committee of the House
Andrew
New England Women Suffrage Association
Julia Ward Howe
Duke of Aosta
Spain
Bossa" Tweed
Treasury
Packet Empire
United States
Mary Anderson
Louisville
Flairfax
Canada
Mme. Patti
Republic
Alaska
Maine
Brooklyn Navy Yard
International Monetary Congress
Brussels
John Thompson
John Abbott
Persia
Cape Town
Tennec
Privy Council of
Bibgland
St. Petersburg
Algernon Craipsey
Protestant Episcopal Church
Oklahoma
Farmers Face Rising Demand and Water Power Debate
The piece notes renewed demand for farmers and a return to normal conditions expected next year. It cites the American Society of Equity forming the Tri-State Grain Growers department for Minnesota and the Dakotas. Gifford Pinchot urges farmers to save water power from monopoly as electricity usage rises. Southern planters seek to raise cotton prices by restricting output, claiming a potential wealth increase of 150 million. Over 1,000 delegates attend the Farmers' Union convention in New Orleans. Ole Swanson of Lake City Iowa claims a record corn husk of 141 bushels in eleven hours ten minutes.
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National Grange
Gifford Pinchot
Varrett
Farmers’ Union
New Orleans
Ole Swanson
Lake City
Iowa
Waton Box
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Xessir
Toledo Blade
American Society’of Equity
Fargo
Tri-State Grain Wrowers’ Department
Minnesota
Dakotas
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