Davy Jones River Heist Ends With Loot and Death
Captain Cant recalls how river pirate gang seized the steamboat Davy Jones on the Mississippi. Hank Parlow and accomplice Wastrow loot the boat, hide coins in an ironbound box, and kill three crewmen during a pursuit. The trio escape in a gasoline launch but Parlow is later found dead. the Davy Jones is burned to the keel.
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Parlow
Davy Jones
Partow
Washington
Wastrow
Davy ‘Jones
Mississippi
Carl
W. G. Chapman
Great Britain
The Marrying Squire Justice Law of Brazil Indiana
Justice George E. Law known as the Marrying Squire has married more couples than any other Indiana official. He wrote in 1906 recommending Dean's Kidney Pills for back pain sleep and urine issues. Judge Lin confirmed his testimony on January 5 1909. Pills sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY for 50 cents a box.
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George E. Law
Justice of the Peace
Franklin St
Brazil
Ind
Squire
Indiana
Law
Dean
Lin
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Meant the Other Way Sperry’s wartime remark and cholera memory
Rear Admiral Sperry, returning from a world voyage as fleet commander in chief, muses on duty orders at Newport. He recalls asking a colleague if he would take his wife aboard for the Asiatic station and warns that cholera outbreaks in 1876 caused many deaths.
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Sperry
Naval War College
Newport
Sunday Magazine
Freddie learns about Eve and Adams garden tale
A Sunday school boy repeats a light misunderstanding about Eve and Adam. He explains Eve as Mrs Eve Adam who kept house in a garden. The tale centers on God and love with a playful misquote of an apple story.
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Freddie
Eve
Dai
Eve Adam
Argument That Won Susie Gets Slippers On Wednesday
A girl's coaxing for a new pair of slippers leads to a reluctant promise. Susie warns she may be dead by Sunday if she is not allowed to wear them to a party. The slippers are worn on Wednesday after the bet ends.
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Susie
Mamma
Deacon’s Saving Clause Ends in Gluttony Joke
A Connecticut deacon famed for piety and love of clams overindulged at a Rhode Island dam bake. He prayed for forgiveness behind a tree, vowing to stop eating clams, then quipped that there were few or none left to eat, ending with Amen.
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Connecticut
Rhode Island
Nelson’s naval appointment born of backdoor influence
The excerpt argues that Nelson gained entry to the British naval service through favoritism and backdoor influence as his father could not afford Osborne education. It claims without Osborne Nelson would have been rejected as physically unfit.
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England
Nelson
Osborne
New Idea Helps Wisconsin Couple Improve Health
A Wisconsin couple describes how switching from coffee to Postum improved their sleep, nerves, and mood. They note gradual relief and urge boiling Postum dark and rich per directions, with friends eventually preferring it to coffee. The letter, titled There's a Reason, promotes Postum from Battle Creek Michigan.
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Pastor
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Secret Service
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Francis River
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