Secret Compartment Found On Yacht by Dick Van Ness
Dick V an Ness discovers a hidden compartment behind a wall panel in the yacht cabin. He pries open a narrow slit to reveal a hollow space large enough for a person, part of a secret storage room from the elder Van Ness era. He hides as footsteps approach and fears discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lis
Brent
Captain Brent
Vacat
van Ness
Diez
Geelson Witt
Alice Cutler
Blake
Stowaway Snatches Quiet Onboard Amid Yacht Search
A stowaway hides aboard a yacht as Captain Brent orders a full search below decks. Dick uses a ventilator shaft to stay hidden, rationing food and drink while listening to the commotion outside. Chats with a girl and dreams of safety reveal his calm, guarded plan to stay unseen until discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brent
Register
soIe Elite
Maninally
Cap
Noble
Blake
Alice
Doctor Alster
Pirate Cant and Stealth abound aboard bound Pelican
Dick overhears plans on the Pelican tied to Captain Brent and Mr Blake as tale of piracy and buried treasure surfaces. The crewman Cant and the famed pirate Bartholomew Roberts are described with life details and legend. Roberts' bold rules and death are recounted.
Bearded Yacht Mystery Pulls Dick Into Pelican Voyage
Dirk Van Ness watches the Pelican, his late father’s yacht now Beacon, as a man beats a girl and lands from the vessel. The girl drops her handbag. Dick returns it and meets Alice Cutler, niece of rival Stephen Cutler. Dick overhears plans of voyage and hides as a stowaway aboard. Stephen Cutler sails ill for health aboard.
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Dirk van Ness
Mr. Blake
Hire
Alice Cutler
Stephen Cutler
An Ness
Blake
Brent
the Pelican
Earl
Dick Ig Hides Den and Hears What Happens Next
An unnamed observer notes Dick Ig's cautious hiding of a den and overhears surrounding events. The piece hints at forthcoming developments, with a focus on the implications of what is overheard and the potential actions that may follow.
History page fragment hints at storyteller gossip
A terse OCR fragment shows a diary like exchange with dialect and broken syntax. It mentions a sour young man, a cane and pie, and a discussion about progressivism in a possibly rural setting. The readable portion is sparse and non‑specific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget
Morgan’s Rival Pirate Roberts and the 1722 death
A historical account portrays Captain Bartholomew Roberts as a premier pirate who seized ships from 1719 onward. It details his early coercion by Towel Davis, his bold raid on 42 Portuguese vessels near Bahia, and his later West Indies predations before his death from a sniper shot in February 1722 aboard the Royal Fortune.
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Bartholomew Roberts
Elenry Morgan
Morgan
Blackguard
Taberts
Roberts
London
Guinea
Anamahine
Towel Davis
Davis
Roberta
Brazil
Bay of
Bahia
Portugal
Commercce
West Indies
S. Swallow
Four Walls Can Make a House But It Takes a Woman to Home
Personal testimonials from Lancaster and Sturgis Michigan show mothers credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving health and strength for housework pregnancy and childbirth. Letters describe relief from fatigue and easier births.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Utica
Michigan
Lydia B. Pinkham
Rome
Pierra Avenue
Lancaster, Blo
Sturgis
Michiran
Lydia E. Pinkham
Forbes
Klas
Epwago
Surprise Ave
Just the Rest of It Phylis-Jean’s Young Man
Phylis-Jean’s escort is called a handsome devil by Doris who counters that he is not handsome. The exchange hints at social verdicts and flirtatious banter among the characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phylis
Jean
Doris
Apartments for Horses in a Five Story Stable
North London hosts a remarkable horse mansion for Poloniua and Condi date at a Richmond show. The five story freproof concrete stable houses two dormitories per floor with wide gangways and double stalls. Horses feed sleep and are groomed with large windows for light and ventilation.
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Poloniua
Condidate
London
Richmond
Folonius
Cndidate
Iere
No Use Mistress Maggie Rumor on Eggs
A dialogue fragment shows a child misreporting a request about eggs, Maggie claiming hard eggs were bitten for hours, and a mother reacting to the exchange. The writing captures a rural voice and domestic detail.
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Maggie
Pathfinder
Brrr Grr! Exchange Over Bill Jones Misunderstanding
An exchange hints at a tense misunderstanding involving Bill Jones and a speaker. The dialogue conveys snappy wit and a mock confrontation about reputations, set in a clipped, colloquial tone.
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George Ethelbert Walsh
W. G. Chepman
WN Service
Chapter
Pelican
Steve Cutler
Valhalia
Cutler
Theo
Captain Grent
Tarrow
Lit
Weatetra Nowapopal Union
Captain Roberts
Nos Fallons
Lie
Tie
Barbados
Martinica
Ehips
Dick Ig
ITORY
AY ELMO_SCOTT_WATSON
Frank Dindore
Perce Avenue
Lancaster, Chi
Lancaster
Ohio
Mornovorit
Odifef Rey
Meniner
Buffalo Specialty , Company Vencer
Bafalo
Sue
Mitchell
Hall & Ruckel
New York City
Bill Jones
Fletcher
Chicago White Lead & Oil Co
15Th St
S. Western Ave
Chicago, Il
Salt Lake Glass & Paint CO
Salt Lake City, Utah
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