Courage of Captain Plum in the Beaver Island siege
Captain Nathaniel Plum lands on Beaver Island to demand settlement from Strang’s regime. He learns Marion the lilac girl is Neil’s sister and Marion is summoned to the castle. Nat defeats Arbur Croche, escapes danger, and is captured after a battle as armed mainland forces descend on St James. Neil and Nat become prisoners.
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Nathaniel Plum
Beaver Island
Obadiah Price
Nat
Franklin Pierce
United States
Price
Strang
Doner
Neil
Arbur Croche
Plum
Marion
Wnat
Winnsome
St. James
The Jail Break and the Mormon King
In a dungeon Nathaniel plans a desperate rescue as Neil guards Winnsome with little hope. A jailer’s door may let them flee but Strang the king remains in control. A lookout through a stove pipe hole reveals Winnsome near Strang as a trial looms.
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Nathaniel
Neil
Marion
Nat
Strang
Nell
Live Babies as Bait for Crocodiles in Sri Lanka
A sailor recounts using live babies as bait to lure crocodiles in Sri Lanka. The method involves renting infants to attract crocs, with hunters waiting nearby to shoot. He claims babies suffer no harm and notes local women earn money by renting out their children for crocodile bait.
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Nes
Lydia E Pinkham's Remedies Praised By Farm Woman
A Scottville Michigan mother of thirteen credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with preventing backache and bearing down pains from hard farm work. She praises the remedies for herself and for her daughter and urges others to use them for female ailments.
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Becottville, Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Meidasl
Lydia
Ham
J.G. Johnson
Scottville, Mich
I. Pinkham
It Wasn't a Fire Night School Closer
A New York East Side night school principal enrolls a boy in a brand new suit after hearing fire engines but learns there was no fire. The pupil Tom Dugan parrots a scribbled question about the fire, insisting the tale is about his new clothes bought for seven fifty.
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New York East Side
Tom Dugan
Pommy
Old Pennsylvania German Man Saves Walk With Automobile Ride
An elderly Pennsylvania German man in the mountains walked three dusty hours to reach a destination. A passing driver offered a ride, and they arrived in about twenty minutes. The man expressed deep thanks and mused he might have slept in if not for the ride.
Friendly Match Quip Echoes Golf Etiquette
A London Telegraph snippet recalls a remark about golf. A Scot’s quip and an opponent’s rule breach provoke a joke about the impossibility of a true friendly match in golf. The exchange highlights the sport’s competitive spirit and social banter.
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London Telegraph
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Mie
Courage
Captain Plum Sanity
Oliver Curwood Strations
MAGNUS G_KETINER
Winnsome Croche
Obadiah
Acton
Winhsome Croche
Sailor
Ceylon
Post
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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