The Straight Death On Keaver Island
Captain Plum and Neil endure capture by the Mormon Strang on Keaver Island as Jeekum signals for a daring escape. Marion Winnsome's fate looms while a jailer's cryptic hint sparks hope that Marion may still live amid the looming sea voyage and vigilantes.
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Nathaniel Plum
Typhoon
Keaver Island
Obadiah Rice
Nat
Franklin Pierce
United States
Price
Strang
Neil
Arbur Crocks
Plum
Marion
Winnsome
Arburt Croche
Neil Nat
Arbur Croche
St James Wel
Ele
Nel
Nathaniel
Earth
Jeekum
Jeckum
Nathanel
Captain Plum
Hidden Room Found During Repair At Longleat Castle
A secluded chamber with a fireplace was uncovered during renovations at Longleat in Wiltshire. The room had been sealed for years and was unknown to Lord Bath and others. Longleat, built over 12 years from 1567 to 1679 by Sir John Thynne, has Elizabethan royal ties and a storied past tied to the Protector Somerset.
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Longleat
Wilts
Lord Bath
Sir John Thynne
John
Queen Elizabeth
John Thynne
Pinkie
Somerset
Paris Actress Mile Polaire Adorns Tongue With Color
Mile Polaire, famed as the homeliest woman in the world, is described as loving cosmetics to the point that her tongue and gums are colored. Her face remains as white as possible while her dark hair and eyes create a curious, fascinating look.
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Mile Polaire
Glory of Ocala Grapefruit Pioneered by Local Growers
The Ocala Banner recalls Ocala’s role in introducing grapefruit to the world. Guests at the Ocala house 40 years ago first tasted the fruit, and shipments to markets began with James A Harris, long known as the orange king.
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Ocala
Ocala House
James A Harris
Comet Return Prediction by Elder Dickey
In a wry quip, Brothe Dickey estites the Great Comet will return in seventy five years. When asked his age at the time, he jokes he will be one hundred ten if his calculations hold.
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Brothe Dickey
First Was Won
A compact reflection quotes Elizabeth Browning on outcomes and value, noting that what seems lost at first may ultimately be won, echoing a paradox of fortune.
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Elizabeth Browning
Ottumwa Woman Credits Pinkham Cure For Female Troubles
Ottumwa Iowa resident Mrs RIETEL V AMPLE reports a dramatic improvement after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for years of female trouble. She urges others not to rush to surgery and to seek treatment and advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
United
Lydia H. Pinkham
Dea
Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Preacher in Georgia petitions God to curb rising crime
An earnest Georgia preacher, who prays with the news, begins a petition for aid against increasing wickedness in his town. He pledges to prove crime's rise with statistics and seeks divine intervention.
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Georgia
Everybody’s Magazine
Rebecca Inspires Scott's Ivanhoe Character
The Rebecca in Scott's Ivanhoe drew from Rebecca Gratz of Philadelphia a beautiful Jewess whose steadfast Judaism impressed Washington Irving and led to the creation of one of Scott's finest characters.
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Scott
Rebecca
Ivanhoe
Tyvanhoe
Rebecca Gratz
Philadelphia
Washington Irving
Not the One Actor Feller Calls for Doctor Quick
A terse exchange from a humorous local column notes one of the actors urgently needing medical aid. No doctor available, someone suggests the grocer who cures hams, delivering a rustic quip in the scene.
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Fellers
Clockmaker’s Trade Jostled by Labor Tensions
A witty remark suggests the clockmaking trade faces economic pressure from potential strikes. The line ponders why a craftsman would fear disruption, noting that industrial unrest can alter production and margins.
Keeping Oil Fire From Spreading
Milk will quench a fire caused by an exploding lamp, water only spreads the oil. One might fight a he and still not follow the truth.
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Oliver’ Curwood
Miagnus
G.ketiner
MacDougall
Marlon
Postum Cereal Co, Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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