The Courage of Captain Plum on Beaver Island
Captain Nathaniel Plum lands on Beaver Island seeking settlement with the Mormon king Strang over loot seized from his sloop. He confronts Obadiah Price and learns Marion and Marion’s fate as tense plans unfold to rescue Marion and defeat Strang. Strang remains unshaken as Marion is safe and Plum faces the king in a decisive moment.
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Nathaniel Plum
Tyhoon
Beaver_island
Obadiah Price
Nat
Franklin Pierce
United States
Price
Strang
Neil
Arbur Croche
Pham
Marion
Winnsome
Plum
Marien
Nathaniel
God
Temple
Beaver Island
Etrang
Captain Plum
Arbor Croche
Hand of Fate in Mormon Stronghold Clash
Nathaniel stalks Strang in a castle like a panther, then shoots Arbor Croche and battles Strang. Marion’s fate, a hidden hiding place, and a crowd gathering at the temple unfold as the town flees to the stronghold with fires lighting the sky.
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Fate
Nathaniel
Strang
God
Marion
Arbur Croche
King
Arthur Croche
St. James
Mark Twain on bad roads and staged journeys in Mississippi
Hartford observer recalls a Mark Twain anecdote about a stagecoach trip in early spring Mississippi. The six passengers, including three "women" who turn out to be three robust men, endure repeated mud with a stage stuck 17 times, ending with a punchline about the road and preparations.
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Mark Twain
Abe
Hartford
Mississippi
Ucker
Widow Mary Emery Buys Cincinnati Land for Bird Park
Mrs. Mary Emery widow of a Cincinnati real estate dealer purchases two acres in Cincinnati to create a bird park. She plans to invest $250,000 to develop the park devoted solely to birds.
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Mary Emery
Cincinnati
Emery
Good Fruit Salads Sweet or Sour Preparation at the Service of Different Tastes
A guide to two fruit salad styles the familiar oil and vinegar version and a sweet macedoine with sugar or sweet sauce. It notes pros and cons of acids and sweets using apples avocados grapes and bananas with a historic home recipe for five to six people including apples oranges grapes bananas walnuts and rum. It describes serving ideas in fruit cups and decorative edible baskets.
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Malaga
Jamaica
Honeycomb Cream Mold with Gelatine and Egg White
Boil one quart of milk then stir in one ounce of castor sugar the yolks of three eggs beaten until light and dissolve in this half ounce of best gelatine. Beat well, fold in whipped whites, pour into a cold-rinsed mold and set. Turn out and serve with stewed fruits and jam.
Dressing for Goose or Duck
Instructions describe boiling ten potatoes and mashing them with three onions, sage, butter, and salt. Leftovers are formed into balls and fried or baked with the goose.
Hulled Corn in Cream Recipe
Hulled corn rinsed and drained, cooked in double boiler with milk for an hour. Twenty minutes before serving mix cornstarch with milk, add and cook until smooth and thick, then season with salt pepper and butter.
Swiss Pudding From Stale Cake Method
Cut stale cake into small pieces to fill a pudding dish three quarters full. Add quarter teaspoon cloves, half teaspoon cinnamon, a few gratings nutmeg, one teaspoon butter. Cover with milk to fill dish and bake 35 minutes in a moderate oven. Serve with vanilla sauce.
Is My Hair Coming Down In A Minute
A matron asks if the hair is ready and a maid replies it will be in a minute. The maid goes upstairs to fetch it.
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Oliver Curwood
Strations. Oy
Magnus G.ketzner
Obadiah
Chafliah
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