Prodigal Athol Meldrum Seeks Love in Alaska Gold Rush
Athol Meldrum starts for fortune in Alaska with Jim Hubbard and Berna, who sails with a wary grandfather and the Winklesteins. They reach Skagway, trek the Chilcoot trail, Berna fears a harsh fate, and Black Jack Locasto menaces her. Athol hopes for marriage in June as peril and pursuit unfold.
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San Francisco
Jim Hubbard
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Winklestein
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Bernett
Windkiestein
Black Jack
Locasto
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Asheal
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Paragon
Berna and the Nightlife Near the Paragon
The narrator waits for Berna at midnight, torn between affection and the lure of wealth. She urges escape together while he plans to strike it rich, insisting she will stand by him even as he faces the corrupt, drunken city and his fading ideals.
Chapter fragment hints at return after two months
The fragment notes a return two months after a lying visit and mentions Chapter 1X and a vague sequence of events, implying a retrospective or narrative break without clear names or places.
The Prodigal and the Gold Rush On Bonanza Creek
A group of prospectors in Yukon country face hardship and danger as they pursue a rich mining claim. After a risky gamble with a halfbreed ally, they secure a partnership and work through brutal cold to strike a major pay dirt, yielding hope and tension as they race to extract gold before spring’s melt. A dramatic cliffhanger ends with a cliffhanger note of a continuation.
Days of Real Sport in Rural Community
A Boston Globe excerpt discusses country life, contrasting hard farming toil with social events such as sleighing parties busking bees apple-picking quilting and singing schools. It argues rural life once held color and social energy that modern farm life lacks, with raisings as a key example.
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Boston Globe
Poet Laureate An English Book Narrates Bridges Arrival Doubt
A rough, garbled note recalls a moment with the poet laureate and Robert Bridges. The account says he refused to see reporters, felt gratified, and routed them the next morning. Headlines mention George's War ary and Twitter.
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Robert’ Bridges
Americas
Beadline
Queer Causes of Waste in Medication and Whistles
A British expert estimates 4000 bottles of medicine wasted yearly because a teaspoon holds more than the usual dose. He cites railroad whistles wasting coal, with 2,434,026 tons used annually and 4,000,000 pounds potentially saved by moving whistles forward and using a single high note.
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United
Leaders oppose rail consolidation threatening Kansas producers
Kansas leaders condemn a proposed railroad consolidation arguing a terminal line to the Mississippi River would set prices on Chicago quotations minus freight. The Kansas Livestock Association and grain groups may intervene for producers in the Wabash case.
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Kansas
Mississippi River
Kansas Livestock Association
Southwest Co-operative Wheat Growers Association
Farmers National Grain Corporation
John Vesecky
Southwest Co-operative Wheat Growers
Kansas City
Mr. Vesecky
Chicago
Hopkins Confirmed as Federal Judge After Near Delay
Washington reports the senate voted to confirm Richard J. Hopkins for the Kansas federal judgeship. A prior delay was possible as Capper Allen of Kansas discussed re-referring the appointment to the judiciary committee, with floor leader Watson advising advancement. The decision to oppose re-reference led to Hopkins' confirmation within an hour.
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Richard J. Hopkins
Kansas
Senate
Hoover
State Supreme Court of
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Black
Dem
Alabama
Allen
Capper
Richard J.hopkins
Judiciary Committee
Watson
Wichita Banker and State Treasurer Walter L. Payne Dead
Walter L. Payne 62 longtime banker in Bur lingame and Topeka, life insurance executive, and state treasurer from January 1917 to January 1921 died here after an operation. He had served under Governors Capper and Allen.
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Walter L. Payne
Capper
Allen
Payne
Burlingame
Topeka
Governor Reed to appoint Jochims to supreme court seat
Governor Reed announced plans to appoint Wichita attorney William Jochims to the supreme court bench, succeeding Hopkins who will vacate the post upon his appointment to the United States court.
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William Jochims
Wichita
Supreme Court
Hopkins
United States Court
Building program in Emporia nears nine hundred thousand
Emporia's 1929 building program is on track to surpass $900,000. Permits issued through the first eleven months total $877,479, signaling continued construction activity in the city.
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Emporia
Fire ruins Wichita radio station and damages
A fire east of Wichita caused about 50 000 in damage and shut down KFH for at least forty days. The station, owned by the Wichita Eagle and the Hotel Lassen, lost its transmitting facility.
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Wichita Eagle
Lassen
Phillipsburg Bank Depositors Expected Full Dividend
Depositors of the defunct Phillips County Bank in Phillipsburg received 30 percent in December and a 40 percent dividend earlier. Officials say depositors will be paid in full eventually.
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Phillipsburg
Phillips County Bank
Whiz Interview for Job Seeker Persuasive Letters
A boss asks a map applicant about experience in writing business getter letters. The applicant notes he persuaded his Scotch father in college to give money, and the boss responds by offering to set his own salary.
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Map
Wwe
Burglary Strikes Merchant. Loot Taken From Shop
A thief knocked the merchant unconscious and then removed the high value goods from the shop. Upon regaining consciousness, the victim found the burglar still nearby and questioning what was left to take, mentioning Moe stamps in a taunting exchange reported by the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Old Souk Exchange Shares a Creaking Conversation
In a brisk dialogue a passerby notes joints stiff and the other retorts that age has left him creaking. The playful banter centers on aging and vitality in a crowded market setting.
Psychoanalysis and the Man They Referred to as a Nut
A terse note recalls a man deemed a nut after a brief attempt at psychoanalysis. The unnamed speaker describes the process as short and the outcome as revealing a simple verdict.
Prepared for Emergency Fish Bone Recipe Story
A man asks why his dinner is fish again and the woman explains she found a recipe to remove a fish bone stuck in the throat and wanted to try it. The exchange centers on dinner choices and a selfless motive.
Inexpensive Substitute Sparks Family Quips
A humorous note claims Mrs. Pester Titus Wadde is stingy yet loyal to family. It mocks him driving with his baby, suggesting his husbandly trick is to pinch the child to keep costs down, a disruptive joke about frugality and parenting.
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Pester
Titus Wadde
Circulating Again Bessie Returns to Public Eye
Brief overheard exchanges hint at a scandalous return as Bessie, described as a lovely girl, reemerges in social circles. The dialogue suggests tension over her renewed availability and others’ interest.
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Bessie
Melancholy contrast in man and philosophy
A reflective poem notes the divide between human achievement and the darker reality of humanity. It contrasts philosophy’s high claims with the coarse, germ-filled nature observed in daily life.
Taking Ways: Emmy Veil Theft Reported in Cologne Drapers
In Cologne’s Lus tige Kolner Zettung a column recalls a remark about Emmy whose veil was stolen from a drapers shop last week. The exchange notes surprise at her supposed piety and links the event to the missing veil.
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Emmy
Cologne
Kolner
His Clever Refusal Poet I Think I Shall Call My
A quirky note describes a poetry collection titled Dew Collections and Secrets, with a publisher named Fine offering an excellent deal. The speaker asks for discretion and promises to keep details private.
Knott-Well Passenger Counts Highlight Streetcar Use
The article notes a total of 15,738,526 passengers carried on streetcars, mentioning Mrs. Knott-Well and a London source. It references being among those passengers and discusses the broader transit usage.
Fragmented Note Beckons Help Amid Quiet Night
A distorted line reads Helping Him Out He There was something I wanted to say to you but To forget what It was now She Was it 000 night The fragment hints at an unresolved message or memory in a nocturnal setting.
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Jim
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