Ship collision on Number 25 ferry in blizzard rescue chaos
Alan Conrad battles a deadly storm as Number 25 slams into a ghost ship. Old Ben Corvet, once feared, leads a desperate car deck crossfire to save lives while revealing a haunted past and a family bond. The ferry sinks and the priestly aid arrives as a final mercy.
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Burr
Alan
Old Burr
Richardson
Number 25
Srone
Lsten
Benjamin
Corvet
Astor Street
Spearman
Benjamin Corvet
Sherrill
Kansas
Luke
Captain Stafford
Constance Sherrill
Benny
Henry Spearman
Ald
Number 25 Tvas
Dudley on Names and Nicknames in Boys Life
Dudley author of Bolivar Brown notes boys are defined by nicknames, not proper names, as mothers rarely use given names unless furious. He recalls a pantry cake theft turning him into Walter Bronson Dudleybiff and describes how full names mark the moment of punishment.
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Ride’ Dudley
Walter Bronson Dudley
Biff
Walter Bronson
Dig for Your Vitamines
A concise exhortation urging readers to seek vitamines in rations. It links bread to energy and heartfire, encouraging stepping out to dig for them.
From Girlhood to Womanhood in Emporia Kansas
Eva Aldrich of Emporia shares a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from menstrual pains. The advertisement claims the remedy restores health and is suited to women's troubles from youth through later years. It emphasizes plant-based ingredients and broad usefulness.
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Eva Aldrich
Union St
Emporia
Kansas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Boy Scouts Adopt Noted Tree in Elizabeth Pennsylvania
A rugged juniper near the Masonic home in Elizabeth PA, at least eighty years old, spans 48 inches in diameter and 24 inches high. Limb fragments do not take root. The tree earned a place in the Hall of Fame of the American Forestry Association in Washington DC. Elizabeth Boy Scouts adopted the tree and fencing was erected around it following Judge George B. Orlady of the Pennsylvania Superior Court's nomination.
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Boy Scouts
Elizabeth
Hall of Fame
American Forestry Association of
Washington, D. C
Boy Scouts of
George B. Orlady
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Table of Contents on Coat Stuns Guest at Banquet
After a spread, Peterson returns home unaware a menu card was pinned to his coat. His wife asks about it and he discovers the card reads a table of contents, prompting surprised amusement.
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Alan
Peterson
Peter
No Whiskers Says Teddy Chases Wayward Caller
Teddy, four, dislikes her sister's frequent caller. She says, "Muyver, please make that kid do home." Mother insists the caller is a man, not a kid, and Teddy wonders why he has not done anything.
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Teddy
Muyver
Mother
Teady
Red Cross Ball Blue Is Finest Product of Its Kind
Advertising claim stating Red Cross Ball Blue is the finest product of its kind, trusted by every woman who has used it.
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Red Cross
Many a True Word from Uncle Eben on Circus Clowns
Uncle Eben recalls that many grown men once wished to be circus clowns. He notes some would be richer and more respected if they had pursued that idea. This reflection appears in a Washington Post column quote.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Post
Marks of Care in a Humorous Exchange
Ethel notes a face shows marks of care while Clara teases that she isn’t clever at making up. The dialogue reflects playful banter over appearance and wit.
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Ethel
Clara
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Edwin Balmer
By William MacHarg
and Edwin Balmer
Garvet
Alan Conrad
Blue Rapids
Connie
Ben
Ben Corvet
Father Benitet
Sherrill and Spearman
Chicago
Father Benitot
Father Bentot
Father Perron
L’anse
St. Ignace
Carvet
Bide Dudley
Vas
Bellans
Bellans Hot Water
LLANS
Kansas City
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