Story of Athol Meldrum Leaves Family for Gold Rush
Athol Meldrum, a young Scotsman, abandons his mother and brother Garry to seek fortune. In San Francisco he works as a laborer and meets a companion nicknamed the Prodigal. The Prodigal plans to rush to Alaska for gold, and Meldrum agrees to join after the Prodigal visits his wealthy East father.
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Athol Meldrum
Garry
San Francisco
Lavorer
Prodigal
Alaska
Meldrum
Salvation Jim and the Prodigal Plan a Yukon Venture
In a vivid reminiscence the narrator recalls Salvation Jim a notorious ex gambler who seeks redemption and a northern gold rush. Jim shares his violent past and religious turnaround while the Prodigal convinces the narrator to join a Klondike staking expedition to seek fortune despite warnings.
Three men sail north seeking fortune from San Francisco
The narrator and two companions meet a man and arrange a trip. They depart San Francisco on March 4 to seek their fortunes in the Frozen North.
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San Francisco
Voyage of the Klondike Ship Begins with Turbulent Passengers
On a voyage toward Puget Sound the crew and passengers mingle in revelry while a Jewish girl Berna and her grandfather face mistreatment by the Winklesteins. The narrator considers romance as he watches the scenes and vows to help the old man. Salvation Jim fears a reckoning as lawlessness rises aboard the vessel. He senses a grim fate for many aboard before the voyage continues.
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Klondike
Arizona
Colorado
Jim Hubbard
Salvation Jim
Scotty
Golden North
Wolondike
Bam
Min
Hal
Agin
Grey
Madam Winklestein
Berna
Angel
San Francisco
Hell
Old Jim
Mosher
Oskitk
Pino
Winklesteins
Gods of Destiny
Puget Sound
Arctic
Hidden Tintoretto Recovered in Graz Restoration
A mislabeled large canvas in Graz Austria revealed a Tintoretto beneath an outer coat during restoration. Government experts valued the work at $500000 and ordered full restoration of the 12 by 18 foot painting owned by a church. The find echoes past wars when masters were camouflaged by overpaint.
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Graz
Austria
Doctor Bienenthal
Heaven
Italy
Texas Becomes Independent Nation and Joins United States
The text traces Texas breaking from Mexico in 1836 and its subsequent invasions. It notes Texas was named the Republic of Texas, and that annexation faced slave-state tensions. President Polk favored annexation, and Congress offered statehood before his oath, Texas joining the United States in 1845.
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Texas
Mexico
Republic of Texas
San Antonio
Polk
Congress
United States
Growth in U S thrift associations fuels home ownership
Statistics show 13 000 thrift and savings associations financed 3 796 000 homes worth 13 144 600 000 over eight years. About 700 000 homes were financed last year valued at 2 300 000 000 with 18 965 000 people housed via these loans and 12 000 000 members.
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Building Loan and Savings Associations
United States
Appearances Add Much to Real Estate Values
A Chicago real estate broker states that maintenance agreements keeping sold and unsold property presentable with trees shrubs and flowers lift values. He argues attractive surroundings draw purchasers and well kept neighborhoods rise faster with sustained upkeep.
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Chicago
Focal Points in a Small Garden Design
The text discusses using a single furniture piece or ornament as the garden’s center. A sundial or statue can serve as the principal design element, while a bird bath may become a focal point guiding a path. Smaller objects mark entrances and outline formal beds.
Save the Wild Flowers and Lost Meadows
Nature Magazine notes vast highway expansion and woodland clearance threaten native flowers and shrubs. It urges rescuing plant species, studying their needs, and sheltering them in restored habitats to counter loss for road and grazing development.
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Nature Magazine
Hospitable Doors Highlight Old Home Welcomes Guests
The article urges hospitable entrances in homes, arguing doors should harmonize with the facade rather than be centered. It criticizes small modern doorways and praises the generous, tall entrances of old houses that project a welcoming air to visitors.
Repainting Frequency in Painted Surfaces Emphasized
The article argues that repainting is essential for both metal and wood. It states paint wears out and must be renewed promptly, not by homeowner whim but when deterioration begins, with fresh paint reinforcing the worn surface.
Architectural Value Promotes Lasting Home Quality
A thoughtful house costs no more than a poorly built one, but yields ongoing dividends in satisfaction, pride and possession through sound construction. The quote argues durable architecture provides long term value beyond initial price.
Denver Boy is a Winner
An old advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a proven remedy for constipation in children. It cites physicians since the 19th century and notes over four million bottles used yearly, with a Denver mother praising its health benefits for her son Jackie.
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C. G. Wilcox
Wolff St
Denver
Colorado
Jackie
California
Butterfly 5000 Feet Up in Mount Washington Field Study
Nature Magazine notes Mount Washington as a favored entomology site with rich Canadian fauna at the base and a pristine sub Alpine belt. In August the mountain fritillary and the wingless grasshopper appear near timberline, five thousand feet and higher marking the White Mountain butterfly habitat.
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Mount Washington
Nature Magazine
White Mountain
Man’s Will Grants Wife Trouser Gift Inheritance
In a southwest London suburb a man who died last November left to his wife one pair of his trousers free of duty and carriage paid. The bequest is described as a symbol of what she wanted to wear in his lifetime but did not.
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London
Neatly Turned She Is Asked Her Age
Cartoonish ad dialogue parodies age and style with a joke about a diplomat and a wink to use Red Cross Liquid Blue. A small grocery ad offers a large bottle for 10 cents and humor about wrinkles as age’s rats.
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