Minnesota Sets Transpacific Record From Seattle to Orient
The Minnesota, Captain Rinder, completed a maiden Seattle to Orient voyage in thirteen days and hours, earning Seattle and The Star's praise. The voyage honors James J. Hill, hailed as the mastermind who shaped the Pacific Northwest’s rail and Oriental trade ambitions. The city celebrates the ship and its men for a historic milestone in Seattle and the region.
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Minnesota
Seattle
Mr. Mill
Orient
Rinder
Star
James J. Hill
North- West
Seattle Harbor
St. Paul
Pacific Ocean
Bee
Japan
China
Wall Street
Jim Hil
Pacific Northwest
Jim Hill
Jim Bailey's rise and fall in a changed fortune tale
Jim Bailey leaves a prosperous farm to seek luck in town. He runs a grocery, a butcher shop, and other ventures, all failing. His final scheme, selling market tips and a book titled The Way I Get Rich Quick, proves most successful. The piece ends noting a school telephoned for a police officer after a boy pesters another, prompting a police response.
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Jim Bailey
Jim
Jonn
Sealed Orders Hint at Rendezvous in Harbor Tale
A crashed night aboard a ship reveals hints of illicit trade and murder. A desperate protagonist retrieves a half erased envelope from Belcher detailing rendezvous at Chichester harbor and a code for sending a boat to fetch a captive, with six lantern signals signaling action. The scene ends with the narrator bracing for a perilous test of fate.
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Heldher
Belcher
Chichester Harbor
Old Custom House
Tle
Sir Gideoake
Deans Kidney Pills Promised Cure For Kidney Ailments
An advertisement describes strain and daily aches from overworked kidneys and warns of diabetes and Brights disease. It promotes Deans Kidney Pills as a proven cure, citing widespread customer testimonials and urging readers to treat kidney symptoms promptly with the remedy.
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Bright
Stan
Dean
Idneys
Dean's Kidney Pills Help Seattle Farmer Sees Relief
Seattle man J Prematt, a retired farmer, reports two years of backache and kidney discomfort worsened by cold and exertion. After using Dean's Kidney Pills, symptoms eased promptly and have not returned. He urges others with similar issues to try the remedy.
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Dean
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co
The Waving of the Lantern on the Night Watch
A narrator aboard a landlocked creek ship observes captain Belcher’s looming threat and a tense watch for a signal from shore. The crew’s sinister intentions and a planned departure heighten the suspense as lantern light flickers among the trees.
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Heleher
Nola
Belcher
Gideon Mareke
Roger Marske
Muriel
Misay
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BMW
Blackwood
Chicago
Hartford
W. D. Ward
New York
Tribune
Seattle Star
Chase
A. D
A. J. Tennant
Notary Public Inn
State of Washington
the Star
Ord
Josh Wise
Smith Store
Jay Kelley
Main Street
Painsville Repubilian
Washington
Supreme Court
South Seas
Pacific
Sue
Gideon Marske
Arthur
Lord Alphington
Antonio
Iiuey
Kiwa Godeske
Deen
J. Prematt
Third Avenue North
Sys
Doan
Reliable Family Drug
Scott’s
Eurea
Stone's Pike ST. Pharmacy
Pike Street
Roth
Main
LéAmes
Violeta
RED Cross
THE
Quaker Drug CO
First Ave
D. G. John
Ston CO
Reliable West
Auto Grand
Chickering, Kimball
Mobart M. Cable
Lakeside
Reed
Ernst Bros
Roosevelt
Panama
Walla Walla County
W.W. Beck
205
Eastern Outfitting Co. (Inc
Cor
Kohler & Chase
2D Ave
Music House
Bunset
D. S. Johnston
Second Avenue
Fashion
Queen Anne Ave
Union Btreet
Majestic
Red Front
Punernall
Ohio
Pike
First Avenue
P's Avenue
Houghton
Hunter
Harry Silver
Albert Hansen
waTenes
Tet Avenue
L Hamilton
Fred J. Kerr
C. B More
Charles E. Adame
Winship
King
State of Ten
Ty of
Tion
Spokane Avenue
Schmite Road
Youngs
King and Pierce
Youngs Cove
West Seattle
J. P. Agnew
Board of Commissioners of
King County
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