Story of Captain Wilkes and Dungeness legends
Children narrate an old tale of Captain Wilkes voyage through the Strait of Juan de Fuca as they tease their father with stories from Dungeness. The narrative describes a stormy voyage, a foggy morning, and an Indigenous people with flat foreheads created by head shaping practices. The tale ends with a cliffhanger.
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Hal
David
Daddy
Peesy
Pegsy
Tory
Olf
Dungeness
Wilkes
Capt. Wilkes
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Washington, D.C
Port Townsend
Hadeon Bay Company
Peecy
Adventures Of The Twins Cobbler Plans For Wealth
In Olive Roberts Barton's tale Tommy, a self described cobbler, contemplates leaving his work to cobble for others and save riches. The fairy landlord and companions debate room, rents, and the fate of missing money hidden in a sock as the day’s demands loom in Dear Knows Where.
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Adventures OF the Twins
Olive Roberts Barton
Thousand-Legger
Nick
Nancy
Tommy
Tingaling
Land of Dear Knows Where
Muskrat’s Secret Door Sparks Otter Mink Chase
Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter discover a hidden underwater door in Jerry Muskrat’s new home. Reed Mink watches Jerry dive to the pool bottom and not surface for a long time, prompting the two to race for the secret exit.
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Billy Mink
Little Joe Otter
Jerry Muskrat
Reed Mink
Jerry
Erry
Billy
Joe Otter
Jerry Muskrat's Secret Door Delights Smiling Pool
In a playful tale set at the Smiling Pool, Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter hide Jerry Muskrat by racing him to his underwater secret door. They search his room above water, but Jerry Muskrat vanishes, leaving Grandfather Frog to hint at another hidden secret as the scene shifts to a brief ad and note.
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Jerry Muskrat
Smiling Pool
Grandfather Frog
Pollywogs
Mrs. Trout
Billy Mink
Little Joe Otter
Jerry
Jerry Munkrat
Billy
Granfather Frog
NRAPUMATION Claims and Product Offer
An ad from Tacoma Washington promotes NRAPUMATION by K Kinarea Disorders claiming to remove the cause and restore health. It offers 30 days supply of TheatmaSt at 82.00 per box and a free descriptive book, with dealer details in Tacoma.
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Tacoma
Wash
Drusgist
Admiral Fisher Buried in Westminster Abbey
Baron Fisher late admiral of the fleet was laid to rest today in Westminster Abbey with services held Tuesday. Eight admirals served as pallbearers, marking a formal burial in London.
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London
Baron Fisher
Westminster Abbey
Keep Your Blood Pure For Health And Vitality
An advertorial urges keeping blood free of impurities to prevent illnesses. It touts 8. 8S. 8S as a long used blood remedy that cleanses the blood and helps avoid diseases like rheumatism and eczema. Readers are directed to contact Chief Medical Adviser at 607 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Gay
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Allman
Dery Acanl
Angel
Tenge
Lestat
Ted
Peter
Leo
Freckles
Blosser
Irry
Joneses
POP Mom
Speftale
Noice
HE Sust
TR. Canel
Otto Auto
Lins
Otto Tor
Ahern
Captain Wilkes
Paul
Plecea
Columbia Cole
Augustine & Kyer
Agate
Bartell Drug Stores
Karry
Great Lakes
Teasure
Pash
Canadian Pacific Steamship
E. F. L. Sturdee
Canadian Pacific Railway
Second Ave
Seattle
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