Fear and courage on the Zebra during Fort Royal assault
The article recounts Capt. Robert Faulkner of the British Navy taking command at Fort Royal. In battle, a frightened pilot confessed fear and misgiving, Faulkner urged him to flee and took the helm. A cannon ball killed the pilot, and Faulkner led the ship to the fortress wall. Also recounted is a Southern congressman’s anecdote about the President’s New Year melee and a language mix up with the term melee.
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Robert Faulkner
Fort Royal
Frasier
Faulknor
Dash
Faulkner
Congress
Mississippi
Washington
A Sad Mistake At The Pier Rescue
A fisherman saves a drowning woman but discovers the rescuer is the wrong man. The man who offered a hundred dollars to save her learns the rescued person is his mother in law, not his wife, prompting a rueful response from the fisherman.
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Leather
Wardman Park
Oyster
Miss Ready
Washington
James F Oyster
Man Seeks Day Off to Marry Soon After Wife's Death
A new worker in Cleveland asks for a day off to marry again, claiming he holds no grudge against the boss. The boss notes being short-handed but agrees, reflecting on the timing since the man’s wife had died only weeks earlier. The exchange underscores a quirky, blunt plea in a factory setting.
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Cleveland
Pete
Real Beauty and the Hand that Gives
A witty reply from an old gentleman says beauty lies in the hand that gives most freely. The tale follows two girls debating beauty, then seeking judgment from the kind elder. Also notes young men buying bicycles should train by sewing or rocking the baby to toughen their muscles.
Is It We or I in Shared Effort Tale
A small church organist, puffed up by praise of his performance, refuses to credit the young boy who pumped the organ. The wind dwindles. the boy shouts to reveal their joint effort, and the organist finally concedes with the refrain that they must both be credited.
The Reward and the Poet’s Heavenly Gate
A woman poet pleads entry to heaven claiming six books of poems and no children or husbands. Saint Peter cites the entrance record questioning reproduction and marriage. He grants entry to art and thought, but she is ultimately denied and sent away.
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St. Peter
How He Tells Time
A boy praises his father as a great man who knows the time without a watch. The visitor asks for clarification and the boy explains that in morning the father calls him to rise and at night tells Tammy it is time to sleep.
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Tommy
Sie
Tammy
Royal dog sulks and bears, courtly but deadly
A St Bernard named His Majesty reveals royal dignity and resentful, almost human, passions after rebuked for lying on a costly rug. He alarms a mistress with a threat display, then calmly returns at six, prompting the master to order the dog shot for vengeance and wounded pride. The tales mix with a toy of humor and odd histories from a scattered page.
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St Bernard
Jim
Pereson
Chickadee family song and quiet winter bird lore
Mr Chickadee and Mrs Chickadee discuss quarreling versus cheerful winter life. They praise birds like Phoebe and Bobolink, sing a small winter song, and note how birds help people with bread crumbs and good will during cold weather.
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Mr. Chic 'Adee
Renidew
Mex
Ohtctadeo
Mr. Chickadee
Mrs. Chickadee
RIDDLES: playful word puzzles and clues
A quirky collection of riddles asking where happiness hides in the dictionary and what is invisible yet always near writes of the letter B the roar of wiow and a joke about why authors dislike the letter St because it spoils their tales
Dean's Kidney Pills Promoted In Old Newspaper Ad
An old advertisement urges Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney weakness with claims of rising deaths from kidney trouble and a testimonial from Mrs. M. E. Jacobs of Shepherdstown. It urges rest, careful living, and cautions against experiments, noting price 60c and distribution by Foster Milling Co in Buffalo NY.
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Government Health Bureau
Neys
Dean
Shepherdstown
M. E. Jacobs
New Sr
Pickwickian manners in a New York Herald chat
A brief Herald transcript recounts two gentlemen discussing politeness over a seat. One man asks if the woman thanked him, and the reply notes she smiled and asked him not to rise after settling down. The exchange highlights social etiquette quirks in a bygone tone.
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New York Herald
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Jimmy
Prince Albert
Pringe Albert
His Majesty
Monsieur Calino
Casino Junior
Casino Senior
Monsieur
Monsieur Casino
Thomas
Lewistown Journal
Canaan
Pittsfield
Pittsfield Advertiser
Dickey
Fletcher
Castoria
EPA
Tandy
Dr. Thomas
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