Rob Gleverdale's Adventure Continues Aboard the Black Cat
Rob remains aboard the Black Cat captained by Torrero after a dramatic escape from a Buenos Aires plot. Torrero fears Captain Elvin and keeps Rob as his potential leverage while planning cargo runs to the La Plata cave. Rob, trusted and fed, secretly tallies cargo, hoping to reach his uncle once the ship nears port.
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Rob
Argentina
Torrero
Torreyo
Rio de Janeiro
la Plata
Elvin
Torrevo
Black Cat
Rescue and voyage aboard the Black Cat schooner
Rob is saved from assassination by Torrero and learns the pirate cadre includes Elvin and Starne. Elvin, ruler of the Independents, plots against the government and seeks Rob’s death over links to Horton. Starne is Lemuel Elvin’s son, possibly intent on removing Rob, who is sent toward Rio de Janeiro to continue a perilous voyage.
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Little Bay
Torrero
Rob
Elvin
Lemuel Starne
Lemuel Elvin
Torrevo
Starne
Richard Elvin
Independents
Buenos Aires
Horton
Journey to Brazil Ends Quietly After Two Weeks
The voyage to Brazil took about fourteen days with no notable events. Rob feels sorrow over bleak prospects but conceals his emotions as Captain Torrero leads their party.
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Brazil
Rob
Cantain Torrero
The Spectacle Habit Examined by an Eye Specialist
A New Orleans eye specialist warns that many uneducated people adopt spectacles without need or proper lens fit. He cites sun irritation misread as vision loss, cheap one lens or no lens usage, and peddlers selling many frames. He notes rural superstition about aging and glasses.
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New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Prisoner of War and Olive Mellen Defy Rent Demands
Matthew Deane storms to recover unpaid rent from Widow Clarkson but Olive Mellen locks him in and demands respect for poverty. The pair duel over authority, leading to a settlement followed by marriage plans as Deane yields to Olive’s steadfast resolve.
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Matthew Deane
Deane
Jenkins
Clarkson
Mr. Deane
Mrs. Clarkson
Olive Mellen
Miss Mellen
Olive
Matthew
Centrifugal and centripetal forces illustrated by pupil
In an Indianapolis girls’ classical school a pupil's answer to a physics demo sparks humor. A student says domestic virtues are centripetal because they keep a man at home, while a saloon is a centrifugal force illustrating the centerward pull and outward push in the centrifugal sense.
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Philadelphia Post
Stray Stories Delivers a Tender Moment of Mischief
In a brief vignette, a woman questions Tom about his facial expressions while a humorous struggle unfolds. He apologizes, explaining his eyeglasses are slipping and he refuses to release her hands.
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Tom
Four Fundamentals of Fiction: Invention to Character Drawing
The article argues that fiction rests on four fundamentals—plot invention construction and description—yet favors character-creation as the decisive factor for lasting success. It criticizes overemphasis on style and technique and laments art that lacks vivid human life. It cites readers and critics who value warlike vitality over aloof craft.
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Forum
Brown
Shakespeare and Psalms Cipher Claims Shakespeare Wrote Psalms
The New York Herald reports a playful cipher claiming Shakespeare authored the Psalms. It notes two spellings of Shakespeare as clues with a 46 key, and identifies a middle-verse link leading to the word Voice, but treats it as a joke rather than serious proof.
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Bacon
Shakespeare
Shakespear
New York Herald
Congressman Clayton and the Whisky Trial Story
In Washington reports a Alabama congressman and former district attorney, Clayton, faced a minor illicit whisky case. An old backwoodsman, Henry, recalled praising Clayton’s father and resisted testifying, prompting Clayton to relent after jurors laughed.
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Clayton
Alabama
John
Henry
New York Tribune
The Earmarks Dialogue on Art and Humor
Reynolds asks Basel about his artistic son who keeps drawing on him. Basel acknowledges the devotion and finds the joke in the situation.
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Reynolds
Basel
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