Ship in the Snow: Ferry Bets on Starboard to Avoid Collision
Amid a gale the ferry Number 25 spots a ghostly ship ahead and walls through a collision that leaves two compartments flooded. Old Burr, haunted by the Miwaka, fears the unseen vessel as Alan finds resolve in the crisis and in Benjamin Corvet’s fate. Aboard, nerves fray as cars threaten to break loose.
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Burr
Alan
Old Burr
Richardson
Steet
Number 25
Burras
Benjamin Corvet
Astor Street
Spearman
Sherrill
Corvet
Kansas
Luke
Captain Stafford
Constance Sherrill
Benny
Henry Spearman
He Killed Your Father And Ben Corvet's Courage Under Fire
Alan Conrad battles in a sinking ferry car deck as Benjamin Corvet leads a desperate effort to clear rolling cars. Amid chaos Corvet reveals a deadly family truth and seeks absolution and aid from a priest as the ship sinks.
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Alan
Strug
Corvet
Benjamin Corvet
Sherrill
Number 25
Alan Conrad
Blue Rapids
Kansas
Connie
Ben Corvet
Blue
Spearman
Father
Benitet
Father Benitet
Sherrill and Spearman
Chicago
Father Benitot
Father Perron
L’anse
St. Ignace
Bide Dudley Explains Nicknames in Bolivar Brown
In Literary Gossip, Bide Dudley notes life for a boy means a parade of nicknames. He recalls being called Walter Bronson to emphasize misdeeds such as stealing icing, while his mother mostly uses Bide, with formal names reserved for punishment.
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Bide Dudley
Bolivar Brown
Bolivar
Pug Jones
William Henry Harrison Jones
Walter Bronson Dudley
Biff
Walter Bronson
Dig for Your Vitamines in Bread Ration Message
A wartime notice urges readers to search their rations for vitamines. It emphasizes bread as a source that fuels vigor and morale, encouraging readers to dig for the nutrients and stay energized.
Tanlac credited by Petersburg resident for relief
Mrs. T. J. Archer of 1147 Shepard St Petersburg Virginia says Tanlac cured her long history of indigestion headaches dizziness and rheumatism after months with no relief Her husband bought the bottle and she now reports no indigestion headaches or dizziness and says rheumatism has left her Tanlac is sold by druggists.
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T. J. Archer
Shepard St. Petersburg
Disturbed Slumbers at Grandmother House
A sister and her two young nephews visit a grandmother. The elder boy fears his toy dog will be disturbed by his noisy brother. An elderly neighbor, hearing the bell, finds the boy at the door with the woolly dog and asks to put the dog to sleep in the neighbor's bed due to the noise.
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Chicago Tribune
College Dorm Maids Proclaim Distinct Roles
In a college for women dorm scene two young maids compare life at the campus. Norah jokes that faculty have brains, students wear clothes, but maids have the looks, illustrating light social hierarchies in the well known institution.
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Norah
Allen's Foot Powder Promises Relief for Aches
Advertisement notes Allen's Foot Romance powder reduces friction in shoes and eases corns bunions callouses and tender swollen feet. It suggests shaking base into shoes for quick relief and comfortable feet.
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Allen
Adam Again. You Are the Only Woman I Ever Loved
A humorous quip unfolds as Wifey asks if any man could truthfully claim exclusive love to his wife and Hubby replies with a playful twist about Adam. The exchange highlights a lighthearted domestic joke about devotion and legendary biblical figures.
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Adam
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Edwin Balmer Vangggannees
By William MacHarg
and Edwin Balmer
Janus
Carvet
Petersburg
Excello
Ae Mises
Adrian Mene
Baby Cy Riages
The
Lloyd Manufacturing Company
Heywood-Wakefield Co
Dept. E
Menominee
Michigan
Adam Again
Dean
South Dakota
M. J. Hokland
Milbank
Doan
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