A New Hampshire Farmer Becomes Klondike Hopeful
Tom Scott, a Merrivale youth from Cape Cod roots, travels to Boston to seek fortunes in the Yukon after reading about miner riches. He saves a stranger from an alleyway attack, earns a police report, and meets John Avery who offers passage and a loan toward the Klondike gold fields.
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Alaska
Hank Merritt
New Hampshire
Globe
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P. W. Weare
Portland
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Tom Scott
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Village Savings Bank
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Fortune
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John Avery
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California
Avery
Voyage Aboard the Mercy with Tom Scott and Obed Rider
Tom Scott boards the vessel with the old miner Avery and meets Obed Rider, his old enemy now as ship’s mate. Rider confronts Scott on the quarter deck, assaults him, and a tense mutiny scare unfolds until Captain Coffin intervenes, keeping Scott aboard and Rider under control.
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Tom Scott
Scott
Mr. Avery
Thomas Scott
Avery
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Capt. Coffin
Mr. Rider
Obed Rider
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Coffin
Seabird Faces Brewing Hurricane on Atlantic Passage
Tom learns Mr. Scott is aboard the Seabird bound for Frisco with Captain Coffin and Avery. Relations mix as Rider proves a stern ally while the crew secures for a hurricane brewing off the line as the ship sails toward warmer seas.
Storm Test On Seabird Ends Near Cape Horn
A sea epic follows Captain and crew as hurricane drives the Seabird to the limit. The hull strains as sails rip and the vessel hurries before the gale. After three days and nights, the wind abates, the Seabird gains 11 knots, and the voyage toward San Francisco resumes. CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
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Tom
Avery
Pacific
Cape Horn
San Francisco
Mean Ruse at West End Boarding House
Scene at a west end boarding house shows Mr Smithers demanding salt while neighbors stay absorbed. He repeats the request and steers conversation toward a latest scandal as the table remains silent and the salt is not passed.
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West End
Mr. Smithers
Absentminded German Professor Limping Trick
A German professor seen strolling with one foot in the gutter and the other on the pavement. A pupil greets him, he replies that he felt fine but for ten minutes has been limping, revealing the humorous misperception of his own movement.
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Dr. Pierce
W. T. Thompson
Townsend Broadwater Co
Montana
London
Poker table quarrel over privilege and affection
Mrs Yungkupple accuses her husband of nightly poker games. he defends his ties. The exchange, quoted in the Boston Transcript, frames jealousy and public behavior in a domestic dispute.
Absent Hospitality Sparks Domestic Quip in Chicago News
Mrs Younglove asks if absence makes the heart grow fonder and Mr Younglove retorts that she is twice as dear while he is away at pricey summer hotels than at home. This light exchange appears in a Chicago News column.
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Harold
Mr. Younglove
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Father and son discuss haircut bargain
A father teases his son Fritz who returns from the barber with a shaved head. Fritz explains the look cost only 10 cents, sparking the humorous exchange from Fliegende Blatter.
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Burial at sea under the threat of sharks
The article describes how ships bury dead sailors at sea to avoid sharks, sometimes weighing options from ice chamber burial to cremation on board. It notes minimal witnesses and a captain reciting a shortened prayer service, then abruptly shifts to a statistic about European Russia wool mines employing 50,000 workers producing goods worth 45 million roubles.
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