Life on the Ocean Wave by George Ade aboard a grand ocean liner
The narrator recalls inspecting a floating palace docked at Hoboken, describing a vast liner with an observatory, multiple decks named Kaiser to Franklin, and features like elevators, a la carte dining, and in-room telephones. He humorously exaggerates plans for a revolving apartment and notes German staff, upper berths, and luxury amenities that redefine transatlantic travel.
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Free Bureau of Information
Noah
Christopher Columbus
New York
Plymouth
England
Cherbourg
Hamburg
Daily
Bureau of Information
Kaiser Deck
Washington
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Franklin
Sherry's
Delmonico’s
Carlton
London
Ritz
Paris
North Atlantic
Man on Brussels Antwe rp Tour Confusion and Hotel Mixups
On a high seas voyage I meet Mr. Peasley of Iowa who tours Brussels with Baedeker in hand. A mistaken Antwerp stop leads to comic exchanges about hotels and the Victoria chain and a misread map. He discovers travel wisdom in self guided exploration.
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Fifth Avenue
Mr. Peasley
Iowa
Europe
Rotterdam
Brussels
Victoria
Peasley
Hotel Victoria
Peassey
Rock Island
Davenport
Belgium
Desmoines
Antwerp
Victéria
Luke Short Biography and Dodge City Past Credence
A civil engineer recalls Luke Short, famed as a defender of his own, and recounts his steady, quiet nature, his thirteen killings in duty, and how Governor Hoggie warned him away from Dodge City before Short became its night marshal. The tale includes Short’s arrival in Dodge City from La Junta and his resolve to enter the town wearing a plug hat.
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Hoge
Texas
Luke Short
Washington
Lake Short
Trarshal
Short
Pexas
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Teras
Yan O
Shorts Firm
Strich
Shorts
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Dodge Ciy
Bac
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la Junta
Colo
Dodge City
Luke
Dodge
Doge
Narres
Tandy
Wells Fargo Company
Chere
Li Junta
Denver
Dolse
Bowie
Luke Short and the Silk Hat Duel in Dodge City
A Dodge City night marshal, Luke Short, intervenes in a poker game in Hell and Busted saloon. A Texas traveler recalls wagering on a silk hat and a dramatic showdown that ends with Kimball wounded, Short’s quiet threat, and the traveler promptly leaving. Short later becomes night marshal and earns respect by taming the camp through decisive action.
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Howdy Luke
Jim Purdy
Purdy
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Lake Short
Tran
Shor
Ledge City
la Junta
Luke Short
Dodge
Luke
Kimball
Bud Kimball
Average Day in a Chicago Drug Store Story
A fragment describes a Chicago druggist’s daily routine and finances. It notes he sells twelve cents worth of stamps, assists anxious customers, directs three people to nearby addresses, calls a Rozter for someone, and answers sixty six inquiries, yet earns no direct revenue from the activity. The piece highlights the many small tasks that yield him profit through indirect means.
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Untcago
Chicago
St. Mp
Legion
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