Shipwrecked Sailors Endure Cannibal Island Ordeal
Five men survive a wreck off New Guinea after a monthlong captivity among tribes that torture and fatten captives for a feast. Captain Reed leads a rescue and the victims eventually escape, recounting branded scars poisoned arrows and a brutal threeface battle that ends with safe return to Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Ellis
John Nielsen
Thomas Davis
Robert Macgregor
Sheer Frigh
New Guinea
Aigburth
New South Wales
Java
Reed
Ellis
Davis
Nielsen
Macgregor
Head
Capt. Reed
Come on up and spend the night in my apartment
Mr Al Halbrook invited Mr Frank Daniels to stay in his apartment after they were detained in the city last fall. He offered a flat breakfast in the morning, prompting Daniels to ask what that meant.
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al” Halbrook
Frank Daniels
Mr. Daniels
N. Y. Herald
The Tragedy of Beauty and the Strength of Character
A reflective piece contrasts physical beauty with inner virtue, noting a famed model’s tragedy despite his looks. It argues that external beauty fades, while true character endures, shaping resilience and moral strength beyond mere surface appeal.
London and New York Streets Compared in Detail
The piece contrasts London and New York street networks with figures on miles of streets and numbers of buildings. It notes London has 3 000 miles of streets and 600 000 buildings while New York lists 2 700 miles of streets and about 590 000 buildings, with differing paving quality and traffic patterns.
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London
New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Richmond
Inwood
New York Sun
Philadelphia
Washington
Millions for Drink: U S Liquor Spending By Category
Mulhall's dictionary of statistics estimates total annual liquor expenditure at 325 million dollars in the United States with 15 million for wine 210 million for beer 5 million for cider and 95 million for spirits Taxes are projected at 111 million dollars.
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Mulhall
United States
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Good Ladies of the
Mothers’ Club
Homer and Ruskin
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Hercules
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