Final voyage and fate of a seafaring life
A narrator recalls a perilous voyage ending in tragedy and endurance. A Hindu ally and Captain McComber assist a ship reaching port after a legal probe and a government contract dispute. Mrs Williams dies in Australia leaving Mary an orphan, while the voyage home yields mixed, sometimes joyful memories. The speaker, now old, laments an education shaped by sea life.
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McComber
Australia
Williams
Mary
Sylvia and the mysterious Mr. Wicks at lunch
Miss Matilda Cherryton plans to mystify Sylvia about the arrival of Mr. Wicks. Sylvia praises him as amusing while Jack shows silent disdain, then leaves to the golf links after avoiding questions about Wicks. The scene unfolds at a rambling country house through luncheon dialogue.
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Sylvia
Mr. Wicks
Jack
Matilda Cherryton
India
Miss Cherryton
Miss Cherrytim
Ooitdack
Pye
James
Wicks
Mr. Cherryton
Miss Cruce
Boan
Miss
Wicks Returns Roaring from a Morning Adventure
Jack pursues the missing Mr. Wicks after jewels vanish and a bank box is stolen. A dogcart chase, a robbed coachman, a wrecked chase, and Sylvia’s plea begin to heal a tattered day as Mr. Wicks reappears and earns forgiveness with a wagging paw.
Chapter The Going Disappoints Miss Cherryton
Miss Cherryton bears jewel loss calmly and worries over pheasants as she plans to send Mr Wicks away. Jack sees a chance to atone with Sylvia while Miss Cherryton’s fear of dogs softens into a reluctant dismissal.
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Miss Cherryton
Jack
Wicks
Sylvia
Mr. Wicks
Menu items listed for breakfast and dinner
The note lists foods such as small steak veal cutlet mutton chops broiled ham liver and bacon whitefish salt mackerel scrambled eggs with codes 15 13 1b Bb 1a ib.
Million Cook Books Rush To Houses In Big Drive
A Baltimore based publisher promotes the Charles A. Vogeler Company Cookery Book and Book and Comfort and Health offering cooking receipts and health remedies. The catalog highlights Master Cure for Pains and Aches and St Jacobs Oil, noting vast production and distribution efforts with druggists carrying the volume. Readers may obtain the book by sending a 2 cent stamp.
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Charles A. Vogler
St. Jacobs
Charles A. Vogeler
Balimore
Early spring number offers fashion plates and light reading
The issue presents forecast fashions with colored plates, plus a fiction piece The Story of a Picture by Ellen Olney Kirk. It includes social life notes by Mary Cadwalder Jones, health topics by Grace Peckham Murray, wedding reflections by Maud C Murray-Miller, and culinary advice on oysters and other domestic arts.
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New York
Ellen Olney Kirk
Mary Cadwalader Jones
Grace Peckham Murray
Maud C. Murray-Miller
E. C. Vick
J. Harry Adams
Train Fare Offer to Washington from Alida
Round trip via B and O from Alida to Washington DC for 17 dollars 15 cents. Tickets on March 1 2 and 3 good for return by March 8 1897. Children 5 to 12 half fare. Travel time 23 hours 7 minutes.
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Alida
Washington
D. C
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Washington, D. C
McKinley
Chicago, Ill
Salt Advertisement Seeks Two Fresh Milk Cows
Two fresh milk cows wanted. Inquire of Jack Tennis 14 miles west of Westville or L. Deshler in Valparaiso.
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Jack Tennis
Westville
L. Deshler
Valparaiso
Use James Vick's Seeds for a Better Garden
A promotional note urges readers to plant superior seeds and avoid old stock. It cites James Vick's Sons of Rochester NY and invites readers to request their catalogue for 10 cents, with the price deductible from the first order. The message claims the seeds are reliable and will not disappoint.
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James Vick
Rochester
N. Y
Farm for sale with mill and workshop on 20 acres
20 acre lot with good house and barn plus fruit trees. Water power includes saw mill blacksmith shop cider mill planer emery wheel buzz saw and more. Splendid site for work. Widow owner offers the biggest bargain at 1500 dollars. Inquire at this office today.
Laramie Pullman Sleeper Joins Overland Limited Chicago Run
The North Western moving palace car Laramie, newly built by Pullman at Pullman, Illinois, passes through yesterday attached to The Overland Limited. Seventy feet long, with an extension vestibule, mahogany finish, silk tapestries, and two state rooms, it marks the first of several cars for the Chicago San Francisco service. The Overland Limited departs Chicago at 6:00 p.m. daily and arrives in San Francisco in three days, featuring double drawing room sleepers, annex cars to Los Angeles, buffet smoking and library cars, free reclining chairs to Ogden and Salt Lake, and dining car meals through to the coast.
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Pullman
Overland Limited
Laramie
Pullman Co
Chicago
San Francisco
North-Western
Union Pacific
Chicago-San Francisco
Omaha
Neb
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Los Angeles
Ogden
Salt Lake
Justly the Favorite Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
A historical ad style note touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a superior remedy after many people tried it for constipation indigestion and related digestive issues. It promotes strong praise and broad use for digestive relief.
Wisconsin Lands Open To Settlers In Central North Areas
The text touts Wisconsin lands, especially timber and meadow tracts, offered to settlers at $6.00 to $12.00 per acre. It predicts rapid value growth, promotes farming and investment, and notes abundant schools and churches with nearby markets. It directs inquiries to W. E. Powell, General Immigration agent, Chicago.
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Wisconsin
West
W. E. Powell
Old Colony Bolding
Chicago
Ill
Wisconsin Central Lines Highlight Convenience and Reach
The map promotes the Wisconsin Central Lines from Chicago and Milwaukee to St. Paul Minneapolis Ashland Hurley Ironwood Bessemer and Duluth. It claims these trains touch more important cities than any Wisconsin line and offer elegant equipment and convenient schedules. James C. Pond, General Passenger Agent, Milwaukee, issues tickets through to any destination.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Central
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ashland
Hurley
Ironwood
Bessemer
Duluth
Jas. C. Pond
Wis
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Daniel L. Crumpacker
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Washington,d. C
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