Boy Life Saver From Mitchburg Makes Record
Tommy Milligan of Mitchburg Mass born January 2 1889 in Ayreshire became famed for three rescues from drowning. Starting at age eight he saved a companion under a bridge in East Boston, then saved Angus Mc Farland near a deep hole, and pulled Carl Romans from a cramp struck boat, earning local praise for his bravery and swimming skill.
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Kenen
Tommy Milligan
Leiehteat
Mitchburg
Mass
Ies
Tommy
Ayreshire
Salt Pond
Boston
Ife
Angus McFarland
Sun
Angus
Carl Romans
Romans
Daniel the dog invades Sunday church during sermon
Willie falls asleep as a churchgoer. His dog Daniel dashes in, barks answering the minister’s “Daniel” command, and briefly sits beside the preacher. Willie apologizes, and the minister jokes about binding the dog if he preaches on Daniel again.
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Willie
Dan
Dan Ie Kia
Daniel
Don
Danig
Vendy
Tan
Everything Han Its Axe in Nature’s Pest Helpers
An odd domestic essay extols wasps for ecosystem services. It notes wasps curb flies indoors by stinging and carrying them to their cells for consumption or for young. Outdoors they attack pests harming fruit trees by laying eggs in buds, preventing worm damage in fruit. It claims balance in nature, with predators and scavengers like snails helping water cleanliness when kept in aquariums.
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Uv Country Kitchen
Six months Old Lawyer Tops Georgia Bar News
Edward Lackson Bleckley, the youngest member of the Georgia bar, is reported as not yet six months old in a humorous nod. The piece notes his unanimous election to a local association, mentions his parentage from Chief Justice Meeldey, and remarks on his wedding prospects and relative attention across Georgia and the South.
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Ciorgia
Edward Lackson Bleckley
Dar Association
Hoe
Meeldey
Eli Ape
Bleckley
Viehty
Georgia
South
Fables of the Phoenix and the Arabian Phoenix Legend
The article explains the myth of the phoenix from Ovid and Herodotus. It describes the bird living five hundred years, building a funeral pyre, rising anew as a worm, and carrying its father's ashes from Arabia to Egypt to bury them at the city of the sun. Legends vary on details, but concur that only one bird exists at a time.
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Sunder
Ovid
Jlerodotus
Trelignolis
Herodotus
Arabia
Egypt
Iebois
SevenYearOld Runs His Own Electric Railway
Archie Cowley of Dellwood Minnesota, age seven, heads a tiny one tenth mile electric railway. He serves as president secretary conductor brakeman and motorman with three cars and five passenger cars. Power comes from a dynamo powered by a petroleum engine, using a strip of iron for electricity. The system includes a powerhouse shed and a homemade rheostat for speed control. Archie pretends stations along the hill and transports his sisters and their dolls, learning about electricity in the process.
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Electric Road
Tila
Archie Cowley
Dellwood
Minn
Archie
St. Paul
Tut
White Bear
Jake
Snd
Coll
Utem
Broad Hint Clears Persistent Guest From Lucknow Sir Andrew Agnew
Sir Andrew Agnew of Lucknow, a famed Scotch baronet, faced a pushy guest always underfoot. He finally dispensed with him by a broad hint, noting the man would not leave quietly and would rather vanish than endure a shutdown remark.
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Seatch
Andrew Agnew
Lucknow
Sir Andrew
Saved by His Dog on a Long Ocean Voyage
Narrative from the Atlanta Constitution tells how a ship traveling from England to China faced disaster when a small boy fell overboard and his dog Bobby dived after him. Both were saved when a hunter killed a shark that threatened the pair, while crew and passengers celebrated the faithful dog’s heroism.
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Rey
Lee
England
Ghinna
Hobby
Shitd
Bobby
Wobby
Cape of
Goo Mope
Tobie
Theo
Cape
Bobby Wad
Jbuelke
Dogwig
Robby
Ife
Atlanta Constitution
Remarkable Cube Star Illusion Captivates Viewers
A readers puzzle shows six cubes arranged in three rows with a star at center. Stare steadily for a minute and the cubes seem to shift, revealing two cubes at the top and others in the mid and bottom rows. The illusion sparks wonder about what causes the perceptual change.
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Noung
Fragmentary Civil War Teletype Mayhem at Chigkwaupgi Action
In a garbled relay from the front General Steadman urged a retreating brigade to stand firm. A tense exchange followed as officers debated the hold line and the fate of the unit amid a brutal clash.
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Steadman
Chigkwnaupgi
Aivk
Making a strong and neat fishing snell and gut tackle
Practical instruction from an Advertiser column on repairing and tying gut snells and hooks for fishing. It covers knotting, wrapping with silk and waxed thread, varnishing, and securing hooks to lines, plus tips for reusing damaged components and keeping gear in repair for better catches.
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Alwa Fiuke
Methuselah of the Morse World tale from England
An England sourced Methuselah story recounts a man with memory spanning Napoleon’s grandfather and Cromwell’s era, a devoted couple aging together since their wedding day on the same date as George Washington’s parents, now nearing platinum anniversary as their 38 horse hero departs. The grandfatherly horse, once with Mersey and Irwell Navigation, has moved to the green old age at sixty two.
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England
Napoleon
Charles I
Cromwell
George Washington
Mersey & Irwell Navigation Company
Boy Hero Delivers Train Wreck Saving Detail
Pendleton Indiana twelve year old Tom Dickinson prevented a major rail disaster by noticing an open switch. He grabbed the handle and shut the switch as a fast freight passed within fifty feet, averting a likely wreck.
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Tom
Tom Dickinson
Pendleton
Ind
Orn
Unfortoinaty Affair Quoth the Ty Wpon Whe
A garbled quotation appears from Harper's Young People with confusing phrasing about a lethal plot and a stalled shelf. Despite the unreadable OCR, the item reads like a quotation column or brief literary note. No clear person or organization can be reliably identified from the fragment.
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Harper's
Bears Hibernation Habits and Snow Dome Dwellings
The article explains black bears hibernate from December to March, suspending digestion. It notes that food abundance can stop hibernation, describes den types under tree roots or hollow trunks, and details how breath freezing creates an ice dome that can trap the bear, sometimes fatally, as observed by Dr. Merriam and cited by W. T. Hornaday in St. Nicholas.
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Grigaly
Seni-Tropics
Intinabare
Ceenainen
Misden
Wales
Moreh
Jiru
Merriam
Adirondacks
The Unsabits of the Walrus
The walrus is described as formidable yet timid and harmless by Willntt. Its tusks weigh six to eight pounds each and measure twenty to thirty inches. It sleeps buoyantly with nostrils above water, grunts for amusement, and has warned ships off rocks in foggy seas.
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Mr. Willntt
Timis
Circus Trick Exposed At Southern Town
A circus visit in Prange's south region featured performing dogs led by Avor the expert. Avor prepared a piano solo after feats, but a shouted cry caused a leap toward the crowd, revealing a staged trick as the piano continued to play.
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Prange
Avor
Met
Azar
Ata
Hut Wag Noe Really a Man? A Humorous Exchange
A quirky local joke recalls a nervous Mrs Tirald and a punch line about a husband found under a bed during a night of imagined burglars. The humor centers on misdirection and domestic misperception in a lighthearted scene.
The Youngest Sea Captain: Mark Gilbert's Sail Thus Far
The youngest sea captain is believed to be Mark Gilbert who runs the schooner Ad Hie Wessels between Maabuand Mo and New York at seventeen. He began at ten, serving aboard his father’s vessel for two years, and now leads the ship across the sea.
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Mark Gilbert
Maabuand
New York
Hey
Drowning Help For Boys Lessons From The River
A guide urges boys to learn rescue basics for drowning cases. It explains turning the victim on the face, clearing water from the mouth, and artificial respiration steps. Emphasizes practice and calm action until breathing returns or professional help arrives.
The Chameleon Spider Found by an American Traveler
T M Grimshaw of Raleigh recounts discovering a chameleon spider in Africa. The insect’s web mimics a white flower with a blue center, and the spider shifts color from pale white to greenish brown, then through rainbow hues when placed in a net. A Scottish weekly notes a cat with a toothache acting as a surgeon, extracting a yellowed tooth amid odd behavior.
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Africa
T. M. Grimshaw
Raleigh
8. C
Mr. Grimshaw
Coust
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