A Missionary's Tales From the Arctic Wilds
The narrator describes life with Inuit Indians near the Porcupine River. He details subsisting on reindeer meat, harsh cold below forty degrees, and long periods of polar night. He notes native languages, the mission community, and the stark, luminous aurora heavy with constant quiet.
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Sheldon Cement Healy
Th Bear
Fick
Porcupine River
Gion
Indiana
England
Yukon
Farm and residential property for sale in Athena area
Seller offers 1250 acres of excellent wheat land in Helix country with good houses and water, available in parcels with flexible terms. Also offering choice residential property in Athena at reasonable prices. Call to arrange viewings and discuss terms.
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Helix Country
Athena
Cost of Cup Races and American Treasure
The piece notes the high costs of America's Cup racing, citing Lord Dunraven and the Valkyrie as examples. It estimates the Vigilant syndicate's outlay near $100,000 plus assessments, totaling close to $500,000 when including Jubilee Colonia and Pilgrim owners. It highlights the sport's broader value in boat building and national pride, with a detour into Delaware's oyster valleys and Nanticoke legends.
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Ponraven
Asta
New York
Triimne
Lord Dunraven
Amiars
Ned Pots Havd
Fractured Dispatches From Far East And Madagascar
A late 19th century dispatch reports on Chinese legation etiquette in Washington with Empress Yung Yu and family, plus a Madagascar discovery of a giant bird egg and related natural history notes. It also includes weather-forecast style observations for New England and a folklore note about Marie Antoinette’s exile and Edgecomb, Maine legends.
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Legation
Peror
Washington
Boston
Butte
San Pre
Pacific Coast
Enitire
Yung Yu
Nmno
Ars Gems
Logation
Lin Talan
United States
Bourbet Infante
Dagland
Boligen
Yang Yu
China
Koleo
Chin Kiang
Madayascar
Madagascar
J. Progter
Tamatave Oni Prince's Squam
London
6 ' Augustine's Bay
Madagnecar
Procter
New England
Chipmunks Atvapt
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