Effort and duty in a fragmentary tale of hearts and whales
A damaged, dialect filled excerpt mixes a meditation on effort with a nautical tale. The poem-like verses urge constant striving to awaken the soul, while a sailors’ tale recounts an encounter with a whale, a dangerous chase, and a boat crew's anxious progress alongside a ship in the fog of memory.
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Itv
Liz
Behring Sea Way
Sahipaler
Elizabeth J. Barker
Cap
Lieto
Frank
Herenguil
Whale and Dutchman Boat Match a Gory Sail Tale
A Brooklyn Eagle reader recounts a seafaring chase led by a blue whale of nearly 62 feet. The whale rams and sinks boats, harpoons fail, and a crew fights to reach safety as the ship survives by wit and endurance.
Early Closing Agreement Between Local Businesses
The undersigned agree to close their places of business at 6 p.m. during January and February and at 7 p.m. in March 1904. Signatories include Athens Mercantile Co., Taylor & Jarman, M. J. Bagley, Dell Broa.
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Barshy
Athens Mercantile Co
Taylor & Jarman
M. J. Bagley
Dell Broa
Milky Xen Phenomenon Seen in Tropic Seas by Sailors
The milky xen is described as a night only, rare water phenomenon seen in warm tropical seas. Ships report water appearing snowy white with a universal luminous fog lighting deck and hindering distance perception. The glow can allow newspaper print to be read on board and has drawn interest from scientists including Darwin, though no explanation has emerged.
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Globe
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic
Pacific
Ehip
London
South America
Darwin
Kings of Foreign Blood in European Monarchies
A discussion notes that most European royal families derive German blood. It cites Greece’s king as Danish, Denmark’s prince lineage, Russia’s czars tracing to Oldenburg, Sweden’s Bernadotte linked to Napoleon, Spain’s crown with mixed Spanish blood, Italy’s Sardinian line, and Austria’s Habsburgs as largely native. The piece contrasts Austria’s native king with others of foreign extraction.
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Europe
Greece
Denmark
Schleswig-Holstein
London
Germany
Peter the Great
Oldenburg
Sweden
Bernadotte
Napoleon
Italy
Sardinia
Novel Fishing Trick Described In Eastern Streams
The article reports on a new method of fishing trout in eastern streams and poaching tactics in New York Adirondacks. It notes a stick with a hooked end used near deep pools to snare wary trout, harming sport. It also describes sturgeon catching on Detroit River and Lake Superior streams with a multi-hook pole and bottom anchor, leading to dramatic battles.
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Adirondackw
New York
Detroit River
Lake Superior
New York Times
Its Just A Cough Remedy Promises Lung Cure
An advertisement claims Acker's English Remedy will stop a cough in a day and heal lungs. It asserts it can cure consumption asthma bronchitis and all lung troubles with a money back guarantee and free sample offer. Written from W Hl Hooker & Co and McBride & Co in New York.
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Acker
W. Hl, Hooker & Co
Ee N.Y
McBride & 0
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