Old Sea Dog Plans Polar Drift Mission For Arctic Research
"Bol" Bartlett, a veteran sailor with 40 years at sea, plans to retrofit a ship and drift across the polar region from Bering Straits into the Atlantic. He will equip it with laboratories and oceanographic gear to study water depth, magnetic conditions, currents, and weather, aiming to complement a future divine Life Cycle narrative. Captain Bartlett seeks a college crew to sail, work, and learn, forbidding marriage during the voyage as a dedication to the project and its scientific pursuit.
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Carroll Kitts
Messenger
William Irvin Utterback
Marshall College
Huntington
W. Va
Jehovah
Gy Hortense Saunders
NEA
York
Avelie
ApEn
Bol” Bartlett
Bering Straits
Polar
Atlantic
Dick Spnen
Omega
Ffinna
Satan
Thia
God
Great Geographic Project
Arctic
Bartlett
Shop Girl in Castle Ireland To Wed Landed Irish Baron
An Irish shop girl from a castle background became the focus of London papers when she announced engagement to John Gallagher, a Royal Air Force veteran. Her father is a large landowner and descended from Irish kings, making the match notable.
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Castle
Ireland
Mri
London
County
Donegal
Ontdon
Nathevine Bers
O'Brien
Taerhiquin
John
Patrick Cgallagher
Royal Air Force
O Brieny
Inchiquin
West End
Katherine
Jane Straight
Sloane Square
Sultan
Angela
Circuses Remembered From Boyhood in a Small Town
In a personal reminiscence, L Cr ye describes a 19th century boy’s attempts to see a John Robinson Circus in Chauney and Athens. He recalls family negotiations for money, the trek to the show, unloading and setup, the sights of elephants and rigs, and the thrill of the performance, ending with reflections on local life and era-appropriate social context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robinson
L. C. Nye
Akessenger
Erl
Chauncey
Chauney
John Stobimson
Brigid
Athens
Walkers Express
West Cimon Street
The
Trent
Athens County Foes Yellows Disease Hits Peach Orchards
The Athens County peach industry suffers from a condition called yellows linked to enzymes changing tree chemistry. It causes sterile shoots, leaf yellowing, and tree death, spreading rapidly unless eradicated. In September 1898 the Athens Township Fruit Commission surveyed 73,000 trees, finding over 1,000 affected and ordering destruction, though only a few were removed due to lack of authority. Climate factors like warm midwinter spells followed by hard freezes worsened splits. the 1893 cold wave intensified losses.
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House of Lords
Ireland
Relan Treru
Hasco
Vlontarf
Royaitio
Utterback
Liege
O'Briens
Henry VIII of
England
Jade
Ricketts
Lake of Foreignty
Nouthern Ireland
Athens Township
Forty Niners Were Valorous Americans Before the Civil War
Oliver Hartley recounts Ohio Buckeye Rover pioneers who crossed to California in 1849 seeking gold, with some profiting and others perishing. The piece notes hardships, battles with Indians, and later civic ties in Meigs and Athens counties, including figures Wilson Armstrong Stedman and Seth Paine.
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Oliver Hartley
Messenger
Mm Omfroy
California
Huckeye Rovers
Albany
Athens County
Wold Fields
Thea Burckeye
Athens
Vlna
W. 8. Wilson
Meigs County
Elan Armstrong
Hebbardsville
Denna Drrke
John Banks
Elbyih Petrell
George Reeves
Solgmon Townsend
Asia Diondec
James Shepherd
Hep L. Graham
Willan Logan
Dickson
Niddleport
Ohio
Lexington
Missouri
Joseph Iachson
Bhroken
Bhroken Eats &¢ Herskt
St. Joseph
Platte
Peo Kearney
Laramie
Noth
Great Salt Lake
Mr. Darling
Ft. Kearney
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Old Sea Dog
North Pole
Bob Bartlett
Utterbach
Good
Uiterbach
Gyrden
Eden
Bien
Tina
Venus
Jimon Bartlett
Arctic Guns
Navy Department
Bob
Morriss
Stoll- McCracken
Siberia
Greenland
Museunt of Natural History
Pears
Rarlvk
Stefansson
Alaskaners
Bart Huck
Ffrom
Newfound
St Mien
Jefferson
Labrador
Ae US. Navy
Mander Hyid
Mirce Yaar
L. Crye
AthenoNnSe LO
Erl v
Mis B
Otheer
Alp
Thal
Chaunrey
Andy
Apne
SA. T
Beto
Trexrence
Tuek
James Wood
Heen Cenis
George Logan
Foln Cross
Wood
Mr. Wenders
Logan
Mr. Cross
Soi
Austen
Sgleas County
Trey
Ivory County
Sacramento
Judge Wilson
Wholelinols
Oregon
Vownieville
River
A. R
Kort Lacarnie
Eun Buked
Intereasts
Marm Kellet
Scott
Nebraska
Humbolt
Uouub
Golden Land
Sacrament Valley
Contico
Wilson
Yuba
Downievilla
Iaulee Wilson
Harding
Joseph Plekson
Buckeye Rovers
American
Elai Armstrong
Sy Stedman
Inka Beece
Albena
Seth Paine
Rutland
Metes County
Gill Dunlap
Harrisonville
South America
Cyrus Whitmore
Doctor Weetford
Eric Watkins
Jack
Perry
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