Englishman’s 79th crossing sparks life extension plan
John Sharman of Halifax Yorkshire, after reaching New York aboard the Arabic, completed his seventy ninth transatlantic voyage and sailed on the Umbria to Liverpool. Wealthy and convinced ocean travel prolongs life, he has a long record of rapid connections and narrowly avoided missing the return voyage.
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Atlantic
New York
Continvania
John Sharman
Halifax
Yorkshire
England
Sharman
Umbria
Liverpool
Monkeys to Pick Prone Crops Proposed by Seeley
Martin V. Seeley of San Jose California proposes training monkeys to harvest prunes, citing labor shortages. He claims arrangements with A. B. Jones of Acapulco for 500 tame monkeys are in motion, with the aim to train them to pick fruit without eating it.
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Martin V. Seeley
San Jose
Calsaya
Chicago Record-Herald
Central America
Beeley
A. B. Jones
Acapulco
Panama
Seeley
Market Notes on Dairy Produce and Veggies in Boston
In Hub Markets Boston January 25 the market shows steady to firmer prices for butter and cheese with good demand, slower movement for truss and vegetables, and scattered firm spots. Cranberries dull, apples rising for fancy stock, potatoes dull, sweet potatoes moderate, onions easier, cabbage steady, and greens variable amid cooler weather expectations. Local dairy items include creamery butter and cheese with strong receipts and steady demand, while eggs and other goods respond to price shifts.
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Boston
York State
Vermont
Easler Western
New York
Quilfernia
Eico
Truss
Tolman
Aroostook Green Mountains
Buhebrona
Soldier graves mark Civil War heroes on quiet country Sunday
A traveler on a sunny Sunday visits a cemetery, discovers headstones of Union soldiers from the Civil War, and learns the area honors those who died. He identifies specific names including Jack Kilburt, Dee Ganton Whitcomb, and Tom Porter, recalling battles and their fates as he reflects on the war's memory.
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Walon
Tian
Jack Kilburt
Dee Ganton Whitcomb
Siilot
Tom Porter
The Girl I Left Behind Me and a Civil War Rivalry
A veteran recalls a love triangle during a Civil War campaign. Raymond Hall and Jim Martin vie for Abenas, the town belle, amid battles and captivity. In a rescue confrontation Hall is killed. Martin buries him and later returns the body. The tale ends with the girl’s choice and a forgotten epitaph.
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Abenas
Raymond Hall
Jim Martin
Hall
Faney
Jim
Kentucky
Anw
Hernuse Hall
Raymond
Jin
Min
Martin
Rim
Vent
Hiw
Fog Lin
Dfartin
Jon Martin
F. A. Mitchell
Smithers Pastorate Builds New Parsonage on French Street
A lengthy account details Rev. Smithers easing church turmoil at Barre by securing a site on French Street, raising funds, organizing the Junior League, and guiding the push for a new church edifice. The project tied to the parsonage cost about 30,6845 with 450 dollars for the lot. The period saw member defections, rival papers, and steady church growth under Smithers guidance.
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Chubb Meadow
J. A. Sherburn
Thos. J. Cave
Nathanael Chamberrlain
Plana
Averilltreet
Sacent Ketelam
Ine
K. Sy
Barre
Ht. L. Gale
Sree
Piel
W. E. Barney
B. P. Kilmer
Smithers
French Street
Gon Inte
Mf. B
Bend
L. J. Bolster
Mate Bureet
Market Prices and Market Notes from Brooklyn Market
A long list of vegetables and fruits with per unit prices including onions, leeks, cabbage, lettuce, celery, beans, squash, and more. Prices cover crates, boxes, and baskets, with notes on hay, straw, millfeed, pork, beef, lamb, poultry, and wheat trends. Market activity described as steady or firm with fluctuating demand and economic pressure described in a brisk Brooklyn market tone.
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New York
Leeks
Hothouse
Norfolk
Boston
Turhan
Marrow
Hubbard
Tomeires
Florida
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Norway Medicine Co
Norway, Me
Ocean
the Times’ Daily Short Story
Taymond Hall
Whl
Roderic
Wading Putslalone
Portland
Lee
Ibar & Smithers
Galion
Paler Eke
Althe
John Wilson
Beeman
Cherwin Te
L. Gale
Averill
L. Bughes
Wpereenaey
Dr. Oie
Pee Vand Congrégationali
Petra
C. L
Ada
Frank Yeartaw
Hormeshoeing
New
Papin
Brophi
Dr. Pillw
Rastus
Rastas
Fmarsay
Dire Pavers
Coop Brookiyn Rete
Felix Gouraud
Hale
Tar Pike
Alt
Aarre
Raith
Bros Fir
Morehant
Fras
H. F Pamani
Baatte Tiros
Ti. Hoeriltin
Canter
Momden & Lyon
Ladd
Itequalis
Bon
C. H. Kent
Mile’ Block
F. M. Lynde
Currier Hlock
Elwin L. Scott
Dor. Lewis D. Martin
Rye
H. A. Beach
Bouth Mala Pi
Welch & Page
Telephone
de Umlee
Elm Street
W. Boyer
Merchant Tailor
Reed
Henry Frenier & Son
H. E. Jeffords
Thurston Pines
Harre
H. W. Scott
Wood Block
Ladd‘s
Main St
South End
A. M. Morrison
H. L. Smith
A. J. Langfeldt
Barre, Vi
Lee Pea and
Steighe
H. F. Cutler
City
E. C. Barrett
D. V.5
Vine St
Montpelier, Ve
Standard Electric CO
Bennett
North Main Bt
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