Wateree Wreck Remains Aboard Chilean Mountain Shore
Navy historians name the Wateree wreck as the strangest marine disaster in American history. In 1868 off Arica the ship trembled during engine work, a tidal wave lifted her onto a mountainside two miles inland, with 235 aboard and only one survivor.
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Washington
Navy
Navy Department
Chile
Rochester
Special Service
Wateree
Arica
Callao
Fredonia
Delay in Documents From Flea Infested File Room
A Treasury Department employee reports a bizarre delay in obtaining documents due to an army of fleas attacking his lower extremities in the filing room. He describes being covered with insects that bit persistently before he could summon help to remove them and continue his work.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Treasury
Ireland Was Abode of Stone Age Mankind
London report notes J P T Burchell found a Mousterian era rock shelter on the Sligo coast with flaked flint implements nearby. No bones yet, but the site is cited as evidence of Neanderthal presence in Ireland.
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London
Ireland
J. P. T. Burchell
Mr. Burchell
Europe
Sligo
Installments Lag for Time Payment Wife Scarcity
In Sciacca Sicily Stefano Sabella, a barber, sold his wife for 2000 lire on an installment plan. The purchaser failed to pay, Stefano denounced him for alienation of his wife's affections, and the sold spouse retaliated with a denunciation of Stefano. Stefano allegedly pressured third party Giuseppe Russo to speed payment and protect her from further harassment. both men are now detained.
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Sciacca
Sicily
Stefano Sabella
Stefano
Giuseppe Russo
Russo
Stones Reveal Ice Age Shelter in Ireland
Tools and weapons found at the site indicate occupation during an interlude between two glacial advances. The layer lies beneath 385 feet of glacier-like clay, and a large stone tool bears glacial scratches. J Reid Moir endorses the finds as authentic, with a full technical report expected soon.
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Ireland
Burchell
J. Reid Moir
Rangers Help Bring in Volcano in California
In Alturas California forest rangers near Glass Mountain discovered heat and pumice beneath the surface. A hole through the crust released steam and revealed multiple vents with a sulfur odor. The rangers believe an active volcano was born, possibly the second in the state if the infant survives. Nearby valleys had reported smoke and steam sightings and underground rumblings for months.
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Alturas
Calif
Glass Mountain
Prize beef sale feeds Sing Sing prison
In St Joseph Missouri eight prize winning baby beeves from a recent interstate baby beef show were sold to Sing Sing prison. The move aims to provide high quality meat for the inmates with the supply arranged through local buyers and officials.
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St. Joseph
Poem Fragment From 1927 Western Newspaper Union
Fragment from a kitchen cabinet page features a John Oxenham quote about wealth and happiness. It contrasts rich and poor, noting some have little yet claim true riches in happiness, reflecting a moral verse from 1927.
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John Oxenham
Almond Omelet and Evening Desserts From Everyday Foods
A compact guide offers varied omelet ideas with nuts ham and maple sauce, plus fruit jellies and molds. Recipes include Almond Omelet with buttering, Fig Salad with gelatin and pimento, Oriental Cream with whipped cream, and Fruit Sponge Drops. Also covers Baked Hash Loaf, Shrimp and Sweet Peppers, Cheese Pie, and Simple Cabbage Salad with dairy notes.
Prayed for a Rest and Careers After Retirement
A quip-filled tale recalls college presidents debating life after retirement. One imagines running an orphan asylum to dodge parental letters, another desires to be warden of a penitentiary where alumni never return to visit.
Not That Way Tailor Explains Repair Limits
A customer asks to repair a suit with two pairs of pants but the tailor declines. He says repairs are done with a needle and thread as usual, implying standard tailoring methods only.
Not for Sale In business life a girl equips Herself for earning bliss
A concise verse noting a girl training for a future career, while observing some would not trade a kiss for money, reflecting morality and societal expectations in pursuit of independence.
Some Chicken Catcher Sends Crate of Chickens to Town
Mike Murphy, a farm resident, sent his friend Jimmy O'Brien a crate of chickens. Jimmy reports some chickens were recovered after escaping the crate at the station. Mike remarks he only sent six.
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Mike Murphy
Jimmy O’brien
Mike
Jimmy
Distinguishing Mark Speech Sparks Social Debate
A brief exchange shows a woman advocating for visible markers to separate married men from single men. The unnamed man reacts with a worried look, signaling discomfort with the proposal and underlying social tensions.
Penalty of Distinction on Labor and Wealth
The mechanic declares labor’s dignity while the wealthy man defends constant control and long hours. The exchange highlights class tension as the mechanic asserts honest work and pride, and the wealthier speaker enforces appearances and relentless schedules.
Why a rooster has a comb in its crest
A puzzled speaker laments the comb atop a rooster, noting the bird lacks hair and questioning its purpose. The compact verse plays with irony and curiosity about barnyard anatomy.
Strange Exchange Echoes in Local Parlor Tale
In a brief, humorous exchange two women discuss an odd encounter as Miss Sharp notes a stranger tried to kiss her, while Miss Snap retorts the suitor would be equally odd if he attempted a second time, a lighthearted vignette of gossip.
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Miss Sharp
Miss Snap
Poor Opinion of Harry Leaves Widow in Grief
A terse exchange reveals a widow’s claim of abandonment by Harry and a sharp remark from an uncle. The dialogue hints at strained family ties and unresolved sorrow following Harry’s departure and the widow’s loss.
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Russia
Winter Palace
Petrograd
Leningrad
Odd Wreck
U. S
Columbia University
Richard Bowden
Columbia
Volcano
California
Western Newspaper Union
Harry
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