Ballooning Heights Captured by Early Observers
Observations report balloon flights reaching hundreds to thousands of yards with rare records of 1000 yards and beyond. Researchers note birds ascending above the balloon's path, while crows fly up to 140 yards and an eagle near 4000 yards in unusual cases.
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Menschel
Frankfort
Mielit
Billoon
State Agricultural Bank
Western Australia
ANKE
Westarn
Auettalia
Wistority
New South Wa
Paris
London
Hamburg
Fronjloide
Convineliz
Wheelong
Victoria
Madicins Vendora
Hearne
Chemiat
Enthusiastic Chess Players and Midnight Draw
In summertime heat two friends who shared a house held a fierce late night chess contest that ended in a draw. They debated the position and tried countless variations before the housemaid alarmed them as she mistook their moves for ghosts.
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Uris
Bheing
Cold Soup Kitchen Struggles With Spoon Shortage
A frigid day at a soup kitchen draws a larger crowd of tramps, leaving many with small spoons as demand for large ladles grows. One tired tramp pleads for a bigger spoon and nearly collapses from exhaustion amid the crowd.
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Rough
Red Tape and the Berlin Widow Pension Ruse
A Berlin pension pretense unfolds as a German officer widow seeks penion benefits. An officer in charge dismisses the document as false noting the deadline date. The tale shifts to a remembered infant scene and a thrift minded mother teaching economy.
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Berlin
Abe
Baid
Wan
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