Gallant life savers and their daily life on the coast
An account from SARAH LAMPERT TENNEY details the life saving service drill at a coastal station. It describes station interiors, the compass lantern, the international code of signals, and the wrecking pole on the beach. It highlights surfmen’ s arduous hours, low pay, and calls for better government support and recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governisee
Uric
International Code of Signals
Sarah Lampert Tenney
Inside a Lifeboat Station A Coast Guard Tour
A detailed tour through a life saving station shows the surfmen’s quarters dining rooms and library. It describes sleeping rooms for seven men, lockers, a ship’s lookout, and a boat house with a lifeboat and breeches buoy system. The life line gun drill, buoy design, and practiced ocean drills illustrate the peril and skill of rescue operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seatmen’s Friend Society
Taptein
Bentain
Boatase
S.com
Coast Guard
Parcel labeled Sold proves cashless surprise
A rustic man carries a sealed packet marked $100 in money, asks a reader to verify the address. The finder discovers the parcel is addressed to him, but inside only printed sheets and a label reading Sold, leaving the man puzzled after paying the messenger half a crown.
Death by Breathing: No Person Can Kill Self by Breath Hold
The text argues that suicide by holding one’s breath is physically impossible. It notes individuals vary in breath-holding, long diving times show serious discomfort, but prolonged asphyxiation would only induce coma. Nature would resume breathing, preventing a fatal outcome from the act.
What Helped Him Bank Book Outshines Any Book
A reporter asks a celebrated figure which book aided life most. After a thoughtful pause the man replies that his bank book has done more for him than any other book. The exchange highlights practical value over literary fame.
In a Hurry All Over
A quoted child describes how feeling nervous after an accident makes her feel like she is in a constant rush. The remark captures a moment of anxious haste and the mother’s attempt to soothe the girl’s nerves.
Surprise for Husband’s Birthday Wordplay
A reader notes plans for a gentle birthday surprise for her husband. A friend suggests a playful twist by letting him have the last word, sparking lighthearted banter about gratitude and mutual affection.
Panorama of Mount Tacoma and Native Origins
A special correspondent lauds Mount Tacoma and Washington scenery from Tacoma, detailing the peak's altitude, Native names Ta ho ma Tacobet and meanings, and Vancouver's 1792 observations. It notes nearby peaks Baker Adams St Helens Olympus Constance Bonaparte, and praises Puget Sound views unlike any other American city.
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Acoma
Tacoma
State of
Washington
Mount Tacoma
Puget Sound
North America
United States
Switzerland
Alps
Earth
Paradise
Pacific Northwest
Big White
Tacoma Academy of Science
James Wickersham
Judge Wi
Sluiskin
Stevens
Tahoma
Mishell Henry
Henry
Bayley
Vancouver
Straits of
Fuca
Discovery’ Bay
Port Quadra
Discovery Bay
Admiralty Inlet
The
Cascades
Baker
Rainier
Mount Rainier
Thes
Mount
Cascade
Olympic Ranges
Mount Baker
Whatcom County
Mount Adams
Yakima County
St. Helens
Skamania
Mt. Olympus
Mount Bonaparte
Stevens County
Union
America
Story of the Bells and the Mechlin Carilloner
A long reverie on bells from ancient times to Mechlin’s carillons. Describes bell making, old and modern ringing methods, and famous carillonists like M. Denyn. Tells a tale of a New Woman who rang the bells and inspired the crowd with Nearer My God to Thee, urging readers to listen for harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Brug
Ghent
Mechlin
M. Denyn
Market Place
Beethoven
Bellini
England
Tommy and Sister Fight Over Candy Stain on Suit
Tommy complains his sister has candy on his new suit. Sister retorts mamma won’t let him enjoy in these clothes until they’re spoiled. The exchange suggests household discipline and sibling friction over a small misdeed.
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Mamma
Tommy
The Price of the Watch Joke in Jailhouse Tale
In a jail setting two inmates share a drink and glimpse a wristwatch. One exclaims in humor about the timepiece while the other quips that its cost would be six months. The exchange plays on time and confinement.
The Bells of Bella: A History Across Nations
The article traces the spread of bells from early Western church use in 400 A.D. to large forebears like Moscow’s great bell of 440 000 pounds raised in 1836, and notes other famous bells in Rouen, Vienna, Big Ben, St Paul’s, and Westminster, highlighting their sizes and journeys through history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
Italy
King’s Chapel
Cambridge
Calixus III
St. Patrick’s
Czar Kolokol
Moscow
Nicholas
Rouen
Vienna
Westminster
St. Paul’s
A Long Look Ahead About Pigeon and Sister Helen
The passage introduces a child nicknamed Pigeon who is two and a half, and his sister Helen who is four. After refusing tapioca cream at dinner, the nursery supper remains. Helen tastes it, then rejects it, saying she may like it when grown. Pigeon replies seriously that it will be eaten by then.
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Pigeon
Helen
Nennie
A Demon for Fruit
A penny given to a youngster prompts him to ask the shopkeeper the price of grapes. The amused shopkeeper replies a dollar a pound, and the boy requests eight and a half cents worth of carrots, declaring I am a demon for fruit.
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Pileir’s
BAY Drill
Surfmen
Alaa
Story OF the
Czarkolokol
Belfast
Ulster Annals
Edinburgh
Lucian
Pro
Bell OF
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