Narka Braces For Storms Then Reaches Herring Cove
In a midwinter gale off Chebucto Bay the Narka and other schooners battle freezing spray and heavy seas. Deck crews haul trawls, jettison gear, and endure frost and ice as they push toward safe harbor at Herring Cove, Christmas Eve. The scene follows the crew’s efforts to salvage lines, manboats, and gear while the gale rages and the coast looms.
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Atlantic
Herring Cove
Cook
Jenith
Narka
SeTeo
Rarha
Leeward
Sambro
Gulf Stream
Chebucto Bay
Hebucto Head
Yarmouth
Halifax
Montreal Star
Rastus Wins The Night In A Crowd Of Boys
A New York Tribune story describes a summer entertainment at a big hotel for a small church society fundraiser. Rastus, a favored boy, faces jeers about his skin color yet finds solidarity with other boys and joins in the night’s merriment.
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Cee
New ‘York Tribune
Tiastus
Lea
Pitipal
Rastis
Bethia
Tom
Rastus
Teara
Prize Beard of Pike County Longest in World
Valentine Tapley of Pike County is said to have the longest beard in the world, measuring about eleven feet. The 80-year-old farmer has never shaved, started growing it in youth, and has declined offers to exhibit it, preferring life on his farm and the beard he values above money.
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Pike County
Valentine Tapley
Kansas City Times
Tapley
A Dime Museum
London
Cherokee Nation Establishes Seventy-Five New Schools
The Cherokee Nation reports seventy-five new schools opened during the past year, funded by the community and not missions. Teachers are typically of Indian descent, reflecting the tribe's resilience after displacing from Georgia to the West. Tahlequah hosts a solid Capitol, and the nation’s early eighteenth century embassy to England is noted with ceremonial offerings.
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Cherokee Nation
Georgia
Tahlequah
England
George Jr
Enemiea
Quoted Travel Tale With High Hotel Food Charges
A traveler recalls stopping at a large New York hotel with Uncle Reuben’s wife noting food costs were shocking. She mentions the first course nearly $2.50 and questions what the seconds cost, illustrating historical price concerns.
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New York
Reuben
Bost
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Bing Carlos
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Seta
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