Harrowing tale of Inca wreck survivor McGann adrift at sea
Oliver D. McGann, son of local residents, survived three days aboard an open boat after the schooner Inca was wrecked in a hurricane while bound for Sydney. The captain and nine crew members fought the elements. a freighter rescued the group off Hawaii and ferried them to Los Angeles, with the captain’s wife and child taken to Honolulu. Mrs Winther later joined her husband in Sydney after the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver D. McGann
Oliver G. McGann
Los Angeles
Times
Sydney
Australia
West Holbrook
Honolulu
Honoulu
West Halbrook
Winther
Precocious pullets set record pace at early laying
Carl C. Witherell of Woodlawn avenue breeds White Leghorn fowls. His flock of 23 pullets began laying at four months and 20 days, a sign he calls an early development and an appreciable advance in the breed's progress.
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Carl C. Witherell
Woodlawn Avenue
Lord Farm
Inexpensive Palm Grown From Date Seeds
A pretty palm can be grown cheaply from one or two dried date seeds. Use rich soil and keep the plant well watered for best growth.
Misses Margaret Do Thy Lead Local Graduation
A fragment notes three schools in Passaic announcing graduates this year. It mentions Misses Margaret and Do Thy as members of the class and lists Misses as part of the ceremony.
Congregational Church Friday and Sunday Services
Congregational Church announces Friday night service at 7 30 and Sunday morning worship at 10 30 with a sermon by the pastor on Plain Living and High Thinking. Church school will assemble during the service and the Sunday evening service is at 7 30 with praise and a preceding service.
State Street M E Church Sunday Services
The State Street M E Church schedules a 10 30 sermon by the minister School for Bible study at 12 Epworth League devotional service at 6 30 District Superintendent LeBaron will preach at 7 30 The first Quarterly Conference will be held at the close of the service.
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State. Street M. E
Epworth League
LeBaron
First Nazare ne Church Services and Pastor
Morning service at 10 45 with prayer at 10 30 Sunday School at 12 1 Evening service at 7 p m with praise and preaching Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 45 Rev E Gottfried Johnson is the pastor
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E. Gottfried Johnson
Daughter of Devil Dan thrills in Old Kentucky feature
Irma Harrison plays a young Southern beauty cast among hill folk drawn into outlaw life. The dramatic picture promises suspense as the girl navigates danger and intrigue in a rugged landscape.
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Kentucky
Ajc
Ilife
Louisville
Irma
Harrison
AL Jennings
Cpebenden
Pernt Abe Sa
Devil Dan
Irma Harrison
Foolish Question No 8 427 and heredity remark
A humorous line from the Boston Transcript ponders heredity, joking that a practical businessman has a stubborn yet humorous son, suggesting the question is foolish in tone.
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Roger
Boston Transcript
And Commercial Lines. Most of the wrinkles on a business man's face are trademarks.
Short newspaper line appears as a quotation attributed to the Sioux City Journal. The remark notes wrinkles on a business man’s face as trademarks, reflecting a humorous or colloquial gag in the page's content.
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Sioux City Journal
Winter Library List Highlights Noted New Works
The notice catalogs numerous new books across genres from novels by Booth Tarkington and Zane Grey to Basil histories and travelogues. It praises Edith O Shaughnessy and Eleanor Hallowell Porter, lists children’s titles like Tarzan tales, and notes selections in Portuguese and French.
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Igal
Hudson's Struck
Rchdeacon
Alaska
Yukon
Edith O'Shaughnessey
Mexico
Adiron
Peéfired
Sam
Booth Tarkington
Penrod
W. McL. Raine
Galugha the Magnificent
Joseph C. Lincoln
Cape Cod
Zane Grey
Town
Middle West
Rupert Hughes
Jessie Sumner Lincoln
C. N
A. M. Williamson
Sue
Eleanor Hallowell Porter
Kingdom Around the Corner
Coningsby Dawson
Edna Brown
Enchanted Canyon
Honore Willsie
Grand
St. Timothy’s
Arthur Stanwood Pier
James Oliver
Gilbert
Ralph Henry Barbour
Billy Bradley
Lighthouse Island
Battle Front
Gulliver
Seventeen Pound Trout Claim Sparks Angler Talk
The American Forestry Magazine notes trout vary by habitat in color size form and fin development. Fisherman Mr Hallock cites a reported seventeen pound trout while typical specimens weigh three to four pounds.
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American Forestry Magazine
Hallock
Fur Cutting Instructions From a Historical Note
To Cut Fur. Never use a scissors to cut fur. Dampen the skin side and stretch on a board with the fur side down. Fasten with small wire nails as fine as a pin. When the asking is thoroughly dry, measure and chalk. Cut with a paring knife or any kind of sharp knife. Sew carefully with fine stitches using cotton thread.
Sap Force Measured by Bladder Vine Experiment
A man measured upward sap force by cutting a vine and placing a bladder over the cut end. In two hours the bladder swelled markedly and within three hours it burst with a plop, illustrating the strong pressure driving sap upward in trees and shrubs.
A Flying Furnace Meteor Explodes in Friction Heat
A meteor enters about 80 miles above Earth and fades at 30 miles, traveling 50 miles through atmosphere. Friction heats it to around 3,000,000 degrees, burning it up before reaching the surface.
Crocodile Tears Real Things
A note on crocodiles making sounds and shedding tears to lure prey. It describes moans sighs and shedding tears as part of their feeding behavior in a vivid, cautionary tone.
Fragmentary report on brass band members' motivations
A garbled excerpt suggests a boy named Erin Nyaers is surprised to learn that members of a brass band do not play solely for fun. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or locations.
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Sur
Erin Nyaers
Probate Court in Bristol Sets Account for Brownell Ward
Probate Court of the Town of Bristol on July 14 1921 considers the guardian Murdock C McKenzie account of David L Brownell estate for allowance. A notice for fourteen days will be published once a week in the Bristol Phenix before August 1 1921 10 30 A M in the Probate Court Room Bristol.
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Bristol
David L. Brownell
Murdock C. McKenzie
Bristol Phenix
Jor Wi Church
Henry Fisher
Avard
Church, Probate
Alney Nutting
Techobate
David le ‘Brownell
Mae
Murdock McKenzie
Bristo Td
Siumock C. McKenzie
Bristolj
Bristol Phoenix
John
W. Church
Joan W. Church
Phoenix
John W. Church
James Hackett
Fee Fackett
Meee Phenix
Ohn W.echurch
John G Tiffany
Charles’ Paull
Eunice Holland
Paull
Charles Paull
Rhode Island
Providence
Brisol
Atda
Harriet Lewis Pstantons
Harriet Lewis Stanto
Bristol ‘Phoinix
John W. Chuhgh
Probate notes in Bristol court on Fisher and Nutting estates
The Bristol probate court schedules account hearings for Henry Fisher and Alney Nutting estates. McKenzie as guardian seeks allowance with notices to be published weekly in the Bristol Phenix and Techobate Clerk notices for two weeks. Aimed dates in August 1921 at 10 30 in the Bristol Probate Court Room.
Probate Court of Bristol: Estate of James Hackett accounts
Conservator Murdock Co presents the account of James Hackett estate for allowance. Hearing set August 1, 1921 at 10:30 in Bristol Probate Court Room. Notice ordered to be published weekly in Bristol Phenix.
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Bristol
James Hackett
Murdock Co
Mekonse
Ward
Phente
Bristol Phenix
John W. Church
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First Nazarene Church
R. I. Electrical League
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George W. Danielson
Danielson & Son
W. E. Sprackling
William F. Baker
Town Criers of
Talbot & Hopkins
Bradford Street
Electric Shop
Hope Street
Warren
Warren Electric Company
North Main_Street
the Electric Shop
Main Street
Goff’s Hotel
Pila
Spich
Pelea
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Lisite
Esate
Hogegstrein Ator
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Esrest
Aisa
Aen SN Baey
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Charles ‘Soenaee
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