Polar voyage of 1908 hunting party aboard Erik to Etah
The narrator recounts the 1908 hunting trip on the sailing steamer Erik, tender to the Roosevelt, to Etah Greenland, part of the expedition that led to Peary's pole discovery. The crew included Fred Norton, Harry Whitney, and Sydney rendezvous at Cape Breton. shipboard life and members of the crew are listed. The Erik sailed from Sydney on July 17 and faced variable weather as they passed the Belle Isle Straits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Norton
New York
Fred Norton
Harry Whitney
Erik
Roosevelt
Etah
Greenland
Pole
Robert E. Peary
Whitney
Sydney
Cape Breton Island
Norton and I
St. John’s
Peary
Craft
Caregie Institute
Washington
Bedies
Sam Bartlett
Bob
Tom Bartlett
Dr. Grenfell
Harold Bartlett
Sam
Richard Pike
Jim
Joe White
Straits of
Belle Isle
Walrus hunt and Arctic trek from Hawk Harbor to Etah
A narrative of whaling station Hawk Harbor on Labrador coast, voyage with the Roosevelt and Erik. Peary aids in Eskimo guides, walrus hunts in Whale Sound, caribou chases inland, multiple villages, ice pans, and a final iceberg collision near Cumberland Gulf on departure southbound.
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Hawk Harbor
Labrador
Roosevelt
Turnivik
Bob Bartlett
William Bartlett
Davis Strait
Baffin
Melville Bays
Cape York
North Star Bay
Arctic Circle
Peary
Wolstenholm Sound
Saunders Island
Baffin Bay
Whale Sound
PRP
Ney
Erik
Mat Henson
Mat
Norton
Henson
Whitney
Old Gulf
Head of the Gulf
Huskies
Remarkable letter praises Swamp Root kidney cure
A 1909 testimonial from George Kensler recalls severe kidney illness in 1903 04 and a cure after using Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. He cites two kidney exam successes since, and endorses the product with a public oath and offer to send samples and a booklet. Henry Graass witnesses the oath in Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Eagle Star
George
Ken
Mary
Marinette
Wis
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Biton
N. Y
Striking People Differently in a Quip
A speaker reports knocking a large flower pot from a window ledge striking a man on the head. The exchange features a sharp response from a mistress about her châtelaine.
Doan's Kidney Pills Touted By Readers
An old advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney pain. Testimonies claim rheumatic pain relief and improved sleep after use, citing Mrs Rosa Weinmann of Chicago as a user. Also mentions price and dealer availability and promotes Imodium style warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Rosa Weinmann
Greenwood Terrace
Chicago
Til
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Quotations on Cures and Cigar Commentary
A garbled note recalls a line about curing a cold and adversity, mentions a man drawn to drink by life tests, and references Lewis' Single Binder cigars. The fragment also alludes to prosperity bringing trouble and a modern use that might extract old proverbial wisdom.
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Upernavik
Disco
Holstenberg
Cumberland Gulf
FTA
RAVAK
Flve Haz SD
George Kensler
Henry Graass
Door County
Lax
Nys
Lewis
Hostetter
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