Adventurous Tiger Hunt Brings Injury and Bravery
Tom Moran recalls his mining career across Mexico, Australia and India while detailing a jungle hunt with Brother Bob. As they track tigers with no elephants, Bob is knocked unconscious by a bengal tiger, Moran shoots the attacker, and both men survive amid a chaotic jungle scene with beaters, wild pigs, and deer.
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Ce OS
Tom Moran
Bob
Bob Haa
Cometock School of
Mexico
Australia
India
Comatock
Tom
Eiger
Razor
Brother Bob
Shekarry
American steeple climber’s perilous in born calling
A vivid portrait of the so called American steeple climber famed for nerve and daring. He began sixteen years ago in the US Navy climbing a Bremen steeple for prize money and has since climbed 2207 flag poles and sixty three steeples without scaffolding. He uses rubber grips and ropes to descend guiding his perilous feats with cautions to others.
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Europe
United States Navy
Bremen
New York
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Aluminum and Diamond News From Europe and India
Aluminum progressed from discovery to large scale production by 1855 through Deville and electricity. its Greenland and bauxite sources noted. The Nizam of Hyderabad, a major Indian potentate, is linked to diamond expertise amid a White Diamond theft rumor denouement. Also referenced are maritime topics and a St Nicholas article on steering by compass and the term A B seaman.
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Humphrey Davy
Wohiler
M. Deville
Greenland
Crueries
Gustav Kobbde
St. Nicholas
Kobbe
Jack the Ham Mock Rider Haunts Michigan Rail Lines
A queer character known as Jack the ham mock rider draws attention across Michigan. He uses a self made hammock attached under sleeping cars to ride the train, fastened to two tow bars with a sturdy stick at each end. His device, canvas and iron hooks, aims to reduce dust as cars speed by. During the recent campaign he attracted considerable interest.
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Jack
Michigan
Hfe
Consid
Fragmentary profile of a cheerful traveling speaker
A fragmented sketch describes a witty, well dressed speaker named Jack who improvises meals and shelter for himself. He shows a taste for music, a sad soft expression, and claims to be the happiest person in the world while hinting at a past life of travel.
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Jack
Cit
Doctors and nurses discuss missing prescription in garbled text
Fragmentary lines show a nurse asking a doctor for a recetabent position to lend medicine. The doctor replies he had one but admits losing it. The dialogue is unclear and appears heavily garbled.
Life in Breekiya: A Brief Note to Meet After Work
A fragment reads that someone was asked to tell another to come after going to the office. The line names Breekiya Life and implies a meeting or message delivery. The item preserves a lone directive and a casual, workplace tone with unclear full context.
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Adele
Madge
Mae Tires
Hine
Tom Toms
Frecrackers
Perge
Gret
Hia Pertione
Halifax
Cape Cod
Sambro
Nova Scotian
TBR al
Nakckenbof
Geneva
the Nizam OF
Hyderabad
Nizam of
Aise
Rzas OF
Rydrrabad
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