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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1901
Page
33
A tale of Sorghies and Candy Bear invited to a Bonbon gathering by paper boats. They voyage by lakelet with waxed boats and sugar bait, but a candy monster fish spoils the fun by swallowing all boats and sending kids ashore safely.
A Reykjavik report tells of Captain Christensen receiving a soaked letter from Vestermann that had traveled in a codfish for two weeks after being swallowed April 29 and surfaced May 15. Earlier cases include a mailbag in a French whale and a Brighton pier note found in a mackerel.
A dog named Nibs tried to seize a fledgling sparrow. The parent sparrows bravely attacked the dog and summoned a flock that drove him away. The baby sparrow was saved, and the parents aided it back to the nest with chirruping encouragement.
A Central Park statue of Daniel Webster has become a bird nest site. Sparrows occupy the sculpted hand, lining it with dried twigs and shavings, drawing amusement from observers as they perch and build. The tale ties Webster to nature and art, entertaining locals who frequent the circle near West 72nd Street.
An uncertain fragment from a Nylistrom South Africa record notes a 30 year old name change for the town, mentioning Dyting and expansion terms, but the legible details are incomplete and unclear. The passage references a river and unspecified authorities or dates.
In Little Italy Chicago a squad of policemen lassoed twenty one goats fleeing through Ashland Avenue and Twenty Ninth Street. Goats blocked sidewalks prompting cries from women and children while officers escorted them to the pound for two days.
The old warship Reina Wickdo ria, captured earlier, lies at Portsmouth Navy Yard and will be refitted as a training ship. The ship’s fighting qualities are no longer a factor in its new role.
In Tunis at Belvidere Park a fragmentary note describes operatistas and the Edelia uncovering a large circle of stumps in the area. The OCR text is garbled, hindering full details of the event or participants.
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