Farragut's Pig Wins From British Midshipman in Sea War Tale
A young David G. Farragut at thirteen serves as midshipman on the Essex during the battle with the Phoebe and Cherub. When a British midshipman brings a pet pig named Murphy as a prize, Farragut claims it as private property. A fight follows and Farragut defeats Shorty, securing the pig as his own amid cheers from sailors.
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Farragut
David G. Farragut
Porter
Essex
Murphy
Shorty
Not Plattering. 8S. Baring Gould Obituaries and a Parrot Tale
The piece notes English novelist Baring-Gould faced false obituaries and mocked premature death notices. An American editor dined with him in London and asked how he felt about such notices. He quipped that reading them felt like a parrot repeating every insult from his husband.
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Baring- Gould
Miny
London
Kean and the Showman and the Oldest Bank Notes
A humorous anecdote recalls the illiterate English showman Richardson claiming credit for Kean's early training. It contrasts this with his claim of never meeting Macready, calling him a vagabone. Also notes ancient Chinese bank notes dated 2697 B C with a motto and blue mulberry paper.
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Kean
Chambers
John Richardson
Edmund Kean
Macready
Richardson
Riglars
China
B. C
Asiatic Museum
St. Petersburg
The Song Bird Displays Bravery of a Singing Heart
The piece extols the small bird’s courage to sing amid hawks and snares praising its fearless heart and divine gentleness in a vast world.
Shakespeare Statue Stands On Pedestal Marked Scott Says Director
In Brooklyn Life a dialogue notes a statue of Shakespeare atop a pedestal mis-marked as Scott. An attendant suggests the mislabel may stem from an error in the base. The exchange highlights a statue display confusion.
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Shakespeare
Scott
Brooklyn Life
Fairmount Auction Promises Growth and Opportunity in 1907
P M Tate announces on May 80 1907 auction of two hundred unsold lots in Fairmount Georgia. Emigrant founders from Virginia Carolina and Tennessee settled Salacoa valley after Atlanta Cincinnati railroad arrival. Terms: one fifth cash, balance 1 to 5 years at five percent interest with a free barbecue on sale day.
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Ph Strickland
Ed White
Thomas Byrd
Milton Watts
Columbus Watts
van Watts
Rice Ramsaur
Miller Erwin
John Stanton
Solomon Fuller
Jim Collier
Obediah Taylor
John Patton
Dave Mahan
Mose Finley
George Jefferson
Thomas Hutcherson
John Johnson
Virginia
Carolinas
Tennessee
Salacoa
Atlanta
Cincinnas
Fairmount
North
Georgia
P. M. Tate
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Weather Bureau
Europe
British Islands
Nor- Way
L’oignon
Tete de Veau
Tean
Manson Mincer
Dahlonega
Fairmount, Ga
Red.roch
And
Dodd Atlanta
W. B. Townsend
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega, Ga
G. R. Glenn
Ahlonega
Agricultural College
W. L. Ash
Reekest
Diu
G. A. Jones
Nuneer
J.P
Justice’s Court
Constable
Afhidavir & Bond
Wining
J. F. Moore
Gainessville
Dahlei
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