Duel on the Apache plains and an insect tale
A bearers of a deadly duel recounts a shootout between Wells Compton and Bill Crockford in a dusty Arizona camp. Compton’s winchester plan, second Dalziel, and Crockford’s near-fatal injuries unfold as the crowd watches. Also, a Prussia forest ruined by Laparis monacha insects after 18 months and 900 million eggs are burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells Compton
Arizona
Bill Crockford
Tenderfoot
Compton
Crockford
Soti
Old England
Dalziel
Scott
Old Mottram
Mr. Compton
East Prussia
Cheron
Laparis
St. Lows Republic
What is life and death in scientific debate
A transcriptioned excerpt discusses the longstanding query of life’s essence and death, noting past claims of imminent solutions by biologists. It cites British Scientist and London cablegrams arguing that cellular principles and chemical synthesis of life have not been achieved, leaving the mechanical theory of life unproven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Louis Republic
Razor Saved Man From Throat Choke In Crisis
Dr George F Shrady recalled a summer incident near Rondout where a choking Irish laborer required a tracheotomy. With no instrument handy he used a razor to make three incisions, kept the wound open with a bent hairpin, fetched aid, and completed the procedure successfully. The tale underscored calm nerve and improvisation in life or death surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Shrady
Rondout
Douglas
New York Journal
Beemer and Deemer Claim Narrow Escape From Footpad
In a late night suburban walk, Beemer and Deemer each fear a pursuing robber. Beemer yells police, escapes after Deemer’s dash into a vacant lot, then the pair vow to end the matter. The tale ends with a midday recount and a pledge to stop further discussion. Geometry origins trace to ancient scholars with Thales, Pythagoras, Euclid, and Archimedes.
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Beemer
Deemer
Detroit Free Press
Greece
Thales
Pythagoras
Euclid
Archimedes
Christ
Frontier Judge remembered in memories of a rugged life
The author of Here and There Memories recalls James Reilly a Dublin graduate who became a frontier judge in the United States. A jack of many skills he describes lifting an anvil with one finger and recounts a courtroom episode where a knife attack cost him two fingers yet left him proud of his calm firm law administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reilly
Dublin University
Toa
United States
Little Elk Creek
Breakfasts in history and the mixing of Bordeaux wine
A reflective essay traces the evolution of breakfast from early dinners and snack meals to the modern morning meal. It also explains wine adulteration in Bordeaux where French claret is blended with Spanish and Portuguese wines to meet foreign demand, detailing an automatic mixing process.
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Times
Quincy
France
California
England
America
United States
Bordeaux
Spain
Portugal
Malaga
Port
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Poppy
Ann
Popps
Sissy
Sigsy
Betty
Botty
Mommy
Low
Mommmy
Lluc
Goodby
Philadelphia American
Winchester
Couse
Mottram
Crompton
San Francisco Examiner
Nteras
Renter Daure
Lareer
Cheptank
Delaware Bay
WY. J. Slacgriston
Denton, MD
Atlanta, GA
Ling
Turner & Moore
General Southern
St. Paul St
Baltimore, MD
Washington, D.C
Richmond, VA
Tunis & Brother
Lumdin GU
Tunis’ Mills
Talbot County, MD
North Carolina
W. F. Pennington
Acent
Hillsborough
Maryland
Julius Hines&Son
Wheeler Transportation Line
Great Choptank
Trappe and Tuckahoe Rivers
Pier & Light Street Wharf
Oxford
Trappe
Cambridge
Chancellor’s
Clark’s
Choptank
Lloyd’s
Dover Bridge
Kingston
McCarty’s
Ganey’s
Todd's
Downes
Towers
Williston
Tuckahoe Bridge
Reese’s
Coward's
Covey’s
Hillsboro
Queen Anne
Clark's
Baltimore
Coward’s
Medford’s
E. E. Wheeler
Pier
Light St
B. B. Cowen
Energie
P. H. McShane & Son
F. W. Redden
W. F. Murphy
ARD
Murphy
New Fountain Hotel
COR
Pratt & Calvertsts
Bernard Reilly
J. OQ. Yayler
T. H. Evans & Company, Fruit and Produce Commission
Lient St
Law
WM. H. Deweese
Fred RK
Owens
Attorneys-at-Law
Denton
Court House
H. Deweese
Caroline County
James Swann
Denton, Maryland
Shrady
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