Landing at Rakahanga A risky coral atoll crossing
A vivid account from Frank Tsurnett in Through Trop Eous describes the perilous landing at Nakahanga Rakahanga. A coral wall rises near the surface and towering breakers churn the water into milk foam as six paddlers and a steersman fight to reach the lagoon, facing near-certain danger with every surge and backwash.
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Nakahanga
south sea
New Zealand
Frank Tsurnett
Rakahanga
finander
Burnaby's Unpublished Novel Hard to Decipher
In Cornhill Magazine Sir WH W Lacy recalls Colonel Burnaby leaving a bulky manuscript for a novel. His handwriting was so illegible that a copyist could decipher little, with blanks used for unclear sections. The publisher abandoned any plan to publish due to the unreadable text.
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Burnaby
Dean Stanley
Khiva
Asia
Milnor
WH. W
Tailored coats in Serge Cheviot and Melton fabrics
The coats feature the newest Fall and Winter lines with straight backs and neatly stitched collars. They are mannish in sleeves and satin lined, priced from 4.00 to 25.00.
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Melton
Collar and Cuff Sets and Pleated Net Offerings
Black blue and green robespiere collars plus white and ecru collar and cuff sets for coats. Cluny Collar and Cuff Sets priced at 1.50. Pleatings and Pleated Net in white and ecru offered at 25 cents.
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Robespiere
Gloves for the Fall Ask to See the
A fragmented newspaper item titled Gloves for the Fall asks to see the person in charge or to request a meeting. The readable text is limited, offering no clear event date or location, and no concrete details beyond the title fragment.
Water Will Bear You Up Learn to Swim Quickly
Instructional piece from the Christian Herald urging self taught swimming. Emphasizes confidence, gradual immersion, and simple steps from shallow water to basic strokes, with reminders that the water will support you and fear is the main barrier. Mentions the old swimming pool and practice with the V stroke and leg movements.
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St Boein
Christhin Herald
Paria Postage Stamp Exchange Scene Compared to Stock Market
A New York Tribune letter describes a curb market in Parks where dealers and collectors meet monthly to trade postage stamps. The open space fills with men, women, and youths carrying books and portfolios as stamps change hands, akin to a roofless stock market.
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New York Tribune
The Dreary Plot of the Monte Carlo Personal Crisis Cemetery
Martha Betham Edwards notes a locked walled cemetery in Monte Carlo where personal crisis reports lie buried without ceremony. Marked by wood slats and numbered stakes, it hosts self-inflicted deaths from gambling. Poor players outnumber the wealthy, and many bodies are moved if identified.
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Matha Betham-Edwards
the Vosges
Monte Carlo
pravedigger
Nice
Mentone
Changeable Shopping Policy Leads to Exchange
A Kansas City store, famed for liberal exchanges, refused a return on ten yards of two toned silk after cutting, citing dress fabric had been reduced from the bolt. The customer insisted she bought a changeable taffeta and the exchange was granted.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Mme de Chevreuse Spurns Napoleon's Offer At Court
Mme de Chevreuse, a scion of a noble French family, declined Napoleon's offer to be maid of honor to his sister in law, the queen of Spain. She later served as Josephine's dame du palais and kept a distant air toward the imperial court. At a Tuileries reception, Napoleon marveled at her diamonds and heard her playful reply about their authenticity.
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Napoleon
Mme. de Chevreuse
France
Spain
Josephine
The Genuine Article In A Banter On Courage And Lending
A Washington Star strip quotes a debate on courage where one character praises a man who borrowed fifty dollars and the other admires the lender’s courage. The exchange highlights values of risk and generosity within a humorous dialogue.
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Grabwell
Mr. Growcher
Washington Star
A Delicate Position
In a Washington Ster item Mr Biggins notes an amusing coincidence as pension examiner and life insurance doctor arrive simultaneously. He says it needed tact to manage the situation and asks what trouble it signals.
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Mr. Biggins
Washington Ster
A Good Rule for Life From Albert Smith
A fragment quotes Albert Smith urging perseverance as essential for success. It presents a mix of advice and reflections on pain, labor, and the sweetening of death, with misspelled words and punctuation indicating OCR issues. The tone resembles a moral aphorism from a 19th century periodical.
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Albert Smith
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