Assassin of the Nile near Medinet El Faiyum
George Dorste of Bardonia New York faced a crocodile attack while swimming off a tramp steamer on the Nile in 1912. A native and shipmates rescued him after a mud slick climb failed, and the crocodile was driven off by iron thrown from the dock. Dorste survived with minor injuries and recalled the near miss.
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New York
Charley
Red) Ruffing
New York Yankees
Ello
Bailiwick
George C. Dorste
Bardonia
Rockland County
N. Y
Egypt
George
Nile
Medinet el Faiyum
George Dorste
Western Newspaper Union
Wildlife Federation pushes protections for black bass
The National Wildlife Federation notes rising laws guarding the black bass, with five states banning seasons on both smallmouth and largemouth bass and thirty eight states prohibiting sale. A 1937 federal law bans interstate movement of black bass, and experts urge full protection until eggs hatch to safeguard spawning nests.
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National Wildlife Federation
America
Color analysis for rug inspired room decor
A reader learns to analyze rug colors to plan living room decor with a davenport, club chair, and wing chair. Use rug tones for wall and accent colors, and consider pale wall tones or stronger rug colors as accents while ordering Mrs Spears books and leaflets offered for limited time.
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Mrs. Spears
Perhaps the Darbys Ducks Were Storks
A Tennessee salesman asks a local man if he can ford a stream with his car. The man assures him it is passable, leading to the car becoming waterlogged and stuck. The salesman blames the local for claiming the water was shallower than it proved, while the man explains the ducks caused the misperception.
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Tennessee
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Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Adventurers’ Club
Wildlife Federation
Black Bass
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Spears
el Drug
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Wwnu
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