Chinese Sailors and a British Dockside Agreement
A London Leader account describes a ship owner, an elderly wary skipper, and a Chinese crewman named Hongkong as they negotiate a crew contract. The scene shows a tense counter with a British official, hurdles over fresh bread, and the crew’s wary submission as the ship flies the Union Jack amid talk of pay and conditions. The piece follows with London Notes and Queries anecdotes about a proverb on timing and a political jab about a candidate's Let label.
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Senna
Lindi
Ting
Evlee
Hongkong
Wang Fook
London
Ruskin as a Boy in His Early Years
A fragmentary sketch notes that John Ruskin showed precocious talent as a child. It mentions his seven year old verses and trips with his father through England shaping his later career as a famed English essayist and critic on art.
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Ruskin
Sohe Ruskin
England
Charity Dances Spark Awkward Social Moment
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a couple discussing a grand charity ball and dance etiquette. The exchange hints at a charity event and a playful marital tension, with references to dress and propriety.
The Reaper and the Rise of Machinery
A vivid contrast between hand harvesting and the new reaper toiling through fields. The machine cuts wheat faster, binds sheaves, and reduces labor time, enabling vast western grain expansion and industrial growth. A humorous nurse anecdote about persistence with medicine follows.
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America
Dakotas
Minnesota
Everybody'’s Magazine
Remark by Sunday School Pupils Prompts Car Ride Request
A New York physician’s young wife running a Sunday school for small boys invites questions after catechism. Seven year old Sammy Eastwood asks for a ride in her automobile, a request not answered then but granted afterward.
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New York
Joseph
Yex'm
Sammy Eastwood
Sammy
New York Times
The Devil to Pay Phrase in Nautical Lingo
The article explains the saying Devil to Pay originates in nautical terms. It traces the phrase to calking decks where gaps are filled with oakum and pitch. The devil term appeared as a hard seam to seal between planks, linking to shipyard work and ship carpentry jargon.
Remarkable Fiji Rainfall Record From Thunderstorm
A Fiji thunderstorm yielded an extraordinary rainfall depth with the gauge rising twenty five feet above ground. The rain lasted thirteen hours and an estimated total of at least forty one inches is likely, though overflow remains unmeasured.
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Fiji
Fiji Islands
Mood for Song Inspires Work and Life Across Eras
A London Post quotation discusses how humans sing in labor from sailors to soldiers and peasants, with references to Caesar, Taillefer, Charlemagne, and Napoleon. It notes songs accompany harvest and winter rest, and even beekeeping, suggesting singing reflects hope and shared culture despite conventions.
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Caesar
Louis XIV
Napoleon
Republic
Algiers
Hastings
Taillefer
Charlemagne
England
Stokers
Han Pressell
H. Belloe
London Post
Grand Canyon awe and pancake quip amid rail tale
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt recalls a railroad man on the Grand Canyon brink who felt the vast chasm awe inspiring yet also heard a comic breakfast pancake remark from passing women. The item also notes the ear’s stapes bone as the smallest human bone.
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Grand Canyon
Arizona
Ead Canyon
Anyon
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Heroic Rescue On Ferry Boat Averts Tragic Fall
A woman tumbled from a ferry into Camden harbor. An Irish bystander leapt to her aid and pulled her to the deck safely. The crowd praised the rescuer as the husband offered payment, while others debated the act.
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Camden
When to Shoot a Moose in the North Woods
Milwaukee Sentinel recounts a hunter’s Arctic trip with an Indian guide. After a dayslong chase, the man finally shoots a moose and reflects that the chase, not the kill, matters, shaping his view on patience and pursuit.
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Canada
H. N. Brown
Medical Commission
Milwaukee Sentinel
Dutch pipe fascination sparks traveler tale in cafe
An American traveler in a cafe in the Netherlands admires a Dutchman’s large china pipe. The Dutchman takes several measured puffs and responds with grave humor, remarking the rarity of such a pipe and the quiet rhythm of its use.
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Holland
Ene Cee
Bricarac
Sea Lions Use Stealth to Capture Gull Prey
A sea lion hides underwater then resurfaces to seize a gull at the surface. The predator dives, waits, and strikes with a swift, careful rise to grab the bird, illustrating patient hunting behavior.
Up to Him
A thrifty man counsels against extravagance as he speaks of worry and wind. The fragment hints at a Philadelphia press item with incomplete wording and unclear context.
Itch Cured in 80 Minutes by Woolford's Lotion
Sanitary lotion by Woolford claims quick relief from itching in 80 minutes. Sold by Hackney Bros Druggists with a confident guarantee of effectiveness.
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Woolford
Hackkney Bros
Paints claim lower cost than shoddy cloth and zinc oxide mix
Advertisement notes L. and M. zinc oxide white lead paint using linseed oil, marketed by Hackney Bros. as cheaper and long lasting at about 1.20 per gallon, claiming superiority to shoddy cloth and ordinary paints.
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Hackney Bros. L. & M
Southern Railway Train Schedules From Durham to Multiple Destinations
Daily departures and connections for No. 111 westbound and No. 112 eastbound from Durham with through services to Greensboro Salisbury Raleigh and Goldsboro. Includes Pullman Sleeper Greensboro to Raleigh dining cars and connections at Selma Jeffries Salisbury and Winston-Salem. Contacts listed for agents and managers.
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Durham
N.C
Greensboro
Danville
Richmond
Salisbury
Charlotte
Columbia
Savannah
Charleston
Jacksonville
Atlanta
New Orleans
Asheville
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Nashville
Raleigh
Selma
Goldsboro
Carse Pullman
Atlantic Coast Line
Wilson
Rocky Mount
Tarboro
Norfolk
Fayetteville
Florence
Lynchburg
Washington
Southern Railway
Oxford
Henderson
Jeffries
Keysville
Norfolk and Steamnoat
Wastington
Baltimore
Charlottes
Baltimors
New York
Gundey
Train schedules and court notice from Durham in 1908
Seaboard schedule details include connections at Henderson Weldon Portsmouth Norfolk and Washington with No. 38 58 241 221 222 No. 41 43 routes. Also a court notice names defendant and May 1708 date, asking to answer or demur to complaint in action filed in Durham County North Carolina with clerk C Green recording March 7 1908.
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Durham
Henderson
Portsmouth- Norfolk
Weldon
Carolina
Portsmouth-Norfolk
Washington
Baltimore
Charles
New
Heuaeaen
Durham & Southern
Withens
Atlanta
Pareonat
W. Woodward
Eva Guy S
N. C
Green
San da
San Daily
Lynchburg
M. F. Bragg
Trav
Pass
Agi
W. B. Bevill
G.P. A
Roanoke
Gen
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Durham, N. C
Joe
H. Steinmetz
Raleigh, N.C
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Masislay Aneer
Scientific America
R.T. Howerton & Son
Old Reliable Modern Funeral Directors
Mangum St
Fi Haifa
THE
Charlotte Observer
FF Ape
Sundard Rai Ban Les Eer
Oreign
Thas
North Carolina
Sunday Observer
Observer
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