Stranded on Kamichou Lake in a Sinking Night Ride
Ellerton recalls a Newfoundland fishing trip gone awry on the Kamichou. A sudden fog and darkness forces a drift far from shore. The boat sinks in three and a half feet of water, but quick thinking and luck restore land and life before dawn.
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Lake Kamiee
Ellerton
Sabeatare
Sean
Jow
Jack Black
Moosebrook
Marie Eace
Jack
Newfoundland
Javith
Largest street improvements spur historic sums in cities
The article notes the record expenditure on Rue de Rivoli in Paris at 14.3 million dollars and New Cannon Street in London at 2.95 million dollars. It cites Bengal’s bay as the world’s largest inland body, measuring roughly 429,000 square miles in a straight-line span between two peninsulas. A garbled phrase remains.
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Rue de Rivoli
Paris
Cannon Street
London
Bengal
Fables and Feats of Fish and Diplomats
The essay compares fish tailing to oaring, notes carp cruelty court ruling over sales in a tank, and recounts Persian mourner tears. It then explores the Make-Up of a Consul, detailing traits, discretion, and public demeanor, with a closing quote about front-runners and a conductor’s urge to step forward.
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London
Prince Gortchakoff
Pierson
Opals and superstitions in a playful exchange
A brief quip about luck and friendship appears in the Philadelphia Press. The back and forth touches on superstition and chances at obtaining an opal, framing everyday superstition with light humor.
Homemade Ping Pong Set From Simple Materials
Readable text describes creating a table tennis setup at home using inexpensive parts. It covers rackets made from parchment and rattan, stringing methods, and a DIY net support from telegraph wire. A make shift table and net height are outlined, with mentions of a basic, affordable alternative under four dollars.
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Abymo
Capture planned of famed KadiaK bear aims to lure Alaska
Alaska Commercial Company seeks to trap a full grown Ursus Kadiakus on KadiaK Island using a sixteen by six foot cage baited with salmon. Aged authorities ponder transport and display while a Yellowstone guide assists. The project ties to U S government efforts to study the creature noted for extraordinary size and vision.
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United States National Zoo
Washington
Alaska
Yorsvany
United States
New York Journal
Cadiak Island
Jime
Ursus Kadiakus
Transporfon
Laska
Kadiak
Blod Hofer
Yellowstone
Billy” Hofer
First Auto in America by Edwin F. Brown
The first American automobile was built by Chicago inventor Edwin F. Brown in 1881. He started with a three wheel steam vehicle on a tandem tricycle frame and a front boiler, then improved to a four wheel design with the weight below the axles, though early speeds were limited by the boiler venting smoke into the driver’s face.
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America
Chicago
Edwin F. Brown
Parlor Ping Pong Rules and Unusual Rackets Described
The article reviews a new parlor game called ping pong with improvised paddles and rules. It explains edge play or edger, bounce returns, no overhand strokes, and serve from beyond the table, plus a spliced paddle with emery cloth and celluloid balls.
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Lawford
Detroit Free Press
Four Eyed Fist Swimming At The Surface
Readable fragments discuss a band across a fish eye formed by surface swimming, debate whether the fish is four eyed, and note scientists’ views on eye parts. The piece shifts to anecdotes on Arkansas politics, then civic curiosities about signs and wind instruments, with miscellaneous quotes and humorous exchanges.
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Norman Duncan
Farthing Henntefe
Persia
New York World
Philadelphia Press
ADA
Kadiak Island
Central America
Sarat
Tye
Pues
Lar
Ol Wand
Sam
Stinson
Lippincott’s Magazine
Willie
Bobby
Nell
Belle
Dudeleigh
Silicus
Blobbs
Hook
Nye
Scribbler
Cinder Charley
Billy Trucks
Syria
Egypt
Greece
Italy
Germany
Holland
New York News
Atchison
Jim
Atchison Globe
Island
Siti
New York Herald
Arkansas
J.B. Rutherford
Little Rock
Tel Davis
State House
Mee Rutherford
Davis
Arkansas Gazette
Appleton
Wis
Continents
South America
Africa
North America
Europe
Asis
Australia
Battery
39Th Street
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Greenwood Cemetery
New York Sun
Mamburg Marine Vicory
German Empire
Ipott
James Paget
Andrew Clark
London Hospital
Pont de Jeaa
Lithuania
de Jena
Tonise XVIII
Blucher
New York
World
New York Press
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