Saved by a Girl in a Moonshiner Tale
A Tennessee forest encounter with a moonshiner and a fearless girl ends in peril and escape. An aging major recalls a perilous night in 1881 when a hunt for illicit stills led to capture, threats, and a dramatic rescue by the girl who later becomes his wife.
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Sain
Tennessee
Flest Uquor
Little Lucksle
Little Luck- Bie
Jerry Bowman
Tam
Ole Hoss
Pap
Pete Sandford
Ryns Telus
New York Journal
Padded Leg Warmers Stir Cycling Scene In New York
A New York sporting goods trend sparks a fad among young cyclists who pad their legs with cotton and wool filled stockings for extra bulk. Vendors note buyers are mostly 20 to 30 year old novices seeking a showy appearance before contests. The practice includes knee pads and gartered stockings, with price about six dollars a pair.
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Doden Pius
New York
Lnm
Eveling Sun
Snd
Cyeling
Tfe
Three Voices in One Man Draw Attention to Chicago Janitor
William Yancy, a Chicago janitor at Quinn Chapel, astonishes with three distinct vocal ranges and ventriloquism. A former enslaved man from the South, he learned to produce barytone, soprano, and alto tones, occasionally syncing them for choirlike effects. Doctor Ira D Isham notes structural vocal differences, attributing the feats to unusual resonance and elongated vocal tract.
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William Yancy
South
Yancy
Quinn Chapel
Wabash Avenue
Twenty-fourth Street
James ‘Townswell
Chicago
Herat
William
Wfe
Hicbmond
Lampton
Samuel Bowman
Shenandoah Valley
Nockingham County
Hfe
Virginia
Old State
West Virginia
Peter Rolla
Harrisburg
W. Va
Third Avenue
New York
Yuney
Bowman
Mary Bowman
Jabal
Mary
Ira D. Isham
Sor
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Ishita
Ina D. Isham
Stevance River
Yaney
Ot Yoaney
New Unicycle Draws Attention In New York Scene
A novel six foot diameter unicycle, claimed to run by rider momentum and gravitation, draws curiosity in New York. Inventor, a bicycle pioneer for thirty years, envisions faster runs and lighter, cheaper models with hopes of universal acceptance as tests prove promising.
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Wiltten
New York
Fishing With a Black Snake Tale from Rangoon Times
A Barberton man, while fishing along Concession Creek, fed his bread to water, attracting yellow fish. Desperate, he used a big black snake to disgorge and capture forty fine fish in an hour, then later spotted the snake again eager for more sport along the same bank.
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Toye
Bechuanaland
Rangoon Times
Concession Creel
Tman
Electric railway issues and new textile and safety innovations
A Franklin Institute discussion notes that underground track feeders and perfect rail bonding offer a durable path for electric currents, while stray currents risk underground pipe corrosion though not universally. anecdotes from London mains and ship sounding methods accompany advances in artificial silk production, electric alarm cash drawers, rat electrocuting devices, and Australian storage batteries for railways.
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Franklin Institute
C. HL
Wall
Mr. Vail
1O Ja
Englind
The
Strand
London
Ti Wis
Giles
Telegraphing by Invaetlys via cable signals across shore
An early note describes remote signaling using submerged wires and coil systems to communicate across water. W. H. Preces demonstrates the concept, with Witakhurst attempting to place coils near each shore and send signals by induction.
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W.hl
Witakhurst
Iseeri
Winihirst
Reenay
Hiddaetlon
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Jim
Jerry
Hoss
Peta
John Brown Ue
Harper's Petty
Clueigo
Engutta House
Michigan Avernue
Witty City
Austria
Eduardo Ercolessi
Trieste
Pawl Libor
Dhe
Brcalossi
QUMER
On & Indy
Kent and
Smawbury Pipe
J. M. L. Queln
Mr. Cazin
Cavin
Dr. Lehner
Zurich
Philadelphia
Edison
Quaker City
Sterne Battery Rallyway
Australia
Europe
Daltery
Bis Agai
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