The Story of Finney and The Soul of Tenderfoot
A tale of Finney a recruit nicknamed The Soul for prankster ways. He falls ill with smallpox on the prairie as his unit watches and a nurse tends him. The doctor reports delirium and a mourner’s tone as death nears, the men grieving a brave mischief maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bnd
Finney
Jean Trousnes
Uncle Sam
Pinney
Follers
Green
Finney Vaa Pinner
Bagahella
Eesholln
Regment
Ion
Keeshell
Courage and shame in the ranks during quarantine episode
A wounded veteran named Pinney faces slurs as a doctor departs. The quarantine ends and Baghetta is driven in. Pinney, taunted as vain and ugly, endures scorn yet earns respect from fellow soldiers who greet him warmly as he passes each line.
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Baghella
Wight
Luni
Briakly
Forest Riches of our Eastern Possessions
The big forests of the Philippines are hampered by poor roads and limited access. They cover an estimated 20 to 40 million acres and host over 600 tree species. They yield gum, rubber, gutta percha, dyes, tanbark, textiles, medicines, amber, and more.
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Philippines
Since you press me ance a curious phrase at dinner
An old tale from a dinner party recounts a misheard exchange where a young man, pressed for a kiss, repeats a crude line about restraint. The anecdote centers on a fiancée and a misunderstanding that ends with a comic miscue. The piece notes how the phrase “Since you press me” travels through social missteps at gatherings and prompts laughter.
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Hin Finnese
Mr. Blank
Notable Scientific Notes From The Worcester Institute
Reports show cement expansion coefficients near 0.000001 per degree F and 0.0000081 per degree C. Redolin identifies four mammoth-associated tools in Provence, with a frontal bone and jaw. Abydos explorations push Freyntian history back, while aurora borealis suggests terrestrial origins tied to low barometric pressures. Telephony experiments by Dupretet indicate earth as conductor. Aeronaut Hergraat records birds and pigeons reaching high altitudes and long balloon flights with varied returns.
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Polytechnic Institute of Worcester
M. Redolin
Lower
Provence
Hlephan Phal
Abydos
Flim Bax
Knon
England
M. Stazzano
Mijeoe
M. Dupretet
Bourhouxe
Harman
Warth
Dimcult
Sayn
Tender Terror Poem of Death and Faith by William P Badin
A fragmented poem explores fear of death and desire for knowledge beyond the grave. The speaker questions fate and heaven or hell, recalls dreams and mortal pain, and seeks calm in belief as night promises reunion tomorrow.
Fight for life aboard the Catherine Budden rescue tale
A wrecked vessel the Catherine Budden lies a hundred miles north of the Beal Islands bound for Nome loaded with cargo including heavy anchors and cables. The Corwin crews fight the flood and ice to salvage and keep her afloat, pumping for hours through a brutal storm with grim courage and unexpected mirth as they battle to save lives and prevent total loss.
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Hell
Abi
Kerng Fen
Catherine Sudden
Beal Ialands
Notte
Bea
Nome
Corwin
Abel
Witermont
Chad
Alege
Extra Oxygen for Professional Divers
Divers prepare for extended underwater work by inhaling extra oxygen before submersion. The practice aims to store oxygen in the blood to extend breathing after descending beyond two minutes, enabling longer holds and safer ascent using chemical exchange with blood.
Inaugural Sunday School Collection Quip
A preacher leads a humorous account in which children quote scripture while placing pennies in the church offering. A later passerby with molasses on his face adds a verbal dig about money, saying a fool and his money are soon parted.
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Joveth
New Railroad Signaling Inventions Promising Safer Trains
The London Chronicle reports Bartolo an Austrian inventor unveiled the Bartelina electric signaling device. A single current transmits from locomotive to signal towers, showing white at safe distance and turning red near danger. Automatic brakes and station bells alert crews and prevent tampering.
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America
London Chronicle
Herr Bartolo
Avatrian
Allway
Hineani
Hartelma
Also Mentioned on This Page
Minune
Blackguard
Constance MacKenzie
Conshinge Mackenzie
Biont
Thie
Ian
Hue Duke of Sutherland and
Slater
Coirtyes Cromartie
Cataton
Constance
Hergraat
Brusburg Law
Mda
Ami
William P. Badin
Winthrop Packard
Edward
Italy
Holland
Burr Metatomh
New York
Denver
W.D
Mr. Stevens
Tratan
Syvone
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