Hiking Nell seeks land and quiet after a life on the road
Nell, known as Hiking Nell or Helen Cruisee, a fugitive from Little Rock’s asylum, concedes a hard life on the road spanning eighteen years. She plans to settle in Utah to raise ducks and dogs, hoping to tell her adventures in a book, while recalling past kindnesses and dangers from fire chiefs to barn sleeping spots.
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Sylum
Little Rock
Ark
Rod Jones
Fire Department
Rock-Up
Neil
Canada
Gulf
Land of Nowhere
Nell
Grim
Utah
Macon
Jones
Helen Cruisee
New Orleans
Union Station
St. Louis
Mt. St. Scholastica Convent
Atchison, Kans
St. Joseph
Anna
Gypsy Bell
Oregon
North Pole
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Wales to map Welsh place names across schools
Wales plans a nationwide mapping project of Welsh field place and road names using the six inch Ordnance map. Schools will collect names including lanes hills woods and dykes and deposit records with the Welsh library. The scheme aims to teach history and geography vividly and may spread to the rest of the United Kingdom.
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Wales
Welsh Department
Board of Celtic Studies
University of Wales
Welsh Library
United Kingdom
London Mail
Credit Ghost With Wreck
Exeter women at a local meeting recounted superstitions about a shipwreck. The Montague was wrecked near Lundy Island while entering the Bristol Channel, and locals claim Sir Francis Drake lured her to doom by haunting the ship flying the Spanish flag for the wedding of King Alphonso and Princess Ena.
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England
Women’s Institute
Exeter
Montague
Lundy Island
Bristol Channel
Francis Drake
Alphonso
Ena
Devon
Manchester Guardian
Childs’ clever plan to Calcutta ends in humor
A teacher asks how to reach Calcutta and Tommie offers a playful chain: train to New York, steamship, then declines to specify a route, claiming the captain knows best and experts should handle technical details. The exchange ends with his quip about leaving technical matters to experts.
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Calcutta
Tommie
New York
Cat rules roost among Gold Hill hens in Oregon
A half starved wild kitten joined a suburban chicken pen in Gold Hill Oregon and became tame yet avoids people. It feeds with the hens nests during laying and sleeps there. It repelled a skunk that invaded the hennery prompting the dog to chase it away until morning when the skunk was killed. The family boy received five dollars from the fur.
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Gold Hill
Ore
Airplane Muffler Quieting World War II Aircraft
Popular Mechanics reports on a featherweight muffler for warplanes. An illustrated feature shows four French war airplanes equipped with a standard muffler after experimental testing, aimed at reducing engine roar without deadening the propeller whirr.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Chinese footwear shifts toward European style
The article notes a rising share of European style footwear in China about 40 percent of total production. Canton hosts twenty domestic factories for red leather soles used on native shoes, Hong Kong has five, and nearly every region of China has at least one factory. Uppers are typically cloth or imitation box calf.
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China
Canton
Hongkong
Haystacks Fatal Hoodoo to Farmer in Keokuk County
Dennis Collins a 69 year old farmer in Keokuk County died when a haystack fell on him on July 26 while helping his son in law and a neighbor raise hay. The incident mirrored a similar fall from a nearby stack last year that left him with a neck injury.
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Keokuk County
The
Richland Clarion
Dennis Collins
Collins
James Carman Reports Relief After Foley Kidney Pills
Mayfield Kentucky resident James Carman says he is well and pain free after using Foley Kidney Pills. He reports back pain, inability to straighten, and rheumatic discomfort have disappeared and he feels better enjoying himself again.
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James Carman
Mayfield
Foley
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offers $100 Cure Test
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrh in all its stages by treating the blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 to anyone a case it cannot cure, with testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Des Moines Session Attracts State Firm Leaders
Ninera at a Precting of some tes dry goods with arts Sofeth state. Par ticas are being sent to dry the state and a strong cation is assured. Deetacatiees of the largest firms in the state, were among those who attended the Des Moines session.
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Ninera
Deetacatiees
Des Moines
Schleswig farmer divides 1200 acres among seven children
Claus Bielenberg of Schleswig distributes his extensive land holdings during his lifetime. He owns about 1,200 acres of good land and plans an orderly division among his seven children.
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Claus Bielenberg
Schleswig
Mr. Bielenberg
Mentho Sulphur Claims to Cure Eczema Fast
A noted skin specialist promotes Mentho Sulphur for eczema relief claiming its germ destroying properties soothe irritation heal the skin quickly. Sufferers are advised to obtain a small jar from any good druggist and use it like cold cream.
Automobile Safety: Toll From Crashes Reaches 721 Deaths
Fragmentary text notes road crashes as chief cause of deaths with 721 fatalities and numerous injuries. Limited context suggests an early warning or report on traffic safety concerns.
Sage and Sulphur Compound for Dark Hair Restoration
An old time remedy using Sage and Sulphur promises to darken gray or faded hair. The text compares a home brew to Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound available in drug stores, claiming natural even darkening after one or two applications.
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Wyeth
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