Opportunity Knocks in Trans Sahara but Death Meets Men
Three men drill a water bore in Station 15 M of the Trans Sahara railway under 135 degree heat. A sandstorm, water shortage, and a fatal thirst claim the chief Belleau, leaving Littlefield to witness a life ending and a miracle as underground waters erupt at dawn.
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Algiers
Timbuctoo
Soudan
Mediterranean
Bours
Belleau
Bellean
Littlefield
Colet
Technological School
Simeon
Sahara
Heaven
Tale of a Swell Dresser Tony Teraini
Tony Teraini, a Harlem barber shop regular, rises through social favor by posing as a swell dresser. He buys a secondhand silk hat for 40 cents, varnishes it, and hides in a cellar before attempting to attend a dance with a prospective partner, who arrives with her mother and rejects him as a fraud.
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Tony Teraini
Harlem
Tony
New York Sun
Smiling Faces of Dead Amid Battle Wounds
Baron Gottberg describes exposed casualties after a cavalry patrol found dead and wounded outside lines. 60 corpses lay on the sand for identification while coolies moved them. many died from horrific wounds yet wore smiles, a haunting contrast as staff officers and soldiers paid respects.
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Lazarette
Sanitary Corps
Baron Gottberg
Louisville Courier- Journal
Conversation Sparks Over Spoken Thought
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt presents a brief comic exchange about thinking before speaking. One man remarks on freedom of thought and speech while his friend, troubled by a rubber habit, questions what is right. The dialogue showcases dry humor through pointed banter.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Porpoise Hunt Opens New St Lawrence Industry
In Youth's Companies Frank Veigh notes beluga porpoises threaten fish harvests in the St Lawrence. Quebec citizen Campbell MacNab develops a vibro-tube method to drive porpoises into shallow water for easy shooting, with typical catches of 20 to 69 in tests. Porpoise hides fetch 30 to 50 dollars, suggesting a profitable new industry and relief from the long-standing scourge.
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Great
St Lawrence River
Loasen
Frank Veigh
Quebec
Campbell MacNab
Bic
MacNab
Portneuf
St. Lawrence
Where Pigeons Went In The Catskill Mountains Return Of Wild Pigeons
The American wild pigeon has reappeared in significant numbers in the Catskill mountains after a half century absence. Once common to the nation, they vanished suddenly, likely due to extermination efforts. Scientists suggest they may have migrated toward the Andes region during their disappearance.
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Catskill Mountains
United States
Andes
Mot Cash Enough Mow
Buffalo Timea notes people call him eccentric but claim that changed after his failure. The quote frames public perception and judgment of a local figure amid a setback.
Vacation Mirth and Rail Rates in Old Papers
Old clippings mix travel ads and wry quips from Chicago Journal and Washington Star. It notes Kansas City Southern special excursions in 1904 to several southern states and territories and includes a string of humorous asides about marriage, language slips, and quips from various papers.
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Arkansas
Indian Territory
Louisiana
Texas
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