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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1906
Page
18
Two mischievous boys try to creep onto a cobbler shop roof but the cobbler overhears them. He waits by a cave ladder and whistles softly. The kids descend in fear and the cobbler bursts out to claim victory with a bold boast. Maud Walker.
Describes coastal bird settlements from Gardners Island to Pelican Island and Bird Rock near the St Lawrence. Notes tame ospreys, pelicans, and gannets, with a lighthouse keeper living among thousands of seabirds. Mentions these sanctuaries are under the American Ontological Union protection.
A young boy Sidney and his dog Rover face separation as the aunt and uncle finalize a private sale of the house furnishings after the boy’s parents have died. Rover, once discarded, recalls his early days and the bond with Sidney deepens against looming loss. A carman from a nearby township accepts Rover for his future home as Sidney watches with a heavy heart.
In a river rescue, Rover dives from a high bank to pull Totty from dangerous driftwood. Sidney arrives with help and saves Rover after the effort. The uncle, moved by the dog's sacrifice and Sidney's devotion, invites Rover to live with the family and embrace a renewed sense of home and belonging.
A collection of playful, patterned riddles linking everyday objects to unrelated items. It presents questions about flowers as smoke and quilts as cities, with answers built on shared features like roofs, squares, and barks. The humor hinges on absurd yet familiar analogies.
The Gulf Stream’s warm water does not mix with Arctic currents, forming a distinct boundary. A ship between Halifax and Bermuda recorded 70 degrees at the bow and 40 degrees at the stern, a 36 degree surface temperature difference within a single hull length.
In Havana a device protects passengers from being overcharged by cabmen. Lamp posts painted in colors mark districts red for the central area blue for the second circle green for the third, helping fares identify when a boundary is passed and ensuring proper payment to drivers.
A cheerful poem invites children to a carefree day in the woods. It describes picnics, swinging, rabbits and snakes, birds and insects, and the lively sounds of a summer outing across a broad rural landscape.
In 1492 Columbus noted natives in Cuba smoking through noses with leaves, a practice later tied to perfuming. In 1608 in Paraguay natives repulsed Spaniards with herb juice spat at them, likely to blind. A 1464 account from Columbus’ second voyage describes Indians inhaling powdered leaves through a hollow cane, purging themselves.
Nathaniel Hawthorne born July 4 1804 in Salem Massachusetts. Son of a Puritan-spirited father who died young and a gentle mother who lived in recluse. He had an unconventional schooling and a love of outdoors, bear hunting and fishing. At seventeen he entered college and later lived 12 years in seclusion with his mother and sisters shaping his genius. Those years fostered The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables through solitude and deep meditation.
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