Britain's lone Northern Shetland birder guards skuas
Harry Edwardson lives solo in a cliff top hut at Herma Ness, Unst, watching and protecting the great skuas and other sea birds since 1888. Appointed guardian in 1883, he beat egg collectors and skin hunters, with a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds hut upgrade earning him a silver medal on his 70th birthday. He commutes to Haroldswick for shepherd duties when not on duty.
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Herma Ness
Shetlands
Great Britain
Harry Edwardson
British Isles
Markle Fingga
Atlantic
Edwardson
Bik Hut
Travoldswick
Eawardson
Royal Society For the Protection of Birds
Skuay
Edmondstown
Unst
Sueh
Haroldswick
Isaacs
Isle of Wight
Austen
Dunwenesa
John William Stewart dies at 68 former Manning resident
John William Stewart, a prominent business figure and native of Wingham, died aged 68. He lived on the Manning until about 14 years ago.
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John William Stewart
Olrelwain Fratton
Wingham
Manning
A Better Coffee Essence Worthy of Better Quality
A fragmented ad note touts Mitchell's Bee Ribbon coffee essence as a superior imported flavor. It claims grocers sell it and suggest savings in money and quality through using the essence, though the handwriting is unclear and several words are garbled.
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Mitchell
England
Concuiting
Choven
The Late Lord Kelvin and His Lively Humor
A biographical sketch by Agnes Gardner King portrays Lord Kelvin, real name William Thomson, as a brilliant physicist and engineer with a sparkling, infectious laugh. Anecdotes recount his Cambridge days, classroom pranks, love of music, and a pivotal role in laying the Atlantic cable in 1858, alongside memories of his parrot Dr Redtail and maritime experiments.
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Highlands
Biographica
Kelvin
Agnes Gardner King
William Thompson
Cambridge
Glasgow University
Lord Kelvin
Lord Fisher
Willam Thompson
Sir William
Nathaniel Barnaby
Nathaniel
Willian
Sue
Beethoven
Mogart
Weber
Grieg
Mozart
London
London Express
William
Zechariah
Dia
Montreal Snow Reaches Over A Million People
Montreal’s population surpasses the one million mark as heavy snowfall blankets the city. Officials urge caution while residents dig out, with schools and transit adjustments in effect due to the ongoing storm.
Motor Plough Beats Horse Plough In Speed Test
A 68 hp motor plough, devised by a Lincolnshire engineer, ploughs an acre in half an hour, versus the horse plough's one acre per day. The device demonstrates dramatic efficiency gains in agricultural work.
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Lincolnshire
Mitchell's Special Vinegar Promoted by Chefs
The passage touts Mitchell's Special vinegar as preferred by good chefs. It stresses maturation over many months and claims superior flavor and purity from barley and Australian ingredients, urging readers to add a bottle to their next grocery order.
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Mitchell's
Vale
Pleamat Tonic Food and Digestive Digestive Aid
Pleamat Tonic Food and Digestive increases the nutritious value of other foods and restores general well being and capacity for enjoyment. It can be eaten with bread or porridge, stirred into milk, or taken after meals. Adults and children alike enjoy it.
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Britain
Shetland
Rocky Orage
Ahusayo
the Great
the Late
Montreal
Zealand
Greenslade Milking Machines
Goulburn Street
Sydney
Douglas Waddell * CO
Nsw
Meadowbank Art Union
Sirius House
Macquarie Street
Australasia
Diabolo Separator Co., Ltd
Kent Street
Arden Street
Willys-Knight
Harris
Gloucester
Overland
FIAT
Chevrolet
Eclipsea
J. Lynch Krambach
Mark Twain
Commonwealth
Omoc Mm Australia
The
Cornwell's Malt Extract
Tooth & CO. Limited
Castlemaine
Newcastle
California
Australia
Hudson and Essex
Foe
DAL
Span
Cream of
Craam Reparait
Alfa-Laval
Le.g. Milking Machine
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