A Sailor's Narrow Sea Rescue From Sharks
A Calior's adventures at sea recount a gale that left Bauche and a cabin boy adrift. With a leaky boat and sharks circling, Bauche preserved the boy and kept dry by using pantaloons as a makeshift bottom, later throwing the corpse overboard after prayers. A Norwegian captain rescued him on the seventh day, and Bauche returned home to St Mary while the Mathilde crew, long thought lost, were found alive.
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Fie
Bauche
Antion
Paderson
Vladimir
New Orleans
St. Mary
Mathilde
Newfoundland
Banche
Martinique
Labrador
Paris Letier
It Is Because the People Who Wrote Them Have Nothing Original
A collection of observations on authorship and publishing from various sources. It notes the lack of originality, the risk-sharing by authors and publishers, and the idea that literature often fails to earn back costs. The piece includes anecdotes about writers, booksellers, and a Montpelier Capitol visit.
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Ermir
Shelley
Lackington
Blisher
Coats
de Quincy
Ubliaue
Eee
Murray
Great Lighthouses and Seaside Feats Across Britain
Describes stormy shores off Ireland and Scotland with Fastnet Calf Rock and Dhu Heartach lighthouses, the perilous conditions for keepers, and ingenious provisioning methods. Includes a vivid account of hoisting visitors to Dhu Heartach and anecdotes about hat traders on Chatham Street in New York.
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Act
Ireland
Calf Rock
Fastnet
Bishop Rock
Scilly Ue
Dhu Heartach
Scotland
Eddystons
Plymouth
Longships
Oban
Parliament as a Political School Failing in Youth
The London Saturday Review argues the House of Commons no longer serves as a political school. It notes a lack of parliamentary youths, with only a few near the late twenties and most members well into middle age. Obstacles include large constituencies, single-issue focus, and time wasted on obstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Sir E. Grey
Carmarthen
Lord Cranborne
London Saturday Review
Sleeping in the Woods A Dreamlike Night Scene
A lyrical sketch by Adi rondack Murray invites readers into a bedchamber of bark and boughs beside a lazy, water caressing shore. The narrator drifts toward sleep, describing senses fading as night air, pine odor, and silent forest creatures mark the approach of dawn. This passage echoes Lake Champlain and Its Shores.
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Murray
Lake Champlain
Submarine Dives Off Florida Coast Describe Ocean Life
A diver recounts vivid undersea scenes along the Florida coast. Fishes display bright stripes and varied habits while sharks are rare and not as dangerous as legends suggest. The account notes glowing creatures at night and strange underwater evidence of trees buried in sand.
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Hebad
Woman's Chief End and Central Exchange Idea
A periodical note argues women should pursue broader roles beyond motherhood and highlights building associations in Hamilton County facing idle capital. It estimates 50 of 340 associations hold funds that could earn 6 percent, totaling about $100,000 idle, risking $6,000 yearly loss. Proposes a central exchange to mobilize funds, with modest $2,000 annual support, potentially saving $4,000 yearly. Also mentions a dove luncheon idea by a well known society woman as a social note.
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Building Association
Hamilton County
Building Association Fraternity
Central Exchange
Cincinnati Enquirer
Antoinette
The Soul's Historian and Reflections on Shoes
A literary meditation on self examination and moral growth urging mercy toward others and self discipline. It discusses inner battles, family influence, and the idea of virtuous inheritance, followed by a note on footwear wear from wet conditions and how moisture accelerates shoe damage.
Various Church and Society News Items
The itemized notes report Harvard chapel costs 7553 dollars, Mrs. Grover Cleveland re elected Wells College Alumni president, W W Astor to fund 100000 dollar bronze doors for Trinity Church New York, and five new churches built by the Chicago Home Missionary and Church Extension Society. A Norristown clergyman delivered a rhymed 119 stanza talk, Plymouth Church membership down 729 after roll revision, year receipts 44082. Sir Peter Coats died noted Presbyterian church benefactor and library donor. Immigration of Jews into Palestine grows with European investment. tolerance noted. Constantinople hosts 145 churches with breakdowns, and Oriental patriarchs. Methodist Episcopal Church South stats show thousands of preachers and members, baptisms 34733, church holdings near 17000000 in value.
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Harvard
Grover Cleveland
Wells College
W. W. Astor
Trinity Church
New York
Chicago Home Missionary and Church Extension Society
Norristown
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Peter Coats
Paisley
Algeria
Palestine
Europe
Constantinople
Mohammed
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Domestic recipes and home remedies from various periodicals
A collection of kitchen tips and cures including slippery elm for skin scales, a strawberry cream dessert, insect control with hot slum, washing red linens with borax, beef roll and cutlet for invalids, stuffed cabbage, spinach fritters, and eggs with green peas.
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Orange Judd
Leeds Mercury
The Woman’s Mission Elevates Humanity in Harper's Bazar
The passage asserts women's originality and intellect propel national progress. It celebrates motherhood as a noble, expanding role and argues that women’s ascent safeguards civilization against darkness, war, and upheaval, concluding that one woman holds a revealing secret.
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America
Harper’s Bazar
Snake Den Dare Terrifies Prospectors in Winston County
Alabama cor respondent reports a Winston County incident where prospectors found a large snake den under a rock. A man dropped a stone, inhaled a strong odor, fainted, and fell into the den but survived with only bruises and a broken arm as snakes gripping him were knocked off by a tree branch. The others retrieved him unharmed apart from the fall.
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Winston County
Alabama
Cor
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Old Man Seeks New Teeth After Ephrum’s Death
An elderly resident of Washington County recalls his lost teeth and jokes about buying a full denture set. He recounts the tale of Ephrum, who died insisting his teeth be buried with him after keeping them hidden for years. The Lewiston Journal reports the humorous anecdote.
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Washington County
Ephrum
Lewiston Journal
Johnny's Experiment Ends in Ginger Cakes and Trouble
A child narrator recalls a plan to steal ginger cakes with friends after hearing a grandfather tell stories. The prank leads to discovery, a scolding, and punishment with bread and water, ending with a warning that such experiments are not worthwhile. The tale, attributed to E. K. Talbot and printed in the New York Tribune, captures a boyish lapse and parental reactions.
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Pike
Mamma
Jim Pates
Grandpa
Jim
Toi
Bridget
Papa
Jonnue
E. K. Talbot
New York Tribune
Farm and Garden Practical Advice for Hatchlings to Fruit Trees
Gardening notes cover feeding horses by age and workload, duckling care to avoid cold and damp, reasons to skip fruit trees in gardens, and methods for fireproof roofs. It discusses Poplar growth, rose虫 control with hellebore and kerosene spray, potato beetle prevention with coal tar, cucumber trellising to save space, and horse fly repellent using carbolic acid in olive oil.
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New York
Household Recipes and Preservation Techniques
A collection of kitchen guidance including baked omelet, sponge and Graham puddings, rice cooking and rice pudding, apple snow dessert, oyster sauce, good coffee method, and preserving fruits and flowers with gum arabic. Contains practical steps, measurements, and tips for extending freshness and flavor.
New Yorker Wins Big Louisiana Lottery Prize
The Louisiana State Lottery grand semi annual drawing on June 17 awarded First Capital prize of $600,000 to Martin H. Simonson of 412 West Fiftieth Street New York. He received 15000 as his share and plans a Europe trip and retirement from varnishing. Herman Herzle of Galland Herz Co. near Manhattan also won 2500 from a one fortieth share of 207, with the prize totaling 100000. Simonson, a piano varnisher, travels with wife and child to Norway and then to Europe for relatives and fortune.
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Louisiana
Martin H. Simonson
Weat Fiftieth Street
Simonson
Hardman, Peck & Co
Europe
Christiana
Norway
Reyfr
New Yor
Herman Herzle
Galland & Herz
Manhattan Street
Houston
Hersbran
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Texas
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Montpelier
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Ethan Allen
Mr. Booth
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Chatham Street
N. Y. Herald
Britain's
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Florida
Cammerce
Cincinnati Building Associations
Christian Union
Hon. E. Everett
Story
Evert
Ephram
Johnny
London Daily News
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