Catlike youth and drunken captain clash in Castaway tale
Old Enoch Gray, a Maine coast sailor, guides his son Scat in a seaside town famed for ships and drink. Captain Dick Hardaker, banished by bad luck and drink, confronts them on the wharf, their long friendship ruptured by tempers and old feuds.
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Enoch Gray
Castaway
Maine
Enoch
Dupont and
Porter
Samuel Carter
Weather Bureau
Washington
Pap
Captain Dick
Jack
Ishore
Gray
Scat
Dick Hardaker
Death in a Snow Storm in a Montana Mining Town
A veteran miner recalls brutal snowfalls in Idaho and the Sierras, describing cabin life under heavy drifts. Alf Carlton dies trapped above his chimney after a severe storm, with two dozen neighbors clearing a burial path through twenty four feet of snow to the pine grave.
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Maine Woods
Rockies
Sierras
York State
Idaho
Meadow Lake
Carlton
Atlantic
Man’s Joining Helped Widow, Ends in Reunion
The Grand Regent of the Royal Arcanum tells how he urged a man named Mr. Smith to join the order. Smith later died and his widow sought work and asked the Regent to recommend her husband for admission again. She revealed he was the applicant, and the Regent declined withoutорош.
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Royal Arcanum
District of Columbia
Mr. Smith
Smith
Grand Regent’s Office
Government Pawnshop in Paris Handles Thousands Daily
A Paris government run pawnshop processes about 1000 watches daily and about 1000 wedding rings pawned weekly, indicating high demand for collateral items amid financial need.
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Paris
Great Tank of Dhebar Irrigates Rajputana Region
The Great Tank of Dhebar near Rajputna India is one of the world’s largest artificial lakes. Spanning 21 square miles it serves irrigation across the region.
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Rajputna
India
Dhebar
Briefs from Everywhere 7
No intoxicants were allowed Rus sian prisoners in Japan. A carved war god over a thousand years old found in a Colorado cave. One ounce of radium could lift ten thousand tons one mile high if utilized. Arabs claim Eve's grave is in a Jeddah cemetery closed for interments over a thousand years. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad employs Navajo Indians as section hands. Herring is highly migratory and mostly caught during spawning season. Japan Korea stamps depict chrysanthemum plum blossom and two pigeons.
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Colorado
Jeddah
Denver and Rio Grande _ Railroad
South Europe
Japan
Korea
Giant heights claimed by 18th century French scholar
In 1718 the French scholar Henzoin published a work arguing giants existed starting with Adam at 123 feet 9 inches tall and Eve five feet shorter, a sensational Biblical-anthropological assertion from early modern scholarship.
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Henzoin
Adam
Eve
Railway scrap heap worth 1.25 million dollars last year
The article notes the country recovered 1 250 000 dollars from scrap such as coupling pins waste paper old nails and bolts. It then describes Persian street dress as veiled and identifies the veil lifting as a capital offense. It adds that English cottages are flower loving and linked to former monastery gardens.
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Persia
New Walk For Women From London Sparks Fashion Rise
Reports of a new walking style align with winter fashions, urging a slow languorous gait to suit long redingote coats and princess lines. The pose echoes the Gibson girl with upright posture, slight waist bend, head high, and hip-driven leg swing, while notes from London Express warn that proper training and even sleep posture influence the look.
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London
London Express
Climate Debate in Philippines Raises No Health Impact
Major General Leonard Wood reports to the War Department that there is extensive misinformation about the Philippine climate harming health. He argues against claims of serious adverse effects on both civilians and soldiers.
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Leonard Wood
War Department
California Orange Crop Value Shifts to Growers and Transporters
Returns show California shipped oranges valued at 23.925 million last season. Growers received 14.5 million while railroad and refrigerator lines earned 9.425 million.
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California
Hair counts vary by hair color in humans
The article notes red-haired men average about 20 000 hairs on the head while dark hair is finer and about 105 000 hairs in the average crop. Fair-haired individuals range from 150 000 to 175 000 hairs.
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Wilds
Carlton Brothers
Alf
Jim
Philippines
Columbia Novelty CO
Dept
East
Boston
Mass
Holiday Presents
HEWES
Potter
Lincoln St
Martin FireArms Co
New Haven
Conn
National Photographic Chemical Company
St. and Penn Ave
Washington, D. C
Ernest
Haskell
The
Eugene P. Lyle, Jr
John Dinwiddie Driscoll
Maximilian
Mexico
Jacqueline
St. Louis Republic
N. Y. Times Saturday Review
N. Y. Globe
Doubleday, Page & CO
East 16Th St
New York
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