Odd Facts and Anecdotes Fill a Chaotic Page
A jumble of notes reports on diverse topics from New York City population figures to a Detroit lightning incident. It mentions 14 000 Green Mountain state natives in Minos, a Virginia usury change, a Gloucester wife foiling a gift, naval reforms, a Indianapolis suicide attempt, and Viennese etiquette quirks among officers along with pauper relief statistics for England and Wales.
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Red Cloud
Yeeps
Green Mountain
Minos
Detroit
Washington
New York City
Victor Mago
Genesee County
N. Y
Virginia
Gloucester
Ann
Indianapolis
England
Wales
Dragoons
Hussars
Durable garden stakes from red cedar and tar coatings
A farmer guides durable stake preparation using red cedar for longevity and then tar or petroleum finishes for ground and exposed parts. Heat tar in a closed boiler to coat stakes, repeat for deep penetration, and consider sand wrapping for water and frost resistance. Also notes clover belts to deter prairie fires.
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Gastar
Onion
Plot Against Hawley Sparks a wicked plot to undo a marriage
Ruth Pedder and her brother Capt Luke Pedder plot to separate Clara Aymar and Will Hawley. They plan Hawley’s ruin and staged death to rejoin Clara in Australia, while Ruth marries Hawley’s vacant post’s owner and Luke seeks Clara in New York. The scheme hinges on Hawley taking the sea again and a staged disappearance.
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Broadway
New York
Ruth
Clara Aymar
Marrlea
Clare
Thé
An Or‘phan
Étia
Luke
Tate
Alstér
Wil Hawley
LL Hawley
Lukel
Clara
Aymar
Will
Hawley
Alster
Luke*Pedder
Ruth Pedder
Pedder
Capt
Tawiey
Jerazy
Rath
Cody i. Kg
Miss Pedder
Ahey
Captain Greggs
Greggs
Rio
Miss ‘Pedder
Kate
Wil - Hawley
Job
Ifla
Australia
Jarding
Ohio
Here
Agaimple
Pope Clara
Desert Island A
Miss.Pedder
Sita
Island of Desolation described in vivid antiquarian prose
A lengthy antiquated travelogue extols Kerguelen's Land as the Island of Desolation. It paints a stark, uninhabited Antarctic isle with ragged coasts, perpetual snows, scant vegetation, constant fogs, and violent weather. The piece likens its loneliness to a prehistoric continent, interspersed with brief humor items and witty newspaper quips from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antarctic Ocean
New York
Australia
Kerguelen’s Land
Cook
Island of
Desolation
Africa
South Pole
Rhode Island
Himalaya
Sahara
Desolation Island Landing and a Ship’s Water Crisis
On Desolation Island the sun hides behind Fead colored clouds while birds and seals thrive in its harbors. The Flying Childers nears Christmas Harbor seeking water, Captain Pedder cheerful, and passengers gather as a plot to isolate him unfolds. The New York Ledger promises continuation in its July 13 issue.
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Flying Childere
Desolation
Cook Christmas Herbor
Luke Pedder
Will
Hawkey
Pedder
New York Ledger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phunnygrams
Danbury News
Reagan
Sam
San Francisco
Wisconsin
Pigg
Young
Gilpin
Horrow
New England
Connecticut
Messrs. Upton, Shaw & Co
Boston Travdler
Henry
Union Market
Newburg
Maine
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