Flood Helped Two Children Find a New Home
The Melton family endures a Mississippi flood that swamps their cottage. Fred shows leadership guiding his grandmother and sister through the rising water to safety on the roof and rope, then returns with help to rebuild the house on a new foundation. Polly and Fred volunteer to stay near school, and Father Melton relocates the family to a safer home after rescue.
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Melton
Fred
Polly
Grandmother Melton
Springville
Melstons
Polly Ad
Father Morton
St Paul
St. Louis
Cairo
Great River
Grandmother Mellon
Mississippi
Bobie
Alo
Tim
Peter
Memphis
Judge Caraon
Father Melton
Meltons
Chicago
Variations in X rays observed at Royal Variety meeting
A London Royal Variety discussion described how X ray penetration changes with air exhaustion in the production tube. As vacuum increases, flesh becomes transparent while bones remain opaque, then bones begin to reveal, and finally bones and tissue become almost transparent. Similar effects arise from changing power or tube resistance.
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Royal Variety
London
Bermuda Islands Shelter Native Birds And Winter Visitors
Naturalists note that Bermuda hosts seven native land birds and about 128 visiting species. Many visitors spend summer elsewhere in the United States but use Bermuda as a winter retreat, mirroring patterns of human travelers. Some American birds also winter on the islands.
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Bermuda Islands
United States
Bermudas
Mixed Paragraphs Chronicle Diverse 1897 Events
The clipping covers broad items from 1897 including log exports down the Connecticut River to mills in New Hampshire, a Michigan town petition against tax levies, Switzerland issuing a twenty franc gold piece, and London debt figures. It notes Old Hutch in Chicago with limited activity, Japan’s language law, Japanese youths seeking English, a Georgia farmer swindled for fake money, Maryland Senator Wellington’s clipping habit, a lightning fire in Hiram Maine, a silver wedding gift set, and treasury counting at new administrations.
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Connecticut
New Hampshire
Michigan
Switzerland
Helvetia
London
B. PB
Hitchinnon
Old Hutch
Lancaster
Chicago
Save One
Echovla
Japan
Inw
Porte
Georgia
Crank
Wellington
Maryland
Nimaelt
Senate
Marsehall Spring
Hiram
Increase in Bicycle Inventions Prompts Road Reform Debate
The article notes a rapid rise in bicycle patents since 1878, eight patent examiners handling a surge of applications. It highlights shifts from drive mechanisms to equipment details, fewer tire patent filings, and a call for better roads through administrative reform and farmer education. Won by an Outsider: Buffalo Martin road race results include A D Parker winning in 1:15:15 with 240 entrants and 112 prizes, amid wintry conditions and a parade gathering of about 8,000 wheelmen.
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Osport
Anto
Tsavel
Eyeling
Bowmanaville
Parade Hone
Govhler
Peckham
Barnaboo
Julier
Duer
A. D. Parker
Fochester Athletic Club
Universal Lights bill passes second reading in Commons
The Universal Lights bill, requiring every vehicle on English roads to carry a light between sunrise and sunset, advances to a new stage. Cyclists warn of night dangers from wagons, while Westminster MPs debate exemptions and agriculturalists oppose provisions citing risk of hay and straw fires from lamps.
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England
House of Commons
Westminster
Parwait Starbuck Beats Nat Butler in Five-Mile Pursuit
Philadelphia racer Parwait Starbuck defeated Nat Butler of Boston in a five mile pursuit at Boston with a purse of 150 dollars. Butler led early on the first two miles five yards ahead, but Starbuck surged to win by over 200 yards as he finished in a faster time.
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Parwait Faen
Frank Starbuck
Philadelphia
Nat Butler
Boston
Butler
Starbuck
Pri
Michael
Bald
Waltham Track
Saunders
Loughead
Kennedy
Blanchard
Hoyt
Pickard
Minish
Good Tracks and Locomotion Network Theme
The Wheel argues that a flawless locomotive needs a proper track to function, calling the track essential to locomotion and the overall system. The text presents a playful, misspelled meditation on infrastructure and transport, implying the interdependence of engine and track.
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Rnom
Mackissuy
Footed Cyclists and Balanced Pedaling Errors
The article discusses the rarity and difficulty of correcting right or left foot dominant cycling. It notes that reliance on one foot can lead to unequal physical development and reduced efficiency, emphasizing the need for even propulsion to maximize distance with minimal energy use.
New Lamp Lets Bicycle Lamps Flash with Colored Light
A new bicycle lamp attachment patented in Washington uses a wind wheel and a colored celluloid disc to flash literent lights as the bicycle moves. The device mounts on the lamp base with a spring pressed rear plate and a vertical shaft drives a rotating disc behind the lens for motion activated color flashes.
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Washington
Bicycle dress code at Shiloh Baptist Church sparks Sunday parade
Rev J B Randolph of Shiloh Baptist in Trenton announces a church bicycle check system for Sundays. He urges congregants to ride in bicycle costumes deeming the bicycle a gift from God while banning bloomers and praising short skirts and knickerbockers. The note also mentions President Hoetbner of the Deutscher Raifahhter Bund resigning over Germany's new sporting league.
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Trenton
N. J
J. B. Randolph
Shiloh Baptist Church
Hoetbner
Deutscher Raifahhter Bund
Sporting League of Germany
Man Buried Alive in Abandoned Shaft Rescued by Dog
P D Smith relates a terrifying night in Deer canyon where a miner fell into an old shaft. He endured hours in darkness, thinking of his past as his dog Hoss whined at a neighbor’s house and led Walton to the scene, saving him from a grim end.
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P. D. Smith
Saya
Los Angeles Record
Howe
Mr. Smith
Deer Canyon
Bix Tejunga
San Pertando
Walla
Hoss
Mr. Walton
Office-Seeking and Civil Service Ambition Questions
Essay discusses whether civil service positions suit ambitious youths. It argues the draw of pay may trap individuals, turning them into office holders dependent on politics. It warns of loss of independence under reform and risk when civil servants are subject to spoils systems.
Professor’s Muglish Misfire Near Union Depot
A Nashville professor seeking authentic negro dialect approached a coal-black wagon driver and spoke in mock Muglish. The brief encounter left him stunned and retreating to his rooms, illustrating his failed attempt to study language in its pure form.
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Seading
Nashville
Union Depot
Jobo
Bald headed King George shown in wartime notice
The Indianapolis Journal uses a light quip about King George’s bald appearance in a wartime notice. The cartoonish remark contrasts with the public eye on leadership and front-line events during the period.
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Watta
George
Potti
Indianapolis Journal
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Parksides
A. H. Goehler
Buffalo Ramblers
Ray Duer
Soverilte
Parkside Club
A. D, Parker
Wim
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