Lifeboat Heroines of Cresswell Coast Guard Detachment
Lifeboat crews at Cresswell near Newcastle on Tyne gain help from volunteer life-savers including several women. Margaret Armstrong and two Mrs Browns are long-time helpers, with Armstrong never missing a service launch since 1874. They aid in rocket launches, form living rescues, brave storms, and steady crews as the lifeboat battles the Northumberland coast.
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Cresswell
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Northumberland
England
Ife
Margaret Armstrong
William Brown
Coast Guard
Newbiggin
Cregswell
Bhip News
Hawaiian Fish Story Baffles Scientists At Honolulu Market
In Hawaii a rumored fish unknown to science was caught 1200 feet deep about 18 miles off Waianae, Oahu by a Japanese fisherman. The 150 pound flat silver creature with scarlet fins sold peeks at Anta fish market where a vendor charged admission, drawing steady crowds. Prof Edmondson of the University of Hawaii could not classify it. The tale drew local curiosity and a sharp vendor capitalized on the spectacle.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Hawaiian
Waianae Beach
Oahu
Anta
H. Edmondson
University of Hawaii
Lark’s Intrepidity in War Tones
A London Morning Post comment praises the sky lark’s bold song over battlefields in France and Belgium. The author recalls a day near May ith when shells and machine gun fire rained on British lines while a lark sang contentedly above, illustrating steadfast courage amid bombardment.
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London Morning Pos
France
Belgium
Peatshut
Richebourg
In Rogland Tested Fireproof Wood In Vacuum Chambers
An American invention to render wood noninflammable was tested on a considerable scale in Rogland. Sap from the wood is withdrawn by evaporation in heated vacuum chambers, then a fire proofing solution is forced into the pores under hydraulic pressure. The treated wood is claimed to resist decay as well.
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Rogland
Iran
Washington Star
Wonders Host Description of Narrow Death Escapes
Fragmentary note tells of a host recounting hairbreadth escapes while potting trophies, mentioning a quest and a meeting at a place to discuss a stamp collection, then a mention of death and a title.
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Lander State Bank
Lander, Wyoming
Noble Drug Co
Hartford Cord
W. L. Vaughn & Son
Lander Meat Co
Little
Buick
Dodge
Fremont
Usco
Nobby
Wilson Brothers
Oswald & Read
Fyfe’s Grocery
Geiser
Lander Mills
Wyoming
Karpen Madex
Chamberlin Furniture
Casper
United States
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