Squeaking Shoes Explained by Leather Layer Friction
A hostess explains that shoe squeaks come from leather layers rubbing. Shoemakers fix by opening the side and inserting felt or pegs into the sole to stop the sound. The method disrupts the friction causing the squeak.
Sauffriere Eruption of 1818 Vast Volcanic Opening
The Vincentian Sauffriere erupted on April 80, 1818 creating a circular crater over half a mile wide and about 500 feet deep. The overwhelming blast thickly clouded Barbadoes, about 100 miles distant, with volcanic ash and debris.
King Delivers Notable Address As Ulster Parliament Opens
King George opens the Ulster parliament in Belfast with a peace appeal urging Irishmen to forbear and unite for a new era of peace. The visit proceeds without incident save for a police action in the Upper Falls as eight suspects were pursued and three found armed.
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England
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Ulster
Westminster
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Falls
Pastor Accused of Grave Impropriety Sues for 10000
Anna M. Lowndes, 17, seeks 10000 dollars from Rev. RB Duckett claiming she was held as a prisoner for thirty minutes and stood on her head at a society office. She alleges bruises and lasting harm after the incident near Raleigh and Washington. Duckett formerly led churches in Raleigh and Capitol Heights and is now allied with the Prisoners Aid Society.
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Anna M. Lowndes
RB. Duckett
Ducker
West Raleigh Baptist Church
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N. C
Capitol Heights Baptist Church
Lowndes
Prisoners’ Aid
Duckett
Society
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D. C
Boundary Justice in North West Police Tale
Sergeant Crawford tracks Tom Pierce across the border to a Canadian cabin where Pierce lies dead. Elsie Pierce begs for mercy and confesses love, but Crawford refuses, bound by duty. A neighbor names Yellow Heel, seeking revenge for a killed brother, and Crawford notes the boundary limits his action.
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Crawford
Government
Ontario
Elsie Dayton
Tom Fierce
Pierce
Elsie
Johnson
Chipping
Boundary Line
Canada
Tom
Elsie Pierce
Donald
Jones
North-West
Recalling the old phrase gentle reader in modern print
Miss Cayenne comments that reviving the phrase gentle reader is unlikely as readers have become impatient and dignified citizens, making the old convention scarcely worth catering to.
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Miss Cayenne
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