Death in Arctic Wastes: Strang Expedition Perils and Losses
Tromsoe dispatches recount the German Arctic expedition under Lieutenant Schroeder Stranz aboard the Herzog Ernest. Survivors report abandonment of the ship in August 1912, with Dr. Detimers and Dr. Mossels dead, and others enduring frostbite, starvation, and exposure. Ruediger and Rave faced brutal trials, including amputations, while Ritscher and a dog survived polar bear misidentifications and a desperate final trek to Advent Bay.
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Schroeder Strang
Herzog Ernest
Tromsoe
Norway
Truerenberg Bay
Spitzbergen
Fits
Detimers
Mossels
Captain Ritscher
Fuediger
Rave
Eberhardt
Stenersen
Botvold
Dog
Advent Bay
Ruediger
Ritscher
Itscher
Delirius
Arctic Coal Company
Rotvold
Ruen Iger
Otveld
Deluxe 15000 Cow Barn For Underwood at Wisconsin Estate
President Frederick D. Underwood of the Pile railroad unveils a $15,000 white enamel brick cow barn with asbestos roof and running water at his Wisconsin summer home. The barn houses nine imported cows, each stall plate engraved with the individual cow’s name. A $25,000 burial plot sits nearby, touted to attract farmers to showcase fine dairy homes. Frank Blake in Cairo Illinois wins $25 betting he can eat 61 eggs in a meal, with a mixed preparation tally.
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F. D. Underwood
Frederick D. Underwood
Pile Railroad
Wauwatosa
Wis
Underwoda
Wisconsin State Fair Board
Frank Blake
Cairo
Language Duel Highlights a Bold Wife
A fragment reveals a witty exchange where a husband doubts his wife and she replies with quiet defiance, framing a battle of tongues and wit. The era’s tone hints at sharp, playful banter within a domestic scene.
His Queer Humor and Clergy Pranks Across Cities
A reminiscence traces a London born young man who feigned ardor for the church in New York mixing anonymous postal cards to clergy and bakers. He used Bishop Jaggar’s name to play tricks, prompting Trinity leaders to seek counsel with Dr. Swope before the impostor vanished.
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New York
England
Morgan Dix
Trinity Church
Pr. Dix
Jaggar
Cornelius B. Swope
Trinity Chapel
Twenty-fifth Street
Horatio Potter
Dix
Swope
Dr. Swope
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cornel
Mary
Old Potter
Thomas Jaggar
Pittsburgh
W. W. Holley
Living Church
Learning from unlikely sources and vivid science notes
A Penned collection cites Bell on learning from the deaf and a Persian poet’s wisdom about blind people. It contrasts diamond motion with glass, explaining atomic movement shaping edges, followed by a playful microbe joke about love and a Houston Post anecdote.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Bell
New York Tribune
Houston Post
Alarm Clock Thrown At Cat Sparks Boston Line
Quote from Boston Transcript recalls a morning quarrel with a yowling cat. The speaker says they threw the alarm clock at the cat and did not hit the animal, claiming relief from the noisy device as the reward of work.
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Boston Transcript
Ocean Areas By Surface Area
The Atlantic Ocean covers 94 536 000 square miles while the Pacific spans 50 909 000 square miles. The Indian Ocean measures 17 084 000 square miles and the Arctic 4 781 000. The Southern Ocean covers 30 592 000 square miles.
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Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
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