Ameer Abdor Rahman of Afghanistan Remembered as Cruel Ruler
A long, rambling obituary style portrait recalls Abdor Rahman Khan as a stern, feared leader who ruled Afghanistan with violence and force. It notes his alliance with Britain, modernization efforts, and brutal enforcement, including executions and torture, while framing him as a complex monarch shaping Afghan history and regional power.
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Abdor Raman Khan
Afghanistan
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Ladin
le Plube
Bauer
Itussia
Abe
Taebol
Russia
Asia
Stowls
British India
Logland
Uitie
Trussit
Eoglind
South Africa
Ameo
Lord Curzon
Indi
Great Meltain
Iadla
Ulaod Prathorg
Abdne
Kilpling
Exaample
Durbar
Amber
Kipling
Lung
Aleep
Wan
Alqur Ruvnan
Nazrullh
Waghiad
Nexcullah
St. James
Ameer
Tewag
Abdur Rahman
Youu Nazrullah
Bikeland
Dorcnester House
Bald
Sule
Deadly sea snakes infest Indian and Pacific waters
A writer notes vast swarms of venomous sea snakes in Indian and Pacific oceans, from Ceylon to New Guinea, detailing species, habitats, and incidents. The account cites no recoveries from bites, describes snakes' open-ocean distribution, hunting style, and how fishermen and divers encounter them, with several anecdotal bite cases and observed effects on boats and wildlife.
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Ogingwald
Ceylon
Jhangtopludie
Ostmaries
Attia
Raloe Island
Torres Strait
St Gavn
Joseph Payer
Pyar Diassoll
China
Indian
South Pacific
Pacific
Tom Cape
Gae Hope
Madagascar
Paama
New Zealand
Japan
Australian
Great Barrier Reefs
Bay of Bengal
Nicobars
Molucca
Timor
New Guinea
A Woman's Wild Ride On a Jersey Bull
Mrs. Dora McElroy of Asbury Park, an experienced horsewoman, rode a Jersey bull while visiting Sherman. She climbed onto the bull’s back from a fence rail, eliciting a terrifying bellow and a frightened scramble as bystanders watched the dramatic moment unfold.
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Dora McElroy
Asbury Park
Shermin
Wild bull chase saves rider in flooded road dash
A rider clung to a bucking bull as it charged along a road with toppled barriers. The beast sprinted for about a mile toward a steep hill where the rider swapped to safety in a bushy clump as the animal slowed and headed home.
Ambitious Youth Confesses to Excuses for Tardiness
A Chicago Post excerpt features a boy voicing a wish to write and spell better. His mother questions his ambitions and lightly presses him on arithmetic. The exchange reveals the boy’s sly need to craft excuses, exposing a child’s dawning wit and persistence.
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Chicago Post
Past sear at the grocery forewarns a sour watermelon stock
A reader quote describes a scene at a grocery where a shopper selects watermelons, noting most are not satisfactory and a vendor explains the rough pricing and quality idea, ending with advice to choose a "large speckle fellow" watermelon.
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Kooder
Woman Surpasses All In Daring Feat of Niagara Barrel Ride
Anna E. Taylor claims the first woman to ride a barrel over Niagara Falls and survive. She describes entering a weighted barrel with a pillow for head support near Horseshoe Fall, enduring a terrifying plunge, and emerging alive though badly bruised. She says she would never repeat the dangerous feat.
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Anna E. Taylor
Siagara
Mrs. Taylor
Florseshoe
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