The Shark Hunters at Sea Off Yeeland Coast
A Merciless hand ships sharks in Norwegian waters near Yeeland. Viking-descended crews haul, gut, and discard sharks with brutal efficiency, hoisting them from sloops while the fish’s liver and body are processed. Observers note pain may be denied by science, yet the practice persists for cod liver oil and shark liver oil production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winhoeg
Hammerfest
Tromso
Neptune
Yeeland
Norway
t-Pearson
A Bird of Guiana Imitates Any Language It Hears
A Guiana bird is praised for its ability to imitate all sounds with perfect accent and intonation. Native observations describe the bird shouting in French German and English to summon help and mock its listeners, suggesting it could become a popular home pet if tamed.
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Guiana
Thumb signals in marriage advice from the New York Press
A quirky pre marriage guide suggests watching a bride’s thumbs to judge temperament. It claims left over right indicates a domineering mind while right over left signals a compliant mate.
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S. Heys
Abe
Kew York Press
Observation on perception and value by John Foster
An observant man discerns value through unperceived marks on people and things. The figure expresses worth, guiding immediate judgment of what attention to give. The passage reflects on turning experience into knowledge.
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John Foster
Rot Anxious Neptune-I sey contradicts Boreas
Fragmentary dialogue from Modern Society debates wind and blame. A speaker warns Boreas to stop blowing or face consequences, while Boreas shrugs it off claiming it is not his concern to furnish popular airs.
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Neptune
Boreas
Mustache Cup Design Debate At Local Shop
A Philadelphia Press snippet shows a salesman touting a mustache cup and saucer priced at $1.05. Customer Mr Nurich counters that the saucer lacks the protective mustache guard, sparking a brief exchange about functionality.
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Sid
Mr. Nurich
Philadelphia Press
Rural water supply safety compared to city systems
The New York Herald notes rural drinking water is often unsanitary, with 40 million rural residents relying on wells and streams. Typhoid rates in rural areas can rival or exceed city levels, even in dense farming regions, highlighting inadequate safeguards and the impracticality of city-scale monitoring for dispersed sources.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
New York
Egg ‘Harbor
Robert Ohnmeis
Mather
Snowslides of Rockies Peril and Toll in Mines
A Mines and Minerals piece describes snowslides in Idaho and other high mountain regions menacing miners. It notes sudden, powerful avalanches burying workers, sometimes for months until snow melts, with examples including a Chinese cook swept 1000 feet down a hillside and recovered only in spring.
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Idaho
What a Letter Will Do Paragraphs of Absurd Sentences
A proofreader notes the playful consequences of dropping a single letter in sentences. Read from a notebook the odd results include war described as dreadful with the enemy repulsed with great laugh ter and a miner’s sitting room where a chair is offered, plus a cabman eaten for fare and a government employee accused of stealing a smalox found in his guest pocket.
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Ano
Gardening Art and the Gardener’s Endless Task
The passage reflects on the joy and despair of gardening as a never-ending craft. A gardener delights in ever changing growing things yet fears others will spoil a created garden for clients who lack appreciation for art. It laments property owners’ potential disregard for delicate, refined design.
Child Questions Owner About Pantry Inchina Tale
A visitor recalls a child admiring a collection of antique china. The girl, seated in the living room, asks with innocent candor if the hostess has a pantry, revealing a humorous contrast between refined treasures and everyday needs.
Tamed Poetry and the Editor's Quiet Request
A young man pleads to publish a lyric while the editor rejects it as unsuitable. The editor demands a poem that, once printed, stays quiet and does not keep readers awake by singing itself at all times.
Life of a Citizen Traced Through Endless Stages
The abridged life recounts birth through death including care, education, love, marriage, separation and loss, concluding with mourning and burial as the final rites. It notes universal milestones from infancy to oblivion without specifics of place or date.
Westinghouse Air Brake Proved Its Worth in First Trial
Westinghouse backed by railroad officials tested the air brake on a moving train in Pittsburg. A loaded wagon, man, boy, and horse blocked the track at a grade crossing. The lever was pulled and the train stopped short of the obstruction, saving life and preventing property damage. The success sealed the brake’s future.
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Westinghouse
Pittsburg
Kickshaw
Arthur
Warren
Indigestion Link to Heart Disease Claims
A Nevada, Ohio resident asserts stomach trouble causes heart disease through indigestion. He cites Kodol Dyspepsia Cure by E. O. DeWitt Co. and notes a Water Power Co. in May's Landing, N J distributes it. The ad promotes a 2½ times trial-size bottle for 6 cents and full bottle for 5 6 cents.
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D. Kauble
Nevada
Dewitt &Co
Chicago
Water Power Co
May’s Landing
N. J
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Shark Hunters
Rural Water Supply
Rockies
the Gardener
Baecgrtapay
Atlantic Ave
Punch
Tabard Inn Library
J. A. Lambert
Farragut Ave
May's Landing, x
Chas
Englehardt’s Hotel
B. de Gorfrey
Carlton Godfrey
Odfrey'& Godfrey
Ita
Batata and Whee
Conextions
Bartlett Building
North Carolina and
Atlantic Avenues
Atlantic City
G ., Hourgeois, US
New Jersey
United States
A. Baake
Linevar
Mariners Building
Athdiatic
Kay Harbor City
Lbert H. Darnell
Bims & Darnell
Barnette Building
Es City
N.J
Bi H. Mandler
Hous
Blackstone Building
N. O
EK Rank Middleton
Cornet
North Carolina
AdRaTig Ayention
Atlahtoty, N. J
Qamuel E. Perry
Abbott
Chancery
May’s Lapuing
OHN
Wesuuti
Ofice
Bruett Building
Atlantc City
Roger H. Ingersoll
Offce
Ad. al P. Abbott
Chancerty
Hompeson & Cule
Cule, Counsellope-at-Law
Real Estate and Law Building
Hi" W. Lewis
He. James
May
Newersey
D. . & Saulsberry
May's
Bae
Emory
Monarch
A. Hirsch
Atlantic Avenue
Ildren
Guarantee Trust Company
Barrer
Borepine
Atlantic
City
Mendel
Cail
Mendeld
Widow Jones
Norfolk
Buster
Buster Brown
Mendel’s
ONE. Price
Couch Ann
Dr. King
Atlantic County Electric CO
Egg Harbor City
May's Landing
Mall
Jacob Dey
Mall & Dey
Philadelphia Ave
Edwards Floral Hall CO
South Carolina Avenue
Atlantic City, N. J
D- C- Johnson
D. W. McClain
Alrued Haenis
Geo
Makais Harris Bros
Kite
Oath Jersey
Virginia Avenues
Egg Harbor Hotel
Peter Goebbel
Poigot
Charles Koff
Philadelphia Avenue
County Road
Rew Harbor City
Serge
Mohiar
Atlantic Safe Deposit and
Trustco
N. E. Cor
Avas
Alantio
Beis
PRU Wuith
Bie, Pa
Remington Sreyce
Grice Process
perNaen
Federal Street
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