Loon Hunters Use Stones to Dump Birds in Newfoundland Tale
A 1882 Newfoundland incident recounts British and American workers near Lance Cove who used two boats and stones to drown loons. The birds ceased diving, surfaced helplessly, and were lifted alive into a boat, described as a singular and surprising method observed by a New York Sun reporter.
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Newfoundland
Lance Cove
Conception Bay
Smith's Sound
Trinity Bay
N. Y. Sun
Prices rise in Klondike markets and whisky stays cheap
The report details wild price swings in Klondike camps with hay at 25 cents a pound, oats at 60 dollars a sack, and dogs valued at 250 to 300 dollars while whisky remains inexpensive. Canned goods soar with tomatoes at 20 dollars a can and salmon 60 cents, reflecting harsh scarcity and drifted transport costs.
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Skaguay
Taiya
Yukon
New England
N. Y. Press
FASHION NOTES on Spring Costumes and Fabrics
Fashion notes describe seasonable ladies costumes from very short to three quarter length jackets with braided fronts and silk linings. It details an afternoon dress in spotted gauze with elaborate embroidery, velvet collar, and wide garniture band, plus simpler camel hair outfits with tucks and fullness. Yellow, orange, white lace, and chiffon harmonize with black or camel textiles. Also noted are new dress goods with bayadere stripes and a novelty Sicillienne, and a shift away from enormous skirts to four and a half yard hems.
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N. Y. Ledger
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N.Y
Parson Browning
Eph
Jin
Brer Blackley
Jim
Klondike
Natarnal Science
Patrick
Mike
Moike
Tim Murphy
Fashion Notes
Tankow
Peking
Wankow
Confucius
Meneius
Tle
Providence Journal
Clover
W.R. Blocksom
Abarsite
Mann
St. Joseph's
Bette Susan B. Davis
Fans Ark
L. Gerstle & CO
Chattanooga
Tenn
Dickover
Mena
Arkansas
Geo. Dickover
Prop
Spain
Mena St
Mena, Arkansas
Tarry
Winn
L. M. Wimberly
the Electric Studio
Winn & Fansler
Polk County
BY Zabina Forbusm
Chi Charles H. Reve Company v
Express
C. E. Hope, Agt
Waters Pierce Oil Co
The
Arkansaw Store
de Queen Street
J. B. Littlejohn & CO
Deckers In
J.T. Spring
Axpo
Hermann Street
Port Arthur Avenue
J. C. Byers
Bank of Mena
Mena Opera House
R. H. James, Mer
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