The Barrier The Barrier Rex Beach
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
2
No Creek Lee Discovers Riches in Alaska Quest
In a rugged Alaska trek, four men led by No Creek Lee push toward a gold strike. Tensions mount over claim rights as Gale, Stark, Doret, and Runnion join the perilous march through mosquitos and forest to secure priority locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleon Doret
Lee
Necia
Gale
Poleon
Stark
Runnion
Doret
Lee's Creek
Black Bear Creek
Punishment by Starvation Among Central American Caribs
An Exchange report describes Carib customs in Central America where self-imposed starvation serves as punishment for sins. Lies incur three days starved. blasphemy two days. other crimes trigger a four week scale, gradually easing to one day in the final week. The piece notes crime is low and Caribs are considered truthful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central America
When Women Register
Milwaukee Seminal recounts a hotel lobbyist’s claim that clerks use blotters to mask other names and curb women from trying flashy signatures. A tester watched a woman register and saw the clerk’s theory proven as handwriting altered under the blotter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Leprosy and the Mo lokai Advantage of Treatment
The article contrasts leprosy outcomes for patients in Molokai versus those in hiding. It explains how early surgical treatment can stop a ravage, whereas untreated cases worsen, leading to gangrene and death. It cites Lomdon via Contemporary Review and details dormant periods of five to forty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molokai
Jack Lomdon
Contemporary Review
Compositor’s Blunder Explained by Print Error
A London weekly notes a corrected misprint from a past issue. An error replaced pamphlet with elephant in John Stuart Mill’s inaugural St Andrews address as republished by him. The correction was issued after readers doubted the fire shilling elephant claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Stuart Mill
University of St&t Andrews
Mr. Mill
The Gargoyle Legend of Rouen and the Dragon
The name gargoyle derives from gargouille the throat and river drainage. The Gargouille of Rouen, a dragon that ravaged a district, was defeated by St. Romanus who cast it into the Seine. In later years a large sham gargouille was carried yearly in memory of the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouen
Seine
Limited Love Wry Exchange From a Historic Fragment
A fragmented quotation recalls a couple confronting parental disapproval of their union. The speaker describes profound despair, while the回应 partner questions the intensity of the reaction, illustrating a sharp, sardonic tone from a past literary excerpt.
Castle of St John ruins draw tourists to Carlingford Lough
The Carlingford area hosts an array of medieval remains including the Castle of St John on an elevated site with a bridge approach from the town. Count Teff s castle now serves as a coal store while nearby Narrow Water Castle offers views toward Carlingford Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlingford Lough
Count Taff
Carlingford
Killarney
London & Northwestern
Ireland
Greenore
Count Teff
Minto’s Assam hunt ends with near rhinoceros stampede
Lord Minto’s safari in Assam faced dense jungle hindering big game pursuit. A rhinoceros charged the elephant line, toppled a horseman and caused a chaotic chase. Col Brooke fractured his arm while photographing the beast, as the rhino escaped into the undergrowth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minto
Lord Minto
Assam
Howdah
Burglar Proof Safe Showcased at Bank of England
A modern safe, claimed absolutely burglar proof, is to be demonstrated to select visitors. At night it lowers into a subvault of heavy masonry and concrete, fastened by steel lugs operated by a triple time rock. The lugs auto-release at a set time, preventing any human access. Even dynamite would fail against ten feet of stone and concrete walls, leaving the burglar defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Pratt
Gale
Johnnie Platt
Holy Cross
Poleon
Doret
Bank of England
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Rex Beach
Swret
Traaer
Cassiar
Alaska
Rhnopion
Poleon Doret
Laustice Biattes
Castle
ST. John
Great Britain
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