Bradley and Titcomb Offer Crew Pay Rise to Float Barge
Bradley and Captain Titcomb address the crew at the wrecking yard, proposing to raise wages to four dollars a day for those who volunteer to help salvage the barge. They acknowledge prior losses, note the burned schooner and lack of insurance, and urge crew solidarity with the conditional plan: if they succeed, all share the gain. if they fail, both sides get nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Ira Sparrow
Captain Titcomb
Bearse
Ellis
Life Saving
Barney Small
Freedom
Barney
Fellows
Cap'n Titcomb
Work Aboard the Barge Drives Village Effort
Bradley leads volunteers from Orham to staff the Diving Belle salvage as the barge advances through shoal water. The crew, including Captain Ez and weary Miss Pris sy, prepare for a looming gale while Peleg Myrick warns of danger and weather reports loom over the tense operation.
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Bradley
Barney Small
Orham
South Orham
West Harriss
Brad
Cap
Alvin Bearse
Ira Sparrow
Bill Taylor
Ellis
Peleg Myrick
Titcoml
You and I
Sam
Harry
Peleg
Mr. Myrick
Cap'n Ez
Towboat Tug Fights Back Tide to Save Divin' Belle Crew
In a high drama offshore rescue, Captain Titcomb and partners brace for a sou'easter that tests their tug and barge Freedom. A little tug from Vineyard Haven helps haul the tow while Alvin Bearse operates the donkey engine as the sea rages. The tide proves pivotal, lifting the hull and enabling a last-ditch pull to salvage the venture.
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Brad
Peleg
Ecra
Crimustee
Velez
Vineyard Haven
Wellmouth
Bradley
Alvin Bearse
Bearse
Titcomb
You and I
Jelly Filled Shells as Practical Jelly Carriers
A Delineator style note describes using broken shell ends to hold jelly. Wash shells, store safely, then fill at jelly making time with paraffin paper over the broken end. It praises the method as an exceptionally convenient way to carry jelly.
Living In Her Coffin Nearly Buried Alive
A 69 year old West Bromwich woman Ann Richards appeared dead after a swoon. A second doctor opened a vein and found no blood, yet her arm later bled. Bricks bottles and mustard plasters were used to revive her before she was confirmed dead.
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West Bromwich
Ann Richards
Birmingham University
Kaiser's Yacht Hohenzollern Shows Severe Simplicity
The Kaiser's yacht the Hohenzollern favors stark simplicity with sparse walls and a few personal mementos such as a New Year card from his mother. The vessel's decor bursts with portraits, engravings, and a wide array of prints from Martino to Willy Stower, plus photos of German ships. A striking outsider image hangs near the Kaiser's cabin showing an Orange demonstration at Belfast with the sign We Will Not Have Home Rule.
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Hohenzollern
Willy
Mamma
Kaiser
Kaiserin
Martino
Willy Stower
The
Graphic
Nelson
Portsmouth
Belfast
Fire Disaster Spurs First German Volunteer Fire Company
In 1847 Carlsruhe suffered a theater fire that claimed sixty three lives. The tragedy prompted Durischs to form the first volunteer fire company in Germany, marking a landmark in municipal firefighting history.
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Bern
Carlsruhe
Durischs
Germany
Dogs as Draft Animals Abolished in Britain
The article notes that dogs were prohibited from draft use in London by an 1839 act of Parliament and the ban extended to the entire United Kingdom in July 1854.
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London
United Kingdom
Fevered verdict sparks car swap tale
A Philadelphia Press vignette claims a man knocked down by a car won 2500 dollars in damages yet used the money to buy the other man’s vehicle. The punchline notes the irony as the claimant now owns the car involved in the incident.
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Philadelphia
Preas
Gaiboy's Stenographer Faces Wife Hair Color Jibe
A witty exchange in a courtroom or social column notes Gaiboy's new stenographer impresses with speed but faces mockery over hair color comparing hers to his wife’s. The banter highlights social expectations and humor in local life.
Good Things to Eat Shrimp Fricassee and Griades
A home cookbook style note offers shrimp fricassee with lard flour onion tomatoes water and seasonings followed by Creole Rice with bacon onions tomatoes and rice. It also details griades beef pieces browned in lard with flour onions tomatoes and spices simmered to a rich gravy and a hint of garlic.
Corsican Funeral Customs and Mourning Practices
A historical note describes Corsican death rites including burials in new garments funded by families, the improvisatori who compose sorrowful verse, and the death hunters who wrestle mourners. It details hair tearing, paid grief injuries, widow black blindfolds, and cemetery tomb houses with rich adornments for the dead.
Kitchen Wrinkles From Old Time Housekeeping
Kitchen tips on warming the knifeboard before use to speed knife cleaning. Crickets driven away by snuff in fireplace chinks. Methods for cutting cheese smoothly with parchment. Beating fresh egg white into cream speeds whipping. Coconut sprinkled on Waldorf salad enhances texture and flavor.
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Partners
Zinerg the Tide
Aleg
Dr. Palmer
Miss Tempy
Kaiser’s Yacht Simple
Hohenzorn
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