Dennis the pig aboard Vanderbilt ends as betrayed pet
A sailor tale from the SS Vanderbilt follows Dennis a pig kept as a pet by crew members. He befriends a lamb named Lily art and companionship aboard ship near Valparaiso. Dennis dies after the butcher Jackson kills him against orders prompting crew outrage and a muttered sense of justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
Lennis
Tropics
Valparaiso
Deouis
Hilly
Mennis
Lieut. G
Jackson
Costs of ancient colossal statues and their fame
The piece compares the Colossus of Rhodes with other famed statues. It cites heights from fifty to one hundred feet, costs ranging from about £24,000 to over £125,000, noting bronze and marble works and the uncertainty of some ancient price tallies while naming Apollo and Mercury sculptures and Phidias works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes
Capitol
Apollo
Marcus Lucullus
Apollonia
Pontus
Mercury
Averni
Gaul
Zenodorous
Athena
Phidias
Parthenon
Zeus
Olympia
Diadymenes
Polycleitus
Scots farmer marries woman with wooden leg utility
A Scottish farmer values practicality over beauty in marrying a wife with a wooden leg. He quips that though she may not be pretty, she will be invaluable at planting time, as she can stand up front to make a hole with her stump while he sets and covers cabbages turnips and tatties.
Time Economy and Truth in Religious Life Notes
The article discusses valuing time, urging systematic daily planning, avoiding frivolous distractions, and pursuing purposeful hobbies. It contrasts stubborn misinterpretations with Christian truth, highlights the Sabbath’s value, reports mission giving, church figures, and clergy notes from various denominations, and notes cultural religious practices and leadership statements.
Why He Was an Exception in Newspaper Life
A Washington Star quip depicts a man in a smoking car and a bookmaker arguing over running newspapers. One passenger, with an “oasis” of hair, recalls past bravado and admits he now runs a paper himself and will say nothing. The dialogue contrasts confidence with restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Avenging Intellect and the Female Form
A moral essay argues that mental culture punishes women who neglect intellectual claims. It links youth’s freshness to charm, warns that waning beauty accompanies intellectual apathy, and claims indolence and obesity erase graceful features and give a heavy gait.
Realism. Dobbins and Domino chat on Dare Vevil Dan
Dobbins questions the value of a villain and Domino admits the tale drags. He notes the villain nearly ends the story soaked through in nearly every chapter, a quip about the long slog of the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbins, Jr
Domino, Jr
Cunning of Crocodiles in a Mud Trap Dramatized
A Westminster Gazette tale describes a hunting party in India braving heat to net crocodiles. Ten to twelve fishers wade into a one acre pond at Poonarhyn Anglice garden, but the crocs hide in deep mud, eluding nets as men thirst and labor into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Gazette
Poonarhyn_ Anglice
Garden of Flowers
Murray
Appu
Eskimo Bulletin: Arctic Yearly Paper Details and News
The Eskimo Bulletin, printed once yearly at Cape Prince of Wales Alaska, weighs in as the Arctic world’s smallest journal. It uses hektograph processes to publish local items rural notes society and marriage notices with humor. An editor’s midwinter mail caravan covers 700 miles by dog and sledge and a protest against liquor sales to Indians is noted. A notable discovery claims Aleut language has three numbers, singular plural and dual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eskimo Bulletin
Arctic Circle
Cape Prince of Wales
Alaska
Arctic
Point Hope
St. Michael's
Bluk-suh
Lehring Strait
Thornton
Cape Kinve
Wales
Lbostor Journal
The Nuggar Tank of Karachi Crocodiles
The Nuggar tank in Karachi, a swamp fed by hot springs, hosts over 200 crocodilians eight to fifteen feet long in stagnant green water. Locals built a wall to curb depredations by the tame predators. awe and disgust mingle as observers note their sluggish movements and the sacred status of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuggar Tank
India
Nuggar
Karachi
Which Dinner Cringe Sparks Humorous Retort at Party
A newly married couple hosts friends when a rude guest mocks a served meat by asking Is this pig. A quiet guest fires back with Which end of the fork do you refer to, ending the tension with a sharp, witty retort at the table.
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Jis
Long-lived James Morri Dies at 121 in Lyons New York
The Boston Globe notes James Morri aged 121 has died in Lyons New York, remarking he witnessed more changes than most, from post flood times to the discovery of America, while pondering the fate of old fashioned women who knit wristlets for Christmas.
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Abraham
James Morri
Lyons
N. Y
America
Boston Globe
Wuatt
Saturn and His Rings Through Historical Eyes
The article recounts early observations of Saturn and its two broad rings. It notes Galileo’s remark and Huygens’ later description, with ring breadth about 2911 miles and outer diameter 161000 miles. The space between rings and planet is around 10000 miles. Opinions differ on ring composition, with theories ranging from solid material akin to Saturn to a swarm of satellites and porous matter. Maxwell and Struve are cited on particle movement and ring dynamics.
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Saturn
St. Louis Republic
Sup Gallileo
Huygens
Maxwell
Ll Struve
The Alaskan Climate From Southern Alaska To Labrador
Professor J J Stevenson notes in the Geographical Magazine that Southern Alaska shares a climate on the Atlantic slope with Labrador and Cape York though conditions vary greatly. He cites summer penetration limited to surface at Wrangel and Juneau's height of 3000 feet, with fall and temperature swings harsh beyond the mountains.
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J. J. Stevenson
Alaska
Alto
Labrador
Cape York
Hudson Lay
Wrangel
Juneau
Zitka
Hint to Ladies in Selecting Dressmakers
A dated advice note urges women to pick a dressmaker matching their figure to feel understood and clothed properly. It warns that fashion should balance style with restraint, and stresses the dressmaker’s role in reflecting a woman’s tastes while maintaining decorum.
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God Housekeeping
Emerson
Christ
Heaven
Lord’s Day Union
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
J. J. Moore
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Greensboro
N. C
New York Presbyters
General Assembly
Union Theological Seminary
Briggs
North Wales
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
St. James’ Church
Chicago
United States
Canada
Australia
Scotland
Victoria
Crathie Presbyterian Church
Loungly
Central Christian Church
Cleveland
Ohio
Odessa
Presbyterians
North
Methodists
Congregationalists
Baptists
Union Missionary Society
Episcopal
Reformed Church
Gordon
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