Wrangel Land and Arctic Sighting by Belvidere Crew
A reporter recounts Frank Smith of the Al fred D. Snow and the Belvidere’s 1881 Arctic visit near Wrangel Land. It describes the island’s size, peat soil, black pebbles, sparse vegetation, brackish ponds, driftwood, and seasonal submersion, plus notes on local natives and prior voyagers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrange Land
Plover Island
Arctic Ocean
Herald Island
Frank Smith
Alfred D. Snow
Vallejo Street
Young Smith
Belvidere
Arctic
L. C. Owens
Thomas H. Corwin
Hooper
Wrangel Land
Reynolds
Corwin
Smith
le Long
Jeannette
Mount Wollaston
Dobar
St. Lawrence Bay
Minster
San Francisco Chronicle
Describing a New York and Boston Card Game Mystery
The Boston Globe outlines a complex betting card game with observed mechanics and odds, detailing card order, dead cards, and splits. It notes bankers and players face numbers, payouts, and the challenge of conveying the game to outsiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faro
New York
Boston
The
Boston Globe
Nenitt
Ke Dee
Guy
Ats
Chicago Sea-Serpent Report Ends In Farce
A Chicago Herald reporter interviews a claimed sea-serpent eyewitness, James Smithington, who describes a giant yellow creature with a single red eye near the government pier. The tale climaxes with a comical arrest by a bystander, leaving the reporter doubtful of any monster sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Chicago
Boston
New Bedford
Cincinnati
St. Louis
James Smithington
Lake Front
Government Pier
Ole Wallace
Jerald
Snakes as Trout Catchers in New Milford
New Milford CT reports Mr George W Morrin of Bridgewater near the Bridgewater Roxbury line discovers water snakes catching fish. He helps a man, then extracts three trout from a large snake and witnesses a snake catching a sucker in a pool before killing it and releasing the fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Morrin
Bridgewater
Roxbury
Mr. Morris
Morris
New Milford
Fortune hunter departs from Burgh to winter plans
A fragmented notice shows a fortune hunter leaving Burgh, Pennsylvania, heading toward winter. it mentions borrowing $1 from a friend in Pitts lorado, with unclear details and place names garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sto Burgh, Pa
Pittslorado
Hazing at West Point Citadel Shapes New Cadets
The process for new cadets begins with strict hazing by yearling cadets at West Point. Beasts endure exams, dress restrictions, and a brutal set up drill, including a harsh “setting up” routine and water hazards in the sink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Arate
Bem
West Point
Charles Lawrence
Richard Nelson
Niagara Falls
Zion's Hill
Pleb
Joston Her
Turkey's Dilemma in Face of England Demand
The Turkish government wrestles with two opposing forces: a politically minded party educated in foreign thought and a powerful religious faction rooted in Arabi medieval learning. The secularizers seek to punish Arabs in the war on women and children, while the religious leaders fear infidel demands and resist modern progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Arabi Pasha
Arabi
Hagland
Egypt
England
Europe
Turkey
Tribune
Contagion Liability Reviews School Absence Rules
A commission read to the Academie de Medecine recommends disease specific isolation periods for students. Varicella ten to twelve days with twenty five days isolation. Variola forty days. Scarlatina forty days. Rubeola forty days. Mumps twenty five days. Diphtheria forty days, plus post recovery certification. Adopted measures require strict isolation, cleansing, and physician clearance for readmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Hillairet
MM. H. Roger
Bergeron
Hillairet
Academie de Medecine
Academy
Minister of Public Instruction
Zis
Nashville News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Nashville figures and scattered references to papers and conduct, with unclear details about people and events. The readable items do not form a coherent story or identifiable names, dates, or organizations.
Late Autumn Fashion Trends in Lace and Velvet Bodices
The piece surveys late season attire with bare arms and necks in cutting reach bodices, velvet trimmed jackets, and princess style dresses. It notes rich laces in Spanish-inspired designs, dark greens and pale tones, garden party hats, and new skirts like kilts and French polonaises, plus supple fabrics and monochrome veilings for autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy Passants
M Newmarket
Foulard
London
Tramp Roderick Headlines West Hill Incident
The article notes a sensational line hung on the hook by a department insider. It references a tramp named Roderick who bargled the West Hill scene last week, signaling a curious local incident attracting press attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Roderick
West Hill
No office of its size in the West.
A concise archival note highlights that the subject occupies an unusually large or capable role for its size in the western region, underscoring exceptional presence and influence relative to similar offices.
Price and competition shape the live and let live stance
A business note asserts that price is fair and profits are reasonable. The speaker emphasizes that business is business and readiness to meet competition remains a priority to sustain profits and market position.
Local Paper Goods Store Expands Stock in Moline
The store announces a broad new stock of staple and special paper styles suitable for N te Letter and Bill Paper, with a promise of rapid procurement on short notice. It highlights the widest assortment ever opened in Moline for commercial work.
Neatest tablet saves ten percent of work
The article notes a tablet introduced as the neatest and only practice offered, claim that it fully saves 10 per cent of the work to which it is applied.
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Wrangél Land
the Tiger
Nashville
Piptabost
Quicaco
Kennedy
Main Street
Wtoline
Irculars
Prietor
Jet
Competi
Moline
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