Reactions of Passengers in Shipwrecks Across Panic
A lifeboatman recalls diverse passenger responses to shipwrecks. Women cry and cling. men sometimes act rashly or freeze. Some panic and die by own hand, including a man who filled pockets with coal to sink, and others who drowned themselves before lifeboats arrived. Pearson's Weekly.
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The Art of Advertising Publicity Gimmick
A Chicago Tribune writer notes advertising as a triumph of publicity. A lecturer loses his voice and borrows Blank's throat tablets from a man in the audience, restoring his speech and illustrating the reach of public exposure.
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The Wonderful Banana Plant Explored
The article describes the banana as a herbaceous plant with tree-like status, reaching up to thirty feet tall yet lacking woody fiber. It notes heavy fruit bunches, high yields per acre, and claims of pest and disease immunity, contrasting with other crops like potatoes and wheat.
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Oxford Hospitality and the German Explorer’s Night
A London Chronicle anecdote describes a German explorer arriving in Oxford at midnight and being guided to the Mitre Inn Where he encounters scholars in academic dress with beer before them His astonishment grows as the night ends with a request to read prayers at All Souls' the next morning
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Family Pride Inspires Child’s Grandmother Remark
A five year old named Ford, amused by his mother, proclaims that his Gran’me M is a perfect lady after a playful exchange. The scene captures pride in family relations and a child’s view of virtue as shaped by elders.
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Ankforpers Magazine
African Game Trails announced by Scribner's for Roosevelts work
Frank Wood, local agent, promotes African Game Trails by Kermit Roosevelt and official photographers. The one volume octavo exceeds 500 pages with 200 to 300 illustrations and maps. Retailed at 3.75 cloth, 5.75 half morocco, 9.75 pig skin, with on time delivery and high quality binding.
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