Old Lighthouse Keeper’s Record and Skipper Norton Tale
A clipped pastiche recalls lighthouse keeper Maguire’s strict service and a deputy inspector’s note on his absence from duty, alongside the Maine coast figure Skipper Norton famed as a weathered, aging peddler captain. The column mixes maritime lore with casual recollections of rugged sailors and coastal life.
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Aguire
Previcice
Chicago ‘Tribune
Norton
Maine
Bristol
Portland Harbor
Son
Baneer Attac
Eccentric anecdotes mix with elopement tale in reform era chronicle
The clipping arrays oddities from folklore to daily life, recounting a bear collision on a moving train alerting an engineer, a Derby girl swallowing pins with hospital care, a Derby elopement that ends in a highway chase, and a New York stagecar incident where Jay Gould’s daughter is recognized. Additional notes discuss rabbits resistant to temperature, a war horse and a station carriage incident, plus a fashion misadventure by a country woman on a Fifth Avenue ride and a snippet on the Red River valley’s diversified farming prospects.
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Newberry
Ind
Plainville
Daviess County
Terrette
Ped
Nanan
Yoon
Intek
Mary
St. Louis Republic
Meeting Street
Dewas
Wiley
New York
Miss Gould
Jay Gould
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Maguire
Ntio
Annette
Atis Son
Milarly
Portland
Pine Forest
Levi Dunn
Mr. Dunn
Henry Gibbs
Clay County
Kentucky
Jellico
Thomas Cotton
Nathan Collins
Cumberland Gap
Colan Turner
Gibbe
al Cole
Gibbs
Ifth
Andy Griswold
Harry Broughton
Ee Mars
Jae Pe
Post Office
Oakes
N. D
Bir Rmann
Els
Paria
Sum
Iaider
Louisville and Nashville
Wade
Pender
St. Louis Globe-D
Cor
Mary Spilmore
St. Peter's Parish
Derby
Hospital of
Nottingham
England
Dakotas
Academy de Sciences
Beri Asalong
Dremel
Heidi Wei
Gentleman
Charleston
George Mortimer
Arlington
Sya
Vireminin
Confedariten
Due Jaw
Harkeley Borinas
Washington Star
Urtablo
Connec
Lis
Lanuntie River
Proma
Philadel
Aes Ponent
St. Louis Globe-Dexwerat
Great Northern Railway
North Dakota
Tevils Lake
Janon
Navy
Yay Gould's Daughter
Fifth Avenue
Eelf Ignefs
MD Ft
Jen
Red River Valley
Alinesota
Vriow
Og Fee
Yoolk
Goa
West
Crowniue
Eile
Jewell
Oakes, N. D
OuWanta Bicveie
Meyrore
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