Baltimore Cleaned Bottoms at Sea Without Docking
A U S Baltimore cruiser stayed undocked for eleven months during the Chillan incident, using divers to clean and scrape the foul bottom. Two sailors trained as divers plus gunner Peter Kinnier handled the job with improvised equipment and ladders, reporting effective results after thorough work.
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United States
Sebree
United States Naval Institute
Baltimore
Childan
Chillan
Peruvian
Toulon
France
Chil
Chill
Newport
Peter Kinnier
Diesides
Ray Frearentiy
Lustera
Dermrth
Sebreg
College Indecencies and Freshman Rivalry Echoes
Fragmentary text describes college hazing, freshman pride, and rivalries with scattered names and events. It cites a quotation about David and Abner, plus reflections on faith, order, and tradition in campus life. The piece blends anecdotes, debates, and moralizing as students confront behavior and authority.
Looking-Glass Sermon on Moses Gospels and Salvation
Rev. Dr. Talmage preaches on Exodus and the tabernacle laver as a symbol of Christ gospel. The sermon argues the Gospel first exposes sin then cleanses, with fresh daily mercy, offering pardon to all through faith while urging universal invitation to wash in the laver of mercy.
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Dr. Talmage
Olin
Sauice
Matthews
Moses
David
Tabernacle
Preelous
Bali
Stearts
Peagorc
Tal
Pheer Ward
Rivdite
Asse
Serge
T- Manet
Lord Jesus
Festus
Moe
Fife
Perpetua
Roth
Steines
Tenvard Orne
Christ
Gawey Fort
Caine
Ian Reet
Solomon
Temple
United States
Paul
Soran
Stephens
Richard Baxter
Gal
Bethesda
Solomon’s
God's
Tts
Alexander the Great
Hell
Ting
Daverer
Opera Pdo
Spade Butane
Calvary
Heaven
Pardiena
Pearce
Tortoise Defends Store as Rats Are Blasted in Battle
A local tortoise became a famed arena for nightly battles with rats outside a rear store. The animal repeatedly defended its ground by biting and severing limbs, often leaving rats maimed or dead while clerks and townsfolk watched and bet on outcomes.
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Serene
Ana Cuateriers
Pett
Anc
Chinese Proverbs and a British Vineyard Tale
The article compiles familiar Chinese proverbs with English versions, noting interpretations and equivalents such as time, prudence, and virtue. It then reports on a British vineyard near Cardiff owned by the Marquis of Bute, praising its unique status and record wine production in Jubilee years.
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Muenery
Hitle Wool
Chicago
Great Britain
Custle Coch
Cardiff
Marquis of Bute
Westminster Gazette
Dr Pleres Varieties Aid Childbirth And Pregnancy
The text touts Dr Pleres varieties claiming they ease childbirth by aiding Nature. It suggests labor and confinement are shortened and nourishment for the child is abundant. It also claims prevention of morning sickness and relief from nervous symptoms during pregnancy.
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Pleres
Peculiar Turtle Fishing Method in Cuba Described
The N Y Sun reports a curious technique using fish with a suction disk to attach to sleeping turtles. Fishermen in Cuba lure turtles with a release and pull in the prize using a ringed fin to secure the catch. A tub carries spare suction roves for reuse on each new turtle encounter.
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Cuba
N. Y. Sun
Pillsbury Best Flour Faces Rival Claims at Exposition
At the National Pure Food Exposition in Latte D, Pillsbury Best Flour faces rival critiques from a sponsor who claims other brands undercut quality. The piece stresses Pillsbury Best as the leading patent flour for decades and notes Washburns Best rivalry with Washburn Crosby.
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Piltshbury-Washburn
Latte D
Pitish Best
Evers
Pitlsbury
Pillsbury
Pillsbury’s
Washburn's Best
Pillsbury-Washbburn Flour Mills Company
Washburn- Crosby Company
Washburn’s
Disastrous Failure Amid Personal Strife Not Financial
A confused account notes a disastrous failure tied to persistent illness and marital strain. The fragment references a wife, emotional tension, and implied scandal, with garbled phrases indicating health decline and social fallout.
Fragmented 1900s Humor and Harsh Headlines
A garbled OCR shows clipped quotes about a prisoner ten days, a widow’s sorrow, a dead child, and a mocked water image. It includes stray phrases from newspapers the New York Herald Inter Ocean Real Hal Holiday and Philadelphia Record promote cures and jokes.
Hall's Catarrh Care Promises Internal Relief
An old Texas Siftings item notes a humorous insert about Hall's Catarrh Care sold as a remedy with a mock claim of internal benefit. The blurb reads like a faded advertisement or joke feature from a frontier era periodical.
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Ures
Eller Wu
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Cincinnati
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Orain
Reese
Tanks
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Softhead
Pacific
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Bullelo
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Canton
Con'r
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New York City
Brief
Milwaukee
Fostener
N. Y. Press
Leey
Fanny
Warried
Panny
Nersk
Ithe Sen
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N.Y. Herald
Bangle
Srs
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Ceres
Hale
Parie
Philadelphia
Hall
Price
Texas
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Calivernia Pig Syrup Co
Brockton
Wortrieg
E. Douglas
Walter Baker & GO
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Europe
America
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Walter Barer
Dorchester
ELGIN
R. Lespeasse
W. Lake Sr. Mations
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Gentral
BR. B
Leith
Manchester
Conn
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A. Beattie
Imas
Ion
Merry Christmas
North Adams, Mass
St. Jacobs
Gladstame
Andrew Clark
Queen Victoria
Princess Christian
Schiswig-Holstein
Princess Louise
Marchioness of
Harold Frederic
C . c. M. Thompson
Warren
J. T. Trowbridge
Edward W. Thomson
Dorothy Nelson
W. J. Long
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W. A. Hammond
W. C. Braislin
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