Heroic Young Electrician Aboard Buffalo Story of Courage
A young electrician aboard the USS Buffalo near Manila earns lasting fame for keeping the ship’s lights on during a deadly gale and sinking peril. He later helps his crew amid gunfire while rescuers struggle, then faces dismissal over a volatile wartime episode. His steadfast actions contrast with others' panic and fuel a legend of heroism.
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New York Voice
Religious Society of Reads
Cuba
Navy
Buffalo
New York
Dewey
Manila
Distrace
Agaiiy
Life-Saving Shot Recovered From Shipwreck Display
The Washington Star notes a four-tyfour pound shot attached to a life-line was the first U S life saving ball used in saving many aboard the Ayrshire in the 1850 wreck off New York. It lay buried for 23 years before wreckers recovered it for display.
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Kim
Washington Star
United States
Ayrshire
Ireland
Lound
New York
Cunarder
Mr. Bell
Celeton
Drawing Water Under Fire in the Santiago Campaign
A Rough Rider recounts water shortages and disease during the siege of Santiago. Spanish sharpshooters hinder fording points and a well becomes a focal point as troops endure brutal days in trenches before surrender. The piece notes casualties from drawing water and a cavalry-led relief maneuver near the water source.
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Sac Luan
Priscipa
Snd
Aulwer
Belgian Hero Saves Express Despite Wounds
Iles Campion a porter for the Belgian State Railway, halted a planned wreck after spotting a extinguished signal. He crawled back to alert colleagues despite stab wounds, as two assailants left a bar of iron on the line near Antwerp. Passengers were saved by his courage.
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Iles Campion
Anversat-Nauur Tauelion
Campion
Paris
Manu
Sta- London Daily News
Helen
Moscow
Exice
Devastating Great Plains Fire Near ISS Rail Line
British Columbian wind-driven prairie fire swept into the Dakota-Northern Pacific corridor. Flames 150 miles wide at peak paralyzed travel on the line for two days and three nights. Passengers witnessed roaring walls of fire, animal stampede, and scorched landscapes along the tracks.
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Plains
Iss
British Columbia
Dakota
Northern Pacific
Paci
Indian John Moore Dies in Pennsylvania at Age Near Ninety
The Indian planter and local figure known as Indian John died recently in Pennsylvania aged about ninety. He recalled Pittsburgh’s early log cabins and the Wigwam site near Monongahela. A friend of famous renegade Simon Girty and of John Turner, his fortune and buried hoard feature in legend.
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Jobin Moore
John
Est “Ec
Penn
Nin Miftia
Cgenera& Brads
Monongahela
Moore
Pittsburg
Erness
Bradley
Simon Girty
Moore Dock
John Turner
Turner
Baltimore Sun
Significance of the Flowers in Faith and Funerals
A sermon on the Bible’s flowers as messengers of comfort and providence. The speaker treats flowers as angels of the grass and symbols of resurrection, urging their use in weddings and funerals, citing biblical imagery from lilies to roses and urging reverent, practical funeral adornment. He references Luther, Bunyan, Picciola, and Mungo Park to illustrate flowers’ moral and spiritual value.
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Theraby
Esther
Christ
Vaila
John Bunyan
House of the Interpreter
Nile
Japan
Washington
Sierras
Nepaul
Cape of Good Hope
Luthe
Mart'n
Luther
Picciola
Mungo Park
Eltar
Church Eisie
Greenwood
Christendom
China
Job
Isainal
James le
Rose
Sharon
Carter
Lord Nelson
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
All England
St. Pauls Cathedral
Trummpeter
Jesus
The Doom of the Steam Locomotive
The Scientific American describes a steam locomotive replaced by a modern electric unit built by a Paris based Mediterranean Company. It runs thirty miles from Melina with a smokestack and coal boilers yet hauls heavy loads at sixty miles per hour, surpassing prior electrical era limits. The piece mourns the loss of noisy steam power and reflects on historical progress.
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Scientific American
Genie Civil
Paris
Melina
New York
Jewel Carpet Worth a Million in Treasure Room
A curious description claims a carpet valued at one million dollars lies in a jah of Barnda treasure room. It supposedly measures six by ten feet with strips of pure pearls, herb and circular motifs, and took three years to craft as a gift to a beautiful local belle.
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Thejah of
Barnda
Medan
Trust Not to Appearances
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for ailments from sleepless nights to irritability. It promises restored energy and a pleasant daily mood, claiming it cleanses the system and purges impurities. Narrative testimonials cite improved health and relief from afflictions like running sores.
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Hood
Droods Sarsaparilly Cure Sold With Guarantee
A garbled ad claims a liver remedy called Sarsaparilly is sold with a guarantee. Shoppers report merchants misrepresenting it and a need for returns. The text includes unclear phrases about a “Goose lore” and a deceptive pool reference.
Unusual Christmas Gifts For A Brooklyn Cook
A fragment describes two log and white checked gingham aprons given to a Brooklyn homemaker. It notes the aprons are long and large and suited for a kitchen when maids are away. The piece portrays the recipient’s pride and references local gifting during the holiday season.
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Brooklyn
Gearon
Mrs Mary Rocnie Addresses Pinkham Patent Remedy
A New Jersey reader praises Lydia E Pinkham's remedy in a letter to Mrs Pinkham. The writer describes severe illness and weakness, credits the product with improved health, and expresses gratitude for recovery after using the remedy as advised by a woman physician.
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Mary Rocnie
Linden
New Jersey
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Weil
Hiu
Chase
Kansas City
Kaw
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Pennsylvania
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Leavenworth
Santa Fe
W. H. Bridgens
Sager
Sud
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Crect
Sant Fe
Gridgens
Mr. Bridwels
Philadelphis
Mr Thlmages Nage
Hang Chane
Pekin
Caloa
Hong Chang
Droods Sarsaparilly
eLands
Mr Lynn
Mass
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