Jip the Dog Rescued From Icy River by Angling Party
One half foxhound and one half pointer named Jip, owned by Newton Belman of Chicago, fell through ice on the Kaskaskia River near Sullivan in December. The rescuers Newt Belman, Harry Russell, and Frank Blackford blasted ice and formed a channel to pull Jip back to safety after nineteen minutes in the frigid water. Jip recovered with icicles on his face and ears, then chased a rabbit and remained fine.
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Jip
Minois
Hip
Newton Belman
Chicago
Newt
Harry Russell
Frank Blackford
Kaskaskia River
Sullivan
Ti Newt
Hat Jip
Newton
Uttle
Frank
Harry
Cone Tor
Jim
Rae
Nuch
Newl
Urelee
Colly
Bowler Hat Origin and Notable Inventors
The bowler known as the derby originated in Britain over six years ago from a design by a Norfolk farmer, with early production tied to W iant Bowler of Bt Swithin's lane. The bowler became popular in Britain and abroad, symbolizing status alongside the silk hat while Motherington is linked to inventing the topper.
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Wiiant
Swithin's Lane
Britain
Jol
Motherington
Fragmentary note on design history and inventions
A garbled passage recalls an English designer in London facing arrest for incitement, mentions a frightened public reaction to a sheen, and references a century old Frenchman Antoine Gjous linked to an opera, plus a hat device with inventor royalties and stale data about St. Algh.
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London
Lanyo
Antoine Gjous
America Largest U S Boat Is Launched at Newport News
The American liner America, the largest U S boat built, slides down the Newport News shipyard ways marking a proud milestone. The story details scale drawings, 15 foot models, electric welding with protective gear, turbine blade production, and the rivet hot activity at the yard as the ship rises through construction months.
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America
United States Lines
Newport News
Nate
Severt
Household questions from a bygone guide on cleaning and menus
Household hints warn soaking yellowed knife handles in peroxide for four hours then sun dry. Remove whitewash from windows with hot vinegar and cloth. Clean ice trays with baking soda to prevent stale odors. Sunday Night Menu includes hot bacon sandwiches salad and brownies with iced coffee. White palat yellowed by whiting solution of whiting and water. For polishing glass old newsprint outperforms cotton, and newsprint works with whiting or similar.
Farmer Giles Finds a Honey Equilibrium
Village gossip follows farmer Giles as he remarries a woman far younger than him. A local friend frets about the age gap, but Giles insists the match benefits both, claiming his wife makes him feel twenty years younger and she feels twenty years older when he looks at her, a humorous reversal of aging.
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Giles
Your Heart in Your Work at the Wheelbarrow Job
A brief note urges workers to show passion in any task, claiming dedication matters more than the title and that steady effort earns recognition from management. It frames work as personal measure and duty.
Truth as Bait: A Lesson in Deception
Quote discusses deception using truth as bait and warns that falsehood seldom succeeds when it is wrapped as a lure. It presents a moral contrast between honesty and manipulation and implies caution in discerning ulterior motives.
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Gaen
Uth
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