Contradictions of a Forbidden Voyage on the Bay
In a narrative set aboard a yellow sailboat near the San Francisco Bay the artist John Gray chats with Silvia and Faris as they voyage toward the Straights. A buried river and strange colored waters hint at hidden dangers while the crew contends with whispers of past killings and destinies intertwined with love and sea peril.
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Sancello
Letus
Mount Diablo
Ana Os
Faria
Father
Chon
Caruinas
S Ciant
Siz
Pese
Azores
Faris
Beere
Fura
Venice
Bay
San Francisco
California
Erin
Francisco
John Gray
Sanello
Gray
Silvia
Farle
Eddy
Bic
Out Through the Golden Gate Adventure in a Seaborne Quest
A voyage via a granite flume gate off San Francisco unfolds with a daring crew led by John Gray and the fearless Farla. The Green-eyed daughter battles fear as a perilous crossing meets foamy seas and cliffside huts. The scene shifts to a cliffside landing at Falcones and the tense return voyage under a sinking sun.
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Golden Gate
John Gray
Farla
Bay of
San Francieco
Sacramento
Canada
Sierras
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
Columbia River
San Francisco Bay
California
Silvis
Ber
Stong
Farlsia
Goa
Savage Islands
Sein
Afloat on San Francisco Bay in Miller serial tale
In a moonlit voyage up the bay a family tale unfolds aboard a yellow sailboat. Farla, a fearless sister figure, vanquishes a white bull while dark currents of danger loom around the Indian well and graves hidden in Redwood Park.
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Urnas Straits
Sanello
Lanelle
Bello
Farle
Farla
Mr. Gray
At Gricly Bear
John Gray
Gray
Parla
Pachelos
California
Redwood Park
Mount Diablo
Father
White Bull
Mother
Saneilo
Swain
Silvia
Peters
Cultivation of Nutmegs in Guinea Coast
Captain John Strahan recounts landing in a south Guinea cove and trekking to nutmeg country. The party ascends to about 1000 feet, discovers drying houses, and observes nutmeg trees with mace. Nuts are husked roasted dried and shipped by local traders to Gulf ports in light craft.
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Guinea
John Strahan
Glasgow Mail
Gulf
Society Actresses Preparing for the Stage Across Society
A long profile explores society women turning to acting, highlighting Mrs. Berlan-Gibbs as an amateur who follows a path to professional life. It weighs choices of fame versus privacy, cites Mrs. Langtry and Mrs. Potter, and forecasts Miss Elsie DeWolff as a future star amid debates about social actresses vs. dramatic talent.
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Fteer
Amelie Rives
Hal
Barbara
Miss Rives
Berlan
Jonathan Edwards
Mr. Gibbs
William Astor
Berlan-Gibbs
James G. Blaine,Jr
New York
Cleopatra
Blaine
Sre
Bisine
Mrs. Bloodgood
Ms. Potter
Navitai
Mrs. Potter
Mrs. Goodgood
Mitchell
Emma Abbott
Langtry
London
Lady Randolph Churchill
Bowes
Prince of Wales
O'Sullivan Dimpfel
Baltimore
Elsie DeWolff
Laneny
Potter
Bloodgood
Dimpfel
Elsi DaWo
Mind Cure Tale From Belgrade Sparks Self Preservation
In a Belgrade tale recounted by a Lewiston Journal doctor, Old Descon Badger's wife lies bedridden for years until a house fire proves her instinct for self preservation stronger than illness. She moves her feather bed to safety, then returns once danger passes, prompting a sharp kitchen-ward exchange about meals and autonomy.
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Lewiston Journal
Belgrade
Descon Badger
Aera
Sarah
Gas propelled carriage exhibited in Munich
Messrs Beng & Co of Mannheim showed a gas powered motor in a rear mounted carriage in Munich. Benzine stored under the seat feeds a gas generator to drive three wheels at about ten miles per hour. A spark fired by electricity starts the engine with a hand lever. The vehicle seats four and costs about three pence halfpenny per hour for power.
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Glasgow
Messrs. Beng & Co
Mannheim
Munich
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Restores Vitality
An advertisement extols Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a remedy for impaired vitality and weakened energy, claiming it is wonderfully successful in reviving strength and vigor.
Picture cords and hung art dangers urged in spring cleanup
A London Globe correspondent cites a decades old dining room accident linked to a falling picture and a master’s relative’s death. He warns that modern wire cords channel gas and air, degrade faster, and should be checked during spring cleaning to prevent further mishaps.
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Society For Psychical Research
A Telegraphers View On Inventions And Sleep
A telegraph operator, in an interview, extols the telegraph as a crucial aid and notes the pace required to transcribe incoming messages. He discusses the mental strain of nightly press dispatches and the dreamlike aftermath of a hard shift.
The Schooling Dilemma and Child Fitness
A reflective essay urges reform in child education emphasizing focused study and physical effort. It argues current schooling dulls concentration, harms health, and dulls natural talents, citing air quality, overstructured days, and risks from infectious disease. The author recounts personal teaching experience and warns against coercive, broad literacy at the expense of health and real understanding.
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Education
Asia
Reminiscence of Allegheny Canal Ambitions and Erie Link
An old resident recalls a nearly sixty year old proposal to connect Lake Erie with the Allegheny River by a canal. The piece notes prior discussions in newspapers and mentions a Pittsburgh steamer that once reached into what is now New York State, reflecting on historic canal dreams and regional transport ideas.
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Agassiz the Elder
Lake Erie
Allegheny River
Allegheny
New York State
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Hurley
Cook
York Normal College
al Jeter
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Hawilton
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