Pioneer of Steam Navigation Henry Bell and the Comet
On January 18 1812 Glasgow saw the launch of the Comet the first passenger steamship built for river service on the Clyde. Henry Bell the former mason financed and built it after years of struggle and failed government support. The Comet proved a success in design but failed to make money as faster rivals emerged, ending in an unglamorous retirement for Bell with a small annuity and a memorial at Bowling.
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London
Glasgow
Clyde
Legnth
Henry Bell
Carron
Admiralty
Nelson
Helensburgh
Craigendoran
Messrs. John Wood & Co
Port Glasgow
Senger
Cunard
Acadia
Firth of Forth
Forth
Comet
Bowling
Greenock
Navy Society Rules Women to Propose to Sailors in Philadelphia
A secret Navy Society formed by Maine crew members aims to promote marriages between sailors and American women. The rule requires proposals to be made by women and dues fund gifts for each bridegroom. The idea sprang from light banter in the Idaho wardroom and grew amid criticisms of sailors' companions.
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Philadelphia
United States Navy
Maine
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Navy
Idaho
Uncle Sam
Asso
Formation Society
Lynch Law Shift Urges Respect for Legal Process
Judge Jo Lawson, dean designate of Missouri Law School, told Columbia students lynch law has waned but law enforcement must prevail. He warned that in America technicalities keep courts from true justice and judges risk becoming mere umpires unable to independently search for fairness.
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Columbia
Jo Lawson
Law School
University of Missouri
Lynch Law
America
See America First Grows Across the Nation
Interior department officials report rapid progress of the See America First program. A touring collection of handsome colored park views has been scheduled for exhibitions through August 15 and will visit Boston Providence Hartford and Worcester before moving to the south and Midwest.
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Washington, D. C
America
United States
Interior Department
Department
New England
Boston
Providence
Hartford
Worcester
Scenic and Historic Preservation Society of
New York
South
Middle West
Quick Wit Saves His Life in Avoca Rescue
Fifteen year old Francis Scott of Avoca narrowly escaped death on a Delaware and Hudson line when a freight train backing up approached. He threw himself flat on the track as 16 cars and the locomotive passed over him, emerging bruised with torn clothes but unharmed beyond cuts.
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Wilkesbarre
Francis Scott
Avoca
Delaware and Hudson
Meriden Heir Rejects Marriage Bonus in Will Clause
In New Britain probate court the executors finalize Charles F. Corbin's father's $1.85 million estate. He declines a $150,000 cash incentive for marriage within a year, choosing $75,000 and remaining single. The clause aimed to promote wedlock, despite prior divorce and rumors of reconciliation.
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Meriden
Conn
Charles F. Corbin
Philip Corbin
American Hardware Corporation
Mr. Corbin
New Britain
Corbin
Charles Corbin
Lillian Blakeslee Corbin
Wealthy pauper found hiding cash in Saratoga dress
Mrs Anna Minkler, previously taken to hospital as a penniless old man, proved wealthy after doctors inspected her. Cab fare paid by Dr Scott. Hospital examination revealed bundles of money in garments and a bank book, along with divorce papers and a marriage certificate among the clothing.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Anna Minkler
Scott
Canal Days Recall on the Schuylkill Canal
Retired boatman Capt. Henry Reppert recalls a winter period longer than any before on the Schuylkill canal. He served 40 years at sea and notes historic times with 1,200 boats between Port Clinton and Philadelphia and 3,600 men earning a living on the canal.
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Auburn
Schuylkill
Henry Reppert
Schuylkill Canal
Port Clinton
Philadelphia
Reminiscences of Schuylkill Canal Trade in 19th Century
Capt Reppert recalls freight use on a fading canal with 38 boats in service today. He dates the 1849 steam barge Experiment from Wilmington to Schuylkill coal regions and the 1852 Daniel P. Schenfelder from Reading to Albany, 152 ton capacity, plus Reading to Philadelphia packet boats with daily 4 AM departures and 6 PM arrivals, horse relays every 10 miles.
Lacey Declares Off Duty In Brief Exchange With Casey
Terry Casey asks Jerry Lacey why he is running for something and the messenger boy replies that it is all right he is off duty now.
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Terry Casey
Jerry
Jerry Lacey
Messenger Boy
Terry
Cuticura Remedies Help Child’s Severe Eczema Case
A Utah mother recalls a baby head rash that became a painful running sore. After using Cuticura Resolvent, Soap, and Ointment, the head cleared and hair remained healthy. The letter endorses Cuticura products and invites samples from Boston.
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Francis Lund
Plain City
Utah
Dept. L
Boston
Wondering Control and the light of self restraint
The dialogue touches on hypnotism with Mr Comrox affirming belief and joking about a cook staying in the country. A Jeremy Taylor quote extols temperance as reason and virtue and a proverb notes patient self discipline leading to better outcomes.
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Jeremy Taylor
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Panama, Canal
Scotchman
Banks of
Navy Society
Missouri
Connecticut
Tak Hospital
Schuylkill Valley
Ford Manufacturing CO
St. Paul
Omaha
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Spohn
Spom Medical CO
Goshen, Ind
U.S.A
Alle Grap CO
Moore
Ben
Sloan
Rebecca Jane Isaacs
Lucy
Kentucky
Earl S. Sloan
Ston
Salzer
Malzer
LaCrosse
Wis
Therapion Siicke
Kitner
Farr
le Clera
MED
Daverstock RD
Hampstead
Eng
Lincoln
Pierce
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