Under the Ice A Paterson hunter saved by waterproof matches
Lloyd D. Henderson and his Indian guide Eli faced a brutal lake ice collapse on Kidney Lake Quebec in 1926. The dog Maro perished and freezing led to a desperate eight mile trek to shelter before a fire revived them. Eli later died of pneumonia.
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Ello
Lloyd D. Henderson
Paterson
N. J
Quebec
Lloyd
Moose
Eli
Maro
Kidney Lake
Grammar dispute over ain't and isn’t across family
A girl who often said ain't was reproved by her mother. Later she heard her cousin say it and rushed to say Doris says It ain't but it isn't ain't, it?
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Doris
Uproar and Jests from scattered newspaper snips
A collage of humorous clippings notes Richard aiding his mother with a favorite dessert and cites an old saying about apples and doctors. It contrasts a quip about three desserts daily with a cheeky exchange in Our Paper. The Digest mocks a real man’s misfortune attributed to his wife.
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Richard
Indianapolis News
Jones
The
Digest
Odd Provisions of Wills Quirky Bequests Highlighted in Belfast Debate
In Belfast a private member's bill to require proper provision for dependents prompts recall of odd will clauses. Examples include a testator leaving all to care for cats, seven pence for a widow's halter, a widow’s farthing sent unstamped, a widow’s trousers, and conditions on legatees entering parliament.
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Belfast
Early lamp patents span 1798 to 1831 with notable makers
The 1798 patent goes to John Love of South Carolina for a tallow lamp. The oldest known lamp is William Howe’s nursery lamp from 1812. A second patent in 1831 to John W. Schulz and William Trull followed a run of about twenty other patents in the interim. Kipling autographs story notes a butcher selling his checks as autographs after a bank slip confusion.
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John Love
South Carolina
William Howe
Boston
John W. Schulz
William Trull
Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
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Eddie
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