American Woman Recalls Nicaragua Trip Amid Civil War
Mrs. Barris of Lynn Massachusetts recounts travels in Costa Rica and Nicaragua during the 1907 revolutions. She describes peril on a 2000 foot chasm crossing by pulley and a hissed flag incident in Leon. Robbers on the Madgalpa to Leon route and camp comforts along Indian huts are noted with hospitable natives and scenic mule journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nicaragua
Joseph M. Barris
Lynn
Mass
Barris
Jose Santos Zelaya
Zelayan
John J. Estrada
Boston
Costa Rica
Mrs. Barris
Leon
Madagalpa
Madagaspan
A Pleasant Old Legend About Captain Booty
A London Times note recalls a tale of Captain Booty a seventeenth century mariner famed for drink and swearing. His legend says the devil carried him to Stromboli’s interior where he still vents profane language through fire tongues and smoke puffs, frightening his widow in Lower Thames Street at supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Marseilles
Stromboli
Sicily
Mediterranean
Lower Thames Street
London Times
A Tame Wild Mouse
An observer in a spruce perch watches a white footed mouse move under spring snow. Two mice forage nearby and one nibbles a shoe while the observer gently touches and then strokes the animal's back after patient approach. St. Nicholas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
King George IV Wardrobe Sale Realizes 75000
The posthumous sale of King George IV's wardrobe drew $75,000. Greville, among the attendees, notes the king rarely discarded items as he wore a vast array of coats and uniforms over fifty years. The collection includes 200 whips, various uniforms, orders costumes, furs, pelisses, and breeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George IV
England
Greville
Europe
Oddest Parasite In Creation In Tigers' Web Beds
The royal Bengal tiger is said to host a bloodsucking flea like creature living in the foot webbing. This insect is described as a perfect counterpart of a tiger in size shape claws tail and stripes, and the claim is presented as easily demonstrable to those with access to a zoological collection.
Rough Passage Across Atlantic Mentioned By Passenger
A traveler on the steamer expresses relief at finishing the crossing and recalls a rough passage with exaggerated praise for how tough it was. The exchange shows a witty optimism about future voyages and the memory of the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Why She Stayed at the Foot
A Delineator excerpt recalls Ma bel defending her academic decline after a mother’s scolding, declaring the girl who has always been foot left school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Hard on the Egg and Words on Fowls
A short excerpt notes humor about poultry and meat use with lines praising honesty and friendship. It includes a London Bystander quip about preferring a hegg in a hurry and a proverb urging faithfulness to word, work, and friend attributed to O Neilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
O'Neilly
Doctor Cook in Lisbon Cable Sparks Fearful Departure
The newspaper reports how backer Charles Wake details his years with Dr Frederick A Cook amid threats and secrecy over original polar records. It describes plans to move papers to Copenhagen, travel by ship under assumed names, and Cook's Dec 10 cable from Lisbon signaling continued danger and withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Wake
Frederick A Cook
Cook
Mr. Wake
Hotel Gramatin
Europe
Genoa
Lonsdale
Stelln
Germany
Copenhagen
University
Gramatin
Dr. Cook
Bronxville
Grand Central Station
Blecker Street
Pennsylvania Depot
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Wake
Harper
United States
Frm
Lisbon
Central Hotel
Spider Web as a Styptic in Dental Care
A historical note on using a spider web to stop bleeding, citing medieval and Shakespearean references and a dentist’s successful use after a tooth extraction. The cobweb is noted as effective though unclean, with a hospital case illustrating its application and satisfactory results.
Military Rats and Animal Siege Tricks in Historic War Lore
A panoramic note on uses of animals in warfare including firing powder magazines with rats, Samson’s foxes, and Vauban’s countermeasures. It mentions Pennant's British Zoology describing a royal rat catcher in scarlet livery and a municipal mole catcher in Leicester with a yearly salary of £1 11s 6d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Vauban
Anybow
Samson
Pennant
Leicester
London Standard
The Man of War Bird and Korea Smoking Habits
A description of the man of war bird or frigate pelican noting its light wing bones and high flight, its pounce on fish, and legends about its ship omen. The piece also surveys Korean smoking customs with green tobacco pipes carried long on the back of the neck, plus noted drinking habits and related proverbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
Korea
Bridge Lady Breaks Daughter at Gentlewomen's Club
A Brooklyn Citizen brief notes a social moment where two women discuss a broken arm of a daughter after a bridge game. One woman claims she broke her daughter’s arm last night while they drank soda at the Gentlewoman's club. The report conveys a sharp, murky social vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Virginna
Gentlewoman's Club
Bridge
Brooklyn
Indiana Administrator Appointed for Gideon Niehaus Estate
Alvin B. Branch named administrator of the Gideon Niehaus estate in Spencer County Indiana. Reinhard and Stevenson attorneys represent the estate, noting it is believed to be solvent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
Spencer Covunty
Gideon Niehaus
Ofsaide County
Alvin B. Branch
Admr
Reinhard & Stevenson
Attys
Administration Notice for Margaret Foertsch Estate
Spencer circuit court appoints Frederick Stein as administrator of the estate of Margaret Foertsch deceased of Spencer County Indiana. Bramel I S attorney handles administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Circuit Court
Margaret Foertsch
Spencer County
Indiana
Frederick Stein
Admr
I. S. Bramel
Notice of Administrator Appointment for Lyman V. Pierce
David L. Morgan appointed administrator of the estate of Lyman V. Pierce, deceased, of Daviess County Kentucky. The estate is declared solvent. Dated December 21. Swan and Mason, Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman V. Pierce
Daviess County
Kentucky
David L. Morgan
Admr
Swan & Mason
Attys
Notice of Final Settlement of Estate in Spencer Court
Creditors heirs and legatees of Mary M Johnson deceased must appear in Spencer Circuit Court Rockport Indiana January 24 1910 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and confirm heirship to receive distributive shares The Clerk certifies this notice December 27 1909 A J Payton attorney for administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary M. Johnson
Spencer Circuit Court
Rockport
Indiana
J.A. Hopkins
Spencer Circuit
A. J. Payton
Admr
DRAINAGE NOTICE IN INDIANA SPENCER COUNTY PUBLIC DREDGE DRAIN
Spencer County drainage commissioners report favorable to the B G Mosley drain in Ohio Grass and Luce townships with assessments on resident and non resident lands and highways. Hearing set January 3 1910 in Spencer Circuit Court. Also rail schedule and transit notices for Rockport Evansville and interconnections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Spencer County
Spencer Circuit Court
Daniel Kopp
John G. Rimstidt
John ,T. Jacobs, Jr
Benjamin F. Burkhart
Ohio
Grass
Luce
B. G. Mosley
Samuel McVey
Clara Shrodes
Effie Farmer
Tressie Farmer
Lula B
Pigeon Creek
James A. Hopkins
E. L. Boyd
Difficulty in judging bright sayings of children after hearing parents
A judge notes the challenge of interpreting children’s bright sayings as they listen to their parents speak. The remark highlights complexities in understanding a child’s remarks within parental discourse.
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Stars and Stripes
Chinatown
Chicago Tribune
Harrison Township
St. Meinrad
Meinrad
Joseph Peters
Harrison
John Muleer
Liberal
Wm. G. Tableman
Clay Township
Jackson Township
Gentryville
Wm. V. Besson
Carter Township
Dale
Mariah Hill
Paul Ender
Evansville
Main Street
Hatfield
Richland
Lake P. O
9Th Streets
W. A. Carson
R. F. C. Storton
Board of & Signers
Auditor's Office
Santa Fe
Zachary Ker
Florida
Cuba -Nassau
Southern Railway
Pullman
Ohio River
Chatttanooga
Atlanta
Macon
Knoxville
A. R. Cook
Louisville
E. D. Stratton
P. A
Ind
C. Beam, Jr
St Louis
Lucas
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