Woman Gains Liberty Amidst Stowaway Drama on Turkish Vessel
A Turkish deserter and a passportless woman hide in a chartroom locker aboard a ship near the Black Sea after Rosa the kitchen wench moves a stowaway and the captain’s lady into the confined space. The claustrophobic scene ends with the woman fainting as voices from outside fail to reach them. In a separate note, Boston Post profiles Mr. Morrall, an elderly wood chopper and former Mount Lafayette guide known for past mountain exploits and a long memory.
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Bosporus
Black Sea
Josef
White
Alan Bott
Stowaways, Inc
Asia
Feodor
Odessa
Rosa
Mr. Morrall
Morrall
Mount Lafayette
White Mountains
Aged Franklin Man Claims Regional Woodchopper Title
Friends of Frank Morral, 90, of Franklin, New Hampshire, say he is the champion woodchopper of his age in New England. Despite nearing 100, Morral can still swing an ax with the best in Hampshire.
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Frank Morral
Franklin, N. H
New England States
Hampshire
Synthetic acetic acid transforms wartime vinegar uses
Acetic acid now produced cheaply for acetate of cellulose and airships. Previously wood distillation supplied it, but shortages spurred a synthetic route via acetylene reacting with water to form acetic aldehyde, then its oxidation to acetic acid. Three French firms adopt the method, aiming to outcompete wood distillers and undercut natural vinegar.
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la Nature
Falt
Kipling Manuscripts and Editor Feud Echoed in 1892 Sale
A sale of Kipling manuscripts reveals how editor Henley altered lines in a typewritten copy of Pom Hinson. Kipling also revised the poem Cleared to change its Irish phonetics, illustrating care in authorship and the tensions between author and editor.
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Rudyard Kipling
National Observer
Henley
Kipling
Christian Science, Monitor
Scout executive appeals to school for troop program
A local scout executive visited a school to organize a troop and taught the boys, pleasing them and the principal. The boys later asked the teacher to invite him back, but she refused, citing time for regular work. After several days, the class urged again, prompting the teacher to relent with a playful prompt.
Baby airplanes race into the air in early aviation boom
The article details miniature craft in England and France including the 16 foot pocket airplane by Austin Whipple reaching 96 mph and a folding transport design. It notes the British Crew 220 pound model, a French infant monoplane from Gar gay with 18 foot span, 62 mph speed, and prices for these tiny aircraft ranging from 1000 to 1200 dollars.
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England
Austin Whipple
Gargay
Little Brothers
Capronits
Handley Pages
Vimys
Top hats on statues raise laughs in Glasgow and beyond
The revival of the silk hat amuses observers as statues display toppers in odd poses. Lincoln in the United States sits bareheaded with his top hat placed beside him, while Glasgow MP James Oswald is depicted with his hat clutched upside down in his hand attracting street children who pitch pebbles into it.
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United States
President Lincoln
Glasgow
Scotland
James Oswald
Oswald
Smuggling Dogs Run Tequila Across Rio Grande
A dog used by Mexican smugglers to haul tequila across the Rio Grande was observed by U S and Mexican guards making nightly trips between Juarez and El Paso. The animal carried four tequila bottles tied to its back and evaded pursuit during crossings.
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Rio
United States
el Paso
Tex
Rio” Grande
Juarez
Rio Grande
FOUND NEW LAND OF GOLD DISCOVERED IN COLOMBIA
J W Priest a mining man reports a new gold region in Colombia after traveling from Santa Marta to Cartagna and along the Magdalena river and overland through mountains to reach vast gold fields unused due to lack of machinery and transit facilities. He traveled with his wife and C L Logug a mining engineer.
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New York
Colombia
J. W. Priest
Santa Marta
Mr. Priest
Priest
C. L. Logug
Cartagna
Peace Hath Its Sorrows at the Soldier Dance
A women’s wartime society once entertained soldiers faces postwar blues. A chaperone asks Luella to attend the dance. she sighs that there is no partner left since all their boys are back. Luella notes others still have suitors among other men.
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Luella
Eight Thousand Swiss in War Story Recalled
A Life magazine recollection notes eight thousand Swiss fought in war with eight thousand entry into French service. Of 8000, 7700 died and 300 survived while 1000 stalled a German advance at Verdun. It links the tale to William Tell and Arnold von Winkelried in old American readers.
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Verdun
Wil Ham Tell
Arnold von Winkelried
Marines to issue World War rifles to new recruits
Rifles actually used by United States marines in France at Belleau Wood and other battles will be issued to new recruits who have not seen combat. Marines returned all rifles for refinishing and repair in Chicago, and those restored will be issued to inspire recruits with the same weapons used in the world war.
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United States
France
Belleau Wood
Soissons
St. Mihiel
Champagne
Argonne
Marine Corps
Chicago
Lost His Place at the Barber and Saloon
An old man named Bitzer, a furniture store keeper in a neighboring town, steps into a barber shop while drinking beer across the street. Returning to claim his turn, he discovers someone else served and asks the barber if leaving a room and returning means he is still out.
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Bitzer
Ordeal Recalls Night at Flubdub’s House
A Louisville Courtier-Journal snippet recounts a peculiar tale where a person visits Flubdub’s home, drinks homemade wine from his wife, and smokes two Christmas cigars, leaving the speaker looking feeble with the remark. The fragment hints at a curious, lightly sensational episode in local life.
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Flubdub
Louisville Courtier-Journal
Wrong Page Reading Gaffe by Little Reader
A seven year old girl pretends to read from Chatterbox, reading aloud about dolls until a guest points out no dolls on the page. She laughs and reveals she was on the wrong page, then flips to the correct section.
Fine Results From Simple Dyes Demonstration in London
The Knox Guild of Design and Crafts showcased dyeing with ordinary methods. Woolen staffs woven by guild members were dyed with privet bracken gorse and other plants and soot from the chimney producing a handsome old gold tint.
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London
Knox Guild of Design and Crafts
Mixed Observations on Society and Morals
A collection of satirical musings on politics religion wealth and family dynamics. The author ponders social pretenses postures and the absurdities of public life while noting wage changes graves old age and the varying fortunes of individuals and families.
Local Social and Civic Notes from Ft. Dodge area
Plover Patriot Lauretta Thomas of Ft. Dodge visits A W Hess and J H Gembler homes. I M McKim drives stock to Chicago. G A Everson and wife attend State Medical Association in Des Moines. Ladies’ Aid meets May 20 hosted by Hancher Lathrop and Bush. Willing Workers apron sale May 15 with cafeteria supper at 5 30. P J Shaw made nine business trips to Fonda this week.
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Lauretta Thomas
Ft. Dodge
A. W. Hess
J. H. Gembler
I. M. McKim
Chicago
G. A. Everson
State Medical Association
Des Moines
Ladies’ Aid Sociey
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State OF
County OF Pocahontas
I. W. C. Wood
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Sealy
G. Obrecht
Christ Maltzahn
A. G. Obrecht
Plover
C. IE. Hancher
C. P. Lathrop
J. M. Bush
P. J. Shaw
Fonda
First Liberty Loan
Second Liberty Loan
Third Liberty Loan
the People’s Savings Bank
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