The Sea Scourge Chapter XII Departure and Farewell
Paul prepares to split from Burning ton and heads toward America leaving behind his loyal crew. He entrusts a letter and plans with Buffo as Mary aids the escape. Dawn finds them on shore after a secret voyage while Billy Alason and the others bid him farewell with gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Ben Marton
Burnington
Merself
Paulath
Eben
Buffo
Mary
Otehwa
Billy Alason
Ling
Grouth
Mason
Beneith
Mary Vow Dave
Orehewa
Lieaven
Burt
Cince
Goun di Po
Ciy
Feherman
Son
Pearl
Alph
March Pier
Marl Laroon
Larcon
Marl
Jarnington
Lie
Valli
Philip Storms
Storms
How to Scare Footpads by Pretending a Gun
A Brooklyn Eagle tale explains a late night encounter with two footpads. A lone man, fearing attack, improvises with a silver half-dollar to mimic a pistol, causing the pursuer behind to flee and the other to run in opposite directions. The ruse succeeds, leaving him unharmed.
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Bil
Brooklyn Eagle
Absent-minded giants and the first faith of medicine
The piece recalls Harvard President Josiah Quincy’s remembered forgetfulness and a lesser known tale of his agitation at a speech in Faneuil Hall. It contrasts Quincy’s misforgetfulness with Otis’s witty calm and notes Plato era medical lore, Acxculapius and symbolic animals, as early faith-based healing influencing mind over matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Quincy
Harvard College
Quincy
Faneuil Hall
Politician Faces Fence Debate Amid Divided Voter Support
A local politician remains cautious as voters line up on both sides of a fence question. The situation highlights a split public opinion and the challenge of addressing diverse viewpoints in the community.
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Roosis
Great Liftlock lifts ships over a hill at Peterborough
An innovative liftlock in Peterborough Ontario, a 66 foot hydraulic elevator for ships, promises a faster canal link from Georgian Bay to Lake Ontario. Two steel pans raise or lower vessels in 1.5 minutes, reducing waterway transfer time and boosting Trent Valley navigation.
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Peterborough
Ont
Georgian Bay
Canada
Lake Ontario
Detroit
Trent Valley Waterway
Sault Ste. Marie
Meaning of Word Doctor in Historical Usage
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes the word doctor originally meant a person skilled enough to teach in a field or who had achieved the highest degree in divinity law physics or music. It traces the title to professors of Roman law at Bologna around the twelfth century and says it later carried expense and pomp.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
University of
Bologna
No Flannels for Winter Says Minnesota Health Society
The Minnesota Health Society in Saint Paul bans flannel underwear as harmful to health. Dr C W Young says it smothers skin pores and hinders respiration leading to rheumatism and pneumonia. Members favor light summer-like undergarments and a training regimen for warmth. Dr Moellering promotes a ventilation device to stop airtight homes.
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Minnesota State ‘Alth Society
Central Call
St. Paul
Moellering
Accuracy in a Fine Point of War Story
A Chicago Journal excerpt recalls a naval exchange during the 1882 Alexandria bombardment. Lord Charles Beresford asks a gunner to hit a fort man in the eye and is asked which eye. The piece notes social quips about widowhood and poetry as well.
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Chicago Journal
Alexandria
Charles Beresford
Lord Beresford
Around a Big State: Neighborhood Happenings and Notices
A compact roundup of general and local interests covers marriages and deaths, accidents and crimes, and personal pointers about Indiana communities. Names of towns and events anchor the items in a period suburban newspaper voice.
Indiana Rural Toll and Tragedy Aboard
A long list of local deaths and injuries from accidents and illness spans Indiana towns from Shelbyville and Elkhart to Lafayette and Decatur. Notable cases include typhoid pneumonia deaths, a fatal coal mine accident, a roof laborer seriously hurt, smallpox epidemic fears, a late night drowning, and a patient harmed by medical error. The report also notes a fire in Fountain estate timberland, nerve and heart incidents, and a railway worker badly wounded by timber splinters during a high speed run.
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Claude White
Elkhart
Alloys Guire
Shelbyville
Frank Mahoney
Coxville
Columbus
Hope
George Heckathorn
North Manchester
J. W. Chittenden
Chittenden
Andrew J. Whitbeck
Maurice S. Oldaker
Charles Weland
Royal Centre
William Ryker
Willis Ryker
Madison
Robert Baird
Sclon
Charleston
Nappanee
Elkhart County
Fountain
Garrett
George McCormick
Lafayette
Ind
Efe
Daniel V. Traxler
Fort Wayne
Argos
Grand Island
Nebraska
Argvos
George Walker
Central Union Telephone Company
Crawfordsville
Mabel West
Huntington
Jacob Yoder
Berne
Adams County
O. W. Bryan
Indianapolis
Bader
C. H. Bryan
Susie Cox
Sarah Shaw
Miss Funk
Matthew Mounsey
West Marion
Anderson
Richmond
Greensfork
Eagan
Thomas Boening
City Electrician
South Bend
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Pio
Usezuisa
Ma@ou
Warrison Gray Otis
Mr. Otis
Ontario
Cardela
Indiana News
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