Alaska Sealing and Fisheries Practices Exposed in Alaska Journal
A historical account details U S and British sealing activity near the American coast with 200 American seal hunters present. It notes canneries threatening salmon supplies and Indians profiting from hunts, including otter pelts, fish markets, and trading post routes through Daw son. It mentions Alaska's lack of reptiles and the harsh hunting economy around traditional subsistence and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ameri
North American Trading and Transportation Company
Columbia River
Alaska
Beggar Actor Won A Coin and touched passersby
A former actor who once worked with McCullough in the 1870s asks a downtown passerby for help. He speaks of better days while recounting his decline and his faded coat as he leans on a club pillar, seeking breakfast.
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McCullough
Michigan Avenue
Calumet Club
Bloomingdale
Donegal
Chicago
Ocean
Return of Alaska Wildlife Slaughter and Hunters Tale
A fragmented report recounts Alaskan game hunting with references to moose, caribou, mountain sheep, bears, and deer. It notes scarce wildlife, hunter losses, and a tale of a hunter’s decline tied to a fatal current, ending with reflective remarks on fortune and fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Cools’ S Inlet
Alaska
Alaskan Peninsula
Seven Year Old Girl Weighs 180 Pounds in Green County
A seven year old girl named Wimar Spear in Green County Arkansas is described as one of the heaviest for her age, at 180 pounds and 51 inches tall. The piece notes her remarkable health and potential to become the largest woman if growth continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Ark
United States
Wimar
Telmar
Rymar
How to Kindle Wires In Oregon Schools Teach Simple Dues
Oregon special schools teach basic home duties such as starting a fire to address widespread lack of practical skills. Experts note mismanagement by girls causes ill cooked food fuel waste and danger to property. London hospitals treat over a million people annually.
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Oregon
Turkeys and hunter recalls sharpened via open view advice
The excerpt discusses the hunter’s reflections on turkey behavior with keen observations from 1802. An old gobbler’s acuteness and advice on how to approach turkeys emphasize vision, concealment, and careful positioning for a shot in open terrain and behind logs.
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Asiuch
Turkey
Authors announce new books and titles across London press
Edwn Markham completes a second volume with W B Yeats. Heinemann in London publishes a folklorist work. George's Mother and Tales by Ora are issued. A new novel from Browning’s circle is teased, with titles like The Rom and The Eternal City to follow in periodicals this fall.
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Edwin Markham
W. B. Yeats
William Heinemann
London
Stephen
Ora
George
Sand
Browning
Pippen Love
Ford Mackie
Entit
Jen ' Ter
Ds Hall Caine
Fort 10
England
Tuady
Januar
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Ste. Petersburgt
Arom Niles
Gusta
Huating
Invalaska
THE
Celestial Empire
Province
Mangherla
China
London Express
William Watkins
Peckham
India
Jorniman
Vie
Piccadilly
Zoological Gardens
Tasbourne
Jhlis
Congo
Ubanqui
Dembassi
di Massa
Peoce
Elmar Spear
Americ
Pond - Izjer
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