Pigeons in Navy Coast Defense and Tariff Debates
The Navy plans to deploy messenger pigeon sets for coast defense with special lofts from Maine to Texas and later the Pacific. Pigeons from Annapolis have already flown 250 miles to reach vessels, aiding early warning. Congress debates arbitration and civil service reform, criticizing delays, and weighing partisan priorities as it considers river and harbor bills and appropriations.
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Herbert
Atlantic
Eorteastern
Maine
Texas
Pacific
United States
Annapolis
Norfolk
W. Vu
Treversis
Congress
Itai
Republic
Els
Downs Kidney Pills Ad Nationwide Medical Claim Reel
An old style testimonial promotes Dyvan’s Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney and bladder ailments claiming rapid relief and better health. The letter from a patient in Kilamazon details longstanding urinary issues improved after using the product. It urges readers to remember Foster Milburn Co as the U.S. agent and to buy through dealers at 50 cents.
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Peice
Dyvan
Win
Nelson Tk
Vortage
Werain
Bayer
Down
Foster Milburn Co
Batlala
N. Y
Diana
Cobham and Dickens Room A Cobham Antiquity Tour
An account visits Cobham Kent highlighting its church and the Dickens room in the leather bottle inn. The leather bottle, a 40 pound cast iron barrel, draws visitors linked to Dickens and the Pickwick era. The Dickens room houses portraits, prints, programmes, and a mantelpiece scene with Miss Mary Anderson. The article notes the church’s ancient stonework and a restored interior reflecting Cobham’s historic lords and the college masters.
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Cobham
New College
Cobham Village
Dickens
Pickwick
Mr. Pickwick
Epee
W. 3. Penley
Tole
Clement Scott
Mary Anderson
Graphic
Lake Fildes
Dad Dickens
Pamned Mateham
Jerter
Edwin Droud
Jingle
Sidney Cartan
Devoted
Peckeniff
Apartanen
Ventory
Tradithon
Cranwell
London
Shooting Stars Baby Planets and Fiery Trails
An excerpted piece explains shooting stars as miniature worlds that form odd shapes, orbit the sun for eons, then depart on tangents toward Earth. It describes atmospheric entry, heating, bright light bursts, and fragments landing as meteorites, with a note on cold weather clothing and warmth.
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Earth
Jupiter
Venus
Mara
Sea of Space
Sgt
Louis Republc
Cranky Guests at City Hotel Leave Clerk Baffled
A hotel clerk recalls dealing with difficult guests who complain about beds turning oddly while sleeping. A guest insists the bed be kept straight and the situation escalates as staff attempt to adjust the bed, illustrating the tense humor in nightly front desk duties.
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Deannot
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