Island of Juan Fernandez Rumor Past Crusoe Fame
The report recounts the mythical lonely island in the south Pacific once linked to Robinson Crusoe and Selkirk. It claims a recent Valparaiso quake caused the island to vanish leaving no trace, noting its former roles as pirate haunt, Spanish station, Chilean convict post, and later a quiet village.
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South Pacific Ocean
Juan Fernandes
Robinson Crusoe
Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
Alexander Selkirk
Pacific
Chill
Valparaiso
Juan Fernandez
Linarro
Shark
Selkirk and Crusoe Tales Endure On The Saddle Island
The article recalls Alexander Selkirk the model for Robinson Crusoe, noting his four years solitary life on a ridge now called The Saddle near a tablet erected in 1868 by HM Topaze and ship officers. It mentions the Cinque Ports arriving in 1704 with Selkirk as mate and his death in 1723.
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Aval
Crusoe
Cinque Ports
Alexander Selkirk
Robinson Crusoe
Selkirk
Topaze
Mariner
Frenzy of Russian terrorists targets Premier Stolypin
Turmoil in Russia as a deadly attack on Premier Stolypin fails to kill him. Thirty killed and thirty injured, including Stolypin's daughter who lost both legs. a prince, a general, a colonel, a captain, and two court officials among the dead. Three terrorists die, the fourth is captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stolypin
Russian Revolutionary Party
Ife
M. Stolypin
Assassination Attempt on Premier Stolypin in St. Petersburg
Report of a daring assault during Stolypin's reception at his summer residence on Apothecary Island. Four men attempted entry, bomb exploded in the struggle, highlighting a wave of official killings across Russia. Officials fear for safety amid widespread anti-autocracy violence.
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Premier Stolypin
Russia
M. Stolypin
St. Petersburg
Apothecary Island
Stolypin
Empire
Moscow
Finland
Poland
Beavers Thrive on Canadian Farm in Late 19th Century Tale
A New York Post writer reports on a beaver colony on Rev. Chrismas's Beaver Farm near Oxbow Saskatchewan. About 200 beavers inhabit five large dams along the Souris River, building elaborate homes and managing a self regulating, diligent colony. Beavers mate for life, their young stay with parents two years, and adults reach about two feet with a ten inch tail. The colony, protected from trappers since 1890, grows under loose legal hunting windows until 1908, with pelts valued at ten to twelve dollars in Minneapolis once prime at age nine.
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W. E. Chrismas
Canada
New York Post
Oxbow, Sask
Souris
Chrismas
Minneapolis
Wit of the youngsters comic quips in school scenes
A collection of children misstatements and humorous exchanges. Jokes involve a girl and boy in school, a zebra at a menagerie, a mother questioning a muddy shoe, a lawyer father and minister comparison, and a child claiming the Lord helps those who help themselves.
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Willie
T. Leacher
Johnnie
Little Fred
Harry
Bel
Mabel
Elsie
Tommy
Georgie
Elmer
Mamma
Mixed Models Up In Portraits Across Artists
A Strand Magazine note reveals artists used women as models for men and men for women. Examples include Napoleon on Board the Bellerophon and Landseer’s The Naughty Boy inspired by a girl named Lady Rachel Russell. Wilkie’s Blind Fiddler features the artist as an old woman, and Guido painted Madonna heads using his porter as a model. The piece reflects on shifting gender portrayal in art.
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Saya
Strand
Napoleon
Bellerophon
Corporal
Landseer
Rachel Russell
Wilkie
Bannister
Parson Labaree's Daring Pulpit Dash at Fairfield
A century-old Fairfield tale recalls Reverend Labaree finishing a sermon with dramatic gesturing then fleeing the pulpit and plunging into a pond. He explained he had purchased nitric acid at a drugstore and feared spillage, showing glass fragments from his pocket before dismissing the congregation.
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Fairfield
Conn
Labaree
Temperature Talk and Matrimonial Notes
A Milky Way of items from a back page: a travel quip on Amazon heat comparing Manaos and Para, a wedding notice with limited detail, and a zinger on press agents. The column comments on dressers, actresses, and odd social observations, ending with a quip about funny looking people and their company.
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Largo
County of
Fife
Scotland
Ara
H. M
Weymouth
A. D
Selkirk's
Commodore Powell
H. M. 8S
Topas
France
Beaver Farm
Sweet Home
Henry Bishop
Clari
Milan
Cornell Magasine
Pickaninny
Jim
George Washington
Sonny
Washington Star
Amazon
Manaos
Para
Anaa
Washington Stat
Idaho
I Palace
Feight & Groves, Proprietor
Idaho Abstract Company
Bonded
Rt L
Ors
Madden
Canyon County Abstract Company Bonded Abstracters
Bank
Caldwell
R. V. Sebree
Enor
F. P. Kipp
Bolse River
D. S. Brown
Picard & Roberts
Bree
A. Cowden
Sebree
First National Bank
Caldwell, Idaho
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