Captain Amos and Lemuel Choose Lobstering Over Love
Castaway Captains Amos Stubbs and Lemuel Higgins reunite on Whaleback ledge and, after a night of rum and reflection, admit they will forgo pursuing their widows. They resolve to join forces in a lobster contract and leave old loves behind.
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Amos Stubbs
Higgins
Bass River
Fairport
Lemuel Higgins
Cap'n Stubbs
Cap'n
Stubbs
Capt. Stubbs
Capt. Amos
Amos
Capt. Higgins
Fort Point
Lem
Ard
Feilers
Bragg
Lemuel
Dory
Capt
Ray
Ann Stubbs
Widder
Capt. Lem
Capt. Lemuel
Joseph B. Bowles
Alcohol Denaturation Across Nations Not Yet Ready
Washington reports from the Bureau of Manufacturers show several countries including Italy France Germany Cuba and Belgium have denaturation processes for industrial alcohol. Consul General Skinner at Marseilles notes French methods remain imperfect and American hopes for alcohol as a common motive force may not be realized soon.
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Washington
Congress
Bureau of Manufacturers
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Italy
France
Germany
Cuba
Belgium
Robert P. Skinner
Marseilles
Denatured alcohol trials eyed for potential uses abroad
The aggregates of reports discuss possible applications of denatured alcohol based on trials conducted overseas. The tone notes the ideas presented by the person offering the most advantageous proposals while acknowledging ongoing possibilities.
Strong in Brotherly Love
A West Side woman notices a boy caring for a crying baby in a shabby carriage. The boy explains the infant is his little sister, and he takes pride in lifting and comforting her despite heat and poverty. The scene highlights a child’s sense of responsibility in difficult conditions.
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New York
West Side
Dogs Clean Sewers With Trained Scavenger Teams
In Nive the municipality organized a troop of dogs to scavenger the sewers. Dogs drag a cord with a brush through narrow pipes to scrub and clear passage for waste flow. The program shows promising success.
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Nive Bag
Baedeker Debate Between Allen and Sheik Over Travel Guides
A dialogue recounts Mr. Allen insisting on using Baedeker while the sheik condemns it as inferior to Murray. The exchange highlights cultural tension and the travel guide ratings with the sheik urging Murray as superior and offering contrasting coin references.
The Ideal Way to Prepare a Fine Afternoon Tea
The article extols proper tea making as essential for comfort on cold days and summer warmth. It prescribes using freshly brewed tea within 15 minutes, boiled water five minutes at most, hot Brown Betty teapots, and black tea such as Ceylon. A tray service with a spirit lamp and a five to six minute steep yields the perfect cup.
Flour Testing Methods for Household Use
The article lists several flour tests for buyers. Good flour is white with a yellowish tint, while bluish or black specks indicate poor quality. Adhesiveness matters as well. soft sticky flour is inferior. A pinch test on a dry surface shows poor quality if it scatters. If the flour holds its shape when squeezed, it is favorable.
A Good Furniture Polish Recipe
A simple furniture polish combines equal parts beeswax and white wax shaved fine. Cover the wax with spirits of turpentine to form a paste. Rub onto furniture with a small woolen cloth and buff with a large woolen cloth. Also suitable for floors.
Vest fashion takes hold with velvet waistcoats this winter
The piece notes the vogue of waistcoats among ladies for the season. It highlights orange velvet and brown embroidery as patterns already seen and predicts that artistic women will favor stylish vests as a key wardrobe element.
Mosquitoes implicated in leprosy spread in tropics
It is now believed that mosquitoes, among their other attacks upon human life and health, play an important part in transmitting the germs of leprosy. That disease is increasing fast in certain parts of tropical America.
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Tropical
America
Addressee Hanged for Murder Reported by Postal Clerk
A Penang newspaper copy sent to a Kedah subscriber was returned marked. The Bangkok Times notes the blunt post office remark Addressee hanged for Murder. The item reflects a terse official style in Southeast Asia.
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Kedah
Penang
Bangkok
Feline Prudence and the Founder’s Daily Ritual
The excerpt presents Tomaso Grimal kin urging method in daily life. A witty narrator from Puck notes the founder counting his lives each morning to know his standing. A quirky meditation on discipline and self awareness.
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Method
Tomaso Grimalkin
Puck
Red and blue glass effects on plant growth
Light and Vegetation notes red glass hastens vegetation while blue glass suppresses it. Sensitive plants such as the mimosa grow about fifteen times higher under red glass than under blue, illustrating strong color influence on plant development.
Coat of Paint Saved Bank From Run
A bank facing a planned Monday run to withdraw cash masks a liquidity scare by painting its doors and counters. The cautious customers, wary of soiling clothes, move slowly and miss the rush, giving the bank 24 hours to weather the crisis.
Itchy Skin and Hair Loss Cure Report
A testimonial from D. E. Blankenship of Indianapolis says skin itching worsened with hair loss until four weeks of Cuticura treatments cured him. He used hot baths and Cuticura Ointment nightly for four boxes, noting hair stopped falling and itching ended. Oct 27, 1905.
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D. E. Blankenship
N. del. St
Indianapolis
Ind
New York as a Major Global Seaport in 1903
The report notes New York ranks as the world's second great sea port. In 1903 it cleared over 9 million tons of imports and 8.7 million tons of exports through New York harbor. London leads in imports. Antwerp and Hamburg follow in exports and imports respectively.
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New York
New York Harbor
London
Antwerp
Hamburg
Cheap Excursions Offer From Big Four By
On the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month the Big Four By will sell excursion tickets to most points in Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia at a single fare plus 2.00 with a 30 day return limit. Liberal stopover privileges. Write I P Spinning General Northern Agent Big Four Route 238 Clark St Chicago for details.
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Big Four
Virginia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
I. P
General Northern
Clark St
Chicago
Remarkable Double Wedding in Viennese Church
A manufacturer named Muller married a widow and his son wed the widow’s daughter in a single ceremony. The result makes the father in law of his own son and the mother in law of her daughter, in a rare family double marriage in Vienna.
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Muller
Rich Crown Missing From Rouen Church
A richly jeweled crown valued at £20,000 vanished from Mont Saint Michael church in Rouen. One account says it was stolen while another claims priests hid it to avoid government confiscation.
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Mont. St. Michael
Rouen
Evangelists Torrey and Alexander Plan Winter Meetings
Evangelists Torrey and Alexander are contracted to conduct meetings next winter in Nashville Omaha Winnipeg Buffalo Pittsburg and Montreal.
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Torrey and
Alexander
Nashville
Omaha
Winnipeg
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Montreal
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Vores
Vony
Baedeker
Grant Allen
Asheik
Murray
Dodds
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