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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1910
Page
6
Lee Henry, poor but determined, finesses a new fishing line setup to tackle the legendary muskellunge in Forest Lodge Cove. He and Carl Mills plan to outfox Old Muskie, hoping a fifty-pounder will prove college funds for Lee and a brighter future beyond Lake Wanna-Wasso.
A youth named Lee Henry and his partner Carl Wills lure and land a fifty-three pound muskellunge at Forest Lodge. The epic fight lasts fifty-five minutes with deft canoe handling by Carl and a taut line in Lee’s hands. They celebrate with a fish supper and rewards, setting Lee on a path to college and later success at Cameron Page Co in Chicago.
A Beloit man Joseph Hess left a famously brief will declaring in his right mind he wills his wife Annie Hess his right to his fifty acres of land two horses two cows and authority to sell with power to give the children a dollar. The document, signed by Hess and two witnesses, lay undetected for nearly two years before Mrs. Hess realized its value.
The new Parliament’s tallest member is Douglas B Hall Unionist for Isle of Wight at six feet five inches. Close behind is Sir Randolf Baker Unionist for North Dorset at six feet four and three quarters inches. Sir Owen Phillips Liberal for Pembroke is among the three brothers noted in Bally’s Magazine with heights around six feet four and three quarters.
A London Chronicle report details Baron Alfred de Rothschild purchasing Laura the parrot from Herr Perzina, famed for her 200 German songs and 200-word repertoire. Perzina notes Rothschild’s interest in trained animals, including horses and gazelles, as part of his hobby.
Ruth Tray recalls a black and white fox terrier under a year old who wore a muzzle, hid his nose when visitors entered, and performed tricks like begging and playing dead. The dog watched for homecoming, chased motorcycles, and was killed by a trolley car, leaving the family much sorrow.
A children’s piece recalls an 18th century doll carried to America by William Penn as a gift for underprivileged kids. It also shares a true story of Tricks the cat, rescued as a kitten after his mother’s death, now eleven, liver-loving, rat-catching, and fond of family companionship.
A neighborhood observer recalls that childhood games endure unchanged across time and places. He cites Hide and Seek, London Bridge, tag variations, Run Sheep Run, Ohanother style tag and King Calico as examples, noting no real changes in play despite decades.
An report notes the Glidden tour will pass through areas with weak telegraph service prompting wireless apparatus in cars to maintain contestant contact and allow reporting of accidents. It mentions the International Meteorological Committee meeting in Berlin in late September 1910 and describes a lamp candle-power test using a selenium cell and folding milliammeter. A Chicago garbage car trial aims to move waste at night along street rails with a three-section steel design that dumps by pole and lacks motors, intended for daytime hauling of materials.
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