Kite boat attempt to cross English Channel fails
S F Cody and a companion attempted a Dover to Calais crossing in a fourteen foot canvas boat attached to two kites. Winds and rough seas caused kite lines to slacken and one kite fell away. As the wind shifted westward the project proved impossible and the attempt was abandoned amid spectators.
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England
France
S. F. Cody
English Channel
Dover
Calais
Colonel Cody
Cody
Ines
Lament of the Author and Mouse Freeing Tale
An article fragment contrasts a frustrated author with a petty critic and notes a section titled Among the Books Received. It then recounts a New York telegraph pole digger mouse that, trapped in a tunnel, tirelessly spiraled upward to reach the surface and freedom amid workers’ cheers.
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New York
Nik
Bear Holds Up Car On Tyrone Line Incredible Attack
A large bear halted a trolley car on the Nearmont to Tyrone line in Pennsylvania. The motorman mistook a dark object on the rail for a man and stopped the car within feet. The bear, described as Ulrick, mounted the rail and charged, then fled up the mountain after the car struck it amidships and buried it beside the track.
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Nearmont
Tyrone
Ulrick Bear
Moose Track North Move Through Adirondack Woods
Observers report at least three moose seen moving north into mada, with indications the effort to stock the sixth woods will fail. The animals are believed to follow the prime trail toward Canada once used by ancestors seventy five years ago.
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Mada
Tixth
Canada
Brave Fight for LiBercy and Russian Exile Count
The Russian secret police keep pursuing the 44 year old count likened to fiction. Arrested in Hamburg after evading Siberian exile since 1892 he lived in Chicago and served in the Spanish War with American troops before working in Spain. Detectives arranged passage to Hamburg and he faces extradition to Siberia. He is married to Countess Lantree de Toulouse.
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Ussian
Nicholas Savis
Hambure
Tecklee
Siberia
Hamburg
United States
Chicao
Walter
Biillard-Marker
Exbman
Spain
Lisbon
Lantree de Toulouse
Hungry Hal on a Tough Old World
Hungry Hal laments life’s misfortunes and constant frustrations. He jokes that desires arrive late and needs disappear when wanted, noting doors open in July for intruders while winter brings closed entries. He cites haystacks, mowing for supper, fruit, pie, and ice as signs of improbable luck and scarcity.
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Hal
Hungry Hal
State of First Class Quality Slab Found in Vermont Quarry
Manger Pike secured a twenty four inch square slab from a Northfield Vermont quarry in 1809. The stone, quarried, sawn and planed then left on the ground, endured eighty years of exposure to fresta and snows, summers and rains. After cleaning it appeared bright and as good as when first taken from the quarry.
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Manger Pike
Northfield
Dream Fulfilled: Wakefield Man’s Dream Precedes Friend’s Death
George S. Rowell of Wakefield Massachusetts aged 87 recounts a dream of a friend’s death in Gloucester. The following morning Gloucester papers announced the friend’s death confirming the eerie coincidence.
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George S. Rowell
Wakefeld
Mass
Gloucester
Quaint Old Victoria Restful City at the Door of the Pacific
Victoria British Columbia is portrayed as a homey port built on Hudson Bay Company history. The piece recalls early fort life, trade, and naval discipline, noting Victoria’s origins, people, and the era of seal hunting fleets. It highlights colonial enterprise, hardships, and the city’s enduring English character.
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Victoria
The
B. C
England
Huidson's Bay Company
Britain
British Columbia
Hudson's Bay Company
Charles II
Company of Merchant Adventurers of
London
Dryden
Hudson Bay
Olf
Hudson Bay Company
Oregon
Columbia
Washington
Keep Well By Knowing Yourself In Diet And Routine
A reflective piece on personal health that argues self knowledge guides lasting wellness. It contrasts universal rules with individual tendencies, noting doctors advise prevention, and cites varied experiences from physicians on diet, baths, and foods. It urges moderation, regular meals, suitable clothing, and prudent exercise.
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Chicago
Winning ideas and better methods for professionals
The passage urges seeking profitable originality through restudying subjects and gathering effective ideas. It stresses swift judgment, independence, health, and ambition to study people's needs, speak to them, and share worthwhile thoughts for personal and commercial success.
Pleasures of Memory Highlighting a Visiting Doctor
An old visiting doctor at a medical college smiles at eager students as he recalls past dilemmas about funding a laundry or skipping a meal. He foresees humorous experiences and hard times ahead for the students. The tale opens with a first case that was unusual, difficult, and demanded instant action.
The Old and New Convention Idea Gift
A writer recalls sharing a helpful idea with a publisher at a convention. He believed the idea familiar to him but learned it was new to the publisher. The gesture left the publisher grateful and inspired braver work since.
Agents as Educators in Quiet Neighborhoods
The piece reflects on book agents who may become famous or fade away. It suggests asking questions and staying polite to learn who may be selling to you and to aid neighbors striving to make a living, highlighting cautious engagement.
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Washington
Minute of study for better methods in common use
A brief note urges readers to devote a single vacant minute daily to studying with ms for better methods in common use. It contrasts daily routines like trains, meals, and breaks with the idea of using small pockets of time for learning.
Inherited inaccuracy spurs call for accuracy drills
A manufacturer notes a teamster erred by three miles due to transposed numbers in an address. He cites the father’s similar mistakes with telephone dialing. The speaker insists that accuracy exercises will prevail over inherited inaccuracy.
Readers Send Copies of Requested Poem for Reprints
An Ohio newspaper once asked readers for a copy of a poem and received many submissions. The paper reprinted the poem a second time at readers' request, noting the personal value of rereading useful verses.
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Ohio
of Nations Fame
Hitting the Wrong Man and the Aftermath
An employee struck another with a block causing a head injury. The injured man blamed an innocent colleague, but refused explanations and attacked him. The accused defended himself and won the confrontation as witnesses described a scene where six Gratias sermons were illustrated.
When Friends Sour On Success Despite Useful Work
A reflection on envy and prediction. People who forecast failure often feel disappointment when others succeed. Even with useful work, the surprise of achievement unsettles those who misjudged outcomes.
Hopeful Imaginations Amid a Lost Book Mystery
A messenger boy was sent to deliver valuable books. Mo. 12 of the series was reported lost while the search continued. The party who sent it had not received it, and the most interested person kept imagining cheerfully or dismally about the outcome.
Special Day Resolutions Promoted For New Year
The piece urges readers to prepare for next year's promises and notes December as a peak time for resolutions. It asserts that any day can start successful work, emphasizing initiation and personal commitment to annual goals.
Are You Guarding Your Health Like Gladstone
A brief reflection on guarding health through discipline. It contrasts idleness and excess labor, urging steady self denial and regular exercise to correct longstanding health drifts. The piece echoes Gladstone’s ethic of temperance and perseverance to maintain vigor.
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Gladstone
When We All Whine and Seek Patience
A reflection on human whining and patience noting that everyone whines at times. It suggests self reply with understanding, reminding that charity and kindness help when others vent their frustrations.
Thoughtful Intoxications and reflections on behavior
A reflective piece notes how observing a porter eject a drunken man into a muddy gutter prompts thoughts on what other things intoxicate people beyond alcohol. It argues that aimless ideas and unfinished plans dominate minds and that past errors shape future outcomes.
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Bilent
Kiser
Old Boston
New England
Price
Boston
East India Company
India
Victoria Harbor
Pacific Coast
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