Derelicts on the Sea A study of drifting ships 1891 1893
A recent paper by H. H. Lewis details Atlantic derelicts drifting for years. It cites 282 average annual sightings, with 1893 at 418. Notable cases include Fannie B. Woolston drifting 3 years 6 days and covering over 10 000 miles, B. R. Woodside near Savannah, and Ford B. Taylor split by Trave in 1892, then both halves drifting to separate fates.
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H. H. Lewis
Atlantic
Bureau
Fannie B. Woolston
England
America
B. R. Woodside
Savannah
Europe
Daowry Islands
Islamdb
Florida
Hydrographic Bureau
Abaco
New Providence
Ford B. Taylor
Wells Beach
Carolinas
Century-old Sequoia Records Fire Wounds and Healing
A giant sequoia in Converse Basin reveals centuries of fire history through trunk scars. The 270 foot tree, 2,171 years old, shows major burns in AD 1797, 1880, and 1900, with healing tissue growth over the scars. Each blaze left wide wounds that were gradually sealed by new growth, illustrating remarkable recuperative power.
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Converse
Ula
Ed Bruffey’s Bold Answer Defuses Fatal Encounter
In a Washington Times retelling, Ed Bruffey of the Constitution defused a deadly threat in Atlanta when a famed cattle queen confronted him in the Kimball lobby. He coolly invited her to fire her pistol, joking that he’d rather die at the hands of a pretty woman than die of natural causes, and the danger passed.
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Ed Bruffey
Livingston
Georgia
Atlanta
Kimball
Misa
West
the Constitution
Bruff
The
Ed Calloway
Bratt
Washington Times
When Ships Were Hearts of Car and War Sailors Recall
The faded verse chronicles a naval ship’s voyage from the old Superb to Trinidad and Martinique. Sailors chant “Westward ho” as the ship Sab the Admiral’s procession, the crew steady through dawn winds, long watches, and distant ports while berths fill with memories of comrades and home.
Senator Platt and Parkhurst clash over town visit words
Dr Parkhurst notes a morning paper account of an interview with Senator Platt and his friend Thomas Platt. The senator says he is in town for business and religion. He adds a snide remark about using plain words and questions Pratt’s religious motive for business.
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Senator Platt
Andrew Jackson’s Jockey Stan Gibson Nears 116 in Calera
Documentary evidence shows Stan Gibson, once a favored jockey of Andrew Jackson, living quietly in Calera Alabama nearing age 116. Born July 4 1788 in South Carolina, he remains active in family affairs while married to a wife born in 1816 whom he wed in 1839.
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Andrew Jackson
Stan Gibson
Calera
Ala
South Carolina
Gibson
Happy Women Seek Relief from Kidney Trouble
Mia Almira A. Jackson of Traverse City Michigan shares a tale of twenty years with liver trouble and kidney pain. After seven boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills her bloating diminished, weight dropped by a hundred pounds, sleep improved, and kidney circulation recovered. A free trial offer is available by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. pills cost 50 cents per box.
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Mia
Almira A. Jackson
East Front 81
Traverse City
Mich
Dean
Jackson
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Ducks killed by lightning at Lake Grandiieu
A violent storm over Lake Grandiieu in the Nantes region struck boats on the water. Dead wild ducks were found among the vessels, some roasted or charred by the lightning, a bizarre meteorological phenomenon.
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Lake Grandiieu
Nantes
Blind cave fishes join Natural History Museum collection
The Natural History Museum in South Kensington gains Cuban blind cave fishes showing salt water affinity rather than fresh water lines. The Cuban caves likely connected to the sea, with ancestors entering from the ocean, indicating marine contact in the past.
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Natural History Museum
South Kensington
London
Cuba
Kentucky
Meeting of the National Irrigation Congress in El Paso
The National Irrigation Congress meets in El Paso Texas this fall with talks by American and foreign irrigation authorities. A citizen sponsored program includes a true Mexican bull fight. For dates railroad fares and details contact C B Warren Salt Lake City Utah.
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el Paso
Texas
C. B. Warren
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Utah
10000 Plants for 160 from Salter Seed Co
An advertisement offers 10000 plants for 160 with seed catalog and packets for cabbages carrots celery lettuce onions radishes and more. It claims the kit includes seed for munch, along with a Berliner cauliflower bonus upon return of the notice and two cents for postage.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Emigration to Western Canada Praised by Nebraska Farmer Editor
The editor lauds American emigration to Western Canada as a path to affordable land and future comfort. He cites reports from farm papers, notes climate advantages including Chinook winds and long daylight, and highlights wheat, cattle, horses, and dairy potential in Manitoba and Alberta with accessible settlement certificates.
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Canada
United States
H. B. Heath
Nebraska Farmer
America
Heath
Shore
Alberta
Pacific Ocean
Colorado
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain Range
States
Canadian Prairies
Territories
Manitoba
Nebraska
Western
Bis
Assiniboia
Ted Brass
Num Thy
Dominion of Canada
Bethe
Prairies
Snipe in an Irish Bog Joke
A young Englishman asked his Jarvey about snipe in an Irish bog. The driver warned that without a gun the birds would eat him, delivering a dry, regional joke about words and wit.
Fruit Tree Grafting Demonstrated in Paris Photo
A Nature feature from Paris shows a grafted pear from one variety onto a branch, illustrating a common method. The image highlights grafting of young fruit on other tree branches, reflecting widespread horticultural practice.
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Nature
Paris
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