Hatteras Reaches Polar Summit Then Fights for Life
In a perilous ascent near a volcano, Captain Hatteras surges ahead despite warnings, plants his flag at the crater, and vanishes briefly before being saved. He survives but becomes blind, leaving his companions to bear the burden of their doomed expedition as they retreat to safety.
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Hatteras
Pole
Altamont
Atheros
Duker
Mount Flatteras
Bure
Bes
Clawhanny
Watteras
Hatlere
Johnson
Clawbenny
Fort Providence
John Hatteras
North Pole
Harbor
Victoria Bay
New America
South Lincoln
Cape Eden
Jones Sound
Baffins Bay
Lincoln
Devon
Alismont
Shandon
Pen
Forward
Cape Horsburg
North Devon
Baftins Bay
Europe
Bell
ChrisNan
Davismstraits
Hatteray
Korsam
Zen- Hampurg
London
Capt. Hatteras
Stew Cottage
Liverpool
Duke
Tie
John Watteran
Clever Young Man Tricks Passengers At Station
A witty youth at the railway platform declares a carriage not going to confuse travelers. He is laughed at when the station-master explains the porter, misled by the man's performance, had disconnected the carriage thinking him a director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matey
Yorkshire
London Daily News
Epigramw Criminal Code Wit and Warning Poem
A quirky epigrammatic piece mocks social vices and traits using punning metaphors. It layers aphorisms about procrastination curiosity conscience and more, credited to Buck, with playful misspellings and quirky images.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck
The Mustang In History and Ancestry
The Mustang, a California horse known as the Mustang, is described as having Arab influence in its ancestry and essential qualities. The wire hairpin, first made in England, is mentioned in contrast to earlier wooden skewers used prior to that invention.
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Siiu
England
Story of Big Yields and Canada land offers
A historical column extols settler success in Central Canada and Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta noting wheat yields from 20 to 30 bushels per acre and oats 40 to 60, with some fields reaching 100 bushels for oats and 40-50 bushels for wheat. It praises homesteading 160 acres, rail growth, schools and churches, and the Grand Trunk Pacific line as drivers of prosperity. It urges readers to contact Canadian government officials for homestead information and hints the United States may become a wheat importer while Canada rises.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Grand Trunk Pacific
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Central
United States
History echoes of Archimedes and suffragette claims
A fragment recalls Archimedes claiming a lever could move the earth and a suffragette retort to seize power. Journalists and historians of that era focus on male dominance, implying women’s voices were sidelined in the retelling of the tale.
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Archimedes
Glycerine and Whisky Cold Cure Promoted. Catarrh Cure Ad
Claims a twenty four hour cold fix with glycerine pine oil and whisky mix and sale of Hall s Catarrh Cure promising cures with testimonials. Includes a Toledo Ohio trust statement and endorsements for Hall s Family Pills alongside a quip about a man in love.
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City OF Toledo
Lucas Country
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Frank J. Chenty
A. D. (Sman
Piles Cured at Home by New Absorption Method
Piles bleeding itching or protruding cured at home by new absorption treatment. Send address to Mrs. M Summers, Bar 2 Notre Dame Ind for trial and references. Immediate relief promised. Also notices on other remedies and ads including PAZO OINTMENT and Allen’s foot ease.
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M. Summers
Notre Dame
Ind
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Washington Star
Robert Pierpont
London Mendicity Society
Pierpont
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Reynolds
Puck
A.W. Gliason
Norany Ponce
Halls
J, Cheney & CO
Jerun
Western
J. J. Hill
Great Railroad Magnata
Litle
Canadas
Manitobs
Great Britain
Hawkins
Transvaal
Dr. Pierce
Siberta
Allen
Prish
Allén S. Olmsted
le Roy
aTese
Hing Remedy Company
Chicas
Sige
Bowen
Igarters
Scowl Istitutes
Rochester
Pierce
Tierca
Piercy
Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Putnam
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