Wicked Bill the Whale Bedeviling Whalers Across Oceans
The narrative recounts Wicked Bill a notorious 60 foot whale that harassed whaling crews for years across the Atlantic and around Cape Horn. It details encounters off the Falklands La Plata and St Helena, battles with the Crosby Wanderer and Plymouth, including harpooning, evasive maneuvers, a fatal strike that doomed the ship, and the crew’s eventual rescue.
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Charles B. Lewis
Azores
Madeira
Wicked Bill
Mocha Dick
Dom Pedro
Falkland Islands
Cape Horn
Nantucket
la Plata
Aberdeen
Orel
North Atlantic
James Crosby
Salem
Cape St. Roque
Crosby
Wicked Bul
Plymouth
Wanderer
Island
St Helena
Axray
Tristan d’Acunha
South Atlantic
Bill
Solved by Chance and a Bee Cell Pattern
A Scottish mathematician allegedly solved a centuries old problem of optimizing structural weakness and strength after studying the honey bee cell. The discovery, attributed to Mr. McLaughland, suggested that bee design provides the answer to efficient beam meeting points and material use.
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McLaughland
Boston Herald
Wedding Presents for an Invited Guest
A reader asks if a church wedding guest who is not intimate with the couple or invited to the reception should give a present. The answer: no. Presents are optional and not obligatory even with reception invitation, depending on friendship and closeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise
Philadelphia Times
Evolution of the Petit Strawberry Described by Horticulturists
Horticulturists explain the Petit Strawberry began as a berry about the size of a wild cherry and has evolved gradually into the larger marketable fruit. They urge patience, noting potential further evolution beyond mere size.
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Boston Transcript
Startling claim on insurance and kidney cure promoted
A controversial letter cites Dr Lambert of Equitable Life Insurance describing high rejection rates for kidney patients and endorses Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. It touts Kidney cure claims, testimonials from Oscar Lambert and Wm Huston, and praises the remedy as a universal tonic with strong adverting in newspapers.
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Hoxsie
Hoxsie C. C. C. CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Lambert
Equitable Life Insurance Company
Nature
David Kennedy
Oecar Lamave
David Hen
Manchester
Wm. Huston
West Shore R.br
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Brown & Friend
Henry Friend
A. Weiss
Water Street
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Sam
Atlantic
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Pawtucket
R. L
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A. F
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F. E Hertzel
W. D. Brown
Jerry Crary
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Christian Smith
Andrew Hertzel
W. P. Wheeler
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H T. Russell
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