Winscombe's daring trap saves ship from Malay pirates
On the Kistna bound for China a Malay proa closes in as a heat ridden party, led by Winscombe, plans a gambit. He rigs an aerial barrel trap on the spanker boom, fires tar to ignite a blazing torrent, and turns the pirate threat into a fiery ruin, earning praise from Captain Grant and Emily Poulter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kistna
China
Maldives
Coral Islands
Twelve Thousand Isles
John Grant
Dunkeld
Perthshire
Peters
Edward Poulter
Singapore
Emily
England
Harry Winscombe
Ceylon
Straits
Indian Ocean
Grant
Leddy
Winscombe
Mr. Winscombe
Aden
Miss Poulter
Fanny
Edward Foulter
Pirth
Army
Navy
Poulter
Poulters
Ife
Aroa
Sumatra
Emily Poulter
Our Church Duty to Attend and Welcome
Rev. George R. Leavitt urges the congregation to adopt inclusive language and participate actively. He emphasizes making strangers feel welcome, supporting the pastor with presence and prayer, and sustaining social and devotional meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Leavitt
Emerson Quote on Ownership and Opportunity
A concise reflection by Emerson arguing that rightful leaders enable work for others, carving paths of opportunity rather than hoarding power. True proprietors are those who create work and opportunity for all, not the greatest beggars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thrift and a Vest Carried by Draft at Blackwall Tunnel
A sudden air rush ripped jackets from workers in the Blackwall tunnel causing chaos but no injuries. One man fled to the shaft crying for his vest and a half sovereign found in a pocket recovered among debris. The incident, reported by the London Daily Telegraph, highlights the dangers of compressed air work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwall
London Daily Telegraph
Senator Demonstrates Funnel Trick at Bohemian Club
The San Francisco News Letter reports Jerry Lynch and other young men at the Bohemian club attempting a funnel stunt. Lynch inserts a funnel into his trousers, places a coin on his forehead, and tries to drop it in as water is poured, ending in embarrassment and wet clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Poulter
Emily
Jerry Lynch
Jerry
San Francisco
Nightdress design aids feeble patients with full-front buttons
A Pittsburg Dispatch note suggests a practical nightdress that slips on easily for bedridden patients. The garment would open from neck to hem with concealed buttons, using long cloth and flounces of insertion and embroidery.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
To catch a Tartar recalled in old Irish exile tale
The saying recounts an Irish exile serving Austria who, captured by a Tartars horseman, shouted that he had caught a Tartar while the pursuer refused to enter the camp.
Planting Trees and Lush Gardens in Brooklyn Vick’s Guide
Growers of hyacinths see sweetness while the Baldwin apple declines in popularity. Meteor replaces Jacque as a cheaper winter forcing flower. Warns against peddlers of rhododendrons and blue roses. Advocates tree planting and a mass lilac display. Date seeds germinate in hotbeds yielding indoor palms. Evelyn’s 1658 diary notes Westminster medical garden. Brooklyn forms a tree planting and fountain society enforcing anti bill posting laws.
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Evelyn
Westminster
Morgan
Brooklyn
N. Y
Vick
Stamps and Postal Oddities Across Nations and Ships
Germany plans colony specific stamps while Portugal marks Gama voyage quadricentenary. Bulgaria’s Boris stamps recalled on Feb 14. Rare 20 cent St. Louis stamps fetched $2,000, then $300 at auction. Spitzbergen opens as northernmost post office for summer travelers. A Seattle Yokohama letter zigzags with seven addresses and multiple labels, returning to sender.
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Germany
Prince of Wales
Portugal
Vasco de Gama
Indies
Bulgaria
Boris
St. Louis
Spitzbergen
Norway
Seattle
Washington
Yokohama
Japan
China
Railroads and air effects cited by St. Louis science meeting
Rail traffic in England favors third class passengers. Baltimore and Ohio gains Chicago and Milwaukee dock rights for a lake line from Fairport. B and O has 22 252 miles of telegraph wire used by the company and leased portions. Western Union runs much of the telegraph network. Prof Nipher reports motion transferred to air around trains, dragging air forward and posing a danger of toppling and rolling a person near fast trains.
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England
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Chicago
Milwaukee
New Lake
Fairport
Western Union
St. Louis Academy of Science
E. E. Nipher
Paderewski to Receive London Philharmonic Medal
News in brief notes Paderewski to be awarded the gold medal of the London Philharmonic Society. The Windom library donation to Winona Free Library is reported. A grave monument is set for George du Maurier in Hampstead churchyard. Goncourt sales yield 1,271,597 francs. Aubrey Beardsley joins the Roman Catholic Church. Mary Furniss sails to Australia after London proofs of a new book. The work titled Pen and Pencil in Parliament surveys recent parliamentary life.
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Paderewski
London Philharmonic Society
Treasury
William Windom
Free Library
Winona
Mirn
George du Maurier
Hampstead
Goncourt
Aubrey Beardsley
Marry Furniss
Australia
London
Parliament
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Warren
Warren, PA
Frank Winscombe
Percy Russell
Tower of Babel
Our Church
Viola Roseboro
Edith Sessions
Florence
Opie Read
Robert Barr
Philadelphia Ledger
Castoria
Pierce
Peole
Common Sense
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Kopf & Henry
Grocers
Wier Street
C. Smith & Son
Baker & Bowman Co
Utz & Dunn
Levis & Pifer’s
Ladies’ Fine Shoes
Goker & Son
Golden Horse Shoe
No. 309
Second St
the Mail Office
Acme
Acme Cycle Co
Elkhart
Fad
Borneo
Guatemala
Pisa
W. H. Druen
U. S. Pension Claim Atty
Dearborn St
Wright
Charles John Ellicott
Gloucester
Bristol
Windsor
Daughters of Erin
Roumania
France
Buffalo
the Mail
Pennsylvania
Efastward
Sheffield
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Sunbury
Lancaster
Philadephia
Baltimore
Pullman
Erie
Williams Ort
Ashington
Kane
Williamsport
Renovo
Ridgway
J. B. Hutchinson
J. K. Wood
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburgh Railroad
New York Central & Hudson River R.icd. Co
UX. Sun
Sun, Daily
Sun
Boston Wreseeeers
Aidany. Coe
P Ng Ham
Cceesesee Ica
Senveeses
Syfacuse
Rochester
Niagara Falls
Isumaio
Dunkirk
Fredonia
Eccors- Ftowsdafe
Seoseeaee Ackiey
Youngsville
Pittsfield
Seos A Garland
Shee Grand Valley
Panzes Titusville
Falconer
Titusville
Kinzua
Bradford
Sallamanca
Olean
Olean Express
Pittsburg
Irvington
Tidtoute
Tionesta
Oil City
Buffalo Express
Oil City Express
Leffard
R. Bell
J. A. Fellows
Mooney-Brisbane
Main and
Clinton Streets
Tionesta Valley Railroad
Sheffield Junction
Lamon
Lamona
Junction
Shef
Shefield
Aes
P. & F. R. R.heffield
Jerry Crary
Adie
Boston
Cincinnati
Peek Ee Deere, AE
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