Fogbound Rescue in Weymouth Bay Echoes a Murder Plot
In Weymouth on the south coast of England a fogbound rescue unfolds as a boatman intervenes in a dangerous domestic dispute at sea. He saves a woman from strangling danger as her husband threatens murder, guiding the improvised boat to shore near Bridport and later delivering her to safety in Weymouth before the couple’s slow, troubled aftermath.
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Homer Sprague
Weymouth
England
Secon
Voolees
Richard
Bridport
M. Quad
Artificial Snow Experiment With Sulphuret of Carbon
A simple demonstration shows artificial snow formed by capillary action of sulphuret of carbon on paper. The colorless liquid of sulfur and carbon is highly inflammable and must be handled with caution. In about fifteen minutes the paper becomes covered with snow as moisture freezes in the surrounding air. The effect happens in warm sun, best done outdoors due to strong odor.
Bank Cashier Murders Upstate Bank Robbery Plot
A veteran thief describes a bank cashier who planned to steal from his own bank to settle accounts. The cashier recruited a cracksman to rob the bank but looted it himself, leaving the crew empty handed and the cashier to face ruin and eventual beggary in New York.
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Sixth Avenue
New York
Tukeo
The Flowers as God’s Flowers in Spring
A fable recounts competing flowers the rose crocus lily and arbutus debating who is the flower of God. God’s wind answers that every flower that blooms in spring and spreads fragrance is God’s flower, lifting heads, catching sunlight and giving healthful fragrance to others.
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God
Arbutus
Lyman Abbot
Byssus Silk From Pumas Of Sicily
In Sicily a silk called byssus is produced by a puma shellfish with a tube at its tongue end. Spider fashion silk threads attach the creature to rocks. as it moves, the silken cable remains, gathered by Sicilian fishermen. It yields the softest, finest fabric, but is rare and costly.
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Sicily
Curious cork toys and self-righting puppets
The text describes making curved cork toys including a tumbler and a self-righting puppet. By hollowing cork and shaping a figure with painted features and small lead feet, the figure rights itself when dropped, akin to a cat, and can even be made as a cork cat.
Virginia’s first Black resident becomes Mann hotel chef
Sept 21 Virginia TIL reports Henry Thomas of Springfield Alabama has joined the Mann hotel as chef, marking Virginia’s first and only colored resident in a town seventy five years old.
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Virginia
Til
Henry Thomas
Springfield
Mann Hotel
Naughty Dolly Poem Card
A playful verse describes a doll misbehaving during a walk, ride and sail. The child’s toy loses a slipper and necklace, breaks a parasol, and a bonnet flies away while the narrator admonishes yet the doll smiles. The reader is urged to take the dolly out again despite the mischief.
Sampson brothers and Hast held in Ky murder case
Samuel and Jones Sampson brothers and Burt Hast were arrested in Liancaster Kentucky on charges of murdering James Casey and Nathan Taylor. The victims’ bodies were found in the ruins of Casey’s home after a fire last Sunday night.
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Liancaster
Samuel
Jones Sampson
Burt Hast
James Casey
Nathan Tayolr
Casey
Weather forecast by region and sky conditions
The forecast covers several states with regions described. Indiana shows partly cloudy skies with showers in the south. Lower Michigan reports partly cloudy conditions with variable winds mostly fresh from the north. Wisconsin is generally fair. Iowa notes a general outlook with showers.
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Minois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Voair
Chicago Board of Trade quotations and Midwest livestock prices
Quotations from the Chicago Board of Trade for September wheat and futures, corn, oats, rye, and soy products are listed with opening highs and lows, alongside cash grain bids. East Buffalo and Chicago area live stock dealers report receipts and price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and lambs, with steady or modestly varied markets and specific bid figures for prime and average stock.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Inc
Sam Me
Hoig
Soo
Gould
Tle
Choice Prairie
East Buffalo
N. Y
Domming & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Representative Hitt Dead in Illinois at Narragansett Pier
Chicago reports the death of Representative Robert R. Hitt of Illinois from heart disease at Narragansett Pier. A longtime congressman and former secretary of legation at Paris, he was born January 16, 1804 in Urbana Ohio and served twenty five years in the U.S. House with a focus on foreign relations.
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Chicago
Robert RK. Hitt
Illinois
Narragansett Pier
I. L
John Hitt
Hitt
Congress
Mount Morris
Urbana
Abraham Lincoln
Cohinger
Lincoln
Paris
Lnter
Maoer Blaine
D ‘Nh
Committee On Foreign Relations
Lover escapes jail to view dead sweetheart in Indiana
Lawrence Duffy, serving time for larceny, fled the county jail to reach Miss Addie Linville, the woman who killed herself, and stayed with her for two hours before returning. He avoided punishment for the escape. a prison note explained the motive. Linville swallowed poison without giving motive.
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Munele
Ind
Lawrence Duffy
Addie Linville
Tie
Hiessige
Linville
Stop It A Cough Could Lead To Serious Lung Trouble
A neglected cough or cold may cause bronchial or lung complications. Foley Honey and Tar offers protection from serious effects of a cold. Use as directed by druggists.
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Col al
Breath of Life and Lung Power Realized in Port Williams
Mrs. A Stephens of Port Williams reports using Dr King New Discovery to stop a cough and cure consumption fears. She credits three bottles with relief after two years of lung trouble. Stewart, druggist, guarantees the remedy priced 50 cents to 1 dollar with a trial bottle offered.
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of A. Stephens
Port Williams
Dr. King
Stewart
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Portland
Washington
Rock Island
Golden State
Pacific
H. W. Russel
LON System
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