Clock Made of Straw
A brief item reports a clock constructed from straw, noting five wipes are a key detail.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1907
Page
39
Wonderful Machine of Straw Clock Timepiece Display
A straw clock crafted by a Strasbourg shoemaker stands about six feet high, created over ten years as a striking imitation that keeps time, though its material is unconventional. The article notes the clock as a remarkable, if odd, timekeeping artifact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strasberg
Tim
Discovered a Pairless Race
A narrator recounts a voyage on the Tea Kettle that goes awry after a storm. Skipper Baggs and Bil drift ashore among a cannibal tribe led by a bald king, facing ribald humor and a tense dinner threat before a strange medical rite alters their fate.
Laughing Guards and a Belt of Inhuman Hair Cured by Island Scheme
A tale describes two men plotting to stop guards from laughing at their capture by building a giant belt driven by two jig wheels. They convince King Jim Jams, recruit followers, and force the island natives to churn out a race of hulking “gorillas” to amuse themselves, before escaping with the Tea Kettle crew and treasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dill
Attrac
Bil
Bill
Skipper
Bol
Weil
Saya Bil
Moon
Inushter
Ifo
Bin
King Jin
Kent
Akiiper
Pigs Cost More Than Auto at Eldon Sale
A Poland China pig sold for about 266 per pound value equating to $5,101 at Eldon Market. The trio of six pigs brought $13,060 while 44 other buyers gathered $25,160, averaging $585 each. The animals headed to the stock farm of B M Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ISL
Lomis Post-Dispatch
Eldon
Poland
Metro
Hect Trust
B M Chambers
Log House of Jim Baker Preserved by Colorado
The Little Snake Valley site of Jim Baker’s trapper cabin near the Little Snake River in Colorado is urged for preservation as a historic place under government oversight. Baker known for a top lookout on his lodge and frontier exploits with Bridger and Carson, lived there in the 1840s and later worked as a government scout before dying in 1885.
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Denver Cor
Colorado
Baker
Athenoke
Beecher Jeland Indian Battlefield
Mocumel
Thornburg
Meeker
Tin Balaship
Fiamu ‘Trepid
Scout
Pathindar
Jim Bridger
Iit Carson
Hera Baker
Auch
Lima Baker
Union Pacific Railroad
Denver
Salt Lake
Tim
Little Snake Over
Little Snake Country
Gettng
Bapis
Wyoming
Bridger Baker
Belleville
Bt Louis
American Pur Company
Missouri
Plainaito
Jim
Bridgers
Popo Agio
Wind River
Tima
Bridger
Carson
Rocky Mountain
Trappara
Baker's Cabin
Clear Creek
Capitel
Little
Snake River Valley
Ike
Wreming
Shetr
Ocean voyage doctor witnesses eerie deathbed vision on ship
A ship's doctor recounts tending a dying 42 year old passenger in tropical heat aboard the Alsatria. He describes a luminous globe over the child's face and a blessing-like farewell, while the captain and crew report a titled, eerie light like St Elmo's fire. The tale blends medical care with supernatural experience and shipboard superstition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor of Medicine
W. T S$ Ohura
Alsatria
Yokoharme
Mitte Gle
Lasle
Wotan
Ani
Ching Bea
Jude
Alpe
Usptain
Grst
Cotain
Alweya
Doc
Ray
Readin Mrs Gulley Stories Provokes Quick Reply
A fragment shows a character praising or doubting Mrs Gulley's stories then noting how she records her husband’s excuses when he returns late. The exchange hints at storytelling vs. real life rationales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philaferyaie
Gunning for Alligators in Florida Swamp Hunts
A veteran hunter describes alligator hunting methods in Florida, detailing gear, cave and trail tracking, and dangerous ambushes. He explains how skilled crews locate dry and water filled lairs, deploy ropes and nets, and move captives to boats, while noting gators’ powerful jaws, slow growth, and the risks of hunting near nests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Town
P. A. McMillan
Eau Gailerie
St Loula
Sears
McMillan
Evar
Ang Tolliow
Zelion
Ruth
Warry
Hin
Gater Eoes
Florida
Alwayn
Heraga
Sen L
Wilo
Eador
Chee
Banat
Gatara
Key West
Plortis
Deinesustadt
Borrowing Trouvely Divorce Trial Rumors Stir
A fragment suggests a husband facing divorce and public scrutiny with gossip about his appearance and future prospects. The piece hints at personal strain and societal judgment surrounding a marital split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouston
Hag
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South Beas
Greenland
Ma Vest
Saya
Orst
Goa
Enya
Farmer
Shes
Avery
Remo
Tianian Bo
Guarda
Hilt
China
Jim Baker
Jim” Baker
Herat
Indian Ocean
Ufa
Nelabimina
Ake
Ransom
John Hansom
England
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