Birth on the Morning Tide and the Narrow Escape
Nellie teeters on a sailboat in a squall and is saved by eager hands at the wharf. Jack climbs ashore as Nellie teases him for claiming sea-sickness yet rowing through danger. A witty benediction from a companion notes Cupid conquering Neptune amid the peril and praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Nelile
Jack
Cupid
Neptune
Ens
Edwin J. Webster
Philadelphia Ledger
Fairhead
Ballycastie
Ireland
North Sea
Nellie Atkinson and Jack Hastings Sailor’s Rescue
Nellie Atkinson teases Jack Hastings aboard a sailboat in a bay as a squall nears. He braves seasickness and the rough water to reach her, using his college crew training to pull a life-dory to the doomed craft. A perilous race with death ends with Jack saving Nellie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Atkinson
Jack Hastings
Jack
Nellie
Nelle
Cain
Sherman
Haate
Nellise
Dory
Neili
The Man and the Dog
Two men and a dog drive a neighbor to wake at four in the morning. One man rings the electric bell at Mr W’s door until the sleeping owner appears. He warns that if the dog keeps him awake, he will continue ringing nightly to prevent sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. W
High Salaries of Singers Explain Exorbitant Prices
Heinrich Conried explains why foreign singers demand high sums when invited to America. He recalled a European encounter where a singer initially offered 200 a week, but Anton Seidl raised the price to 250. The singer signed for 250 per performance, not per week, and traveled to New York early to secure the contract, fearing a change of mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinrich Conried
America
Europe
Anton Seidl
Mr. Seidl
New York
Christ's Coat of Arm Adorns Brazilian Nobility
A Brazilian noble council reportedly granted Jesus Christ a knightly coat of arms featuring a black cross on green hills within a gold field, crowned with stars and thorns, to honor him as a Brazilian grande. The item cites the Ohio State Journal commentary and notes ancient bellows origins debated by classical authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Jesus Christ
Ohio State Journal
Difficult Writing with Hand and Foot in Opposite Directions
A description of mud built schoolhouses for peasants in Germany and a demanding feat: writing letters or numbers with the hand forward and the foot backward. It notes the extreme difficulty, possible only with extraordinary patience, and suggests using two large sheets to test hand and foot movement in opposite directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hamburg
Vrain-Lucas
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Paris
Central America
Ana
Judes Iscariot
Mary Magdalen
St Peter
Lazarus
Gremius Julius
Our Lord
Cost of Army and Navy Expenditures and Vessels
The Army payroll is 37 million dollars per year and the quartermaster department uses 32 million. Guns cost 11 million and river and harbor forts spend 16 million. The Navy payroll is 15 million and new vessels cost 20 million. Canada's timber value is equal to Europe and roughly double that of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Quartermaster’s Department
Canada
Europe
United
Devilfish attack on Vivid ends in port after battle
The Vivid battles a giant devilfish off Cape St Marys after mistaken ambergris sighting. Captain Moulton Ellis and crew fend off tentacles as the creature drags the schooner and tears sails. A sailor's ax frees crew, boat limps to port with hull damage and inky seawater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape St Mary's
Joseph Ellis
Egris Ellis
Moulton
Ellis
Jeans
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Frere
Man and
Miokpassenger
Johnson
Dryden
Strabo
Anacharais
Solon
Christ
Pliny
Seneca
Diogenes
Virgil
London Zoo
Brasil
Soneeie Ts
Evening Telegram
New York City
Philadelphe
Hearthbloom
Howard Willets
Missouri
Wol Tipley
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