Sealing in the North Atlantic and Eskimo Use of Skins
A narrator recalls sealing trips from Halifax to Newfoundland with a German LIKE sealer who plans to crew a schooner. He describes fur seals on Pribylov Islands Alaska, breeding, feeding, and fighting, and notes Russian crackdowns on poaching. Also details harp and ringed seals and Eskimo dependence on seals for food and clothing.
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Newfoundland
Red Cross Line
Miranda
Halifax
St. John’s
Ile
Seles
Cape Horn
Pacific Ocean
Pribylov Islands
Alaska
Portia
Ash
Sunday Recorder
Lieut. Greely
Queer Swedish Money on Exhibit at Internal Revenue Office
At the Chicago Post office of the collector of internal revenue Chief Deputy Sondergren received a 1735 Swedish four daler coin and a half daler as a gift from his sister in Stockholm. The copper pieces weigh about six and thirteen ounces respectively and trace a history from Charles XII through Goertz during Sweden's wars.
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Internal Revenue
Sondergren
Stockholm
Sweden
Frederick
Charles XII
Charles
Norway
Baron Goertz
Farmers’ Alliance
Goertz
Chicago Post
Hunting Terrapin Along Delaware Coast in St. Nicholas Description
The article describes terrapin fishing methods south of Cape Henlopen. Dredges and nets catch them, while winter diving uses tongs guided by bubbles. Turtles surface from noise. hunters use calls or hands to attract them. The still hour at sunrise or sunset is prime hunting time.
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Cape Henlopen
St. Nicholas
Earthquake Prophets in South American Volcanic Regions
In Chile and Peru communities reportedly rely on an activine or earthquake prophet who foresees tremors and fixes the hour. A famous 1730 quake was reportedly foretold by a bedridden invalid, and a tradition recalls an old lady who wandered the fields the night before.
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South America
Chile
Peru
Mexicans All Gamble Say Chicago Visitor
Charles F. Hughes of Mexico City reports widespread gambling in Mexico. Monte is the national game with public monte tables seen near passersby while private games involve families. Poker is popular with high stakes and youths and children participate in various gaming devices on streets and alleys.
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Mexico
Charles F. Hughes
City of
Palmer House
New York
Chicago News
Light Hair and Seasickness on a City of Chicago Run
Charles Young of the City of Chicago notes light hair and blue eyes predict seasickness on the sixty mile run to St. Joseph. He claims light haired passengers are three quarters of those seasick while dark eyed women fare better. The steamer departs amid sailors' warnings as the voyage begins.
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Charles Young
Chicago
Young
St. Joe
Chicago Tribune
New Calla Root Vegetable Promises Agricultural Boom
Secretary Rusk reportedly plans to unveil a new vegetable to the U S public. The root of the calla lily resembles a long potato and yields heavily when grown in swampy Florida conditions. Calla bulbs propagate underground, allowing easy reproduction for market growers.
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Rusk
United States
Florida
Picayune
Test of Irrigation Planned in Western Kansas
Western Kansas will host a thorough irrigation test this season to assess water use efficiency and crop yields. Agencies expect data on irrigation methods, soil moisture, and farm economics from multiple test plots across the region.
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Kansas
Impending Famine in Russia Amid Social and Tax Struggles
A detailed survey contrasts rural Russian life with famine risk and food access in Czarist domains. It notes rye bread reliance, travel food issues, harsh traktirs taxes, and widespread sunflower seed consumption shaping daily life from streets to farms.
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Russia
Holy Russia
Black Earth
Moujiks
Malo
New York News
Office seekers chase affection after pap quest
The fragment hints at political aspirants pursuing support after a parental figure or guardian’s influence. It appears as a quirky note on campaign affection shaping voter appeal amidst unclear context.
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North Atlantic
St. John's
N. F
Labrador
Robbin’s Reef
Robin
Island Light
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Europe
Esquimaux
New York Recorder
Caracas
Lima
Queer
What &Kucstans
Czar
Skein
Sles
California
San Francisco
Cal
Gouisville
Ater Torv Wale
Hhaires
UU. S
Car
P. Serold Bayes
Baten
Hartford Journal
Svar
Joseph H. Barnum
EWIS
Penna. Salt Mfg
Anita Rita
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