Kite rides a rising air current to great heights
An observer at Blue Hill near Philadelphia records lifting updrafts that propel kites without wind. A Mr Eddy’s kite rose from fifty feet to about five hundred feet, then to around one thousand feet as a cross current lifted it. In New Hampshire a lunch-box paper float rose to an estimated hundred feet on a calm day. Rare meteorological kites briefly hover overhead in these updrafts.
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Blue Hill Observatory
Philadelphia
Eddy
New Hampshire
Sandwich Range
New Dixon Novel The Traitor Announced for 1907
Thoms Dixon Jr plans The Traitor as third in a trilogy following The Leopard's Spots and The Clansman, detailing the downfall of the Ku Klux Klan with a focus on love and hate. Winston Churchill's Coniston praised as a strong political and character driven love story. Superseded by May Sinclair to be issued by Henry Holt & Co with two contrasting teachers and a witty undertone.
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Thoms Dixon, Jr
Dixon
Winston Churchill
United States
May Sinclair
London
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises 100 Dollar Reward
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It lists J Cheney & Co as proprietors in Toledo and endorsements from local pharmacists Est & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin. Describes internal action on blood and mucous membranes and pricing at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Est & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Ball
Modest Advice Sparks Household Bargain Talk
In a Cleveland Leader exchange Mrs McSmith discusses a bathing suit fabric priced at 89 dollars per yard and Mr McSmith replies to buy more than last year. A sick man sleeping well is linked to family rejoicing at providing relief and rest.
Notable Gum Shoe Walks On Piano Keys Quietly
A curious tale centers on a famed Gum Shoe who can walk on piano keys without a sound. Mildred's large admirers are noted, while family worries about grief after departure surface as a theme. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is recommended for teething children.
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Mrs. Winslow
Irregular Ad Claims Cure for Nervous Diseases
An illustrated vintage advertisement touts Dr R H Kline’s Great Nerve Pitot curing St Vitus dance and nervous diseases, urging readers to send for a free bottle and treatise. It also criticizes florists over ribbon costs in decorative boxes.
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Kline
R. H. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Woman disputes hat selections in domestic exchange
A judge recounts a conversation where a wife explains her husband picks all her hats. She notes she sometimes swaps his choice for her own preferred style, highlighting notes on taste and control in a domestic exchange.
Why friends flock to opening night in city papers
A Cleveland Leader quip notes friends of a playwright attend the premiere to ensure they will see the play. The exchange highlights social chatter around first performances and the urge to secure a viewing in the wake of new works.
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Cleveland
No Work, No Worries as Washington Star Reflects
A lighthearted note from the Washington Star promises contentment regardless of effort, expressing pride in completion and a carefree outlook for the day.
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Washington Star
Naples Bay Tour Delights Castello de Capri Sorrento Vista
The article extols a Naples coastal excursion from Castellamare to Sorrento with a visit to Capri. It describes the bay’s color, cliffs, gardens, and historic sites, noting Capri’s beauty and Castelli surroundings. It recalls Trafalgar, Tarifa, and the Reina Regente sinking shaping naval history.
Holland's Great Peril and the Sleeve Button Riddle
A historical piece highlights Holland's weakening dikes and the ongoing sea threat, then abruptly shifts to a curious aside about sleeve buttons, estimating Kansas men wear around two hundred thousand sleeves worth of buttons totaling millions of pieces and cents.
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Kansas
Earth
Holland Dikes and Water Management Across Zuyder Zee
The piece describes Holland’s dike system protecting lands from sea and rivers, with windmills pumping water between canal levels to avoid flooding. It notes the Water Staat department and costs, potential draining of the Zuyder Zee to create a new province, and remarks on economy and public waste in grand infrastructure projects.
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Edam
Horn
Zuyder Zee
Water Staat
Holland
Namesake Baby Sparks Witty Exchange in Tale of Miss Leahy
Mrs. Lombard confronts Bridget Leahy O'Sullivan over a baby's name. The clash reveals humor about identity as Lombard learns Celestine stands for Lombard and mocks her looks. A Detroit Free Press aside questions progressive prizes and diary like expenses.
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Lombard
Celestine
Anny Hannah
How Good Food May Turn to Poison
An advertisement explains digestion, warnings about food decaying in the bowels, and promotes Cascarets as a simple safeguard. It claims Cascarets stimulate bowel muscles like exercise, aiding digestion, with a ten cent price and a bonus gift offer from the Sterling Remedy Company.
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Sterling Remedy Company
Chi
Chicago
New York
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Ayer
Arm Made
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowall
Mass
A. Lyers
Muleteam
BORAX
Pacific Coast Borax CO
Daily Fly
Harold Somers
LY DeKaly Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
Sstahr-Boyd
Castoria
Mildred
Dyve
Naples
Castellamare
Sorrento
Isle of Capri
Bay of Naples
Venus
Capri
Tragara
Lenp
Trafagar
Cape Trafalgar
Nelson
Mother Earth
Tarifa
Tangier
Spain
Europe
Africa
Atlantic
Gibraltar
Cadiz
North Sea
All Grocers
Jaques Mfg. Co
Great Northwest
Puget Sound
Columbia River
Bitterroot Range
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Mississippi
Pacific
A. M. Cleland
St. Paul
Northern Pacific Railway
Minneapolis
Duluth
Superior
Great Pacific Northwest
C. A. Christopher Agency
Pope Mfg. Co., Bicycles and Motor Cycles
Columbia Rambler
Crescert
Tribune
Edison, Victor
2Nd Ave
Seattle, Washington
Prange
D. S. Johnston Co
Second Avenue
Seafile
Tacom
Kansas City Journal
Thorn
Hier Namesake
Detroit Free Press
Howard E. Burton
Lesdville
Colorado
Carberine National Bank
DE Koven Hall
Tacoma
Lake Stellacoom
Pulford, Prin
Pacoma
Wash
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