Early steelmaking and curious feats from history
The article recalls the Bessemer process and its critics, noting Kelly’s air blasting iron, disbelief among ironworkers, and railroad men doubting the method. It also covers drowning folklore with Mantime Vieuxtemps, rapid egg formation explanations, Louis XV and a flawed diamond, and a swordfish strike report from the Shanghai Times.
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Bessemer Steel
Bessemer
Kelly
Besse
Bril
Ghtef
Jumbled Wit and Wry Warnings in Quick Humorous Bits
A collage of short quips and jokes spans schoolroom mischief, domestic mishaps, and sly reflections on labor and generosity. Among the snippets is a pupil’s mathy pun about wars with Spain, a servant’s coffee cup mishap, and a sprightly driver’s dust line, all echoing light irony.
Brewster the Dandy Attorney General of Image and Attire
The Charleston News recounts Benjamin Harris Brewster once Attorney General as a singular figure. His attire included a bell shaped white silk hat long whiskers a frilled shirt with high collar a buff waistcoat a maroon Prince Albert coat and yellow trousers.
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Benjamin Harris Brewster
All Freedmen’s Bank
Treasury Department
United States Supreme Court
Charleston
Plants and Pills in a Curious Daily Dose Era
An Arkansas farmer learned you need not a vast plant to succeed with 40 acres as Italian families thrive on small plots. A florist explains plant pills that feed roots through metal capsules. A simple home remedy suggests hot lemon glycerin water for early cold relief.
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Arkansas
Odd ceremony marks Colchester oyster season opening
Colchester’s great oyster fishery begins with a city ceremony as the mayor helps raise the first dredge of bivalves. A luncheon follows, featuring gingerbread and raw gin, a custom noted by a London paper as memorable for days.
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Colchester
England
London
The Subtle Porcupine Folklore Exchange
In a rustic tale the possum concedes the porcupine has virtues but warns he is a flattering creature. The coon wonders at the claim as the dialogue reveals how the porcupine’s praise leaves others feeling overly proud.
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Porcupine
Possum
Chamberlain
E. A. Humphreys
E. Locke
Alice
Cape Colony
South Africa
Evans Drug Co
When the Bell Rings Aberdeen Fire Alarm Boxes
A concise county page lists Aberdeen fire alarm boxes by location and number, detailing the emergency alert points used for rapid fire response. Each entry names a district area and the corresponding box identification for dispatch.
Real and imaginary box locations with sale notice at Satsop
Forty six acres for sale near Sateop close to Hewett logging works. Property includes an eight room house and barn, currently under cultivation, suitable for poultry fruit farming or dairy. Price negotiable trade for Hoquiam or Aberdeen property or cash. Must sell before April 1 1907. Apply to H W MusGrove, Satsop P O.
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Sateop
Hewett
Aberdeen
H. W. MusGrove
Satsop P, O
Attorney at Law Will Practice in State and Federal Courts
Attorney announces practice in state and federal courts and lists office location in Dabney Block room 14.
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Zelaska Block
G Street
Dabney Block
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