Tree Is Their Home Family of Eleven Children in Hollow Tree
A sensational portrait of a Tennessee family of eleven raised in a hollow tree carved from a living trunk. Moonshiner father, hunter mother, barefoot lifestyle, no schooling or doctors, and eleven children sheltered by separate hollow logs. They cooked on a fire, slept outdoors in good weather, and lived with improvised comforts in a remote mountain hollow.
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East
Tennessee
Tie
Chicago
Luter Ocean
Homespun Phlosophy Observations From Atchison Globe
A collection of wry observations on common habits and social quirks. Notable lines critique physicians patients church work gardens and marriage with humorous, gendered vignettes and playful morals. The piece riffs on everyday life from romance to aging and family dynamics.
Visitors in London and social advice on friendships
With a population of 5 500 000 London harbors daily 120 000 strangers and an average 120 000 visitors stay within the Metropolitan boundaries. The passage counsels that a man needs few friends if he behaves him self and manages his money. After hearing troubles you know more about kin.
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London
Boundies
A Shot Soldier Remembered From Cuba War Tale
A veteran reporter recalls a Cuba service tale of a wounded soldier in Santiago. The bright young man bears numerous bullet holes and cherishes comradeship as he speaks of pain and courage while awaiting care. The scene closes as the narrator notes the soldier’s fate remains uncertain two weeks later.
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Cuba
Santiago
Thad
St. Peter
Tlello
Jim
Dons
General Tracy Finds Enjoyment in Smoking After Early Career
The Philadelphia Post notes General Benjamin Tracy, once Navy Secretary, began smoking after a 40 year abstinence. While rivaling figures in the Venezuelan boundary matter, he spent long nights in the smoking room and ended up finishing a third cigar that eased his nerves and aided his work.
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Benjamin PL Tracy
Navy
Benjamin Harrison
Paris
General Tracy
Philadelphia Post
Bright widow finds silver lining in poverty
A small, cheerful woman faces hardship after her husband fails in business and they move to lodgings. She first seeks compensation for poverty, then laughs that being poor is not so bad because they will not have servants to bother them, leaving her husband puzzled.
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Goelet
J York
Vanderbilt
Czar
Russia
Corn-Stalk Disease Among Cattle Report
The article describes corn stalk disease in cattle caused by moldy fermented fodder. It notes the illness mainly affects animals under four years old, progresses rapidly, and can kill within four to thirty six hours. The excerpt also contains unrelated dialogue about a social scene in Brooklyn Life.
Waggles and Jaggles on pursuit and virtue
Waggles jokes that the hardest thing to find is the fellow who seeks the north pole. Jaggles replies that the same man is easily found. The judge remarks that a person gives according to his means or his meanness, hinting at moral measure.
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Waggles
North Pole
Jaggles
Firearm Barrel Drilling Process Described at Springfield Arsenal
Detailed account of Kray Jorgen sen rifle barrel manufacture at Springfield Arsenal. Oil fed through a 132 inch hole along the drill keeps it cool and carries away chips while the drill rotates at 1200 rpm. Operators straighten bent barrels by aligning reflected lines on a black line gauge until true.
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Springfield Arsenal
Scientific American
Major Paytor
Bicycle Safety and Gear Tips From the Early Ride Era
Practical advice covers riding conduct avoid unsafe acts and respecting others. Tips include keeping to your own bicycle checking valves pumps and dress guards and using a penny in the slot pump for tires. A quip about preserving the honor of the French army contrasts with an American soldier's blunt reply in the Washington Star.
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Lbreyfus
Washington Star
The Mistress Mary and Maid Lord Banter at Hand
A Kansas City Independent quip jokes about tangled affections as a mistress Mary and maid Lord engage in playful, scandalous banter amid domestic duties. The item captures a light, social gossip tone with witty phrasing.
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Mary
Kansas City
Cultivation of the Speaking Voice Advised for Girls
Katherne Junkerman argues in the Woman s Home Companion that girls who read aloud often mispronounce and stumble. She urges practice to improve voice continuity and expression, expand vocabulary, and gain confidence with unfamiliar words and varied styles.
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Katherne Junkerman
New Books and Authors Highlighted in Review
A survey of recent novels and forthcoming works notes Mary Hartwell Catherwood’s romance and power in Heroes of the Middle West, Edward Noyes Westcott’s David Farum sales, Eden Phillpotts new comedietta A Golden Wedding, and Anna Chapin Ray’s Each Life Unfulfilled. Also mentions The Rejuvenation of Miss semaphore by Tal Godfrey, Ellen Thornycroft Fowler’s A Double Thread, Lord Beresford’s The Break-Up of China, Miss Braddon’s The Infidel, and a Sullivan memoir by Arthur H. Lawrence.
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Middle West
Mary Hartwell Catherwood
David Farum
Edward Noyes Westcott
Eden Phillpotts
Anna Chapin Ray
Smith College
Wee Teddy
Dean Parrar
Semaphore
Tal Godfrey
Ellen Thornycroft Fowler
Isabel Carnaby
Russia’s Candle Consumption Exceeds Global Use
Russia uses the most candles with an estimated 60,000,000 pounds annually, much of it produced in homes rather than factories, while broader commentary questions ethical upbringing and honesty in wealth.
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Russia
Saint Sayings and Camp Idlewild in Youth Pages
A juvenile feature describes tin soldiers in a playful scene and notes on camp life for boys, highlighting Youth's Companion material about Camp Idlewild on Manhannock Island Lake Winnipesaukee. It covers children reading, camping joys, and the camp’s aims for wholesome outdoor living with tents, sports, and disciplined conduct.
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John M. Dick
Yale
Summier
Manhannock Island
Lake Winnipesaukee
Idlewild
Young Heroine Adelia Fay Betts Sacrifices Life Saving Brother
Crestline Ohio five year old Adelia Fay Betts perished saving her brother from a blaze. Her clothes ignited while she acted, she kept fighting the flames to rescue him, then died from burns. On the same day in Manila many soldiers fell in battle, but she is hailed as a hero.
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Adelia Fay Betts
Crestline
Ohio
Uitle
Adelina
Manila
Button Houses Made From Mama’s Button Box
Two young girls, bored by toys, craft miniature homes using a sewing box of buttons. They form a six inch square for the house with rooms outlined by white buttons and furniture fashioned from cloak buttons, steel, pearl, velvet and bone buttons. A suspender buckle serves as a piano. They note the dining table mirrors the same plan.
Button Family of West Button Place
A fragment describes a cheerful family living near West Button Place, known for their china pearl buttons on dresses. They attend balls dinners and social events with many friends. The scene ends with a cyclone moment driving the family back to their home until the next events.
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Bhack West-button
Baby Millionaires and Tiny Wealth in High Society
A fragmentary column reflects on child wealth among the ultra rich, noting heirs in mansions like the Goelet and Vanderbilt circles. It contrasts luxury with hunger and curiosity about future riches, while neighboring items include light humor and moral bits from comic pages.
Industrial notes hint at vast private industry shift
Fragmented OCR reads like a garbled ledger of industrial figures and names. It mentions Gloversville, a 000,000 figure, wage mentions from 2 a day to 6,000 per month, and various global links including Brazil and the Philippines, with references to a cure, pills, and a railroad.
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Gloversville
Noted English Litigant Chaffers Dies at 80
Death reported in St Pancras London of Alexander Chatters famed litigant linked to the Travers case. He died at about 80, after a career marked by forty eight suits against high officials and institutions including the Prince of Wales and the British Museum. He was once denounced by a magistrate for contempt but continued to pursue his controversial lawsuits.
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London
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Travers
Travers Twiss
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Terbiury
Twiss
Chatters
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Prince of Wales
British Museum
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le Cellor
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