Whistler Sketches Found in West Point Scrapbook
A half forgotten scrapbook at West Point revealed five Whistler drawings from his early years. The works, dating before he left in 1854, include four pen sketches titled On Guard In Camp and a monochrome wash of cadets and tents. Lieutenant Absalom Baird helped preserve the pieces, later rehomed by General Baird’s family.
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James Abbott MacNeill Whistler
United States Military Academy
West Point
New York Herald
Academy
Whistler
Military Academy
Fest Point
Absalom Baird
Baird
Charles W. Larned
Larned
Department of Drawing
Whister
Campese
Chat
J. A. We
MacNeill
Weat Paint
Florida's Biggest Cypress Log Chronicles Remarkable Timber
Richard Cummings reports the champion stock log of Florida cut near Moccasin Slough by Robert Hathock on land owned by a lumber company of Apalachicola. It will be brought to Apalachicola to be cut into boards. The log runs forty feet long and seventy two inches at the small end, containing 11 562 feet board measure, likely the largest timber stick cut in Florida.
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Florida
Richard Cummings
Apalachicola
Fia
Moccasin Slough
Robert
A Christmas Reader Without Garth and Blade
Fragmentary OCR reads like a garbled window into a holiday issue. It references a Christmas reader with faded lines and stray phrases about Yule and night. Names and places are obscured, leaving a mood rather than a clear event or message.
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Garth
Blade
Yule
Big Timber Fire Leaves 300 Families Homeless
Burning through Big Timber Montana three fourths of the town destroyed in seven hours. Three hundred families left hopeless with losses over 400000. Fire spread from stock yards to dwellings lashing blocks wide. Town battles blaze as wells ran dry and women aided with food and support.
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Butte
Mont
Big Timber
Northern Pacific
Livingston
Northern Pacific Company
Dig
First National Bank
Treasury Clerk Shoots Wife in Sleep in Washington
Hugh Hollis, a Treasury Department clerk who had served as private secretary to the Internal Revenue commissioner, shot and killed his wife while claiming to dream of burglars. He procured a revolver and fired as she approached the bedside around 8 am, then awoke later with no memory of the act.
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Treasury Departmente
Robbery on cruiser Milwaukee shocks San Francisco crew
The US cruiser Milwaukee, returning from target practice at Magdalena Bay, reported a theft aboard during its southward layover. About 3800 dollars in gold were taken from the paymaster's room by a person on duty aboard the vessel.
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Milwaukee
San Francisco
United States
German torpedo boat sunk near Elbe mouth
The German torpedo boat S. 12 was run into and sunk by an unknown steamer at the mouth of the River Elbe. The chief engineer drowned, while the rest of the crew were rescued.
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Quxhaven
Germany
Elbe
First Motor Car Seen in Jerusalem Sparks Sensation
Glidden Auto at Jerusalem reports the arrival of Charles Glad den and his wife from Haifa in a motor car, the first ever seen in Jerusalem, causing a media stir. In Oran, Algeria, French troops reconnoitering the Saoura region clashed with tribesmen, one officer killed and two men wounded.
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Glidden Auto
Jerusalem
Charles Gladden
Boston
Haifa
Syria
Oran
Algeria
Saoura
Four big leaks in farming hit on soil and business
An agricultural analysis identifies four major losses cutting farm profits: soil fertility decline from grain emphasis and crop rotation, poor handling of roughage and straw, wasteful fertilizer storage and leaching, and inefficient dairy herd management. The piece urges farmers to audit methods, shift toStock raising, improve fodder use, and invest in a manure spreader and testing tools. It notes additional programs by state agricultural colleges trialing short courses to spread practical farming knowledge and boost enrollment.
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Lim
Lin
Athbte
Roosevelt
Congress
Agricultural College
Dr Shoop Cough Cure Promoted In Tarnished Ad Claim
A historical newspaper fragment touts Dr Shoop s Cough Cure as a safe herbal remedy that claims to ease coughs and lung ailments without opium or harsh tonics. The ad uses testimonials and mock dialogue to portray the product as a cure for families including children and adults.
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Shevipes
Shoop
B.N
Bhultz
Karol Digestive Aid Promises Fast Relief
An advertisement touts Karol Digestive Aid as a relief for stomach troubles such as indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the product blends natural ingredients with herbs to aid digestion and lists Schultz & Co as the seller.
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Karol
Schultz & Co
De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Advertised Relief
An old advertisement promotes De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for kidney weakness, backache, and bladder inflammation. It claims wide relief, low cost, and free trials by Dr Shoop’s remedies, with H N Schultz selling the product and related items like Holligstar Rocky Mountain Tea. The wording reflects era tone and claims cures for tiredness and general urinary issues.
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de Witt
Ny B.C, Schulte &Qo
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