Ozark Zinc Discovery Shifts Arkansas Prospect
Addison uncovers zinc ore deposits in the Ozarks after aiding Judge Hoke in a new smelter test. Zinc vapors blaze aloft as the ore is heated, revealing zinc not silver and prompting hopes of profitable mining with railroad access. Addison returns to New York to push investment amid initial skepticism from Bushrod and the mining company.
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Addison
Yale
John Bushrod
New York
Bushrod
Arkansas
Little Rock
Ozarks
Judge Hoke
St. Louis
Chicago
Springfield
Missouri
Yellville
Buffalo River
Aldison
New Haven
Hoke
Fiyer
Yale College
Ozark
Aedkon
Mother Hoke
Joplin
North America
Danger in Grain Dust Explosive Mix Tells How It Destroys
Grain dust itself is harmless but with oxygen forms an explosive mix. Heat from static, faulty wiring, broken bulbs, or a match can trigger rapid combustion in confined spaces. Explosions hurl concrete blocks, leaving no wall or roof standing. Also promotes Douglas Egyptian Liniment for horse sores.
The Habit of Being Bored
An admonition that boredom between youth and work is dangerous. The piece urges finding a hobby to replace apathy, contrasting carefree activities with the risk of lifelong disengagement and lost happiness. It stresses pursuing enthusiasm as if life depended on it and warns against delaying action.
Splendid Fertilizer Ashes Offer Potash Value for Crops
The Dominion Chemist extols wood ashes as a valuable potassic fertilizer. Dry unmixed ashes contain 4 to 6 1 4 percent potash, about 5 1 4 percent on average, plus 2 percent phosphoric acid and 20 to 30 percent lime carbonate. They are readily soluble and improve soil acidity, making them a versatile all around fertilizer for clover grapes fruit trees and leafy crops. Muriate and sulphate of potash do not neutralize acidity.
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Dominion
Canada
Cow on Ontario Farm Pumps Water by Nose and Horns
A Pembroke area cow in Westmeath Township was seen at the barnyard well using its nose and horns to move the pump handle, drawing water for a drink before strolling away. The animal, owned by Milburn Mc Bride, did not rely on a dysert for watering.
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Pembroke
Ontario
Milburn McBride
Westmeath Township
Canadianizing Doukhobors fracture hinted by Lethbridge reports
The Lethbridge Herald notes growing discontent within the Doukhobor community. It cites a loosening of the iron discipline once enforced by Peter Veregin the First and suggests Peter the Younger lacks his father’s grip. Rumors from Doukhobor colonies speak of fading communal spirit and rising individualism.
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Universal Brotherhood of Doukhobors
Lethbridge Herald
Peter Veregin
Peter the Younger
Night glare lights blamed for higher auto deaths
The Brandon Sun reports that glare from headlights raises the auto death rate at night by about fifty percent across the continent. Studies show one second to adjust to glare and up to a full minute to refocus, leaving drivers blind for 111 to 148 feet at 25 mph and 177 to 236 feet at 40 mph, making night driving extremely dangerous.
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Gare
Brandon Sun
Watch theft tale at Vancouver police headquarters
An elderly man reports a tug on his watch as he moved through a crowd and finds his watch missing. A second man arrives claiming to have found the watch attached to his coat sleeve, restoring the original owner’s mood.
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Police
Vancouver
Why Americans Ride On The Right Side Of Road
The Bureau of Public Roads explains the practice began in England with left side travel for safety while armed travelers and right side driving developed in America with wagon wheels. Over time other vehicles followed the right side, creating the present norm.
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America
England
Britain
Bureau of Public Roads
Washington
Milk Vendor's Styles Across the World
A look at the diverse methods of milk delivery by a traveling milkman. In Canada a spotless wagon moves by horse or gas power, Holland uses a dog drawn two wheeled cart, southern Europe features goat milk with milking at doors, Costa Rica has horse drawn can carry milk, and San Jose riders shield milk with umbrellas against sun.
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Canada
Holland
Europe
Costa Rica
San Jose
Two Irishmen Sleep Late After Painted Windows Wake Them
Two Irishmen living on the top floor of an eight story building cannot sleep as the sun shines through their windows. They paint the panes black to sleep in. They wake and rush to work arriving twenty minutes late. The foreman questions their timing. A worm remedy ad follows mentioning Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator.
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Pat
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Luneberg
Germany
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Milk Vendor’s
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Dr. Jackson
Anker-Holth Mfg, CO. Ltd
Nia
New Goodrich
Silvertown Ith
Goodrich Tire Desler
Goodrich
Silvertown
iNew Goodrich
ELAS
A. McIsaac
Acton, Ont
Silvertown Bafett League
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