Alaska Gardening Across a Cold Coast Climate
G C Georgeson, Special Agent in Charge of Alaska Experiment Stations, explains how Alaska soils and climate differ from temperate regions and why draining peaty soils is essential. He divides crops into three groups by hardiness, lists vegetables possible coastward, and notes several crops that rarely succeed outdoors without special warmth and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaski
Alaska
Suil
Sitka
Washington, D.C
Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Pacific Ocean
Soust
Alustin
Arctic Circle
Arctic Ocean
G. C. Georgeson
National Ash Heap Fire Losses Reach Vast Totals
An 1907 fire record shows slow progress against the national fire problem with losses across the United States and Canada totaling about $216.67 million. Despite few great conflagrations, large cities and numerous smaller blazes together push insurance losses into the hundreds of thousands per incident, spanning Maine to Oregon and from Massachusetts to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
San Francisco
Canada
Maine
Oregon
Massachusetts
Florida
Cost of Living in Germany Advances in Food Prices
Across Germany sharp rises in prices for living necessities are reported, with foodstuffs and fodder leading the increase. Last year’s poor harvests partly explain the surge, though meat prices show a slight decline from two years ago. Municipal actions and price controls are noted in some areas, while dairy products track fodder costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Peculiar Qualifications in Sunday School Quip
A humorous remark circulated by Herper's Weekly cites the Sunday school superintendent criticizing how recruits were chosen. The line mocks those who did not bear arms and instead collapsed to drink, joking about watching with one eye while drinking with the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gignon
Herper's Weekly
Rebuild in Granite Replace Sandstone Treasury Facade
The Washington treasury building will be rebuilt with granite replacing the sandstone facade. Congress authorized 800000 dollars for demolition and replacement, with New York firm Mud quittryiars contracted and Milford Illinois already removing sandstone blocks from Acquia Creek Virginia dating to 1640.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Washington
Ely
Witteonti Street
Congress
New York
Milford
Nv IL
Acquia Creek
Virginia
Fifteenth Street
Athens
Andrew Jackson
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
National Capital
Dix Island
Rockford
Maine
Georgetown
Vanderbilts Move to Washington Start New Social Campaign
The Vanderbilts switch to permanent Washington residence after frequent winters in the capital. Mr and Mrs George Vanderbilts plan major social hosting, with Mrs Vanderbilt shifting focus from New York circles to Washington, aided by successful trips to Tillmore estate in North Carolina. They have hosted 12 to 20 guests on special trains between Washington and Tulimore for weekends ahead of Lent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilts
Washington
New York
George Vanderbits
Capital
Vanderbilt
New York City
Vanderhills
Tillmore
North Carolina
Vanderhilts
Tulimore
Warm greeting from Roosevelt to new congressman at White House
A new congressman recalls a warm welcome from President Roosevelt at a White House reception, noting the president’s enthusiastic handshake with about 1,200 guests. The veteran lawmaker overheard remarks about old congressmen’s jealousy of new members receiving recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noosevelt
White House
Senator Spooner Neckwear Incident Inspires Telling Tale
A retired anecdote recalls ex Senator Spooner and a Pennsylvania chairmanship mix up. The story centers on Spooner’s famed misbuttoned necktie and a night of gas jets in the library and rooms, as Mrs Spooner supposedly directed lights off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.O. Wnox
Pennsylvania
Spooner
Boms Sharles
Wek
Span
Washington Apartment Tale and Black Folk Wit
A story about Roek Taylor moving to a luxury Stoneleigh Court flat in Washington to observe millionaire living while living modestly at $500 monthly. The tale includes Taylor’s temptation, a landlord’s offer of $100 monthly, and a senator’s quip about posqums. An anecdote from Senator Paylor recounts Uncle Pompey defending a fellow worker in a plantation dispute using humorous black speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roek" Taylor
Washington
Lila
Stoneleigh Court
John Hay
Botal
Taylor
Senator Paylor
Tennessee
Pompey
Satterfield tale of a brevet negro in Civil War era
In a Washington Army and Navy club tale a white sergeant, paid $16, objects to unequal pay versus black soldiers earning $25 a month. He asks to be made a negro by brevet to serve accordingly. Also noted is Attle Lincoln Hughes, a six year old daughter, captivating House visitors with her schoolday comment about learning at the Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Navy Club
Washington
Gen
Young
Potonite
Ntei
Darkies
Lincoille Hughes
Representative Hughes
Patarson
N. J
House of Representatives
Williams
Papa
Refinish Your Own Silver Article Procedure
Step by step guide describes restoring silver through dissolution plating and electro chemical methods. Includes washing silver, preparing solution, filtering, making up a rinse, and suspending item in solution for plating with zinc or copper salts. Mentions polishing hinges spoons spectacles and other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vissalye
Mileie
Strona
Miswishiee
Hanson
Folding Washstand Invented For Bathrooms And Lavatories
A folding washstand designed for bathrooms and lavatories is shown in the illustration. It folds against the wall above the bathtub when not in use to save space. The wash basin is of ordinary type, supported on wall riveted brackets, and connected to a water supply spigot.
A New Anaesthetic Stevaine Breakthrough Reported
Reports from Nottingham to Washington describe a new anaesthetic named stoyaine or stove related to Fourneau. It allegedly causes paralysis below injection and allows amputation with the patient conscious and without pain, though afterward only bruising is felt as sensation returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. W. Malvin
United States
Nottingham
Bureau of Manufactures
Washington
M. Fourneau
M. Fournentt
Mirror Inversion and Illusion in a Sensory Experiment
A Scientific American note describes how mirror viewing causes an inversion of letters and objects, making reading difficult. The experiment uses a half shell held near the eye to create a convex effect, altering perception and illustrating how light and the crystalline lens refract images. The setup, procedure, and optical reasoning are explained with emphasis on the illusion and its resolution by adjusting distance or removing the shell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Inducing Variety In Expression in a Fragmented Quote
A fragmented OCR excerpt presents dialogue about Maude and a mobile face image with unclear attribution. The text includes quoted phrases and a few invented terms like Vultimiers Amuvylean, offering no clear event or identifiable subjects beyond the quoted perception. The readable portion suggests a stylistic or literary fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Vultimiers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gee Alata
National Treasury
Statesman
Senator Taylor
AMON
New York Harbor
Gustav Michaud
Avacntin
Tro
Son
Worl
Ule WA
Script and Translation
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!