Wealthy Federal Judge Alpine Adams Noted for Fortune
Alpine Avalanche Elmer B Adams presiding over the United States Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is cited as the wealthiest federal judge with an estimated fortune of 600000 dollars. The Rhode Island abandoned farm 249 is catalogued, but the state’s overall land use is not endangered by its loss.
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Elmer B. Adams
United States Court For
Eastern District of
Missouri
Rhode Island
Shirt waist man tied to a 400 year old Lincoln's Inn rule
The shirt waist man is not new. Current discussion reveals an ordinance of Lincoln's Inn dating back 400 years. Urbanua Sylvan, in the last Cornhill, notes a 1505 bench resolution requiring clerks to be decently dressed and not show shirt beyond the doublet.
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Lincoln's Inn
Urbanua Sylvan
Clerk's Commons
Geology Professor Finds Ancient Fish Fossils Near Montclair
A geology professor uncovers near Montclair New Jersey well preserved fossil fish of the ganoids, dating back millions of years. The find contrasts with modern fish and provides a rare glimpse into ancient aquatic life.
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Montclair
N. J
Flsh
Bacteria Survive Liquid Air Heat Letting Cold Fact Explained
A professor Dewar laboratory experiment shows that many bacteria survive a full week in liquid air and later grow as usual, disproving the belief that extreme cold kills microbes. Also reported is Normand Morn a Texas girl honored for bravery after lassoing a mountain lion to protect her father’s cattle.
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Dewar
Normand Morn
Guadaloupe
Texas
Texan Cattle Association
Vertical penmanship fades from public schools in favor of Spencerian revival
The piece notes a shift away from vertical handwriting toward a Spencerian revival. It highlights the drive to build a memorial library for Platt Spencer in Geneva Ohio, and recalls Spencer’s early life in a log house where he taught many learners the notable script. It ends with a tribute inscription praising Spencer as poet penman educator reformer benefactor.
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Platt Spencer
Geneva
Penman
Spencer
Forests and ties demand drive railroads to conserve timber
A New York Rand writer notes the rail system requires vast numbers of ties. A mile of single track uses about 4,500 ties, with ties averaging five years in use. The Pennsylvania railroad east of Pittsburgh alone needs nearly 2,700,000 ties annually.
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New York
Saurel
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Nome Gambling Inferno Draws Global Gamblers to Alaska Camp
A windy Nome camp houses about 20 000 miners and 700 women amid a saturnalia of gambling unseen in Pacific coast history. Multinational gamblers operate faro keno roulette and craps as 600 men manage schemes to convert gold dust to cash, with murders and clashes reported amid the high stakes atmosphere. Notables like Lucky Baldwin and Jacob Westfall head syndicates and attract players from Chicago to Sydney, all drawn to Alaska's newest gold camp.
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Cane Nome
Chihuahua
Mexico
Alaska
Nome
Virginia City
Tombetone
Leadville
Faro
Keno
Cripple Creek
Dawson
Pacific Coast
Guiches
America
Europe
Australia
South America
Baldwin
Jacob Westfall
New York
Chicago
Buffalo
Pittsburg
St. Louis
New Orleans
Europe in the Pacific and its European Federation
Ainslee's Magazine portrays the Pacific Ocean as a federation of European nations on Asiatic soil united by free seas commerce. It lists Britain Spain Holland Germany and France with varied territories and populations and notes independent states like Switzerland and Transvaal within this imagined region.
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Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Marquesas
Ainslee
Europe
Great Britain
Spain
George
Holland
Germany
France
Switzerland
Transvaal
South Africa
Commonwealth
Dutch West Indies
Australia
Oregon
British Columbia
New Zealand
Fiji
Samoa
Tahiti
Philippines
New Guinea
Society Islands
The George Washington Trick Revealed in Simple Steps
The performer invites volunteers to call out famous names. He writes each name on separate slips, folds them, and places them into a hat. As ten or more slips accumulate, the routine proceeds with the hat and slips guiding the act.
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George Washington
Furniture for Boy's Room Dream Comforts and Desks
The piece imagines a boy’s room with a leather couch or rattan divan and cushioned seating, plus a sturdy desk for writing and storage. It notes boys dream of future independence and the value of a practical, comfortable space to study and receive invitations.
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John
City Huntington Named for Collis P Huntington
The growing city of Huntington in West Virginia was named after Collis P Huntington. He protected the place and about thirty years ago bought the land it sits on. He later conveyed the property to the Central Land Company, where he was chief stockholder and special receiver at his death.
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Huntington
W. Va
Collis P. Huntington
Central Land Company
How Mothers may Help their Daughters into Womanhood
A mother should guide her daughter through physical and emotional changes as she matures. The article endorses Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for symptoms of puberty and early menstruation. A letter from Miss Good asks for help with irregular periods and declining health.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Prem
Miss Good
Success magazine highlights humble climbers of fame
A September issue of Success celebrates not only top achievers but many striving individuals. It notes John Burroughs as a rich devotee of nature, content with simple living, and argues wealth alone does not determine civilization's worth.
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Excelsiors
John Burroughs
Atlantic cable lines show ongoing 25 cent per word charge
The report notes thirteen transatlantic cable lines are in operation but the price for sending messages remains 25 cents per word for commercial messages and 10 cents per word for press dispatches, a rate unchanged for more than two decades.
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Atlantic
Message Rates for Commercials and Dispatches
The policy states charges of 25 cents per word for commercial messages and 10 cents per word for press dispatches, a rate structure maintained for over two decades.
Beggar in New York Accumulates 531 Cents in Hours
A New York beggar was found with 531 cents in his coat after collecting money in under half a day. By this pace his yearly income would reach about $3,000, highlighting rapid collection and local poverty conditions.
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New York
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R. C. McKixney
Alpine
Journal of German Engineers
Paris
Amiens
Perth
Forfax
Wittenberg
Hamburg
Cape Nome
Pacific
Rolland
England
Mrs. Pinkham
Miss Peart
Cor
29Th Avenue
Yestar Way
Seattle
Wash
National City Bank
Lynn
Mass
Lupia E. Pinknam
Sawyer
Excelsior
W. Sawyer & Son, Sole
Mtrs
East Cambridge
Mages
N. U. Houston
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