Alaska Inland Gold Finds Spur Hope Of New Pay Creeks
Anchorage reports several new pay creeks discovered in interior Alaska as miners seek revival of placer mining. In Fairview district Matt Hugger found pay from 60 cents to 1.60 a pan at 14 feet, while Pass Creek and Cottonwood Creek yielded up to 1.80 a yard. Valdez Creek saw pay up to 3 per pan by Ole, sparking a mild stampede and expectations of more districts opening next summer.
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Alaska
Anchorage
Fairvew
Alaska Railroad
Matt Hugger
Pass Creek
Cottonwood Creek
Valdez Creek
Interior Alaska
Pinched Pocketbook Shifts Vienna Meal Hours
In Vienna dated December 25 a pinched pocketbook changes social habits. Families drop the set dinner, tea comes an hour later at six, and dance or music follows at friends’ flats with wireless or gramophone. A late hot sausage meal ends leftovers, horseradish and sandwiches.
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Vienna
A Texas Wonder Kidney and bladder remedy ad
A Texas Wonder remedy claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles including gravel back rheumatism and irregularities in men and women. Priced at 1.25 sent by mail with sworn testimonials from Dr E W Hall at 2926 Olive St St Louis Missouri. Sold by druggists. Adv.
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E. W. Hall
Olive St
St. Louis
Lowly mustang—portland plant to render horses for by products
Portland Oregon December 25 the plan to render western mustangs into soap or fertilizer faces a grim fate for the wild horses across the Pacific Northwest and nearby states. An estimated one million plus horses roam Montana Oregon Washington Idaho Nevada and Colorado with few markets beyond leather and by products. Dr E Chase Portland city veterinarian accuses the mustangs of spreading contagious diseases among cattle and sheep.
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Portland
Pacific Northwest
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Nevada
Colorado
E. ©. Chase
Parker House relics to be preserved as Boston history
The Parker House in Boston, facing demolition, may keep relics from its historic rooms. Plans include restoring the mirror room and crystal room, possibly relocating them near Boston, with mahogany reading and ladies rooms to be rebuilt in a new 1927 hotel. Notables like Dickens and Grant visited, reflecting the hotel’s social impact.
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Parker House
Boston
Charles Dickens
President Grant
Patti, Bernhardt
Ada Rehan
Henry Irvin
Edwin Booth
Mansfield
Clara Louise Kellogg
Horsemeat Becomes French Luxury Amid Price Surge
Paris reports horsemeat, once called the poor man’s beefsteak, rising to luxury status due to animal scarcity and a tax. A pound of choice horsemeat sells for 9.50 francs, compared with pork chops at 8.50, roast beef 9.00, and mutton 7.50, while doctors note its use for tuberculosis and anemia.
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Paris
France
Ulrich Zwingli Bible Found in Lancaster Seminary Library
A 1529 Ulrich Zwingli Bible printed by Christopher Froschauer, one of the world’s rare editions, was discovered in the Reformed Theological Seminary library in Lancaster Pennsylvania. The text blends Zwingli’s compilation with Luther’s German translations, features early woodcut illustrations, and presents Acts after St Paul’s Epistle. A 1531 second edition copy was also located.
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Ulrich Zwingli
Library OF Seminary
Lancaster
Reformed Theological Seminary
Christopher Froschauer
Zwingli
Zurich
Martin Luther
Paul
Flames Fire From Salty Pool Near Green River
Report from Dec 95 describes a mysterious geyser near Green River, 86 miles southeast of Seattle, where flames shoot from a six foot pool of salty mineral water. Eruptions vary, with rocks tossed high and flames reaching 100 feet, sometimes failing to erupt. nearby springs supply fresh water and sulfur deposits exist.
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Steattle
Green River Canyon
Seattle
Green River
Tacoma
Marian Wilson's Tax Troubles End In Comeback Bid
Year old Marian Wilson earned 85000 from The Beggar's Opera and lost it on The British Ballett. Ignoring taxes, she funded a new production that failed, faced the tax collector, then returned to acting. She danced in Nice cabaret, joined Ben Greet's company, and now aims to be a comedian. Her father had opposed acting and gave 5000 to produce.
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Marian Wilson
British Ballett
Nice
Ben Greet
England
Bag pipe returns to favor as jazz band instrument
Glasgow reports the bag pipe regains popularity in jazz bands after an American operetta introduced saxophones to Scotland. Large players with strong lungs now lead the bag pipe sections to keep pace with saxophones and rapid tempos.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Elder son of Princess Mary named England's most borrowed baby
George Henry Hubert, elder son of Princess Mary, has become England's most borrowed baby. King George and Queen Mary are fond of him, and he is regularly hosted at Harewood House near Harrogate and Curzon House in London. He visits St James Palace to see his uncle the Prince of Wales and Prince Henry while Goldsborough Hall serves as his home between York and Harrogate. Two nurses travel with the three year old in a limousine.
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George Henry Hubert
Princess Mary
England
King George
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
George
Lord Andady Harewood
Viscount Lascelles
Harewood House
George Henry
Curzon House
London
Duke and Duchess of York
St. James Palace
Prince of Wales
Prince Henry
Goldsborough Hall
York
Seaweed Declared Nutritious Delicacy in Japan
Tokyo reports seaweed as a table delicacy and major industry. The Japanese Tangle Laminaria Japonica is prized for flavor and refreshment, abundant off Hokkaido where the summer harvest yields about 200 million pounds annually. Chemists cite high Vitamin A content in this inexpensive seaweed.
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Japan
Tokyo
Hokkaido
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