Journey to Mojave Deserts and Mountain Country Notes
Alice Mann recounts a August 30 to September 1 desert and mountain trek from Los Angeles to Mojave landing at Hainee Meadows. She describes stage travel, water etiquette, canyon sights, Red Rock Cason formations, full moon scenery, and goats ranch life near Owen's Lake with plans to visit Keeler and Inyo county while hoping to write again from the region.
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Los Angeles
Mojave
San Jose
California
Fresno
Vally
Majore
Red Rock Cason
Sahara
Hainee Meadows
Owen's Lake
Keeler
Iowa
A Valuable College Herd of Mixed Breeds at Iowa College
The Iowa Agricultural College herd totals about 150 head of Shorthorns Red Polls Galloways and Herefords with some dairy breeds. Cows are milked year round with weighed rations and weekly milk tests to compute daily profit per cow. The pasture is extensive and the herd includes high butter records and beef milk duals.
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Iowa Agricultural College
Omaha
The Secret of Beauty From Tepid Baths and Health
Ruth Ashmore argues in The Ladies' Home Journal that tepid baths with good soap, not cold baths, best cleanse the skin. External beauty reflects overall health, so diet, sleep, and moderation in sweets, pastry, tea, and coffee are essential for a pleasant appearance.
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Ruth Ashmore
Ladies’ Home Journal
Smokeless powder praised for naval gunnery gains
The New Orleans marks a turning point with smokeless cordite in 19th century naval use. Observers note faster, cleaner, and more accurate fire, with less view obstruction and lower residuum, signaling a future shift away from smoky powders.
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New Orleans
New York Ledges
Ironworker and policeman trade tales in laundry remark
In a brief Indianapolis Journal item a suspect claims past work in the trade as a punchline to a police exchange. The exchange references a laundry misdirect and hints at prior industry ties without further detail.
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Indianapolis Journal
Diamonds in Three Shapes The Rose And The Brill Table
Description explains three diamond forms the rose the brilliant and the table. It notes the brilliant is the prettiest and describes a double pyramid or cone with the top cut to form a large plane and a small plane at the bottom opposite it.
Opal Once Belonged to Empress Josephine Disappears
The famed opal known as the Burning of Troy once belonged to Empress Josephine. Its fate remains a mystery after it vanished when Allied forces entered Paris.
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Josephine
Troy
Paris
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Camden
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