Buried bank bills shock Ohio farmer to dust
An Ohio farmer who buried cash in the ground traveled to Washington with a pillowcase full of dusting notes. Treasury officials recovered most of the money, losing only a few hundred of about $19,000. The tale, recounted by Theodore Waters in Everybody’s, highlights a bizarre money scare.
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United States Treasury
Theodore Waters
Ohio
Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Theories to Explain Earthquake Uprisings
A scientist explains a model where sea water enters crustal fissures meets molten lava and becomes steam expanding massively to lift and crack rock. He cites other ideas from Davy about underground metals releasing gas and the crust's shrinkage contributing to quakes.
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Davy
Climbing Serpents Reach High Smooth Surfaces
A traveler in Central America notes serpents climbing smooth walls. In zoological gardens, snakes grip glass with viscous mucus from their glands to lift themselves higher, using repeated adhesive climbs. The description includes a fatal bite of a small snake and its ability to ascend canvas and glass.
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Central America
Rome
Microscopic Detective in a Smuggling Case
Ehrenberg, a Prussian microscopist, investigated a smuggling ring. He examined repacked goods and traced the unpacking to a customs house. Under the microscope he found a unique foramint specimen in the sand, revealing the crime.
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Ehrenberg
Hohrenberg
Mystery Animal Reveals Crime Scene Location
A rare animal tied to a single habitat exposed the exact site of the crime, pointing investigators to the location with clear significance. The discovery links the creature to the case and narrows the suspect’s possible whereabouts.
How to make a flower essence from salt layers
The method uses alternating layers of flowers and fine salt in a clean earthen pot. After forty days the essence is strained, bottled, and exposed to sun and dew for six weeks to purify. One drop can scent a pint of water.
The Wrong Place Tattooed Man Comment
A Yonkers Statesman quip quotes a young man and porter over labeling a trunk. The porter plans to paste labels while the man offers to do it himself to avoid a tattooed look.
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Yonkers
The Doctor Answered
Wagstaff greets the doctor who jokes that health is the only kind worth enjoying. The doctor notes good health is common but not universal, teasing about doctors who enjoy bad health.
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Wagstaff
The Sikh Five Ks and Signatures by General Gordon
General Gordon lists identifying marks of Sikhs: never cutting hair, beard looped behind ears, non use of tobacco though allowed spirits and opium, and the five K s: Kes hair, kangi comb, kneeh knee breeches, kard knife, kirpan sword.
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Gordon
India
Kirpan
The Bird's Superior Eye Eyed by Birds and Sight
London Mail notes the bird eye's large size relative to the brain suggests exceptional vision. It says eye surgeons have paid little attention to avian sight and other animals, though much could be learned from studying their eyes and navigation abilities.
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London Mail
Soda and Magnesia Lakes of Wyoming Probed
The soda and magnesia lakes cover 1 028 acres across Albany and Carbon counties and are the beds of nearly dry natural basins. Lakes containing sodium sulfate span 708 acres with about five feet average depth, implying a capacity of 4 900 000 tons of soda.
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Wyoming
Albany
Carbon
Looking Ahead The Senior Partner and the Will Contest
A senior partner questions charging expenses for a impecunious young man. The young lawyer explains deducting costs as business expenses due to a forthcoming will contest. The plot hints at a legal case hinging on a rich uncle's sick condition and potential inheritance dispute.
The Shark Finds a Slaver’s Papers At Sea
A ship pursued on suspicions of slave trading was seized in Port Royal after a rival vessel recovered a tin box from a shark. The box contained papers proving the vessel’s slaving activities, leading to condemnation and confiscation.
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Port Royal
Local Ames notes and social happenings in town
Local notices report store displays at Novelty Store with plain and jeweled back combs, a chicken pie supper at Odd Fellows hall, and community visits. Mentions include Mr and Mrs H J Lilsley hosting guests, Etta Budd’s Phoenix trip, Frank Stultz buying Jewel Cafe, and farm produce sales plus armory plans and Thanksgiving services for the church.
Free Haviland china set promotion date and details
A dated promotional note announces free Haviland bread and butter plates with the purchase of a Haviland china cups and saucers and breakfast plates set at 2 to 3 PM on November 26, 1904. The offer targets ladies and highlights the set price of 2.25 dollars.
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Haviland
Thanksgiving Excursion Rates On Northwestern Line
Excursion tickets offered at low rates between all local points within 200 miles of selling station on November 23 and 24, return by November 28. Apply to agents Chicago Northwestern Railway.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railit
Eugenie and the Cholera During Napoleon III Era
In a cholera outbreak in France during Napoleon III rise, Empress Eugenie visited hospitals to aid the sick. A parish priest reported his curate’s death shortly after breaking fast, and the empress calmly noted that once cholera grows violent it will abate, a prediction that proved true as the outbreak eased.
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Eugenie
Napoleon III
France
Double Address on Package Could Split Express Charges
A Philadelphia Record clip describes an express clerk nearly returning a two sided addressed package. He notes the risk of charges being collected twice if the prepaid mark appears only on the bottom at the receiving end. The shipper recalls paying the charges and jokes about the mixed addressing.
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Philadelphia Record
It's a mistake to marry too young wise guy remark
A brief exchange quoted from the Philadelphia Record notes a witty remark about marrying young. One speaker calls it a mistake to wed too early while another calls it a mistake not often repeated, capturing a light humor tone.
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Philadelphia Record
Quote on greatness thrust upon him
A witty maxim notes that when greatness is forced upon a man he resists little and must rise to the occasion. The line attributed to Puck reflects on duty and character under pressure.
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Puck
Thanksgiving Offering at the Christian Home
Rev J G Lemen founder and longtime manager of the Christian Home Orphanage in Council Bluffs Iowa died October 26 1904 The home cares for 220 orphans and will be carried on by his son H R Lemen Donations of cash food and winter clothing are sought mailing addresses provided Readers urged to support the Thanksgiving offering and freight costs for the orphanage with prayers for continued growth and care for the children.
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Herr
Sheldon
Gunsaulus
Chicago
Ourl. S.C
A. L. Frisbie
Plymouth Congregational Church
Des Moines
Christian Home Orphanage
Council Bluffs
Iowa
J.G. Lemen
H. R. Lemen
Christian Home
Ames
Hoggatt Street
Onondaga Street
Duff Street
Kellogg Street
Boone Street
Eldon
A. B. Maxwell
Clavering and His Daughter Gains Attention From Washington Desk
The December Smart Set highlights a Washington life novelette titled Clavering and His Daughter by newcomer Fox croft Davis. The author’s meteoric debut shocks readers as the first manuscript was accepted on sight by an editor, signaling a potential season sensation.
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America
Washington
Foxcroft Davis
Clavering
Emma Wolf
William R. Lighton
Theodore Waters
Iona Gale
John Vance Cheney
Theodosia Garrison
Morgan Robertson
Kenneth Brown
Rosamond Marriott Watson
Clinton Dangerfield
Edward Boltwood
Ethel M. Kelley
Frank S.arnett
Second hand coal heater for sale for ten dollars
A sturdy soft coal heater offered as a crackerjack bargain. Price set at ten dollars. Inquiries directed to this office for details and purchase.
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Fera
Loughran
BAUER
Meritopist
Odd Fellows Ball
Will Meiers
Benton Stull
H. J. Lilsley
L. M. Grason
Odd Fellows Hall
Timothy Hay
J. A. Shugart
Mutual Phone 215
Etta Budd
Phoenix
Budd
Kelso House
Frank Stultz
Jewel
Ben Sewell
Earl Stultz
Connie Cooper
Cedar Rapids
Papa
Orden Messenger
Ladies Aid Society
The
Mr. Church
E.R. Garner
College
Tom Leonard
F. E. Owen
Eighmy
Times
Chicago Great Western
Ilinois
Minnesota
Missouri
W. J. Reed
Endicott Bidg
St. Paul
Minn
Armory Company
Frank Underwood
Ed. Clark
Ole Dewitt
Claude Campbell
Dwight Davis
Ames Plumbing and Heating Co
Charles Hamilton
W. H. Meeker
Buenos Ayres
Senor
Adies
Washington Post
Point Judith
Rhode Island
Nantucket
Kohn Brothers
L. O. Keedick
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