Inside a Coal Mine How It Supports Modern Life
A National Geographic overview explains coal’s central role in civilization and visualizes demand using vast scales. It tours an anthracite colliery showing hoisting, ventilation, air splits, and mine workings, then describes breakers, carload coal transport, and safety checks before ending with historic kitchen recipes.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. CC
America
Pikes Peak
The Kitchen Cabinet 1922 Quotations
A compact note from The Kitchen Cabinet column printed in 1922 by Western Newspaper Union presents a Carlyle quote on originality and belief. The item underscores sincerity as the measure of the original mind.
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Western Newspaper Union
Carlyle
Delicous summer squash recipes and cucumber dishes
Readable guide outlines several squash preparations including tender squash boiled to syrup with butter and pepper, a cream cheese variant, and a cucumber sauce to accompany fish. Additional items include Fried Green Tomatoes with onions, and Wilted Cucumbers served cold with oil and vinegar.
Morals and Health Tied to Food and Homes Says Rillen Richards
A quotation from Rillen Richards states that health and morals depend on the food people eat and the homes they inhabit, while Emerson adds that the reward of a well done task is to have completed it.
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Rillen Richards
Emerson
Grace and Schwab Golf Rivalry Tale From Wall Street Journal
Eugene G. Grace of Bethlehem Steel and Charles M. Schwab share a playful rivalry on the golf course. A told story recounts their match, with Grace claiming a single stroke on the third hole while Schwab adds his own score challenge.
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Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Company
Charles M. Schwab
Schwab
Grace
Wall Street Journal
Cuticura Talcum Powder Ad Highlights Frugal Skin Care
Advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as antiseptic and attractively scented. Praises it for face skin baby and dusting use and claims it makes other perfumes unnecessary. Describes it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with soap and ointment.
Rathenau Calls Saturday His Unlucky Day
Two weeks before his murder M Rathenau spoke with friends in his Grunwald villa living room about Friday superstition. He said Saturdays are his bad days after surviving a childhood runaway and a later staircase fall, and he was assassinated on a Saturday.
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Rathenau
Grunwald
M. Rathenau
le Petit Parisien
Paris
Bank President Hailed New Baby as Savings Hope
A Marion County State Bank president, John L. Duvall, was approached by a young man who wished to open a savings account for his son Arthur. Duvall congratulated him, the account opened as trustee for Arthur, and days later the client asked to change the name to Dorothy.
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John L. Duvall
Marion County State Bank
A Cleveland Woman Tips Way Through New York
A gentle-minded Cleveland woman gave a porter a dime to tip him at a New York station. He threw it on the ground in anger, she picked it up and explained the dime was all she had. Walking two miles to her hotel, she offered to buy a bus ride, prompting the porter to soften and say she could take the tip. She declined and chose the bus instead.
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Cleveland
New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wanted the Cheapest Dose Collars in Trade Talk
Fragmentary note shows pricing chatter on collars with two for a quarter and one for a penny, indicating a barter exchange. The brief record captures a quirky, period voice from a Yate Rec ord source.
Westminster Abbey to receive historic cleaning and restoration
Experts in Gothic and Norman wood carvings have developed a treatment to clean the old choir stalls and tomb alabaster without damage, restoring color beneath centuries of grime. The same time plan will whitewash exterior stone to revive original hues, as areas now appear black.
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Westminster Abbey
London
Over the Telephone to the Morgue in Morning Call
A Woman seeking a business contact experiences a temperamental phone line. A masculine voice answers with Hello and asks for Mr. James. When asked the number the reply comes This is the morgue. The Woman abandons the call and opts to write a letter. Chicago Journal
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James
Chicago Journal
Wedding Details Jarred By Odd Trio
A Richmond wedding features three notable figures: the father who passed the cost of one daughter to a stranger, the preacher's wife who obtained the wedding fee, and the best man who had been rejected by the bride for the last time.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Gluttony and a Lordly Hunting Hall Tale
A Louisville editor recalls Henry Watterson calling gluttons self-absorbed. In a castle smoking room a fat guest admires mounted antlers and animal skins, then asks the host if he ate all the trophies himself. The anecdote highlights appetite and excess.
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Henry Watterson
Louisville
Onlooker Quips About Zeke Dawdle's New HQ
An amused onlooker recalls Zeke Dawdle overseeing a new store site. Squire Witherbee notes Zeke’s role is supervisory, along with other gents who run boarding houses. Zeke ensures every brick and girder is seen to, so as not to spoil his day.
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Squire Witherbee
Zeke
Birmingham Age Herald
They Return From Honeymoon Trip
A couple has just returned from their honeymoon voyage and were asked how they enjoyed Niagara Falls. They described the trip with remarks on the scenery and experiences encountered during their travels.
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Niagara Falls
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