Widow Heroine of 616 Gold Camp Fights Desperate Odds
Mrs. Sylvia Casey, a Nevada widow, braved a 45 mile trek through a terrifie storm to defend her husband s mining claim. She rebuilt monuments and posted notices through a freezing night, foiling jumpers and earning acclaim in Goldfield after securing about 50 000 from a New York syndicate. She now supervises other claims with plans for independence and wealth.
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Denver
Sylvia Casey
Nevada
Honsby
Harren
Casey
Due
David H. Casey
Goldfield
Saad
Tuls Canyon
Catuntain
Eagle Pass
Mrs. Casey
New York
Snake in Pillow Awakens Woman in Butler
Miss Irene McDonald of Portersville camping near McConnell's hills woke to a pillow shock then slept. A five foot four inch snake crawled from the pillow this afternoon and was killed.
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Butler
Irene McDonald
Portersville
McConnell's Hills
Boys save comrade from rattlesnake snap in Missouri pond
In Joplin Missouri Herbert Davis aged 14 wrestled a large rattlesnake coiled on his arm while draining a basin of fish near a swimming lake. Francis Evans aged 15 fired a rifle through the snake’s head just in time to prevent a deadly strike and then fired six more shots to finish it. Davis and Evans are close friends. Evans is the son of Dr M H Evans. The basin overflow fed by mining activity housed many fish that day.
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Joplih
Herbert Davis
Francis Evans
Davis
M. H. Evans
Negbert Davis
North Main Street
Davis Bey
Evans
Despondent Bookbinder Ends Life With Gas Attack
Arthur D. Adams, a Salt Lake City born bookbinder with the government bureau of engraving and printing, killed himself by poisoning fumes after the death of his wife. He fought to describe the gas effects as he faded, leaving a note about sinking, a dancing room, and exclamations of light and farewell.
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Washington
Arthur D. Adams
Government Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Salt Lake City
Adams
Sam Salion
Giant pike drags calf to canal. farmer fails rescue
Henry Hanson, a Worthington farmer in South Carolina, half in the water and clutching the barbed wire, faced a monster pike that struck the canal as he tried to save a calf. The calf struggled and drowned despite his desperate effort.
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Worthington, S. C
Henry Hanson
Hanson
National Leprosy Hospital Bill Revisited Amid Public Health Debate
Washington officials expect renewed push for a national leprosy hospital to isolate and treat patients. Past 1905 legislation sought two institutions, one northern and one southern, but failed due to local opposition and jurisdictional concerns. Current officials cite public safety and humane care as reasons to again pursue federal action.
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Washington
Arizona
Congress
New Mexico
Health Bureau
A Jersey City Man Leaves Airship Bequest in Will
Jeremiah Carihanne died of heart failure after an automobile near miss years ago. He left $500 life insurance and a self drawn will directing that the remainder go to fund airship development to reduce street danger. Executor Edward R. Doyle has $330 in hand to carry out the wish.
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New York
Jeremiah Carbanne
Jersey City
Hamill & Egan
Cavihanne
Edward R. Doyle
Carihanne
Clean water odor solved by state health board
Athol Massachusetts residents feared foul tasting water in town mains. The state board of health explained that Aphanizomenon a cyanobacteria causes the odor and taste but is harmless. To restore normal conditions, remove the organisms.
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Athol
Mass
State Board of Health
Five Year Thief a Snake
In York Pennsylvania a farmer John F. Arnold had been plagued by a chicken thief for five years. His wife Mrs. Arnold discovered the culprit, a nine foot two inch black snake, gulping four young fowls by a fence. She loaded his shotgun and fired both barrels, killing the reptile, the county’s largest of its kind on record.
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York
John F. Arnold
New Salem
Concrete Pole Invented in Berne Switzerland
Swiss engineer M. Hans Siegwart has developed a hollow concrete telegraph pole able to withstand sun and weather, promising more than twice the economy of wood or iron poles. The invention targets electric tramways and overhead telephone lines.
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Berne
Switzerland
M. Hans Siegwart
Real artists struggle for livelihood say critics
A Washington Star quote argues that artists seldom gain support because many focus on painting self advertising works rather than promoting others, while a critic muses about offering chances to deserving creators who struggle to earn a living.
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Mu Cunirox
Hengiste
Washington Star
Ice in Michigan sand dunes tale of frozen summer ice
An Odd relic digger in Traverse City area finds a hidden bed of ice beneath sand dunes near Ludington. A man excavates a deep shaft, builds a hoard, and covers it. Water seeping through sand froze last winter, preserving ice for summer use.
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Traverse City
Mich
Lake Thigath
Ludington
Fnally
Five Months in Plaster Mary Lascomb Healed at Crozer Hospital
Chester New York Mary Lascomb three years old underwent the Lorenz bloodless method for double congenital dislocation of the hip joints. Discovered by a focal physician a year ago the case was treated at Crozer hospital by Dr D P Maddox with Dr Herbert L Northrop. After five months in a plaster cast the child is discharged and now walks along hospital corridors.
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Chester
N. Y
Mary Lascomb
Crozer Hospital
Lorenz
Mary Jascombs
D. P. Maddox
Herbert L. Northrop
Hahnemann Medical College
Philadelphia
Mary
Profits from Our Forests in Washington and Germany
The Department of Agriculture reports Washington-American forests can yield more per acre with proper management than Germany’s top woods. Ignorance and carelessness leave woodlands poorly stocked, while German foresters maintain uniform, dense stands. Norway spruce, Scotch pine, silver fir, beech and oak dominate, with 60 years yielding about nine and four tenths inches in diameter in first quality timber.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Germany
Freeland Dog Eater Charge Dismissed After Carnival Gag
In Freeland Pennsylvania a man named John Wicharick appeared before Magistrate Malloy denying he ate Mrs. Michael Mollicks dog. The charge arose from a St. Ann parish carnival with a Wild Man from Borneo act. The dog theft claim proved unfounded after the reveal that the suspect was part of the event.
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Freeland
John Wicharick
Malloy
Michael Mollick
St. Ann's Catholic
Borneo
The Safe Way to Buy Paint Trade Ad
Property owners can avoid trouble in painting by using the Dutch Boy Painter white lead from National Lead Company. The firm offers a test outfit and a free paint book for inquiries, sent to Woodbridge Building, New York City.
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Woodbridge Bldg
New York City
Logical debate on a horse versus motor car for Mrs Sparker Do
Mrs Sparker asks if she prefers a horse to the motor car while Mrs Tyre concedes a horse suits a woman with hay colored hair. The dialogue frames fashion and practicality in light conversation.
Ten Years of Backache Relief from Kidney Pills
Mrs. Thos. Dunn of Columbus Ohio testifies after ten years of backache and exhaustion that Cavan's Kidney Pills provided quick relief and a permanent cure. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Thos. Dunn
Columbus
Ohio
Cavan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Corot's Secret generosity solved a tenant’s rent
The painter Corot and his sister jointly owned a Faubourg Palasonniere house. A tenant tailor could not pay rent, so Corot secretly paid it and told the man not to reveal it. The tailor returned each due date to receive rent from Corot, who quipped that he appeared generous but only recovered half his share from his sister.
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Corot
Faubourg Palasonniere
Minister Scored Plate Speech Sparks Overflowing Collection
A country clergyman advocating a charitable object opened with a warning about giving only what one can pay, stressing that justice should accompany generosity. His address preceded the plate, and the collection overflowed.
Pale Girl Finds Wellness with Postum for Cold Dak
A Dakotan woman once nicknamed the pale girl reports relief from headaches indigestion and nervousness after switching from coffee to Postum. She notes improved complexion energy and no medicine since starting Postum and praises its effects on her family’s health, contrasting with coffee’s chill and heart impact.
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Dak
N. Dak
Postum Co
Battle Creel
Mich
Wellville
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