Not a Sight but an Experience the Rockies Change Us
A traveler recalls a Denver to Georgetown ascent revealing the Rockies as a profound experience not a mere view. The ride climbs through canyon walls, storms, and mile high air, where mountains seem alive and spectators witness lightning, snow, and cheers from riders and horses.
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Colorado Prairies
America
Rockies
B. A. Konkle
Philadelphia Record
Joe
Denver
Front Range
Treasuries
Georgetown
Clear Creek Gorge
Colorado
Argentine Pass
Pike's Peak
Mr. L
Red Hair’s Perceived Curses Across Ancient Lands
The article surveys historical prejudice against red hair, noting Egyptians burned redheads, Chinese called red-haired barbarians, Romans and Greeks admiring auburn tones, and English distrust linked to Judas and Danish invasions, with Shakespeare cited on color.
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Egypt
Rome
Florence
Judas
Jesus
Shakespeare
Rosalind
Orlando
Celia
England
Danish Margarine Industry Shifts to Vegetable Oils
In Denmark there were twenty seven margarine factories producing 78,043,630 pounds last year with imports 3,306,930 pounds above exports, totaling 81,350,560 pounds or 29.32 per person. The share of vegetable fats rose to about 70 percent from 30, driven by cattle price increases. factories import most raw materials and also press coca and sesame oils locally.
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Denmark
Wedding Ends Forty Years Tiff Between Old Sweethearts
Forty years after a quarrel over a trivial matter George R. Collings worth, a New York manufacturer aged sixty five, wed Mrs Zelia S Van Spoorch aged sixty three of Yonkers. Both had remarried after their engagement was broken. The couple reunited in marriage after decades apart.
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George R. Collingsworth
New York
Zelia S. van Spoorch
Yonkers
Mirage Car Joke at Tompy's Garage
A visitor asks about a small building at Tompy's place. Tompy explains it is his garage and adds humor by calling his car a mirage. The exchange preserves Harper's Weekly style with a whimsical pun on the word mirage.
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Tompy
Harper’s Weekly
Blunt Judge dismisses inquiry about foreign missions
A blunt-faced man at his desk ignores a woman with a subscription book and declares that all missions are foreign to him. The scene ends with his sharp rebuke as the caller probes unfamiliar foreign missions.
Paper From Australian Wood Boosts English Factory
An English factory reports successful production of paper using Australian blue gum wood. A large supply of this wood source supports ongoing operations and potential expansion of output.
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England
Obedience in Art Quoted From Richard Le Gallienne
Quote attributed to Richard Le Gallienne on how obedience in art is often overlooked and dismissed, reflecting a reflective literary note on creative discipline and memory.
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Richard le Gallienne
Supervising Reformers Plan Model Dance Halls in East
Mrs. Charles H. Israels heads a 17 member committee studying dance halls for working girls. She backs a 1910 license act and plans model halls in major eastern cities to promote supervised dancing and curb turkey trot influence.
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Charles H. Israels
New York
Israels
Peru launches English descent president Bil linghurst
Peru inaugurates Guillermo Eduardo Billinghurst as president while the nation widens Pacific trade prospects. Billinghurst, born in Ario in 1851, is from one of the oldest English lineages and is the first Englishman elected to lead a Latin American republic.
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South America
Peru
Pacific Ocean
Ecuador
Bolivia
Chile
Pittsburgh
Guillermo Eduardo Billinghurst
United States
Billinghurst
Ario
Adam de Billinghurst
William the Conqueror
New China Is a New United States Says Dr. Wang
Dr. Ching-Chun Wang of Yale and the fifth international congress of chambers of commerce speaks in Boston about a transformed China. He argues the new China mirrors the United States in zeal and reform and predicts a future shaped by American ideals and enterprise.
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Nanking
Ching-Chun Wang
Yale
International Congress of Chambers of Commerce
Boston
Peking- Mukden
Dr. Wang
China
United States
Mosby Reported Ill in Washington
Washington reports Col. John S Mosby, famed Confederate raider, is seriously ill. Mosby led raids in the Shenandoah campaigns and 1864 Cedar Creek victory, harassing lines from Baltimore to Harper's Ferry and Manassas, earning harsh opposition from the Union.
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Washington
John
Mosby
Army of the Confederacy
Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
Cedar Creek
Baltimore
Harper's Ferry
Manassas
Front Royal
Agai
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