Old Sourdough Is Own Dentist
Nim Robinson of Eagle City Alaska on the Yukon builds his own dentures from spruce gum teeth bear and wolf teeth mounted on silver wire and rubber from old boot soles. He crafts a full set to survive Arctic life where a floating hospital reaches only every five years.
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Seattle
Nim Robinson
Eagle City
Alaska
Yukon River
Dawson
Yukon Territory
Klondike
William ©. Lyons
New York Times
Arctic
Nim
Yukon
Marshall
United States Public Health Service
Fort Gibbons
Tanana
Nenana
Great Waterway
Leeway
Portland
San Francisco
Alaskan
Overalls for Church Wear Decreed by Henderson Pastor
Henderson Iowa pastor Rev G D No Land bans dress parades at Sunday services. Men to wear work overalls and women similar modest attire to reflect unity with working people. The minister will wear overalls himself to set example and keep services accessible.
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Henderson
Iowa
Henderson Christian Church
G. D. Noland
Pupil 14 in Love Dies Sparking Riot in Przemysl
In Przemysl Poland Franz Stokowski aged fourteen killed himself after being teased by a professor for loving an unnamed actress. Following his funeral thousands of students and elders rallied wrecking furniture at the school and the professor’s home. Police wounded several rioters as the father fled in fear of vengeance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Przemysl
Poland
Franz Stokowski
Stokowski
Waldorf Chambermaid Wins 50 Dollar Wireless Reward
Annie Murphy, a Waldorf hotel chambermaid on the sixth floor, received a $50 tip via wireless from Senora Diego Gomez, widow of a wealthy Spaniard, who had left Seville aboard the Manuel Armas. The lavalier was found in a room by Murphy and turned into lost and found. Gomez later authorized payment.
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New York
Annie Murphy
Waldorf
Senora Diego Gomez
Seville
Senora Gomez
Jesse Ungar
Park Place
Lavalliere
Ungar
The
Senora
Miss Murphy
Lost and Found Department of the Hotel
Mr. Ungar
Husband's Will Gives Children to Mother in Ohio
Columbus report says Mrs. A. G. Drake inherits $9,500 estate plus custody of her children in her husband’s recently probated will. The document states the wife receives “a family of children that to my nation do honor to any mother” and a blessing for her faithful ministry to him.
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Columbus
Ohio
A. G. Drake
Nim Robinson and the Alaska Lab Secrets
Carl M. Johansen of Swed ish Steel Products verifies Nim Robinson’s laboratory tale claiming access to red meat plates for frontier vigor. Johansen recalls Nim’s long career and athletic roots at Cornell Williams and Harvard, noting his ties to Alaska since 1890s era discussions.
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Nim
Carl M. Johansen
Swedish Steel Products, Inc
Seattle
San Francisco
Johansen
Cornell
Williams
Harvard
New York Sun
Walter Camp
Nim Robinson
Alaska
Only a Dentist Knows How Men Dread Pain
A compact quote highlights a dentist’s unique insight into male anxiety about pain, underscoring the profession's patient perception and the tension between dental care and discomfort.
Baby Care and Fletcher's Castoria Endorsement
A vintage instruction touts baby fluid intake by weight, cites eight pound infants needing 24 ounces daily, and recommends weighing before and after feeds. It promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a universal remedy for colic, diarrhea, and sleep issues, highlighting its vegetable formula and a motherhood guide with each package.
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Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
New Use for Pistol Belts
Twelve hundred pistol belts that normally carry 458s have been turned over to the interior department by the quartermaster corps for allocation to Indian reservations. Firefighters will also use the belts to carry compasses and other gear.
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Interior Department
Quartermaster Corps
Mothers Health Up Par Through Doctor Pierce Item
Mrs Mary J Queen of San Bernardino recounts how Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription aided her pregnancy and recovery. The advertisement urges every woman to take the tonic during expectancy and notes the product is sold at all dealers in large liquid and tablet bottles priced 1350 and 65 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Calif
Dr. Pierce
Mary J. Queen
E. 4Th St
Unenvied Wealth and Reconciled Poverty Dialog
A terse exchange between Madge and Marie about face value and fortune. The line Marys wealth and poverty frame the social cost of appearances. The debate hints at class tension and plain talk in a broader social scene.
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Madge
Marie
Joint-Ease Promises Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
Advertises Joint-Ease as fast relief for rheumatic pains in joints and muscles. Claims rapid absorption and frequent use with speedy results. Promotes nationwide availability at druggists, a 60 cent price, and a day trial tube offer from Pope Laboratories in Hallowell Maine.
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America
Pope Laboratories
Hallowell Maine
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Paul
Leanne
the American Tobacco Co., Inc
Ruth Brittain
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