County Officials of Big Horn County Wyoming
A listing of county and Basih City officials includes Assessor L. Gray. Commissioners T. Johnson M. Harris and T. W. Gpratt. County Clerk Lou Diakenley. County Attorney W. 95. Collins. Clerk of District Court R. H. Ahrens. Basih City Mayor J. A. Bory. Gunciimen T. W. Speeti F. M. Milne Wa. Gideon J. W. Gould. Treasurer 5. H. Smith. Gek Jas. F. Ewers. Attorney C. A. Zaring. Marshal J. H. Hanlon.
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Lou Diakenley
W. 95. Collins
R. H. Ahrens
Basih
J. A. Bory
Gunciimen
T. W. Speeti
F. M. Milne
Gideon
J. W. Gould
H.* Smith
Gek
Jas
F. Ewers
C. A. Zaring
Marshal
J. H. Hanlon
Not an Original Discovery of Poet Jones
S M Crothers recounts a marginal find from his Atlantic Monthly essay about a little known 1749 Poems on Several Occasions by Jones. He notes Walpole and Lord Chesterfield discussing Jones as a possible laureate and reveals Jones as an Irish bricklayer who composed lines between bricklaying tasks, a discovery that gave him quiet pleasure.
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Atlantic Monthly
Jones
Walpole
Colley Cibber
Henry Jones
Lord Chesterfield
S. M. Crothers
Atlantic
Bedouin wedding ritual of gifts and playful rule
A Bedouin groom must present a silk handkerchief filled with sweets and five silver rings, place old tellix shoes in the meeting room, and the ruler of the household is decided by who first hits the other with a shoe. For seven days the bridegroom roams with friends, then faces a final prank to prevent escape.
Scientific Era of Art and Modern Expression
The International Studio discusses a shift from traditional craft to a scientific era in art. It notes Impressionists and Realists mastering light and atmosphere to shape form and color, enabling expressive, modern art. Terpsichorean and musical figures like Mae terlinck Debussy and Rodin are cited as exemplars of spiritual artistry without mere revival.
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International Studio
Reallera
Impressionists
Maeterlinck
Debussy
Rodin
Mr. Beck
Live Stock: Hog Breeding and Breeder Choices
Breeder must choose the hog type that best fits his purpose, as environment and blood quality heavily influence progress. The article notes rapid improvements in form and size with better conditions, but warns breeders focus on practical goals: large size, strong bone, well-shaped hams and shoulders, and quick, economical fattening for highest revenue.
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Tom
Orange Judd
Growing Hogs for Winter Pasture and Profit
The article explains hog growth for slaughter relies on continuous grazing and feeding, with winter challenges. It recommends crops like rape rye oats wheat and barley on well drained land with heavy seeding and manure, plus crimson clover to improve land, to secure winter pasturage and profitability.
Comedy of the Home Dominance in Married Life Humor
A discussion from Lippincott's Magazine explores how housekeeping reveals humor in marriage's power struggles. It satirizes wives and husbands who claim domination yet view themselves as oppressed, citing anecdotes of broom-wielding wives and henpecked husbands.
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Christine Terhune Herrick
Lippincott’s Magazine
London Auto Accidents Few Amid Strict Driver Tests
Henry Poulman of Chicago notes London has few collisions due to stringent driver license rules and a thorough road test. He mentions a street washing device that dries pavement to prevent skidding and highlights London's bustling fleet of 3,500 motor buses and 1,000 taxicabs as evidence of safe, busy streets. The Derby display of motor buses is praised as a notable feature.
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London
Tondon
Henry Poulman
Chicago
Derby
Electric Chair for Rats Debuts at Fort Wayne Station
A railroad crew in Fort Wayne Indiana installed a novel rat execution device in the basement of the new station. An iron plate and a vertical steel spike connected to a power circuit form an electric chair baited with cheese to electrocute rodents that step on the plate and complete the circuit.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Not Yet. Church Has your boy made good at college
Gotham Not yet. He hasn't got up the baseball or football teams or ta 4 winning crew yet.
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Gotham
Reflections Through Mirrors At A Ballroom
Mire Goastick and Swastick discuss how mirrors flatter or mock appearance revealing vanity and anxiety about how women look to others at balls. They note the difference between home mirrors and ballroom mirrors and the challenge of judging one’s look from the rear audience perspective.
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Mire
Swastick
Mrs. Swastick
Ears on Their Legs by David Fairchild Reveals Nature Facts
David Fairchild tells National Geographic about the King grasshopper that jumps many times its length and sails far, the cricket as a powerful singer with ears on forelegs, and ants as a female dominated commune with a queen mother and all workers soldiers nurses and mates for queens.
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David Fairchild
National Geographic Society
The
Christian Herald
Arc Light and Echoes At University Auditorium
The University of NM used an alternating current arc light to locate sound disturbances in a large auditorium. Investigators mapped reflections to identify reverberation sources. After lab studies and in situ experiments, acoustics improved, with curtains and canvases hung to dampen echoes.
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University of NM Nols
Fire Chief Makes Time to Reach Bronx Blaze
Fire Chief John Kenton rushed to a Morris Heights yacht and engine plant fire in the Bronx after four alarms. His car failed briefly at Lenox and 12th, but he hopped a subway and rode a viaduct route to Sedgwick Avenue before taking a private car to the scene. The chauffeur said it was the fastest drive he had ever made.
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John Kenton
Morris Heights
Bronx
Chual
Lenox Avenue
12Th Street
Eighth Avenue
155Th Street
Sedgwick Avenue
New York Tribune
GAME WORTH HUNTING SURPRISED MR BALL
A vivid East Africa hunting narrative by Stewart Edward White recounts a lion encounter near Mombasa and the Shimba hills. The massive mane lion measured three feet nine inches at the shoulder and ten feet eleven inches along the contour, slain after five decisive shots.
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East Africa
Stewart Edward White
Mombasa
Shimba Hills
Nairobi
Kapiti
Teavo River
Masailand
White
Almoat
Clifford Hill
Binky
Canada to sterilize bank notes with heat method
Discovery of a heat based process eliminates infection on notes without damaging paper. Previously attempted chemical sterilization caused harmful effects. Under a new provision banks may send mutilated or dirty Dominion notes up to five dollars to the nearest receiver general to exchange for new notes at risk and expense.
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Canada
Finance Department
Dominion
Niagara Falls to Install First Municipal UV Sterilization Plant
Niagara Falls will open the nations first city UV sterilization plant using mercury vapor lamps in five concrete canals. seven lamps per canal planned, with a 16 million gallon daily capacity. total cost 21,?00 for canals and lamps and a separate 2,200 for building and transformers.
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Niagara Falls
American corn at a French palace gala
Madame de Hegermann-Lindencrone recalls serving American corn at Fontainebleau during Empress Eugenie’s visit. She describes unwrapping husks, adding butter and salt, and the Empress’s reaction noting it smelled like a baby’s flannels while the Emperor toasted to American corn.
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Eugenie
Fontainebleau
Madame de Hegermann-Lindencrone
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