Voyage of the raft that God made ends in isolation
Captain George Tyson, leader of a 1500 mile 196 day Arctic voyage on the improvised raft, narrates survival with 19 men and women. Amid mutinous crews, dwindling rations, and shifting ice, they endure blizzards, delays, and near-starvation before abandoning possessions to seek safety on the sea ice floe.
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George IE
Ty- Bon
Washington, D. C
Tyson
United States
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Uall
Volaris
Greenland
North Pole
Capt
Lee
Winit
Tan
Gurdais
Ordes
Remarkable Ice raft voyage ends with rescue after 1500 miles
Tyson and Ifaas lead a thirteen man crew on a improvised raft from an Arctic camp. After repeated gales and ice ruptures they endure nights adrift and near destruction. On April 20 a huge wave strips tent and clothing but they persist. A passing ship finally rescues them with no fatalities or serious illness.
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Joe
Tyson
Sth
Capt
QO Poo m
Greenland
Labrador
Tirnovo Diary Tone and a Plea for Funds
In Tirnovo J F Fraser of Pictures from the Balkans recalls a comic road trip with a talkative driver and a cheerful innkeeper. He laments British government indifference as a Bulgarian raised in Australia pleads for £250 to return to London and asks that English be more generously shared.
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Tirnovo
Bulgaria
J. F. Fraser
Balkans
Mr. Fraser
London
Australia
Ile
Violet boom grows in Northern Dutchess County fields
Northern Dutchess County New York has found a violet gold rush with farmers building over 125 violet houses in Red Hook and Rhinebeck. The new industry yields profits and hundreds of farmers switch from crops to violet culture as New York markets see violet sales surpassing 200 000 in the just ended season.
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Riviera
Inghind
England
India
Germany
Italy
Austria
Russia
Great Britain
Ous
Joiutcehess County
New York
Red Tock
Rhinebeck
Frantic poet’s work cited in Houston Post
Fragments note a distressed poet with a bloodshot gaze and a line about running rye misread from rune. The newspaper quotation hints at literary obsession and misprint in a dramatic line.
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Rune
Houston Post
Morgan Plank Threatens Democratic Northern Appeal
The piece argues Alabama's Morgan pushes a 1908 Democratic platform declaring the party white. It warns such a plank would shrink the party, isolate the North and West, and ruin any chance of gaining influence beyond the South. It contrasts Republican equality under law with Democratic racial exclusivism.
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Finke
Morgan
Alabama
Democratic Party
Liues
Democratic Convention
Senate
South Carolina
Vardaman
Mississippi
Tilman
Colorado
Iolaho
Montana
Patterson
Dubois
Clark
Delaware
West Virgins
Republican Party
St. Louis
Code- Democrat
Dawn of a City Ride Debate
A brief exchange contrasts walking and motor travel as a character notes recent car use and prefers riding this time. The dialogue implies daily commute habits and a casual, period tone from the source.
Hill's Reciprocity Plea Seen As Self-Interest
The Pittsburg Chronicle argues James J. Hill pushes reciprocity with Canada to aid his own railroad investments. It notes Hill competes with Canadian Pacific and benefits from Canadian tariffs via American markets, suggesting he seeks tariff cuts to boost his ventures while others built Canada’s industry without such help.
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James J. Hill
Canada
Hill
Canadian West
Canadian Pacific
Westinghouse
Canadas
Lave
Western Canada
Pittsburg Chronicle
President Roosevelt Reviews Panama Canal Tour Optimism
The Toledo Blade notes President Roosevelt’s Congressional message reflects optimism from his Panama inspection tour. He cites improved sanitation, Yankee ingenuity yielding yellow fever elimination, and thorough notes on climate, food, sanitation, and canal route. He urges fair pay for American labor, supports imported labor, and appeals to patriotism to advance the project despite criticism.
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Panatan
Roosevelt
Congress
Panama Ship Canal
Colon
Panama
Christobal
Toledo Blade
Leather Prices and Tariffs Debate Cited by Ohio Paper
The Van Wert Ohio Republican argues that rising shoe and leather goods costs reflect growing demand from manufacturers, not tariff protection. It notes leather prices in free trade England rose similarly, suggesting value shifts exceed tariff impact.
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Free Trade
England
United States
van Wert
Ohio
Why some magazine writers sign their articles
An editor explains that writers who refrain from signing articles threaten to quit unless all pieces are signed. The inquisitive reader prompts the reason behind signing or not signing by a subset of staff. The exchange highlights authorship practices within the publication.
Mrs S C Wellock Reports Cure By Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mrs S C Wellock of Everett Massachusetts describes ten years of nervous trouble locomotor ataxia and severe leg pains. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing her completely and says no symptoms return after more than a year. Pills sold by druggists 50 cents a box six boxes 2 50 by Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady New Jersey booklet Nervous Disorders free on request.
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S. C. Wellock
Cleveland Avenue
Everett
Mass
Chelsea
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. J
Bargain Sale Jams Spark Tension In Cleveland
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote shows a husband allowing his wife to attend bargain sales but waiting outside. He sits on the curb with a first aid kit, waiting for her to finish. The exchange highlights irony and gender roles in a local shopping scene.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Laxative Bromos Cure and Steel Comparison Note
Advertisement claims LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee signed by ELW GROVE. The piece also notes microscopic tests find electrically produced steel indistinguishable from crucible steel.
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Grove
Bae
The Bible's Description of Heaven and Its Imagery
The San day Magazine outlines biblical heaven as an Edenic, sinless city of God with a divine temple, a resting kingdom for believers, and a dwelling place for God. It describes streets of gold, jasper walls, a glass sea, and gates of power within a heavenly metropolis.
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Heaven
Marcos
Sanday Magazine
Peanut Production Highlights by State and History
The text notes Virginia Tennessee and Georgia as leading peanut states with Virginia producing white and small red varieties while Georgia grows red peanuts. Tennessee grows white nuts and a large red nut. Counties such as Humphreys Berry Hickman and Dickson are peanut counties, though cultivation has expanded. Goober names and a 1904 census value the crop at 11,964,000 bushels worth 7,270,000 dollars.
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Virginia
Tennessee
Georgia
Georgian
Tumphreys
Berry
Hickman
Dickson
Mast
West Tennessee
Creorgis
Woman credits Grape-Nuts for recovery and weight gain
A young woman recalls years of indigestion and rheumatism improved after starting Grape Nuts with cream. She reports gaining 10 pounds in five weeks, no longer suffers symptoms, and credits Grape Nuts for her restored health. The ad cites Postum Co. claims and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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An Cole
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Micb
Sife
Wellville
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Pysen
Mr. Meyers
Wtannal
Puney
Hans
Esquimaux
Ifaas
NCR
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
United States Steel Corporation
Puck
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