Martians May Be Signaling Through Wireless, Experts Say
A wide range of scientists and engineers consider it possible that signals from Mars or other planets are reaching Earth via electromagnetic waves. Marconi, Edison, Tesla and others weigh in on interplanetary communication methods and the feasibility of a planetary contact system.
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Jules Verne
Kipling
Night Mail
H. G. Wells
Wells
Mars
Guglielmo Marconi
Mhe
Earth
London
New York
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Marconi
Orange
Nikola Tesla
Marconi
Harvard Illustrated
Colorado
Frank Dyson
Edward Branley
Paris
Domenico Argentieri
Rome
Albert Einstein
Professor Lowell
Flagstaff
Ariz
Lowell
Edmond Perrier
Jardin Des Plantes
C. G. Abbott
Venus
Abbott
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Smithsonian Institution
James Harris Rogers
Hyattsville
Rogers
L. J. Lesh
Niagara Falls
Elmer A. Sperry
Home Town Helps Feathered Songsters Improve Farm Yields
A Farmers' Bulletin from the United States Bureau of Biological Survey explains that birds reduce insect pests and boost farm yields. It advises placing feathers wool and twine for nest building and creating safe retreats, noting many birds reuse homes yearly and detailing both single and apartment bird houses. The bulletin, 609, is available free from the Department of Agriculture in Washington.
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United States Bureau of Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Town Run on Business Lines by Lakewood Mayor
Lakewood Mayor Louis E Hill applies Spanish American War and business training to city management. He uses army style correspondence, routing letters through his office, and chairs weekly Tuesday meetings with all department heads to coordinate operations.
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Louis E Hill
Lakewood
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Make War on the Barberry in Lawn Plantings
Landscape experts urge replacing common barberry due to wheat rust. substitutes include purple leaved plum and purple hazel for borders and masses. Other options such as five leaved angelica red twig dogwood pink weigelia winged euonymus white kerria and high bush cranberry are suggested to fill plantings as barberry is removed. The push emphasizes rapid removal to prevent ongoing rust problems and restore garden visuals.
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P. H. Elwood, Jr
Ohio State University
Plant Memorial Trees For Fallen Soldiers
The piece urges planting memorial trees as a simple living tribute to departed soldiers. It argues trees endure beyond monuments, keeping memory green for future generations and a grateful public.
Looky Yur Gap and the speaking dead shore delay
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge tells friends he will be home by nine but expects the talkative shore to run late past ten or seven. He jokes his wife worries and pesters him, a common response he mocks as idle anxiety.
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Gap
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
Doctor Pierce’s Invalids Hotel Promotes Medical Aid
The Buffalo sanitarium founded by Dr. Pierce offers diagnosis and treatment options for diseases and advises readers on obtaining his Medical Adviser book and home medical guidance. It details a correspondence bureau providing free medical advice and affordable medicines mailed to homes. All letters are confidential.
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America
Doctor Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Invalids
We had shortcake yesterday joke from Tne Kind
A brief humorous exchange features two speakers joking about a shortcake being so small it wouldn’t go around. The line showcases light banter and a playful tone without additional context or names.
Cascarets Advertisement Cures Stomach Discomfort
Persuasive ad touts Cascarets as a gentle nightly cure for headaches indigestion coated tongue and biliousness. Claims no griping or sickness unlike Calomel salts or harsh pills and promises affordability as you sleep.
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Adv
Speaker's hesitant delivery mirrors weak argument cited
A critic notes the speaker's halting delivery aligns with a weak argument, describing both as lacking smoothness and persuasive force in the discourse.
Ely's Cream Balm Clears Nasal Passages Fast
A vintage advertisement promises instant relief from nasal congestion and catarrh. A small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm is placed in the druggist’s shop, to be applied in the nostrils for quick soothing of inflamed mucous membranes and easy breathing. The ad ends noting the charity mantle supporting amateur theatrical performances.
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Ely
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