Dunes and winds reshape shores from Lake Michigan to Europe
The article surveys moving sand belts from the southeastern Lake Michigan dunes near Chicago to Nebraska plains and coastal deserts. It notes wind driven transport, effects on railroads and villages, and protection methods like pine forests. It traces dunes along Michigan City, St Joseph, Grand Haven, and extends to France, Holland, Denmark, Ireland, and beyond with regional movement rates and origins.
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Lake Michigan
Chicago
Evanston
Racine
United States
Michigan
Michigan Central Railroad
Michigan City
St. Joseph
Grand Haven
Nebraska
Platte River
Rocky Mountains
Utah
Arizona
Great West
Sahara
Arabia
St. Piran
Gwithian
Cornwall
Santon
Sandtown
Thetford
France
Gascony
Flanders
Holland
Germany
Ireland
Scotland
Bay of Biscay
Denmark
Where Our Dolls Are Made
Article traces doll history from ancient civilizations to modern times. Notes Covington Kentucky toy factory, widespread U S production, large European imports, and German Sonneberg output valued at about 150000 yearly. Mentions phonograph dolls and Berlin exhibitions with many towns dedicating craft to American market.
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Egypt
Etruria
China
India
Artemis
Aphrodite
Europe
Covington
United States
Sonneberg
Thuringian Forest
Berlin
Germany
Dig out your family skeletons for better traits
An educator at an English women’s college urged students to uncover their family skeletons and trace pedigrees back to great grandfathers and their siblings. She warned relatives may be annoyed but argued this reveals inherited risks and virtues to guard against or cultivate.
What They Will Do We ll esley Class of 1900 Plans
The Wellesley College graduating class is 288. Only eight plan to marry after graduation. Eighty six expect to teach, two will be farmers, nine will do religious and charitable work, six pursue literary careers, three will travel, and one will take up domestic science. Seventy three will simply stay at home.
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Wellesley College
Cuticura Remedies Heal Infant Eczema Case
A Kentucky family recalls treating their three month old daughter’s severe scalp eczema with Cuticura Soap ointment and Resolvent. After starting the regimen the scale crusted scalp cleared in two weeks, hair regrew, and the child remained healthy after five weeks of regular use. J. Fish and Ella M. Fish Mt. Vernon Ky Oct 12 1909.
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J. Fish
Ella M. Fish
Mt. Vernon
Perspiring Vegetation in Morning Heat
A Washington child notices dew on grass shimmering in the morning heat. She tells her mother it feels hotter than expected as the grass appears to be perspiring. The remark is quoted from Baptist Common wealth.
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Washington Miss
Baptist Commonwealth
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
A historical advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy affecting the blood and mucous membranes. It claims to cure catarrh and offers $100 reward for any case it cannot cure, urging readers to send for testimonials and address to F J Crane & Co in Toledo.
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B. Hall
Hall
F. J. Ceeres & & CO
Toledo
A. Saxe Hall
van 7 Bilet
Matrimonial Agent For His Two Daughters
A quirky line from Stray Stories hints at a man’s peculiar role as a matrimonial agent for his two daughters. The rest references old patent remedies like Perry Davis Painkiller and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, noting their claimed cures for diarrhea and teething.
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Pras
North Platte River
Red Sea
Norfolk
England
Eccles
Gunes
Lahe
America
Miss Antique
Dr. Killmore
Dr. Osler
Perry Davis
Dodds
Stel In TS
Gua
National Live Stock Com. Co
Kansas City
St.Joseph
Omaba
Neb
Fonrot
Poe
California Fig Syrup Co
Shige
Mall Tos
Biece
Defiance Starch Verstes’ Coches Nieene
Rimes CO
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