Go Abroad for Opportunity and Emigration Shift
The piece argues young Americans should seek opportunities in undeveloped foreign countries rather than the West. It cites Rio de Janeiro's centenary celebration and urges using commercial missionaries to establish minds and markets abroad to relieve domestic population pressure and compete with Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Greeley
San Francisco Chronicle
Frank D. Waterman
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Europe
Hiring on Northern Pacific Railway Trades At Set Rates
A notice invites men to apply for machinists blacksmiths sheet metal workers electricians stationary engineers and other jobs on the Northern Pacific Railway at prescribed hourly rates. Some positions offer time and a half after eight hours. A current strike exists and applicants should contact a round house or shop or the Superintendent at Livingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific Railway Company
United States Railroad Labor Board
Northern Pacific Railway
Livingeton
Farm Produce and Equipment For Sale And Pasture Offers
Fruit Farm ad promotes apples plums tomatoes and cucumbers at 50c per box with local delivery options near Columbus Montana. Farm visits by appointment September 21 22. Also listings for a Rumley Oil Pull engine plow and rental pasture offers for cattle and horses with details on location care and rates in Long Beach California and nearby ranches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Fruit Farm
Columbus
Montana
L. M. Cunningham Ranch
Loftsgaarden
Cunningham
H. J. Koozer
W. $Rd
Long Beach
Cal
Cabbage Price Tagged at One Cent a Pound
Fragmentary note records a low cabbage price at Prather ranch with T. E. Rowland, inviting buyers to come for kraut cabbage. unclear spelling and punctuation obscure full details.
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T. E. ‘Rowland
Eskimo Music Reveals Inuit Song Customs and Voices
Knut Rasmussen Fridtjof Nansen and Hinrich Rink shed light on Eskimo life and music. Christian Leden catalogues arctic tunes noting unique rules like each person composing a personal song and the mother hunter and even criminal songs. Eskimo singing remains unaccompanied, often two or three motives, haunting yet simple. Polar night provides time for igloo singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knut Rasmussen
Fridtjof Nansen
Hinrich Johannes Rink
Franklin
Christian Leden
British Silver Stamping And Marks Explained
The article explains that sterling means eleven twelfths silver and outlines the marks used in Britain. It details maker signs, city marks for London Birmingham Sheffield Dublin Chester, a lion for fineness, and a date letter last. Each city uses a different yearly system, requiring knowledge of the town plate to date a piece.
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London
Birmingham
Sheffield
Dublin
Chester
Explosion at powder mill sparks inquiry and blame
A powder mill explosion prompts the proprietor to inspect the damage. The foreman explains that Bill accidentally struck a match in the mixing room, causing the blast. The proprietor expresses astonishment at the notorious lapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
New Cure for Fatigue at London Institute Address
Dr. E. M. Corner surgeon at St. Thomas' hospital spoke at the Institute of Hygiene in London about fatigue and low spirits being caused by acid in the system. He suggested reactivity to treatment should gauge progress and predicted that general surgical operations would gradually return and complement other treatments.
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Institute of Hygiene
London
E. M. Corner
St. Thomas’ Hospital
Fragmentary Interview Excerpt from London Mail
Quoted dialogue questions about age vices and life choices appears in a fragmented London Mail snippet. The garbled text shows a character asking about drinking gambling and habits, with a reply denying them, set in a casual exchange.
Islands in Pawn: Orkney and Shetland Pledged to Scotland
The Detroit News notes Orkney and Shetland were pledged by the Danish king to Scotland in 1471 as part of Margaret’s dowry. The islands remained Norwegian territory and have never been redeemed. Denmark later failed to recover them despite several negotiations.
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Orkney and
Shetland
Scotland
Denmark
Orkney
Detroit News
Margaret
James II of
Norway
Sweden
England
Shetland Islands
Gas From Farm Waste Attracts Wide Interest
Floyd W. Parsons notes in Worlds Work that farm waste can yield liquid or gasoline fuel. Alcohol from blackstrap molasses also yields 150 pounds potash per ton. Straw gas could power homes and machines, with 50 pounds of straw producing 300 cubic feet of gas enough for a 15 mile roadster. Further work aims to convert gas to liquid fuel for easy transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd W. Parsons
Pleasantries at an Operation In Indianapolis
Dr. T Victor Keene a Indianapolis physician and surgeon was about to undergo an appendicitis operation. Colleagues joked about the cutting party and gas anesthesia then warned not to scare the nervous patient. He did not know if he was under anesthesia or simply frightened into unconsciousness until the procedure ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Victor Keene
Indianapolis
Doctor Keene
Drunk Passenger Carried Home After Rainy Town Scene
In a foggy night in a Southern town the group searches for Sam while the principal speaker staggers on slick pavement. Buildings bend, poles sway, and voices tilt as they admit Sam was taken home after a staggering episode.
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Sam
The
Argonaut
Montevideo Women Unlike Men Stay Separate in Public
In Montevideo the women go out in groups without men and cannot dine publicly with their partners in polite restaurants. They must use private arrangements to enjoy companionship, and theaters maintain separate galleries for men and women.
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Montevideo
Abe
Diverse Sunday Services Reported Across Local Congregations
An assortment of church schedules notes Sunday School at 11 a m and services at 2 15 pm in various congregations. Denominational leaders Rev Wilber Ing and Rev A Holbed preach across Lutheran and Methodist settings. Additional evangelistic and home services led by Rev Peck and others are mentioned with locations including Fishtail Red J and Big Tad.
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Esangelica
Wilber Ing
Timber
Theaing
Mehinz
Bible Ster
A. Holbed
AL A. Loon
Norwegal
Melk
A.d
Big Tad
Eviry
Pasks
Servias Anl
F.A
Methodia
Peck
Fishtail
Red J
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Ford
J. J. Lacklen
Inquire Pioneer
Edison Phonograph
C. L. Bryan, Jr
M. G. Lynn
Kinne
Aloc
Melville
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Tin Gan Oil
McLean
Jeter
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A. L. Bray
Big Timber
Tin Can Hill
Pioneer Office
C. W. Allen
Hereford
W. H. Donald
Chas. Crum
Melville, Mont
Cook Hotel
Tom Kue
American Eagle Gate
Livingston
Kline
B. S. Hellopeter
Big Timber Lumber Co
J. A. Lowry & CO
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Thompson Yards Inc
McLeod
Phillips Drug Co
Boulder
O. R. Duncan
Basin
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Boulder River
Big Timber Supply Co
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Gee. H. Gallup
D.G. Nurley
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London Mail
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