Estes Park in Colorado Beholds Grand Rocky Mountain Beauty
The Estes Park region in Colorado is praised as a masterpiece of scenery with meadow floors, pine forests, and towering peaks. Longs Peak rises 14271 feet and features a sheer 2800 foot drop where tourists toss stones into a silent lake, while the area lures visitors as a potential nucleus for a Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Andes
Himalayas
Earl of Dunraven
India
Africa
South America
Australia
Colorado Mountains
Estes Park
Colorado
Long’s Peak
Long's Peak
Boston Daily Chronicle Lost and Found Notices
Boston daily issue outlines classifieds and public notices with items from April 27 1915 including lost articles and available services. Local readers are directed to office at 259 Washington Street for inquiries and pendents.
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Post Publishing Co
Office
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
Post Subscription Notice and Editorial Office Contacts
Advertises subscription policy and advance payment requirement for the Post. Provides editorial room numbers at 1539 Main and main office contact at 1383 Main with a notice that subscriptions will be discontinued without further notice upon expiration.
Questioning Dernburg on British Navy Courage
He argues Britain’s navy lacks the will to defend the Isles though no invasion or immediate threat exists. He notes a 750000 strong army crossed the channel with no transport loss and British commerce remains largely unharmed, raising doubts about naval protection.
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Dernburg
Great Britain
British Isles
English Channel
White House invitation sparking debate over Huerta visit
Sarcastic Republican papers mock the idea of inviting Huerta to the White House, arguing it would be improper for President Wilson to call on the former Mexican dictator. The piece asserts public opinion would favor Wilson over Huerta in matters of etiquette and taste.
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Huerta
White House
United States
Mexico
Mader
Woodrow Wilson
Victoriano Huerta
Close to Home Canadian casualties stir Boston mournful thoughts
The casualty list from Ypres details Canadian troops from Montreal Toronto Ottawa Hamilton Vancouver Winnipeg and more. The piece notes American readers likely have friends or relatives named in the roll of honor and hints at mourning in New England.
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Ypres
United States
Montreal
Toronto
Ottawa
Hamilton
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Boston
New England
Fussy rebuke over Peary forecast on US future
The article debates Secretary Bryan's rebuke of Rear Admiral Peary who warned that a century hence the United States might be obliterated or expand across North American lands. It argues the officer’s views matter beyond politics and cautions against predicting land grabs or national disappearance.
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Bryan
Peary
Robert I. Peary
United States
United States Navy
Canada
Mexico
Rockefeller Walsh Feud Over Colorado Miners Strike Testimony
A dispute over veracity erupts between John D. Rockefeller Jr and Frank Walsh head of the Federal Industrial Relations Commission. Walsh says Rockefeller misled about involvement in the strike, while Rockefeller claims letters from the Rockefeller NY office prove Walsh misstated the record.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Frank P. Walsh
Federal Industrial Relations Commission
Colorado
Mr. Walsh
Rockefeller
Rockefellers
New York
Walsh
Rockefeller to Return Before Commission to Hear His View
The speaker anticipates Mr. Rockefeller appearing before the commission again and likely insisting on the right to be heard.
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Rockefeller
Libel suit boosts Colonel Roosevelt's public standing
The Syracuse report notes William Barnes's libel suit outcome elevates Roosevelt's front page presence. Roosevelt's political plans remain unclear, but his renewed prominence could steer Republican dynamics and influence next year's race.
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Roosevelt
Republican Party
Arctic Towel Reform Reaches Alaska Eskimo Villages
Health Service reports abolition of the deadly roller towel in Alaska. Eskimo families each receive an individual towel to prevent disease spread and improve mortality. The shift, once thought impossible due to climate, extends to individual cups replacing shared drinking vessels, now observed at Point Barrow on the edge of the continent toward the North Pole.
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United States Health Service
Alaska
Point Barrow
North Pole
Advice to an Amateur Gardener in Massachusetts
A reader from Chatham asks for gardening guidance. The writer offers soil preparation tips and humorous asides about spading, archeological finds, and angleworms, then moves to planting peas and beans with soaking advice.
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Chatham
Mass. Jay
Smithsonian Institution
Odd Garden Advice From A Wise Gardener
The author suggests planting peas with a double barrel shotgun and soaking beans before planting. He describes playful onion planting to make them burrow easily and proposes canary seed planting in a corner. Eggplant supposedly comes from eggs and warns garlic may upset other vegetables.
More Suffrage in Denmark Extends Women Voting Rights
The Danish Parliament expands municipal suffrage to women and allows them to run for Parliament, with the May election for the new Diet seen as a test. The amendment aligns with regional progress and hints at possible parity in U.S. states, noting Denmark’s size and population relative to Massachusetts.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Massachusetts
Shall He Drive Again In East Cambridge Court
A man was sentenced to 30 days in the House of Correction for driving under the influence in June last. If he serves the term and cannot appeal, he will have paid part of the penalty for a grave automobile offense. The rest is a ban on driving in the state, likely already acted on by the Highway Commission.
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East Cambridge
House of Correction
Highway Commission
The Poor Man's Fertilizer
A fan letter asks if spring snow counts as fertilizer. The responder notes snow benefits only if plowing or harrowing turns it into soil. otherwise the snow depth from the blizzard does no good for land fertilization.
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Newt
Wilton, N. HH
Post to Serialize Pollyanna Greeting Letter
A reader from Boston lauds the Post for printing Pollyanna as a serial and pledges to subscribe and promote the paper. I C Tomlinson of 201 Devonshire Street expresses best wishes for the venture.
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The
Post
I. C
Tomlinson
Devonshire Street
Boston
Saliva Planting Advice Questioned by Boston Reader
A Boston reader debunks a prior plant advice about saliva in front of shrubs. He claims his experiments with various varieties failed, credits Burbank with a successful cross with cuspitanias, and asserts his flowering bed is the finest, warning readers against the earlier article.
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Newt
Boston
Burbank
Philanthropic Phil
Observant Citizen notes and local life items
A column of reader letters and vignettes covers astronomy guesses about a new comet visible by May end, substitute teacher calls peaking on Mondays, a divorce court anecdote, historic Boston steamship trivia, suffrage events in May, catnip advice, language quirks about the letter e, Hamilton College athletics remarks, hen egg counts, a New England Native story and a Stoughton octogenarian profile.
Love and Silence Ends A Marriage Promise
An elderly woman asks how to handle a suitor who promised marriage then vanished. The counselor argues the man likely tired of the agreement, notes he would explain if there were a reason, and urges the woman to accept the breakup without clinging to blame or demands.
Boston Weather History Says Warmest 27th April In Memory
The Oldest Inhabitant notes that the warmest 27th of April in Boston was officially 8 above zero in 1911 and the coldest 33 above zero in 1882 and 1909. Official records show April 27 highs and lows from 1905 to 1914 with varying temperatures.
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Boston
The Magnate Walt Mason Satire On Public Attack
A 1915 poem by Walt Mason argues that reformers bully the magnate, using boards to hamper his work and force him into abuse, while the public cheered by mob action. It portrays the magnate as persecuted yet foundational to the nation.
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Jack Ketch
Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
Pineapple and Rhubarb Pie and Other Dishes
This excerpt lists old fashioned pie methods and variations. Pineapple and rhubarb pie requires fine chopped fruit layered with crust and a thin pastry lid, baked until the outer crust is done and the interior forms a jelly. Also included is a rice pie custard style dish and corn puffs made from corn, eggs, milk and flour, fried in a buttered pan.
Fads and Fashions Highlight Spring Styles in Paragraphed Notes
New suits feature hemstitched white pique collars and batiste waists with dotted swiss cuffs. Jet buttons enhance afternoon gowns as black and white parasols gain favor. High collars open at the throat and separate skirts in taffeta faiile and poplin reflect spring millinery focus. hemstitching appears more on underclothes.
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Batiste
Hardy phlox varieties for New England gardens
The article praises the Elizabeth Campbell as the most beautiful hardy phlox and Mrs Lingard as the earliest white variety, with Coquelicot as the brightest scarlet. It notes these phloxes survive New England winters and spread well in a few years, suggesting planting in groups of three or more of a kind. It warns against growing hardy perennial phloxes from seed due to possible disappointments and higher cost, but says they are worth it.
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Elizabeth Campbell
Lingard
New England
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