Woman Managed Largest Ranch Pioneer and ranch matriarch Cornelia Adair
The death of Cornelia Adair in London marks the loss of a foremost Texas ranch owner and frontier pioneer. She managed an immense property in Donley County, hosted English nobility, and guided large cattle operations with influential ties to England. Her son-in-law and nephew, J A Wade, led the ranch after a series of managers and the family plans to keep ownership within the Wadsworth line.
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Fort Worth
Cornelia Adair
London
America
United States
Southwest
Adair
England
J. A
Donley
Adair Wise
New York
Mas
Tame
Wadsworth
Geneseo
Polar Bear Rock Bandits Target Toledo Police Sergeant
An amateur highwayman gang attempted a hold up on Sergeant Rumsey of Toledo, a New York Central railroad police member. They were slow with their draw, Rumsey restrained them with his revolver until officers arrived to take the would be robbers into custody.
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Toledo
Rumsey
New York Central Railroad Police
Jal
Illiteracy in the United States and the South
Washington reports that 4.0 million illiterates reside in nine Southern states, one third of them native whites. Literacy has improved since 1910 but remains low in rural areas. estimates project US illiteracy around 3.5 to 4 percent by 1920, with Alabama and Georgia highlighting rural deficits.
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Group of Nine
Commonwealths
United States
India
Gia
Huis Nyssas
South
South Carolina
North Carolina
New York
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
East
England
France
Germany
Europe
Parson Dollar Sent For Each Married Year
R N McKalg of Minneapolis Minnesota received a letter and twenty dollars for a man he had married twenty years ago. He had forgotten the couple until the letter arrived. The writer said after twenty years of marriage he found his wife wonderful and sent the preacher one dollar for each year of a happy life.
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R. N. McKalg
Minneapolis
Mion
Doctor Smith Retires at Age 145 in Egg Harbor New Jersey
Dr. Charles Smith of Egg Harbor New Jersey claims to be 145 years old and plans retirement. He jokes about smoking contradicting his growth, notes his birth date September 26 1776, and cites relatives who lived long. Local elders corroborate his age while recounting his long life.
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Philadelphia
Charles Smith
Egg Harbor
N. J
Doctor Smith
New York
Cranberries and American Cookery Tips From 1900s Pages
A mix of culinary notes and recipes mentions cranberries as rich in minerals and acids, with ideas for cranberry sherbet, sauce, pie, and poly, plus vegetable cooking tips and a hot water pastry recipe. It also cites poetic lines and a brief cultural aside on nature and God, reflecting period prose.
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Feman
The Psychological Moment Phrase Misuse Debate
A London Times correspondent condemns 60 slipshod speakers for misusing the phrase the psychological moment. He traces its history from German and French origins to 1870 Paris bombardment and notes its enduring, slangy uptake despite lexicographers scrutiny.
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London Times
Neue Preussissche Zeitung
Paris
Francisque Surcay
Indians Prosper as War Bond Subscriptions Rise
Indians of the World War era bought liberty bonds totaling millions, highlighting their role in the economy. In Oklahoma about 118,000 Indians reported income under the new system, with incomes surpassing 59 million dollars overall. North Dakota and Utah saw substantial sums as well, while South Dakota paid out around 4 million to about 82,000 people. Many Indians turned to farming and other pursuits, with roughly 50,000 engaged in agriculture. Oklahoma and South Dakota yielded over a million each in crop value, contributing to a total Indian crop value near 87 million dollars that year.
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Oklahonre
North Dakota
Utah
South Dakota
Wis
Ste An
Oklahoma
Snowflake Transparency and Light Reflection
The Cleveland News Leader explains snowflakes appear white due to light reflection off crystal surfaces. Snow is water turned to crystals at low temperatures, parts of the crystal remain transparent while facets reflect light. When many flakes combine on the ground, reflection increases, making a snow bank appear whiter than a single snowflake.
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Walter
Witer
Clevelandg News
Austrian Confusion Diplomat Quotes Strange Ukrainian Mission
Prince Furstenburg, an envoy for the old Austrian government to Ukraine ruled by Hetman Skorpadsky, told Kiev friends a paradoxical tale of diplomatic status. He said he served a government that no longer existed and was accredited to a government that never existed, yet he was paid to perform duties he did not hold.
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Europe
Prince Furstenburg
Ukraine
Hetman Skorpadsky
Kiev
Featherly’s Dinner Chair Dilemma Backfires
A lighthearted incident involving Mr Featherly, weighing over two hundred pounds, who visits a friend and is asked to choose between an easy chair and a rocker. He switches chairs as a courteous gesture, but the moment ends with a polite but abrupt farewell as he departs, never to return.
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Featherly
Stirly
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound testimonial
Mrs Elizabeth Smart of Lowell Massachusetts recounts anemia and weakness since age sixteen. After using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she regained strength and later bore a healthy baby. The testimonial promotes the remedy as a reliable source of recovery and vitality.
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Lowell, Mass
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elizabeth Smart
Sixth St
Lowell
Mass
Smart
Lydia Pinkham
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Munch
Shern
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Oh Mt. Temple
Lake Louise
Alberta
Canadian Northwest
Washington
First Electric Coast Guard Cutter
Coast Guard
Tampa
Pacific Coast
New Jersey
Father
Buffalo
Western
William Caruth
Ruby Chanber
Vere
Eweld
Ort
Holland
Richards Medicine Co
Sherman
Texan
Hunt
Dole
Lt Heale
J. W. Cus Co
Rockford
Chicago
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