Reindeer Queen of Alaska Earned a Frontier Title
The Sunset Magazine profile highlights Mary Antisarlok known as the reindeer queen of Alaska. She built a rising herd, fed the hungry, and adopted many displaced children. In 1898 she sent her entire herd to rescue whalers stranded by ice near Point Barrow. The government later reimbursed her with interest and thanks.
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Sinrok Mary
Alaska
Mary
Sunset Magazine
Mary Antisarlok
Siberia
Bertholf
Bear
Antisarlok
Nona Marquis Snyder
Point Barrow
Railroad Surersedes Camel Journey From Jerusalem to Gaza by Rail
Reports from Palestine describe a modern traveler crossing from Jerusalem to Gaza by railroad en route to his homeland near the Nile. The British ocean power controls the country with Gaza as a hub while old testament sites and biblical figures are invoked in the region’s memory.
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Jerusalem
Gaza
Nile
Palestine
Samson
The Way It Is: Weeping Woman Stalls Proceedings
A fragmentary note reports a delay involving a woman and a matter described as the way of it. Details are limited and unclear in the sparse readable text.
Captain Smylie of the Falklands a Storied Whaler and consul
A Buenos Aires correspondent asks about Captain Smylie a historic Falkland Islands figure from forty years ago He is said to have been a New England whaler and later United States consul Tales claim he was removed from office by force and a warship sent to oust him Another version says he flogged by a British governor planted shots into the governor s residence and later plied the governor as cook aboard his ship Returning six months later he allegedly recovered tapestries and furniture and provoked an on board confrontation Readers are invited to share any knowledge of this famed restlessness captain The piece notes comparisons to Bowan the English journalist and a sensational Bowan episode involving a leg pinch and a murder.
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Buenos Aires
Smylie
Falkland Islands
New England
Smylietown
United States
Islands
State Department
Smyle
Falklands
Bowan
Sutherland Edwards
Bower
Paris Boulevard
Philipp Hale
Boston Herald
Home dried fruits gain role in Oregon demonstrations
Oregon home demonstration agents promote stoves for drying fruit as essential. Women prepare gift boxes of home dried fruits for Christmas and to send to boys in camps. Children in the section prefer dried fruits over candy to satisfy sweet cravings.
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Oregon
Agent
Chinese general seizes Vladivostok train at Harbin station
A Chinese general with seven wives and a bodyguard forced a Vladivostok bound train to stop at Harbin. He demanded an exclusive car and threatened the stationmaster after the train opened for departure. The locomotive crew were neutralized and a private car was attached, allowing the party to depart twenty minutes later.
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Harbin
Vladivostok
Siberian
Nitza
Tirtee
World War Relief Campaign Sets Record Gift Total
United War Work campaign subscriptions reached 203 million 179 thousand 38 dollars, 32 million 679 thousand 88 dollars over the original seven‑agency ask, the largest outright gift in world history. Fourteen states exceeded quotas led by Arizona at 248 percent with funds from army and navy personnel and foreign residents. Contributions included China 1 million, Russia 11 thousand, Cuba 275 thousand, Japan 3.56 million, Mexico 114 thousand, Porto Rico 82 thousand, among others.
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United War Work Campaign
Army
Navy
National Campaign Committee
Arizona
China
Russia
Cuba
Japan
Mexico
Porto Rico
Plan on Foot to Reclaim Dismal Swamp
Dismal swamp near Norfolk Virginia and partly in North Carolina is an unspoiled wilderness famed for bears panthers and snakes. It attracts naturalists but deters some visitors and holds peat deposits with potential for drainage and farming after engineering work.
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Norfolk
North Carolina
United States
America
Saloniki’s Shifting Demographics and Trade Dynamics
Saloniki has grown from a 160 000 to 170 000 population to about 400 000 due to refugees from Serbia European Turkey Bulgaria and Greek Macedonia. The Greek element now leads in number while Turks decline to third. Jews form the second largest group and dominate commerce. The city hosts Bulgars Serbs Roumanians Russians and others, creating a highly heterogeneous population that complicates commercial development.
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Saloniki
Serbia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Greek Macedonia
Sodium Fluorid Found to Be Most Effective Roach Killer
Government entomologists report roaches cleanse legs and antennae letting powders enter the mouth and stomach. Sodium fluorid emerged as the fastest killer among 38 substances tested, while pyrethrum worked quickly but dilutes reduce effectiveness. Borax was slow and only partly effective.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Red Cross War Effort total swelling to over eight million workers
The American Red Cross reports more than 8,000,000 workers tied to 3870 chapters and 31,000 branches and auxiliaries. They knitted 14,089,000 garments for army and navy, produced 25,193,000 surgical dressings, 22,255,000 hospital garments, and 1,444,000 refugee garments during the war.
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Red Cross
Army
Navy
The
Imprisoned Draft Exemption Claim Draws Onset Of Ills
A munitions worker seeking draft exemption from the Bishopsgate medical board lists ailments including a long chronic liver complaint no teeth varicocele and chalky gout as part of his evidence the remarks despite their severity cast a striking portrait of his health.
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Bishopsgate
Eng
Peat Used as Surgical Dressing Substituting Cotton
European practice of using sphagnum peat for antiseptic dressings is noted. A researcher reports extensive sphagnum bogs in Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan. peat can be harvested from upper deposits with no deep excavation. Abundant peat also found in Maine and in parts of New York and Pennsylvania.
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Europe
United States
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Maine
New York
Pennsylvania
The Last Request of a Condemned Man in the West
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a lynching party confronts a condemned man. He asks to trim the rope’s frayed end, joking that it irritates his neck, before he is to be executed.
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Far West
Combined brush and machine for eraser cleaning noted
Popular Science describes an electrically operated device that cleans blackboard erasers with a combined brush and machine. It also reports European invention of glass tubes for handling petroleum gasoline and gases in place of rubber tubing. The heating value of a cord of seasoned hardwoods is mentioned.
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Europe
Storm Frequency Through Seasons Across Year
Weather bureau data show storms peak in midwinter and dip in midsummer. Equinox periods fall midway between the seasonal extremes in storm counts.
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Weather Bureau
Cleanest Town in the World Brock Holland Claim
The article proclaims Brock in Holland as the cleanest town in the world famed for immemorial cleanliness. Streets and yards are said to be paved with polished stones and bricks of various hues.
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Brock
Holland
Alaska College to Train Graduates in Agriculture and Mining
The Alaska Agricultural college and School of Mines near Fairbanks will train graduates to develop agriculture and mining in the territory. Funding comes from U S government and Alaska, with a 1915 site designation in Tanana valley and $60 000 for construction plus $50 000 annual federal support. The Fairbanks agricultural station will join the new school, funded federally, on a hill overlooking Fairbanks, the Tanana River, and the Seward-Fairbanks railroad.
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Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines
Fairbanks
Alaska
Arctic Circle
United States Government
Alaska Territorial
Congress
Tanama Valley
Fairbanks, United States
Democracy anthem by William Mill Butler
Poem praising democracy as birth of freedom from slavery and oppression. Quoting a caller’s invocation of historical figures like Columbus and Washington to foretell a global spread of democratic ideals. Ends with call to rise and sing of democracy.
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Earth
William Mill Butler
Pershing's ascent after seven-year wait at West Point
The account notes Archibald Pershing received no promotion for seven years after graduation, then became West Point instructor, served in Cuba and the Philippines, earned captaincy for gallantry, and in 1906 was promoted to brigadier general by President Roosevelt, skipping many peers.
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Pershing
West Point
War Department
Tenth Cavalry
Cuba
el Caney
Philippines
Roosevelt
It Is to Smile The Difference
A short dialogue contrasts perceived salary. Young Knowiltall claims earning $200 weekly for his job, sparking praise. Another speaker corrects that his actual monthly pay is only $50, highlighting misperception of wages.
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Knowiltall
Distant Planets and Oyster Tales Uproar
A oddball page mocks space talk and book chatter with snippets about communication with Saturn astronauts and Fiubdub novel reviews. A vented warning hints at a misread Aesop volume and humor about oysters.
Canada’s postwar development plans outlined in ad
The Dominion outlines a vigorous push from wartime to peacetime recovery. It envisions labor reemployment, vast agricultural expansion in the West, cattle and dairy growth, cheap power from coal and water, and rapid industrial and shipbuilding revival. A government commission already seeks European orders as Canada positions for reconstruction prosperity.
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Dominion
Canada
Western Canada
Canadian West
Niagara
St. Lawrence
Europe
Reform Comes Gradually in Skirt Fashion
A fashion note from the Grand Rapids Press reports skirts will gradually cover ankles, with expectations that cotton tops may again become practicable. The piece notes radical change is unlikely and gradual reform is anticipated in clothing trends.
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Grand Rapids Press
Kidney Trouble Not Easily Recognized
An examining physician from a major life insurance firm notes many people have kidney disease without realizing it. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a healing remedy and urges readers to try it, including testing a sample from Elina in Binghamton NY.
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Kilmer
Elina
Binghamton, SY
Co. Eee Y
Her Sacrifice
A dialogue from the Kansas City Star quotes Sistah Maudie Wabbies puffing and blowing round as she offers her husband to aid the war effort. Aunt Miasma scoffs, asking about a son or brother later in the exchange.
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Sistah Maudie
Miasma
Kansas City Star
More Than Figure of Speech Goes to Teeth Study
New Jersey researchers report a link between mental illness and dental health. They suggest severe toothache can influence behavior and mood, implying a scientific basis for some cases of insanity tied to unsound teeth.
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New Jersey
Norfolk
Virginiay-Piiot
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Popular Science
Alaskan Red Cross
Alaska College
Columbus
Washington
France
Saturn
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