Loomis Pioneered Aerial Telegraphy Before Marconi
A Washington dentist Mahlon Loomis invented and demonstrated wireless telegraphy in the 1860s long before Marconi. He used kites on Blue Ridge peaks with insulated copper wires and telegraph apparatus to show signals read at a distant station. His work faced newspaper doubt and congressional obstruction yet proved wireless communication possible without wires.
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Washington, D. C
Marconi
Congress
Mahlon Loomis
Che
Washington
Loomis
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Tremendous Timbuctoo the Boston Area Phone Trick Dog
A farm dog near Boston named Timbuctoo has learned to respond to a five bell ring on a seven party line. When the telephone rings five times his mistress is alerted. he runs to her and barks five times. He never miscounts or miscalls, proving his reliable summoned response.
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Boston
Timbuctoo
Cadets Ride 1400 Miles In Public Training Display
About 150 senior cadets completed a 1400 mile bicycle relay in 6 hours 23 minutes ahead of schedule with average speeds over 4 mph. The feat boosted public interest in Australia’s cadet training replacing dull drills and inspiring families.
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Dorna
Defense
Australia
Eggs From the Orient Onboard Vancouver Train To New York
A 25 car train loaded with Japanese and Chinese eggs left Vancouver bound for New York. Nine cars came from Seattle to join sixteen cars from the Em press of Russia shipment. All but 1506 London and 1000 Montreal cases were sent to New York totaling about 17 500 cases of 30 and 86 dozers each, equaling roughly 6 500 000 eggs for the city.
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Orient
Vancouver
B. C
New York
Seattle
Russia
London
England
Montreal
New York City
Economy Carried to Excess
A cafe exchange notes a passerby who defends a meat rich diet by eating large meals in few bites. The brief dialogue mocks universal frugality and suggests meat consumption dictates meal frequency due to high prices.
Past the Academic Stage Theodically debating women smoking
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote questions whether women smokers pose higher fire risks and if insurers should raise rates. Mr Gadspur notes the shift from gender discourse to risk assessment and policy implications.
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Gadspur
Hether
Birmingham Age-Herald
Efficiency Conference at Nerva Texas April 8 9 details
Pages list a two day Evangelical Methodist conference in Nerva Texas with Rev Ira F Key as chairperson. Events include sermons on Why I am a Methodist and Sinless Living, discussions on church membership and Christian education, financial obligations, and district pastor reports. The program runs Friday evening through Sunday with multiple speakers including J C Cockerell, M J Bigger, H B Dailey, Roy Baskin, and H M King.
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Ira F. Key
M. J. Bigger
I. F. Key
J. C. Wallace
Howard Baskin
H. B. Dailey
B. F. Cone
J. C. Cockerell
C. T. Tally
H. M. King
Roy Baskin
S. W. Taylor
Key
Advocate
Muskogee Woman Tells of Change with Tanlac
Mary E. Lowe of 440 N Cherokee Macagee Oklahoma says Tanlac restored her health after three years of decline. She gained twenty five pounds and credits five bottles for renewed strength and appetite. Tanlac is sold in Cameron Rockdale Milano and Burlington by local druggists.
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Mary E. Lowe
Cherokee St
Macagee
Oklo
Rosedale
Kansas
Tanlad
Cameron
New Cameron Drug Co
Rockdale
Baldridge Bros
Milano
E. C. Smith
Burlington
New Drug Store
Card of Thanks from Stocklas Family
Card of Thanks extends gratitude to friends and relatives for kindness during illness and death of their son and brother Vincent Stocklas and for flower offerings. May the Lord bless all.
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Vincent Stocklas
LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN Syruphonic Laxative Ad
A laxative product promises relief from habitual constipation with prompt action and regular use over 14 to 21 days. It claims to stimulate and regulate bowel movements and offers a pleasant taste at 60 cents per bottle.
Morning hot water remedy for cleansing system
The article extols drinking hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It compares digestion to coal leaving ashes and asserts the practice purifies the body, improves complexion, and promotes a healthier glow.
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America
Minerva
Texas
J. C. Cockerel
Objective of Christian Education Movement
I. F
Hunt
Pace-Marshall Drug CO
Kreso Oe
Lice
Mites
BE. O. Schiller Dinggist
Cameéréu
Castoria
New Heftey Theater
Kentucky
Allison In
Wm. Ashe
Mildred Harris Chaplin
Polly OF
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New
Hefley
Hitchen
Bridge & Beach
Henne & Meyer
Cammeron
Texas Bottling and Ice Cream Co
Cameron Texas
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