North Pole Hope Seen as Cook Near Pole in 1907 Dash
Reports recount Dr. Frederick Cook's 1907 Arctic expedition from Annortok to Kane Basin toward the pole. Witness Rudolph Franke cites harsh winters, close calls with polar bears, and a March 17 letter claiming a straight course to the pole. Calls grow for a new effort to support Cook, with no relief possible until spring.
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North Pole
Frederick 4. Cook
Anthony Fiula
Cook
Pole
Dr. Cook
Brooklyn
Cape Thomas Stubbard
Humboldt
Kane Basin
Cape Sabine
Rice Strait
Greely
Flagler Bay
Dr Cook
Annottek
O. K
Tor Cook
Pears Club
Explorers’lab
New Hair Curl Method With Quince Seed Tea
A new method uses quince seed tea to curl hair. Boil one tablespoon quince seed in a pint of water, strain the clear tea, and moisten hair before using curlers.
Men Form Suffrage League in Tholland
The Men's Equal Suffrage League is formed in Tholland, with the Lutheran church granting women votes in all church affairs.
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Men's Equal Suffrage League
Tholland
Turkey's Army Size and Structure in Near East Context
An outline of the Turkish military system describes conscription from age twenty one through multiple service stages. It lists approximate active and reserve forces by category, noting total available fighting strength around 1.1 million and immediate European-ready troops near 150 thousand.
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Near East
Asia
Nizam
Shtiat
Mustafiz
Total
Redif
Europe
aged voter's long trip to cast ballot in new york
Simon Harris a 105 year old Cantenarian from Jerusalem registered to vote in the Twentieth election district at 447 Grand street. He plans to vote in future contests and recalls New York’s changes since he first arrived fifty years ago. He lives with Mrs. Levine at 242 Division street and hopes to return to Jerusalem after the election. Harris was naturalized in California and walked to New York after the 1849 gold excitement.
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Simon Harris
Jerusalem
New York
Grand Street
Harris
Mott and Bayard Streets
Levine
Division Street
California
Cause of Bulgaria's Break With Turkey
United States Consul General Ozman arriving in New York recounts Bulgaria's declaration of independence. He cites Tewfik Pasha's failure to invite Bulgaria's diplomat Guerschoff to a dinner as the trigger, saying the snub exposed Bulgaria as a dependency and spurred swift action.
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Turkey
Ozman
Edward Ozman
United States
Constantinople
New York
Bulgaria
Tewfik Pasha
Guerschoff
Guerschof
Street Car Disease Claims St Louis Conductors
A United Railways conductor reports a new illness among pay as you enter car crews in St Louis. Symptoms resemble salivation due to contact with the brass exit door handle. Conductors say most colleagues lick fingers to handle transfers and money, spreading the brass poison and causing raw lips.
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United Railways
St Louis
Mexican Coffee Crop Forecast Surges to 92 Million Pounds
The Mexican coffee crop is expected to exceed 92 million pounds this year, a sharp rise from about 3 million pounds last year, indicating a strong rebound in production and market prospects.
The Greenwich Observatory Clock and Its Precise Keeps Time
The article explains how the Greenwich Observatory clock is kept accurate to within one tenth of a second. An electromagnetic mechanism adjusts the pendulum, delaying it when fast and accelerating it when slow, ensuring sun time remains aligned.
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Europe
Greenwich
England
Chicago News
Cross Questions as a Circle Game Predicaments
A circle game where players ask the right hand neighbor why they sit near the fire and answer with the neighbor's explanation. Each in turn repeats the asked question and the paired answer, leading to humorous exchanges. The variant assigns a predicament to the right neighbor and a solution from the left, called predicaments.
Why Corn Pops In Heat
This excerpt explains starch behavior in boiling water to illuminate popcorn popping. It describes starch granules swelling, turning pasty, then rupturing and diffusing in water as heat increases. As grains heat further the moisture turns to steam, expanding the plastic starch until it becomes firm and brittle again.
The Holland Primrose Evening Field of Gold
A traveler describes the wild five foot tall evening primrose in Holland that blooms bright yellow. At sunset the flowers open simultaneously, turning the field into a golden sheet as if touched by a magic wand.
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Holland
Hints For Girls Pincushion From Baby Sock Stocking
A quaint home craft instructs making a pincushion from a baby pink or blue stocking with a pasteboard sole. Shape the bottom with the sole inside, fill with sawdust, and tie the top with white ribbon into a bow. The finished cushion stands on a dresser and accepts pins from toe to top.
Coin Card Trick Draws Paper Without Moving Coin
A smooth strip of paper is placed on a table corner and a silver half dollar stands upright upon it. With practice you can swiftly jerk the paper parallel to the coin edge and remove it without disturbing the coin hereafter.
Dancing Paper Dolls Bridge Trick for Kids
Simple two sheet glass bridge setup with small paper dolls placed underneath. Rubbing the glass makes the dolls appear to dance, creating a playful illusion for children.
The Dreamy Dog and the Snail Watching Adventure
A small dog sits on a log watching a snail and a tiny bug in a simple scene. The playful vignette evokes quiet woodland curiosity and gentle companions.
A Medicos Trial of Trust and Skepticism
The poem contrasts public skepticism of doctors with reliance when illness strikes. It notes people mock doctors and pills when healthy, yet seek rapid cures when fevers and pains appear, finally conceding the physician’s value after trying numerous remedies. It portrays patient faith as wavering but enduring under medical care.
Farmer Dreams Die Hard Enver's Humble Background
A dialogue recalls Enver’s lack of farming experience and the speaker’s certainty he would fail as a farmer. The other says his only exposure was a hay fever episode, underscoring limited practical insight.
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Enver
Alimony Affinity and a Balloon in Verse
A fragmentary dialogue juggles jokes about worthiness wealth and friendships with quips on poetry and balloon travel. The text shifts to a marriage gag about ending one volume and starting another while a mosquito crop note closes the snippet.
No Witnesses And The Rose Blushes Unseen
A clipped dialogue piece centers on silence and doubt about proof. It questions an unseen event and questions about incapacity and employability, suggesting skepticism about a charged incident and the subject’s ability to hold a job.
PERT PARAGRAPHS
A string of brief aphorisms on self love debt marriage social status sincerity judgment and personal burden management. The author suggests internal checks before judging others and notes the ease of casting judgment versus self justification.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims 100 Dollar Reward
The ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive remedy for catarrh with a constitutional treatment. It promises one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure, claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, and urges sending for testimonials. It also endorses Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Comnisy Co
Toledo O
Mannish Remarks Spark Mocking Exchange
Mr. Dubley describes Miss Smart as mannish and believes she thinks others admire it. The exchange notes laughter at her behavior and ends with Smart defending herself, asserting she is mannish even in that regard.
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Mr. Dubley
Miss Smart
Philadelphia
Presa
Most Certain Prescription for Backache and Kidney Trouble
A claimed home remedy mixes Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karen and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to relieve backache and urinary problems. Dismissed by authorities as harmless but touted as effective with no stomach harm. A London Answers quote notes a pharmacist could supply ingredients or mix it for readers.
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Karen
Foley's Orino Laxative and kidney remedy ads and notes
A collage of testimonials and product pitches cites Foley’s Orino Laxative for quick fever relief in a constipated child, Foley’s Kidney Remedy for kidney trouble, and Dean’s Ointment for skin itching. Included are quips about mustaches in Alaska and a 104 year old Salem store closing to pursue invention. A Philadelphia Inquirer joke closes the piece.
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Foley
A. Wolkush
Casimer
Wis
J. D. Ewing
Salem
Mass
America
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Colds Quickly
The advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs fast, strengthens the lungs, and expels colds. It urges customers to get the genuine product in a yellow package from J. D. Ewing.
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Foley
J. D. Ewing
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