Painted Old House Pasture Swap Becomes Big Profit Tale
A Northeast Harbor man traded a pasture lot for $50 to paint his white house in canary color with pea green trim. The land soared in value, with partial sales and options bringing thousands, and today the owners ask $26,000 for the remaining three quarters. The painter quips that he spent more than $20,000 on paint and style.
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Bangor
Northeast Harbor
Ellaworth
Jim
John
White House
Ellsworth
New York
Beauty By Taking Microbes In London Hospital
London doctors at St Mary’s Hospital tout a new complexion treatment using vaccines of acne bacillus and staphylococcus injected under the skin to revive dull skin. Patients receive tens of millions of bacilli in doses, with rapid results touted as superior to traditional beauty cures.
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London
Patlora
St. Mary's Hospital
Census of Western Canada population figures
The census of Western Canada, estimated by the government of Canada shows a population of 1,100,000. Of this number 600,000 live in Manitoba, 350,000 in Saskatchewan and 275,000 in Alberta. This is an increase of 300,000 in three years.
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Western Canada
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Government of Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Easy Street Names Flourish in U S Public Highways
A Washington article notes a post office directory listing streets and avenues nationwide with humorous and varied names. It highlights rubber, champagne, coffee, and fruit references, plus many Wo rking titles and a heavy presence of Main and Washington streets, numbered routes, and Roosevelt and Taft honors across cities.
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Washington
Boston
Johnstown
United States
Post Office Department
West Seneca
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Baker Street
Main
Washington Street
New York
Wall Streets
Dewey
Roosevelt Streets
Roosevelt Avenues
Roosevelt Court
Roosevelt Places
Roosevelt Terrace
Oswego
N. Y
Rosevelt Street
Bryan
Taft
Steeple Jack Reaches Top of Troy Seminary Towers
A veteran steeple jack in Troy completes repairs on St. Joseph's Seminary towers known as the Towers of Troy. The work includes installing eight-foot gilded crosses on all four spires. The article details the dangerous ascent without scaffolding, the cross sizes, and the steeple jack's lineage and safety ethos.
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Troy
St. Joseph's Provincial Seminary
Sisters of St. Joseph
Methodist University
Ferguson
Mr. Ferguson
Albany Penitenary Building
The Rural Auctioneer and Ojibways White Earth Day
A collage of rural auction lore and Ojibway celebration. the auctioneer signals the end of a farm era as the Woodman family faces loss and relocation. The piece then notes Ojibways of the Mississippi band yearly marking their White Earth reservation acceptance with June 15 and 16 celebrations, moving toward July 4 as a potential future date.
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Sion
Ita
White Earth
Minnesota
Fur News
Mars Whirls Away as Alarm Spreads Among Martians
Alarm spreads as space scene shows Mars rapidly moving away from Earth. Fragmented cries and hurried chatter follow the startling observation. The report notes frantic reactions and unspecified actions by Martians in response to the celestial drift.
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Space
Mars
Earth
The Privileged Class and Witty Exchanges
A London Globe snippet describes a bedridden man named Bill cheered by a friend with jokes and flowers. The scene echoes social satire with characters Nelle and Belle comparing a hesitant suitor to an hourglass, highlighting suspense and humor in old society dialogue.
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Bill
Postum Proves Healthful For Nervous Trouble
An experienced user confirms Postum as a coffee substitute for nervous dyspepsia and brain clarity. She recalls relief from nervousness and dyspepsia after switching, noting her husband also benefited and that Postum steadies nerves without stimulation. The family observes improved health and brain and nerve power after adopting Postum.
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Frank H. Hitchcock
Moffatt Brudle
Chicago
The
Maine
Happy Quake Hunters
Theodore Becker
Old Delhi
Ancient India
Beni Hedere
Ick
Collier's
Jonathan Woodman
Newmarket
filMees Products
Libby
Vienna
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Ohloago
Minna
Nelle
Belle
Cleveland
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