Wyoming Dinner Honors W M Jeffers of Cheyenne in Laramie
At the Conor hotel a dinner honored W M Jeffers superintendent of the Wyoming division of the Union Pacific and his co officials. May or Stitxer presided, Will Mc Murray welcomed guests, and University of Wyoming President Duniway arrived late to speak. Jeffers praised Laramie citizens and urged keeping Grand avenue crossing open for traffic, noting the benefits of Laramie as a railroad town and housing for workers.
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Laramie
W. M. Jeffers
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Conor Hotel
Mayor Stitxer
Will McMurray
Mr. Jeffers
W. Hi. Holliday
Fred Bowers
Union Pacific Road
Harry Cordiner
Fred A. Miller
Fred Carpenter
Lawrence-Henaley Company
Denver
Otto Gramm
W. Highleyman
Duniway
University of Weoming
Carnegie Library
Jeffers
Grand Avenue
Thiefly
Railroad toast praises Union Pacific bond with city
Pressed the opinion boldly, McMurray spoke of close relations and proposed a toast praising the Union Pacific. Senator Holliday recalled early railroad history and Rawlins trips, predicting growth with the road’s aid. Dr. Duniway urged closer cooperation among railroad, people, and the university.
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McMurray
Union Pacific
Jeffers
Senator Holliday
Rawlins
Duniway
University
Wolf Attacks Sheep Herder as Coyotes Multiply
Casper report from January 18 describes heavy wolf and coyote activity on the range. A large gray wolf killed six sheep in the herder James Milne's camp and chased him and his dogs for about half a mile. Milne returned with a gun but found the wolf gone when he reached the flock.
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Casper
James. Milne
Pocket tubewriter cheers criminals to steal again
A fragment notes a pocket tubewriter invention that fits a watch and suggests criminals could list belongings by phone to deter train robbing, mentioning Delta California and potential impact on bandit activity.
Crystal uses expand with glass and crystal telegraph poles rise
The article notes marvels in crystal use from glass block pavements in Lyogna to crystal poles near Frankfort with wire frameworks for strength and insect resistance. It mentions crystal thread creases, crystal dresses and curtains, and Western European factories expanding the crystal industry. It then shifts to wedding ring origins tracing the Trinity symbolic naming and the move to the fourth finger with a note on its safety and historical bond meanings.
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Lyogna
Germany
Frankfort
Europe
Harper's Weekly
Silk growers clash with artificial silk makers in Europe
Silk producers in France fight artificial silk as production falls. Berlin commerce figures show artificial silk sells between 1.90 and 3 per kilo while real silk costs at least 8.40 per kilo to produce. Silk worm raisers drop from 110000 to 103000, output down 40 percent to 126000 kilos. Legal appeals seek stronger protection against the term artificial.
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France
Berlin
Weeding Ring Origin and Finger Counting
The article explains a historical belief behind wearing a ring on the fourth finger of the left hand. It notes that the first two fingers and the thumb were considered in counting, with the thumb viewed as the ring finger in ancient practice.
The Gentleman as True Gentleman in Burns Portrait
Carlyle praises Robert Burns quoting Heary Drummond to define a gentleman. The passage extols Burns as able to mingle in all circles from Ayr cottage to courts and palaces through gentleness with love. It asserts gentlemanly behavior as the sole art and mystery.
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Carlyle
Robert Burns
The
Ayr
Drummond
Fox hunt master chides rider over hounds
A master of fox hounds in an English shire confronted a rider known for carelessly scaring hounds. At a meet the master warned in stern tones to spare two hounds named Bnap and Taiters, urging the rider to avoid harming them with his horse.
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Goandee
Horse Tale Dialogue Fragments From A Rusticated Page
Fragmentary dialogue shows a character requesting tagging for animals and a courteous reply. Names and context are sparse, leaving a brief, clipped exchange centered on manners and handling unnamed horses.
Master of Languages at Hong Kong University
Sir Charien Bilot, the new principal of Hong Kong university, is forty seven years old and speaks two percent languages fluently. He spent years in the diplomatic service mastering languages for each country he served, starting with Russia in 1887. In 1869 he published a Finnish grammar. During his Oxford years he studied extensively.
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Sir Charien Bilot
Hong Kong University
Russia
Oxford
Old Apples and Proverbs Across Sacred and Secular History
The piece traces apples in proverb lore from Solomon’s proverbs to English doctors who prescribe apples. It notes the Dutch variant two apples with one stick and the saying a windy year, an apple year, dating to Norman days as part of the fruit’s storied history.
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Nofratt
Solomon
Mail Carrier Braves Arctic Route From Edmonton
A rural mail carrier from Edmonton with a dog team set out last week on a route likely the longest in the world. He will traverse hundreds of miles in the Arctic Orels and not return until just before the spring thaw. His mail will include only letters, no newspapers or parcels.
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Arctic Circle
Edmonton
Canada
Arctic Orrels
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Quick Transformation
An old time advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as turning gray faded hair dark and lustrous overnight. It claims to restore youth, stop dandruff and hair loss with a simple brush application and is sold widely in drug stores for about 50 cents.
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Wyeth
Sores Hore
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