Bridge to span the Royal Gorge in Colorado
The Choteau Acanthas notes plans for a towering steel and glass bridge across the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River in Colorado. The structure will be the highest in the world, spanning a 50 foot to 230 foot gap with walls rising 2,660 feet, linking the Colorado plains to Leadville’s meltwater corridor.
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Royal Gorge
Arkansas River
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Elihu Palmer
Technical World Magazine
Grand Canyon
Great Gate
Leadville
Great American Desert
Nazareth in Time Past and Present as Told in Palestine
The article contrasts Nazareth as the boyhood home of Jesus with a modern Palestine a rail network and telegraph wires. Hotels with elevators and French tiled roofs replace ancient humble homes while a prominent English orphanage educates for both languages and domestic skills. An American telegraph operator keeps Nazareth linked to New York.
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Nazareth
Jesus
Far East
Palestine
Israel
France
New York
A Tale of Memorial Day Candy for a Soldier’s Grave
Willie Rollins, a poor nine year old, saves ten pennies for a flower to place on his father’s grave on Decoration Day. At first rebuffed, he buys a five cent carnation and the parade unfolds with veterans gifting additional blooms, ending with a mother’s bouquet from Mrs. Clark and a final taps.
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J. N. Strauser
Daily Story Pub
Missus Clark
Mrs. Clark
Willie Rollen
Willie
Rockton
Bob
Willie Rollons
Rollons
Papa
Bert the Crippled Lover in a Mountain View
A young man Bert limps along to spy on his beloved through a hedge and brook crossing. He hopes her mother remains unaware as he climbs toward a distant mountain meeting, only to discover the girl is her daughter’s mother waiting on a mossy stone.
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Bert
Hymn Tea Among New York's Four Hundred Fad
About 300 young ladies from prominent families meet twice weekly at a renowned hotel for tea and a prayer meeting. Male friends are not admitted but wait below. Afterward they take a drive or promenade along Fifth Avenue in this new social fad.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
King Edward Laughs At Stubbed Toe in Banterful Report
The Denver Times relays a humorous England dispatch noting King Edward laughed after stubbing his toe. The joke suggests a monarch’s steady rule and a kingdom’s solid posture, with playful speculation on how he might react to missteps.
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England
Edward
Denver Times
Poor Financiering in Chicago Tribune Style
A brief cartoonish exchange shows Maria and O John debating over finances. Maria suggests skipping a summer trip due to an overdrawn bank account. The dialogue criticizes prudent banking and overextended finances in a satirical tone.
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Maria
O. John
Chicago Tribune
Much Ado About Nothing Dishwashing Authority
When the mother leaves on a visit the eldest daughter gains notable authority, able to command six dishes washed with more edge than a general would marshal an army. This playful line from Atch. s lab explains household power dynamics.
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Atch
Labe
Pretty Punk: Men in Heaven Wear Wives’ Wings
A fragmentary quip ponders heavenly attire as men following a sexual orientation or religious cue imagine angelic wings borrowed from wives. The tone mixes irony and报 humor in a mid century newspaper voice.
Traveling Man and a Veiled Dinner at the Hotel
A traveler revisits a town after years and asks about the pretty waitress. She coldly asserts she has always served his table, and the dinner that follows is purposefully left unremarked by the historian who notes the veil drawn over the meal.
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Chicago Tribune
Beginning at the bottom to climb up in business
A quotation contrasts two views on success. The great merchant, famed for moralizing, says progress starts at the bottom, while a young man with fringed trousers retorts that he already began there and is now rising.
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Chicago Daily News
Treasure Hoards on Cocos Island Reported Found
A Caribbean rumor places two great hoards on Cocos Island. One is a pirate plunder valued at 30 to 60 million dollars and a second treasure named SXeating's treasure is said to be worth 15 million dollars.
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Cocos Island
Keeping Young as a Horse Tale in Yonkers
The Yonkers Statesman reports a quaint exchange about a horse named Bill. Jill notes the horse appears young due to the owner’s joke about blinders hindering birthday awareness.
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Bill
Jill
Yonkers Statesman
A Very Handsome Mat Crochet Pattern
A description from the People’s Home Journal outlines a decorative mat with a pink and white luster cotton border. It explains a ring chain and stitches to form a leaf pattern, noting how to add leaves by increasing chain stitches and that the mat is about six inches across.
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The
People’s Home Journal
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Dainty Powder Puff Bag Makes Simple Gift
A summer project folds a chamois and silk bag to hold puff and powder. Cut two circles one silk floral one chamois smaller, stitch edges, add a casing or eyelets, and thread a colored ribbon. Include puff and powder for a pretty portable gift.
Wearing of Rings Restricts Growing Girls Hands
The article advises girls under eighteen to avoid rings as they can distort finger growth. It notes pianists and instrumentalists should not wear rings due to reduced finger strength. If rings are worn, remove them nightly and rub the finger to restore circulation and normal growth.
Doing One s Hair Knack At Home
Advice on personal grooming explains that skill in hairdressing comes from practice. A woman who studies and daily cares for her hair can achieve a superior coiffure without a professional hairdresser, keeping locks healthy clean and glossy.
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N. Y. Tribune
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