Diverse Newspaper Snippets and Weathered Observations From Choteau
This column compiles assorted notes from the Choteau Acantha era including social musings on stock theatre, spring imagery, and pithy quips about education, religion, disease, and national events. It also mentions eggs, vacation planning, Harvard sentiment, and a Georgia murder clemency case in a rapid-fire sequence of wit and commentary.
New York Highway Commission Adverts Road Upgrades
New York state highway commission moves forward with plans for 57 miles of state roads and 145 miles of country highways. Contracts announced in February and April total 5.242 million dollars, signaling vigorous infrastructure efforts likely to draw attention from legislators in other states.
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New York
State Highway Commission
Court Injunction Aims at Boiler Factory Above Flats
The text suggests an injunction could stop a family running a boiler factory on premises above a department store, with warnings about trolley or steam car accidents into dwellings. It argues houses do not dispute track rights and cars should not challenge stationary houses.
Polar race to the south pole eyed by world nations
Historic clash for Antarctic exploration pits United States England Germany and possibly Sweden in a high stakes contest to claim the south pole. Peary and Amundsen lead rival efforts with ships and funds mobilized while Scott Shackleton and Filchner plan earlier expeditions and narrative chronicles mark the long drive toward the pole.
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Robert EB. Peary
South Pole
United States
England
Germany
Sweden
Antarctic
Europe
Great Britain
Peary
Amundsen
James Cook
Wilkes
United States Navy
Antarctic Circle
New Zealand
Australia
Indian Ocean
South America
Victoria
Lieut. Shackleton
Capt. Scott
Antarctica
Cape Royd
Hut Point
North Pole
Roosevelt
Bartlett
Pole
Gov. Hughes
New York
Scott
McMurdo Sound
Costaland
Royal Geographical Society
Lieut
Filchner
Geographical Society
Lhasa
Tibet
Shackleton
Bruce
Dryagalski
Otto Nordenskjold
Charecot
Coats Land
Atlantic
Edward VII. Land
Ross
Victoria Land
Equator
Mount Kilimanjaro
Africa
Mount Erebus
Mount Lister
Retain Belief in Amulets Across Ancient Cultures
The article traces widespread belief in amulets from ancient times through modern folk practices. It cites Lord Bacon, Pliny, and Nero, describing red beads, coral necklaces, amber, and red ribbons as protective charms against illness and the evil eye, with enduring rituals like teething charms and red flannel remedies.
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Lord Bacon
Pliny
Domitius Nero
England
Help to Populate Cities.
The Denver Republic extols country towns as the source of character and ambition. It argues that many great men begin in village life, gaining lifelong friendships and insights, then return to towns with gifts that benefit rural communities.
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Denver Republican
Kingdom of
Earth
Let Companion Hang Himself Story From Darlington
In Darlington England a young man named Bolam calmly watched fellow prisoner Cully hang himself after Cully used a cord from his coat. Bolam claimed indifference saying he would not interfere and that it was not his fault.
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Darlington
England
Bolam
Cully
Washingtons Indian Name Connautaucarious Unpacked
The article recounts how Indians called Washington Connautauca rius and notes the 18th century exchange during Dinwiddie negotiations with the half king Tanacharissan. It explains Aliquippa's request to admit her son to war councils and grant him an English name, awarding Fairfax to Tanacharissan and Dinwiddie to the half king.
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Washington
Connautaucarius
Gov. Dinwiddie
Tanacharissan
Aliquippa
Fairfax
Dinwiddie
Success With an Auto
A dialogue notes a man should be a good mechanic to get satisfactory automobile results but a better financier, reflecting on practical trade skills and financial acumen.
Europe Leads Continents in Population Density
The article notes Europe has the highest population density among continents with a larger concentration of people per square kilometer than Asia Africa or the Americas.
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Europe
Continent
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