Montenegro Land of War and Dignified Montenegrins
The narrative tours Cetinje and surrounding Montenegro, detailing frontier markers, village life, and the royal capital. It describes peasant attire, tools, women’s work, and a people proud yet vigilant, with a history of conflict and a culture balancing courtesy with a readiness to defend blood feuds.
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Montenegro
Njegush
Nicholas I
Dalmatia
Cettinje
Europe
Man of Means
Katunska Ulica
Progenitor Lobster and Ancient Oyster Added to Tech Collection
Petrified remains including the progenitor lobster and an ancient oyster were added to MIT collection by Prof. Hervey Shimer and Mrs. Shimer after a six month tour of Bohemia France England Ireland Wales and other countries. The lobster dates to about 50 million years ago and was found near Bohemia away from the sea. The oyster, also 50 million years old, was found atop the Jura mountains in north Switzerland.
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Ambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hervey Shimer
Shimer
Bohemia
France
England
Ireland
Wales
Harvard
Tech
Jura
Switzerland
Razers Eye a Historic Old Mansion
Through the death of Miss Jane R. Haines Wyck the century old Haines mansion at Germantown avenue and Walnut lane faces possible destruction. The decaying house holds relics of Philadelphia history including battlefield flooring from Germantown and a chair Lafayette sat in during his 1824 Germantown visit. Built starting in 1698 by Dirck Jansen the property passed through Caspar Wistar to Reuben Haines and then to Miss Haines by kinship.
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Hiladelphia
Jane R. Haines
Wyck
Haines
Germantown Avenue
Walnut Lane
Philadelphia
Germantown
Lafayette
Old Germantown House and Indian Trail Preserve Landmark
The article describes an ancient residence named from a long-vanished English family property. The Germantown road followed a woodland path and an Indian trail near Walnut Lane. The trail was temporarily arched over during enlargements and remained so long after Germantown Avenue opened, with the structure spanning over two centuries and attracting artists seeking its historic charm.
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Germantown
Walnut Lane
Germantown Avenue
Farm Waif Wins Fortune in the City
Annie J. Scott an orphan from Lafayette county Missouri rose from nursemaid to doctor to financier. She started with 50 dollars saved as a country girl and built a fortune by buying land plotting and selling houses while personally supervising every project. Health failed in 1908 after years of work, leaving her fortunes reduced but her rise remembered.
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Ansas City
Kan
Annie J. Scott
Lafayette County
Warrensburg Normal School
Warrensburg
Normal School
Kansas City
Medical College
The
University of Kansas
Third, Street
State Line
Aged Newsie Leaves Hoard to Church in Will
Lawrence Ring, a 75 year old newsvendor known around Third and Chestnut streets, died at City Hospital of apoplexy. His will leaves $50 for masses and the rest to the church fund, with Mississippi Valley Trust Company named executor. Ring had a $100 bank deposit and a hidden safety box. a $4,000 savings claim was told by a grocer.
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Europe
Austria
America
T, Louis
Lawrence Ring
Third
Chestnut Streets
City Hospital
Larry
North Third Street
Fort Fisher
Admiral George Dewey
Manila
Walnut Street
Mississippi Valley Trust Company
Trust Company
Eugene Coyle
Old Cathedral
Ring
Third and
Egypts Mummified Monkeys Among Ancient Tomb Treasures
Boston readers learn that Amenhotep II kept many pet monkeys and mummified remains were found in his tomb along with ducks chickens and a honey vessel. The article ponders royal affection for animals and the odd contents of the tomb.
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Amenhotep II
Amenophis
Thormes III
Egypt
B. C
Nineveh
Memnon
Pines Relics of Dim Past in Torrey Pines near San Diego
In San Diego California the Torrey pine is a relic species with only two remaining groves worldwide. The northern San Diego grove is the largest, facing ocean winds and interior heat which dwarf and deform many trees. When grown in favorable areas they can grow tall and straight but have limited lumber value.
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San Diego
Cal
Santa Rosa
Sierras
Pacific
Woman Dies From Grief After Child Burned
Hempstead, L I Mrs Kate Bleowski suffered extreme grief after her little girl was fatally burned at a bonfire in front of their home. While being carried inside the house she collapsed and later died in a semi conscious state. The physician attributed the death to a broken heart.
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Hempstead
L. I
Kate Bleowski
Best Trick Not in the Air Exchange Advice
A dated advice column urges aging readers to face age without fear, use legitimate preventives, avoid young fashion, stay engaged with current events, and preserve personal appearance with simple, dignified attire to remain young and attractive.
Castoria Ad Cites Safe Remedy for Infants
An advertisement urges careful selection of CASTORIA for infants and children, noting it bears a signature and has been in use for over that many years. It includes a humorous exchange about a ghost of a vanished bank account from Puck.
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Puck
The Car That Ends the Wife’s Deliberations
A humorous exchange centers on choosing a car as the wife contemplates options. The dialogue pits a confident claim about a touring car model against a witty retort suggesting the model will settle the decision.
Old fashioned men and cures for common ills
The text touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation and mentions Hamlin's Wizard Oil for sore throat. It questions a man of high trust while warning of infection from sore throat and the hard stance of a footpad demanding payment.
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Pierce
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Bune
Henry J. Goldstein
Barton Street
Masa
Hood
Mr. Goldstein
Hood's
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
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