Curious Astor chain ties Wyoming ranch to old trading post
Ranchers in the North Platte valley recount a century‑long Astor family thread from the 1812 fur post to the 1883 Force holdings. The tale links John Jacob Astor’s post, William H. Force and the “P.O.” ranch, and a possible return of the trading site to Astor descendants.
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North Platte Valley
Cheyenne
Wyo
Astor
John Jacob Astor
William H. Force
Wyoming
Kate Talmadge
New York
Force
Madeline Force
W. Price Hunt
Astoria
Ore
Northenlatte
American Fur Company
Astor Concern
Platte
Missouri
St. Louis
Bruce Husband
Astor Affairs
Astors
Astor Company
Union ‘Pacific Railroad
Nebraska
As‘tor
Arbuckles of
Cof
P.O
Aators
trans-Mississippi
Goat Eats Banknotes Fragments Brought to Bank of France
A farmer near Toulouse presented torn fragments of ten $20 notes to the Bank of France after his goat ate them from his pocketbook. The farmer had the goat killed and recovered the fragments for repayment.
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Paris
Toulouse
Bank of France
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union President Responds Angrily
A Canaljoharie New York letter offers a whisky sample with a prepaid deal while claiming low price. M B Chisholm at 42 Maple Street, Canalmoharie, reads it, then burns it and signs off scathingly as Miss Mary B. Chisholm, president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaljoharie
N. Y
Express
M. B. Chisholm
Maple Street
Demon & Devil
Mary B. Chisholm
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
College Men See Snakes
Two hundred members of the University club hosted alumni from Lafayette College Wiscon sin University University of Maine and Hobart College at a reception in Brooklyn. Raymond Lee Ditmars of the New York Zoological Park gave a lecture with live reptiles including a Gila monster and an infant boa constrictor. He debunked myths about snakes noting they are not inherently cold or slimy and highlighted the ecological value of milk snakes in farms.
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New York
University Club
Lafayette Avenue
Oxford Street
Lafayette College
Wisconsin University
University of Maine
Hobart College
Edward Ward McMahon
Raymond Lee Ditmars
New York Zoological Park
Ditmars
Bronx Zoo
Charles Snyder
Chicago Doctor Offers Fifteen Month Eugenics Experiment
A Chicago physician proposes a controversial fifteen month program offering board lodging and the promise of a perfect baby. He claims he can produce a child with flawless mind and body, weigh fifteen pounds at birth, and live forever, with the couple under his sole guidance and subject to strict rules. He bets fifty thousand dollars that normal educated parents in a receptive mood can achieve this, reshaping theories of eugenics and theosophy.
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Chicago
Minerva
Two Hearts Shifted in Camden Men After X Ray
Frederick Steizer, 42, of 611 Henry St Camden, shows heart displaced four inches to the right after examination in the University of Pennsylvania X ray department. Edgar Merrill, 63, of 12 Fogarty Ave, Camden, also found with a displaced heart. Rest and care may cure both cases.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Frederick Steizer
Henry Street
Camden
Edgar Merrill
Fogarty Avenue
Terriers Kill Wildcat After Ranch Chase
In Valle Vista California a fifty pound wildcat was killed after a rancher’s son spotted it raiding chickens. Three terrier dogs pursued the cat, chasing it up a tree where a terrier was badly injured by stones during the ensuing struggle.
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Haywards
Cal
Valle Vista
Bady Tera
Mind over danger as Robinson found near home
James A. Robinson, mentally unbalanced from the recent Black Hand feud, was found near his Hillsville home almost frozen to death. He had escaped from his house in a nightshirt and was saved by a passerby after several assaults during the feud left him severely wounded.
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Hillsville
James A. Robinson
Family of Methuselahs in Swiss Canton Claim 774-Year Total
In Berne Switzerland the Schwelz canton highlights a family of 11 siblings whose combined ages reach 774 years. The report notes how the group comprises multiple generations with a broad age range among the brothers and sisters.
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Berne
Switzerland
Canton of
Schwelz
Planked Shad and Other Ocean Delicacies for Budget Meals
The article extols planning to stretch shad for several meals by splitting and using the roe for another dish. It details planked shad on cedar or hardwood boards with butter, oil, and seasonings, plus baking times of 20 to 30 minutes. It also covers baked and broiled shad methods with sauces and garnishes.
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Epicures
Veal and Oyster Pie Recipe Steps
A historic recipe instructs to simmer neck veal with water for an hour, add pork onion thickening milk salt and pepper, cook twenty minutes, then top with oysters and seasonings before baking in a crust. Serve hot or cold.
Ginger Snaps From Old Time Baking Note
A recipe outlines making ginger snaps by mixing shortening sugar and molasses with cinnamon and ginger. Soda is dissolved in vinegar and added, then flour to form a stiff dough. Chill overnight and roll on sugared board to bake.
Potato Soup and Cracker Toast Special
Six potatoes boil and mash while hot then add one pint milk with onion to taste salt pepper and a tablespoon of butter. Cook onion in milk for flavor then mix with potatoes add butter salt and pepper strain when serving. Serve with buttered brown crackers or browned bread cubes for meat.
Dishwashing Aid From Woolen Rags
A frugal tip suggests using a worn woolen garment as a dish cloth to scrub pots and plates. By dampening and rubbing soap on the cloth, one can clean dishes quickly and efficiently, with a single rinse yielding a clean cloth each time.
Granary of North America theme at Albany club dinner
Premier Robert L. Borden and Governor Sulzer spoke at the University Club of Albany dinner praising deep US Canada ties. Borden cited undefended 4000 mile border and expected peace laurels. Sulzer forecast the Canadian Northwest becoming a future granary and urged freer trade and closer commercial relations.
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United States
Canada
Robert L. Borden
Sulzer
University Club of Albany
Borden
Atlantic
Pacific
St. Lawrence River
Canadian Northwest
North America
West
A Hundred Years Ago Reflections on Then Current Times
The passage notes fears of Europe entering a disastrous war and domestic worries about government, wealth disparities, climate change, and cultural reflections. It mentions Hetty Green’s lack of savings and Indiana's small number of successful authors, with old inhabitants sensing a worsened climate and no English writer documenting impressions of the United States.
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Europe
Washington
Hetty Green
Indiana
United States
Cure for long standing leg sores with Cuticura
Mrs Curry Brown of Denver writes that a twenty year leg sore cured after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She describes fever and itching ending with a complete recovery, noting the advertised remedy and how to obtain samples and the Skin Book.
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West 46Th Ave
Denver
Colo
Queer Arrangement on a Daytime Weight Journey
A dialogue explores travel plans as one character insists on avoiding a sleeper for the trip. The other questions how a weight journey can occur in a day coach, prompting a terse exchange about travel needs and practicality.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
In Auburn New York and St Cloud Minnesota women report long standing health issues improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs William H Gru credits ten years of suffering with organic pains eased and regained health. Mrs Bertha M Quickstadt says overwork and worry left her run down until the remedy restored her. Doctor's daughter endorses the product as trustworthy.
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Auburn
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
William H. Gru
Pleasant Street
New York
St. Cloud
Minn
Bertha M. Quickstadt
5Th Avenue
Alcohol consumption per capita linked to beer share
The per capita alcohol intake in this country runs just under 23 gallons yearly with about 21 gallons coming from beer.
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Astors Trade Days
Yanina
Vehid Bey
Soutza
French Town
Mies
STORK
Western
Queer
DR. Pierce
Fion
Carter
Little
Winslow
Childres
Alonzo
Mioney
Leclero
Maree Tocard
Mampstead
London
UNG
Patents Tees
Fargo
Spohn
Apoha Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
U.S.A
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