Onyx Vein Found in Gar Field County Washington
An expert mineralogist who visited Gar field county Washington reports a substantial onyx vein of 10 feet wide and open workings for about a mile. The possible extent of the mine is estimated at 1,000 acres and locals claim the county holds the only onyx mines in the United States.
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Garfield County
Wash
United States
St. Teresa
Teresa Urrea
Mexico
Nogales
A. T
Jacquard Loom Pioneer Transforming Textile Industry
The life of Joseph Marie Jacquard is traced from poverty to invention of a loom that lets one worker weave complex patterns. His breakthrough ended the need for many draw boys, though initial resistance and danger followed him before Lyons adoption and fame.
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Jacquard
Richard
Rhine
Lyons
Paris
Conservatoire Des Arts Et Metiers
Vancanson
Ork
Rhone
Conseil Des Prud’hommes
Lyons Works
England
Cullins
Yous
Fashion Watch Sees Crinoline Return In Theater Style
Quoted remarks note crinoline’s return influencing theater box seating with room for a chaperon. a separate item mentions Chicago telephone company women employees to wear black uniforms.
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Bliffers
Goggins
Harper's Bazar
Chicago Telephone Companies
Nineteen Days In the Woods Ended by Rescue in W Va
W H Beller of Mercer county West Virginia survived nineteen days lost in the New Pine mountains. He kept a fire burning for days after running low on matches and moved little as the blaze crept along a fallen pine. A hunter finally found him as he and his rifle were separated by an antlered buck.
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W. H. Beller
Mercer County
W. Va
New Pine Mountains
Beller
New York Sun
Overdue Contider Tests Ocean Safety Theories
London Saturday Review notes the overdue Contider proves two things about ocean travel. Engineers know their business and many in newspapers love a commotion. The piece recalls a perilous December drift near Newfoundland with long provisions and deep waters under a Cunarder, urging calm over sensationalism.
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North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Cannon Street
Azores
London Saturday Review
The Idle Worker and the Shape of Government Service
A Washington correspondent notes a solitary worker at the capitol who pecks at a stone step and keeps warm. He represents a broader trend of minimal effort across government offices and even Congress at times, suggesting a universal tendency to do the least possible for pay.
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Capitol
Congress
Washington Cor
New York World
There Is Trouble Enough in the World
Ruth Day in Housekeepers' Weekly notes that trouble exists beyond spring's flowers and urges caution in sharing concerns. The piece encourages discretion to protect oneself and others from unnecessary harm.
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Ruth Day
Hints for a Bachelor About Baby Ages and Diplomacy
A New York Evening Sun piece offers playful rules for guessing a baby’s age by clothing and behavior. It suggests aging remarks based on long or short skirts, then adds a cautionary moral about flattering mothers while adding to the child’s age and subtracting from the mother’s.
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New York Evening Sun
No Need of Beauty Sleep Says Chicago Herald
The Chicago Herald argues against the idea of beauty sleep. It credits regular hours and meals for healthful, rosy complexions. An example couple retires at 11 30 with light supper, preserving vitality and youth.
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Chicago Herald
Public speaking typos and sailor habits noted
The excerpt discusses common mistakes in public speaking and the value of focusing on salient points with simple, convincing language. It notes that only natural orators should use elaborate rhetoric and emphasizes caution, clarity, and practical expression. It also observes sailors as a bowlegged class who walk as if on a ship deck and carry long-imagined strides from life at sea.
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Tyro
Jenness-Millér” Magazine
Sam and Kate Tie Old Age Bond in Housekeeper Tale
A Maryland gent recalls an 1860s tale of Sam and Kate, two aging former slaves from Princess Anne County who, after emancipation, wed for companionship and practical needs. Their marriage, born of poverty and limited future prospects, reflects long memories of slavery and family ties.
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Maryland
Princess Anne County
Sam
Kate
A Century From Cabot to Lodge in Massachusetts
The Boston Herald notes Henry Cabot Lodge as the 36th Massachusetts senator since 1789. It compares him with his great grandfather George Cabot, who served from 1791 to 1706, and observes overlapping eras with Lodge’s term ending in 1899.
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Cabot
Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
United States Senate
Congress
George Cabot
United States
Boston Herald
Return of an Eminent Botanist Professor Sargent Back from Japan
Professor Sargent eminent botanist and arboriculture promoter returns from a Japan trip with a large herbarium and many new species. He traveled the empire gathering trees and shrubs, many not yet cultivated, inspiring gardening enthusiasts with his successful exploration. Meehan's Monthly notes the warm welcome to his safe return.
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S. Sargent
Japan
Empire
Meehan
Slave’s Will From Ex-Slave Draws Court Scrutiny
A freedwoman Julia Phintey who saved money through hard work left a will bequeathing her savings to Marian Phinizy, son of her former master Ferdinand Phinizy. With no heir of her own she leaves this modest estate as a memorial to the Phinizy family, to be probated in the county's ordinary’s office.
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Julia Phintey
Igte
Ferdinand Phintey
Julia
Marian Phinizy
Ferdinand Phinizy
Aikens Cor
Atlanta Constitution
Demolished nose nets $675 in four year case
Emery Bruce sued A A Bombeck and wife after a buggy collision on Southwest boulevard left his nose badly crushed and permanently misshapen. A circuit court jury awarded Bruce 675 dollars for damages to his handsome nose, the case having dragged through the courts for years.
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Emery Bruce
A. A. Bombeck
Bruce
Kansas City
Insect Portraits From a Paris Exhibit
A Paris entomologist plans an insect landscape for the world’s fair. The work will use 450000 night flying insects in the foreground and at least 500000 more insects, over 8000 species, to form a detailed scene including a water mill river bridge and mountains.
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Paris
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Immigrant Cargo Lacks English Speakers After 900 Arrive
A foreign steamship bringing 900 steerage passengers to New York landed them with sworn US citizenship certificates or claims of kinship. Yet not a single passenger among the 900 could speak English. The Boston Journal criticizes immigration agents for opaque practices.
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New York
Boston Journal
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Renee
York
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Courrier Des Etats Unis
Clude
Kase
Den
Princess Anne
New York Herald
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Tad
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Morrill
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Isidor Wormser
CPST
Patsy AE Stevenson Ee
Fitchburgh Railroad
EMPLO
Hoosac Tunnel
Boston
Troy
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
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Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara
Chicago
ST. Louis
Niagara Falls
Vermont
Canada
Rutland
Brandon
Middlebury
Napane
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg Railroad
Washington Street
Fitchburg
J. R. Watson
Enterprise Office
Hudson
R. A. Guernsey
Houghton
E. F. Worcester
W. A. White
Maine
Main Street
Waltham
Mass
T. J. Fuyat
T. J. Fnyat
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