Wolves of the Arctic Pack and a Wolf's Grief
In Yukon and Pelly river country wolves prey on ground caribou and calf fawns. Donald McKercher and I set poison for wolves and faced an old monarch, wolf packs, ravens, and hunger. A surviving mate mourns, guarding her dead mate as the tale ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Polar Ocean
Arctic Circle
Donald McKercher
Yukon
Pelly
Mac
Stepa
Walt
Boata
Nac
Atta
Their Only Value and Paper Prices Raise Speculation
Woodby Aiter claims he has at least six completed novels never shown to a publisher and believes they grow more valuable yearly. Crittick notes rising paper costs as a factor. Also mentions agitation in South Africa promoting a pageant in Cape Colony next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodby Aiter
Crittick
Philadelphia Ledger
South Africa
Cape' iColony
Climbing Adaptations in Mammals and Odd Court Scene
A survey of climbing mechanisms across mammals notes scaly tailed squirrels pangolins sloths and bats with hooks suckers and tail grasping adaptations enabling arboreal life. The piece contrasts rock rabbits hyraxes tarsiers opossums and monkeys, detailing how tails feet and claws evolved for arboreal use. A local court item reports Hamilton Murray jailed by Judge Gass for intoxication after offering to judge his own case, paying a $10 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Asia
America
Brazil
Madagascar
Wara Countries
Malay Islands
Philippines
Africa
Syria
Tropical America
Hla
Hamilton Murray
Gass
Murray
Jong Habitant
Hiss
Muncle
Ind
The
New York Sun
Soliloquy of a Traveler at church social
A Chicago Tribune note records Miss Bowry and Miss Broadway discussing a clever piece titled Soliloquy of a Traveler recited at a church social last evening. The audience reportedly heard little of the performance despite the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Bowry
How It Is Reclaimed from Scrap Heap Material
A historical essay contrasts rubber quality with reclaimed material. It notes profit from raw rubber and canvas, describes vulcanizing and reclaiming processes, and emphasizes public reliance on reclaimed rubber to sustain industry. The piece cites Scientific American and discusses Vanderbilt family horse training in a separate note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Goodyear
Brazil
Central America
Yocda
Scientific American
Attack on Dr Leopold Weiss at 278 West 119th Street
Tragedy and confusion follow an early morning assault on Dr Leopold Weiss in his home. He fights a black assailant with a razor, slashes the man, then succumbs to a fatal heart attack in Mouquin's restaurant after overhearing the tale of his peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold Weiss
West 119Th Street
George W. Bogen
Bogen
Mouquin
Fulton Street
New York Press
Dr. Morse
Luther Halney Gulick, M.D
Good Housekeeping
Oddities and Jests From Letters and Notices
A collage of light anecdotes and wordplay from 19th century sources. Private Slink’s rifle mishap prompts a drillmaster’s retort about proper handling. A child’s quip about a new baby raises curiosity, and a Cleveland man claims a trained monkey does laundry.
Indian romance ends with four ponies and a Carlisle girl
Denver area reads a tale of Charlie Red Horse a Ute from the reservation who sought a Carlisle Indian School bride. He gained parental consent by presenting four ponies and a letter, aiming to bring the girl back to the reservation if she agrees. The piece blends romance with tribal life and cross cultural marriage customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Charlie
Carlise
Denver
Denver Republican
Crowded steerage ships delay freight as apples flood ships
Steamers like the Iles overflow with steerage passengers reducing cargo space. Europe-bound freight, especially apples, is heavy with 168 170 barrels shipped, and 200 barrels and 2200 boxes by the Main. Immigrant flow slows as 25 000 to 30 000 depart weekly, indicating an immigration shift. Steel rail orders surge while banks funnel 91 792 000 into interior markets. Iowa corn output drops 160 000 000 bushels with values quoted. rice and other crops yield notable figures amid labor shortages and regional vegetable arrivals in New York.
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New York City
Europe
Iles
Gustav N. Schwab
Lloyd Line
United States
New York
Sitbur Wee amery—Western
Lima
Cal
S.ecees
FNERM
Peara
Duchess
Keifer
Banket
Graypea
Agamn
Fia A
Delaware
Wucilig Coast
Patatoca
Jersey
Orange Co
Brussels
Duluth
Poem Fragment About Lost Belongings and Love
A quirky verse from the Hehmond Times Dispatch laments a tale of loss and romance. The speaker lists items stolen by an unnamed woman including gloves book dancing walla and kisses. The piece reads as playful or satirical verse about courtship and mischief.
Social satire snippets and romance quips from era gossip
A collage of light lines from 19th and early 20th century newspapers. The remarks poke fun at social status, marriage, and love through witty exchanges among society figures, servants, and common folk, reflecting era manners and humor.
Bounty on crocodile eggs linked to sleeping sickness cure
Professor Robert Koch proposes a crocodile egg bounty to exterminate the reptiles blamed for sleeping sickness in the Victoria Nyanza region. He notes a lower death rate among treated sleepers and urges removal of timber around water sites to ease native gathering and treatment efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koch
Koc
Nyanza
Tanganyika
Smart Lawyer Seeks Bank Insolvency Ruling
At St Joseph the clever lawyer sought to have money released from the city’s largest bank claiming insolvency. A United States judge halted the move saying the court cannot entertain such action in this jurisdiction, remarking the bank’s status cannot be declared insolvent in this court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joe
St Joseph
United States
Kangur City
Ice That Burns On Lake Doniphan Tale
A scene from Atchison Kansas depicts cold skating lore where a youth lights ice by bursting gas bubbles under Lake Doniphan. A young woman questions the miracle while the Kansan explains the fiery illusion arising from natural gas pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Lake Doniphan
Philadelphia Bulletin
Catarrh Cure Claim and Ads Trial
An Ohio based advertorial text promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh and a constitutional disease. It promises internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, a $100 reward for cures, and includes testimonials, plus mentions Hall's Pills and global vineyard yields for contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cirrxey & Co
Toledo
All Druggiati
Hall
Cuban Itch Cure Story From 1906 Child Saved
A mother describes her infant’s Cuban Itch breakout and how Cuticura Remedies cured him after doctors failed. She praises the treatment’s cost of 75 cents and notes the child recovered within two weeks, later calling him healthy at age five. The letter, dated May 17, 1906, ends with testimonial about Bromo Quinine and a note on English glass windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zana Miller
Union City
Branch Co. Mich
Health and patent remedies in old ads and notes
A collage of advertisements and product notes references health tonics, laxatives, and medical claims. Mentions Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, Dr Kline nerve restorer, Winslow soothing syrup, and various tonics, with partial notes on rail land grants and balloon ascent era curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline
H.R. Kine
Arch St
Phila. Pa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Bradbury's End
Ieaneg
Joe
Hell
Enort
God
Jim
Parsons
Arthur Symons
San Francisco
Argonaut
Vanderbilta
Alfred Vanderbilt
Oakland Farm
Portsmouth
Newport
Vanderbilt
St. Mary's Church
New York American
Slink
Link
London
Christabel
Sluter
Mrs. P
Lippincott’s
George Stanbridge
Cleveland
Suvashar Woiman
Mt. Etna
Manhattan
Bronx
Empire of Japan
City of
Peking
Turkey
Clayton
N. J
Austria
Neumarkt
Predazza
Merrimack Valley
Sargent
Nashua
N. H
John F. Donnell
Wharf Farm
Baldwinsville
Mass
Mr. Donnell
Conrache
William Cassidy
Albany Argus
Albany
Robert Pruyp
Mr. Cassidy
Pruyn
Harper's Weekly
Egypt
Royal Tombs
Luxor
Nile
London Food and Cookery Magazine
Ballarat
Melbourne
Sub-Treasury
S A
Oe Kke
Towa
Kokok Ok
Kkkk Steel Trust
United States Steel Corporation
Planta
Abe
Puyler
Walla
Nog
Bella
Harper's Bazar
Julia
Cleveland Plain Center
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Puck
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Miss Gettington
Mr. McCoy
Jack
Cleveland Lender
Alice
Maude
Mandy
Allus
Detroit Free Press
France
Spain
Algeria
N.Y
E. W. Grove
England
California Fig Syrup Co
R. Land
Canadian Pacific Railway
Woolford
Ata
Orby Mall
Someaber
Mminaae N CO
L Hamilton Ayers A. M
Ao Papal Tae
Oral House
Beonard Steel
New Yorks
Cuisvest Thompson
Eye
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
W. L. Douglas
V. L. Douglas
Grockton
Hicke
Howse
Leonard St
N. Y.‘City
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