The Baseball Mask Pioneer Thayer of Harvard
The article details Frederick Winthrop Thayer's invention of the catcher's mask after observing pitcher risks in 1876. It describes his Yale game demo with Jim Tyng, initial ridicule, and Harvard’s victory, noting rapid adoption by other teams within two years.
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Frederick Winthrop Thayer
Cohasset
Harvard
Thayer
Harold C. Ernst
James A. Tyng
Jim Tyng
Tyng
Yale
Boston Herald
Leaves of Trees Purify Air
The article explains that leaves purify air by removing carbonic acid from respiration. It cites Boussingault estimating one square yard of leaf surface can decompose at least a gallon of carbonic acid daily, with 100 gallons per person per day for humans. It notes hundreds of square yards of leaf surface in trees and that other vegetation similarly abstracts CO2.
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Boussingault
Ancient Egyptian Writings Reveal Timeless Human Nature
Papyrus writings from Egypt, recently shown in London, depict Pharaoh era people with similar tastes and traits. One text describes a man who died after falling from a rooftop while viewing dancing girls. another notes horse races and athletic events along with a wife’s complaint over withheld house keys.
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London
Popular Mechanics
A Wonderful Wall of China Still Firm After Two Millennia
The article describes the great wall of China as largely intact in a remarkable condition. Bricks along the parapet remain firm, paving atop the wall is bicycle smooth, and granite facing blocks fit as tightly as when built over 2,000 years ago. The wall stretches 1400 miles, stands 22 feet high and 20 feet thick, with towers about 40 feet tall at intervals.
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Great Wall
China
North
Cleaning Tatting Methods From a How-To circa early guide
The article describes cleaning tatting by soaking in gasoline then dusting wet pieces with cornstarch. After wrapping in a clean towel for hours, it advises beating, shaking free of starch, and lightly pressing the lace on the wrong side with an iron to restore shape.
Which is more interesting men or women
Quote from Harper's Weekly contrasts male and female traits. It argues men show greater exceptional genius while women reveal subtler insight. It concludes the author’s opinion favors men as more interesting, yet concedes women are more interesting than men.
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Harper's
County News Notes From Postville and Surroundings
The column records numerous local movements and visits in and around Postville Iowa during late January and early February 1915. Residents travel to Decorah Strawberry Point Ossian and Waukon while others attend sales, meetings, school events and church activities. A blizzard brings deep cold and damage. Herman Lange dies of tuberculosis at age about 32, with funeral at Centennial church. community salutes 25th wedding anniversary. several births and hospitalizations noted.
Local Social Notes From Decorah Area Visits In February 1915
The report lists residents and visitors including Herman and Eadie Schroeder in Decorah on Tuesday, Ben Eiick from Happy Hollow, Key Blessin of Eldorado, Mr. and Mrs. Swen Towson, Mr. Harvey near Castalia, Win Abraham at W Lansing home, Ambrose Shackleton of Lawler, and the Mert Kleisart family moving to Wenzel Lansing’s, with several who called on August Lansing and John Duvee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman
Eadie Schroeder
Decorah
Ben Eiick
Happy Hollow
August Peck
Key, Blessin
Eldorado
John O. Meyer
Swen Towson
Mr. Harvey
Near Castalia
John Duvee
Win
Abraham
Castalia Social Notes Highlight Local Plans and Visits
Frank Teller visited Castalia on Monday while William Albright left for Decorah to serve as juror. Mr. Ostley and Miss Trene Brandt plan a home wedding tonight, and the Castalia band organizes a February benefit concert to support expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Teller
Wm. Albright
Decorah
Mr. Stanton of
Elgin
Geo. Bernhard
S. W. Warner
Opera House
Eva Hursh
Battenberg
Wm. Nelson
West Union
Pleasant Ridge
Ostley
Trene Brandt
John Kiuss
Amy Meyer
Cumberlands
Postville
Ward
Elzie Albright
John A. Salter
Penmylvania
Bruce
Wis
Castalia
Calmar visitors and local calls brighten Fort Atkinson area
Miss Rose Smith visited Calmar on Saturday. M A Kubish and Jos Reihle called in Decorah. F J Pouska traveled to New Hampton on Friday. Mr and Mrs Christ Schmidt visited Ossian, with A J Winbek in New Hampton on Saturday. Mike Heinen and Cordelia Glass hosted clubs and relatives, while Joe Martinek attended a funeral in Wesley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Smith
Calmar
M. A. Kubish
Decorah
Linen Weaving in Bohemia Sustains Thousands of Jobs
One of the oldest industries in northern Bohemia is fine linen weaving. It employs about 25,000 skilled workers who produce linens renowned worldwide for quality and craftsmanship. The trade supports favorable working conditions and strong demand across global markets.
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Bohemia
Calmar Notes Mixed Visiting and Local Events
A long list of visitors and residents in Calmar and Decorah include J. D. Becker W. B. Miller Hennessey and many others traveling to Cresco Decorah Fort Atkinson Chicago Owatonna Ridgeway and Fort Atkinson. Socials and gatherings feature the Mother's club DI etc with dances and quilting. The community mourns the deaths of C Evans and H Josvanger with funeral notices and family remembrances.
Local social notes from Decorah area gatherings
Community updates show visits and events among residents. Cora Dahle Madison, Nettie Fretheim, Alex McIntosh, Hovey, Stabo, Oen, Bertha Vangeness, Barfoot, Selhmidt, Tavener, Josvanger, and Lynch are listed with visits to Ridgeway Decorah Scarville and surrounding families. Baptism for Mary Kathleen Lynch noted. Anna Woldt travels to Decorah to stay with Julius Woldt family.
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Cora Dahle
H. A. Halvorson
Nettie Fretheim
Alex. McIntosh
Wan. Drew
West Ridge
HW. J. Fretheim
BP. Hovey
Dr. Stabo
A. T. Istad
A. T. Istad’s One Day Last Week, Miss Borgine Oen
Nettie
Fretheim
Florence Hovey
Ridgeway
Bertha Vangeness
O. Haugen
F. Barfoot
Sundsey
Otto Selhmidt
Decorah
OSSIAN Local Social Notes and Events Highlights
OSSIAN sees several visits and services including H P Nicholson from Des Moines visiting on Tuesday and Nora Floody coming from Cresco for a weekend stay. Miss Hazel Gilbert returns to Faribault after attending homefolks. Seven Cairns Brothers staged A Droken Arrow to a good crowd last Thursday evening. M J Thiltgen and Rev P Friedman returned from a few days in Dubuque. L A Meyer and F W Dessel attended Herman Lange funeral at Centennial church. Louis Kaut returned from St Paul after two weeks with parents. Fred J Figge traveled to Chicago for auto show and to visit daughters at Longwood Academy, returning Sunday. Moonlight club plans an opera house dance tomorrow with Meyer Helwig orchestra. Dr C Malloy plus family attended Sunday services. Mrs Henry Mayer hosted the 500 club with honors to Mrs Carl Lee and consolation to Mrs Wm Mullaney.
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J. BE. Kneeskern
Met
T. J. Crawford
Lynn
Stella
Decorah
Charley
Wallace Waters
Tinjum
Glenwood
Wallace
Fred Krumm
Ludlow
Dr. Nash
Nash
Dick Sams
Castalia
Mr. Sams
Ellen Ewing
Charley Shattuck
F. Padden
Paul Topel
Chris. Waters
J. A. Peck
Sarah Miller
Herman Lange
Centennial Church
Charley Brouillet
Arthur
Eldie
Emma
Esther
Lucile
Stuebbe
W. B. Miller
Dr. Hennessey
J. D. Becker
O. P. Oole
Cresco
Bertha Miller
Mayme Ebert
H. J. Giesen
Linda Huber
Kathleen Morris
John Green
Calmar
Rose Korbel
Carl Meyer
Prairie du Chien
H. A. Dessel
Mr. Fulton
Des Moines
John Johnson
Mason City
Plum
Fort Atkinson
Ole A. Tenold
Chicago
Walter Klatts
New Hampton
Will Klatts
Mother's Club
Albert Estrem
Elizabeth Scott
Therese Smith
A. Tenold
Florida
Carrie Miller
Lonis Deily
Hazelton
P. Oole
Olga
Joyce Horton
Miss Case
Hi. Miller
Harriet
Ruth
W. W
H. P. Nicholson
Nora Floody
Clem Broekamp
Catholic Ladies’ Club
Kensington
Hazel Gilbert
Faribault
Cairns Brothers
Friedman
Dubuque
L. A. Meyer
F. W. Dessel
Louis Kaut
St. Paul
Fred J. Figge
Longwood Academy
Moonlight Club
Opera House
Meyer-Helwig
C. Malloy
Eugene
Eileen
Thos. Kane
Mann
Harvey
Henry Mayer
500 Club
Carl Lee
Wm. Mullaney
Suez Canal Facts and Advertisement for Hair Tonic
The article outlines the Suez Canal's role in shortening routes between Europe and India, its construction dates, dimensions, and costs. It then promotes Phoebe Lincoln's Hair Tonic claiming it restores hair after fever-related loss, with distributors listed as Mott & Co, A. J. Sorenson, F. J. Parman, Imogen Lincoln.
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Phoebe Lincoln
Phoebe Lincoln Chemical Co
Mott & CO
A. J. Sorenson
F. J. Parman
Imogen Lincoln
Spillville February 1 1915 local notes pick up and visits
A Mrs. Campbell and children from Austin visit Spillville while several residents travel to Decorah Cedar Rapids Cresco Ridgeway Protivin and Austin. The BroghammerHuber marriage announcement is noted and a bazaar at A.B.C. 8 with St. Wenceslaus choir entertainment is planned.
Origin of the Dog Days Phrase and Sirius Connection
A note explains the term dog days arising from ancient Rome when the hot period was called caniculares dies. They linked it to Sirius, the dog star, rising with the sun to intensify heat. Timeframes vary from early July to early September depending on source.
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Indianapolis News
Coins of Small Value Across Nations
The text explains extremely small coins from various regions. It notes a Malay wafer coin made from tree resin valued at about 110000th of a cent, Russian peasants use coins with a quarter of a million equal to 1.25 dollars, the old Japanese mouseng worth 1 112th of a US cent, and Portugal’s reis as a very low unit though no S reis coins are minted, with 1 S reis equal to 6 hundredths of a cent.
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Malay Peninsula
Russia
Portugal
L. A. Sayre
Ford
T. Hopkins & Son
Great Jones St
The Close Watch On The Heart In A Fast Age
The Ohio State Journal argues heart deaths rise with modern life. It notes stress, hurry, and disputes strain heart function, increasing risk. Even routine actions like running for a train or climbing stairs elevate heart work, while rest could save pounds of effort annually.
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Ohio State Journal
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Republican Decorah
A. K. Bartey & Son
County News
John Leer
Geo. van Wey
Grant Bollman
Trvin Hughes
G. E. Merrill
Leora Letchford
G. D. Bollman
Alfred Crabtree
Glen Letchford
Strawberry Point
Chester Peck
Ford Hilmer
Fred Brouillet
Trving Crawford
Albert Kneeskern
F. Peck
Waukon
Chris Leer
DeWitt van Wey
Ossian
Clara Bollman
Briar
Monona
Frankville
Mildred Owens
Ruth Monahan
Lawler
Claude van Wey
Tom Bollman
Grace Schoonmaker
Frank
Clem Pilgrim
Bert Lennon
Ed. Waters
George Cremer
W. Lansing
Eldo Lange
Julius Brown
Ben Eimers
Otto Schneeberger
Ed. Bakke
Ole Benson
Edith DeCoy
John
Fred Thoma
Alvin Meyer
John Meyer
Ravena
Joseph Volman
Fred Houdek
Carl
John Humnker
A. L. Goddard
New Auburn
Contractor Moen
Joseph Martinek
James Martinek
Wesley
Mamie Svestka
Jackson Junction
J. A. Wanidas
Irma Humnker
John Huinker
John Sebleier
Baythelme
Waucoma
Celia Sattler
Milwaukee
Clarence Smock
Parkston
Pauline Barthelme
John Sehleier
F.C. Smith
Leola
S. D
Leet
McGregor
Louis Deily
State Hospital
Trina Halvorson
Mildred McIntosh
Otto Neste
Theo
Katie
Mamie
Rose Drew
Joseph Flaskerud
Anna
Eddie Fretheim
John Fretheim
Ed, Ryan
Wm. Lynch
Bertha Flaten
Minnesota
C. Evans
Decorah Township
Madison Township
Josvanger
L. Larson
T. Twenge
Clara
Oscar
Isabel
United Lutheran Church
Schmidt
Nilsson
Madison
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Red Sea
India
England
America
English Channel
Calcutta
Cape of Good Hope
Camal
Samm
New York
Spillville
Ben Herold
Conover
Charles Urban
Andrew Smith
Celestine Seifert
Austin
Will Soukup
Near Ridgeway
Campbell
Will Hospodarsky
Mary Kovarik
Stella Klimesh
Cedar Rapids
Regina Kuhn
John Schneeberger
Clemence Herold
A. G. Fisher
John Taylor
Fishe
James Kulish
Frank Humpal
Lizzie Lukesh
Protivin
Fred Swehla
Susan
Florence
Hiram Cooper
Frank Korbel
Simon Broghammer
Mae Huber
Rev. Broz
Dr. T. Felix Gouraud
Colorado
Denver
Wales
Griswold
Chamber of Commerce
Denver, Col
Nyal
Wangler’s Drug Store
Iowa
the National Bank OF Decorah
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