WINS THE PRESIDENTS FAVOR WITH A Plow ceremony
The Interior Department uses a ceremonial process to certify Indians as United States citizens. A competency commission surveys families on reservations then invites honored members to receive land patents in fee. Each ceremony includes a symbol of work and thrift, a purse, an American flag, and a pledge.
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Department of the Interior
Department
Indian Bureau
United States
Lane
James Robinson
Smallpox Traced to Wallpaper Past Exposure
Physicians conclude Agnes Hines of Philadelphia contracted small pox after living in a room where wallpaper hidden germs lingered for years. The unvaccinated girl helped remove old wallpaper with her mother. The Philadelphia Record notes the case, citing a prior local small pox resident from Sharon, Pennsylvania.
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Agnes Hines
Philadelphia
Board of Wealth
Dewlling
Sharon
Philadelphia Record
Fire at Tremont hotel and barn in Decorah fifty years ago
On January 25 1867 a fire started in the Tremont hotel barn in Decorah spreading to the hotel. Firefighting relied on bucket lines and river water with limited equipment. The hotel and barn were total losses. six horses and a cow perished. A newborn boy Henry Hiller survived and later became a fireman.
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Decorah
Tremont Hotel
Tremont
Eli George
Water Street
Lutheran Publishing House
Heively
Bernatz Bros
Demory
Elliota
Kjerland
Silas Dayton
Jacob Zuckmayer
Henry Hiller
Henry
Phere
Greenland's Exclusiveness and Danish Control
Greenland remains highly exclusive with strict entry rules requiring Danish permission. The state monopolizes trade, limits landing of visitors to government vessels, and sets food prices for Greenlanders to guard against unscrupulous merchants.
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Greenland
Denmark
It Is Easy to Float and Stay Afloat in Water
The text explains a floating technique where the body is kept straight with the head back under water. By maintaining a straight back and submerging the head, the arms and legs naturally balance to keep afloat. Lifting the head, bending the body, or drawing up the knees ends the float and causes drowning.
Meteors Shaped Greek Roman Beliefs And Monuments
The Greeks and Romans worshiped meteors and linked them to sacred images like Troy’s Palladium and the Diana of Ephesus. Meteors caused disasters in legends, including a Chinese record of ten fatalities from meteor falls.
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Troy
Diana
Ephesus
China
Difference in Dogs Origins and Costs Highlighted
A Fort Worth Star Telegram note contrasts two dogs by temperament, saying a well cared dog costs about $10 monthly for food, while a stray or poorly trained dog can fend for itself and seek earnings.
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Fort Worth
Doings in Iowa Legislature and Proposed Reforms
Reports from the Iowa legislature discuss dairy department reforms, including higher dairy officials' salaries and stricter bottle safety rules. Des Moines club women push for minimum wage, eight hour day, and election participation for working women. Memorial Day observance, labor reform measures, and highway commission reports are noted as the session progresses.
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Club Women of
Des Moines
Cummins
Inherent Dread of Cats For Dogs
A London Standard observation notes cats fearing dogs. It describes stroking a dog then caressing a blind newborn kitten with the same hand, provoking the kitten to spit and fluff, showing instinctual dread learned over generations.
Local Real Estate Moves and Wartime Weather Record
A. Bradish buys Thomas Despard residence on Court street for use as a summer home. D. Addickon to open a new brewery at Union Mills next week. Boles and Wilson plan a brick store next summer. Last Monday night registered the coldest night of winter at 38 below. County jail repairs near completion and deemed break proof. Tremont hotel and barn destroyed by fire Tuesday night. three horses and a cow perished.
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A. Bradish
Thomas Despard
Court Street
Fire at Ossian Destroys Water Tank Tower Blaze
Fire alarm at Ossian Monday morning followed a blaze in the Milwaukee railroad water tank tower after it frozen overnight. Firemen extinguished the flames near the Milwaukee depot and the elevator, causing considerable excitement but no injuries reported.
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Ossian
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee
Aluminum Discovery and the Price Decline
The text recounts Sir Humphrey Davy naming aluminum during arc experiments, Wohler isolating it, Deville refining the process, and the metal’s transformation from a novelty priced at $90 per pound to about 18 cents per pound as production expanded and jewelry use grew.
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Humphrey Davy
Frederick Wohler
Germany
Deville
Louis Napoleon
Wohler
Chemical Laboratories
Army Rat Catcher Leads Fight Against England Camp Rats
William Dalton of Southwark, famed as the king of rat catchers, is tasked with eradicating rats in English army camps. He reports fighting largely solo, with over 12,000 rats caught in six months and calls for government support as camps report heavy rat infestations including 1,085 rats at one site, many over a pound and a half.
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William Dalton
Southwark
England
New York Sun
Soap Berry Tree of Ecuador and Sun Yat Sen Marriage Claim
The soap berry tree Sapindus saponaria grows in western Ecuador reaching about fifty feet with prolific fruit. The fruit skin and pulp yield soap-like saponin, while seeds are used for buttons and beads in Europe. The text also notes Sun Yat Sen’s reported marriage to his private secretary and suggests China claiming ancient origins.
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Ecuador
Spain
England
Sun Yat Sen
China
Animals and Climbing Abilities Across Bear and Cat Species
Bears climb well when young but large bears stay on the ground. A bear descends a tree backward while domestic cats descend similarly until near the ground then jump. Wildcats mostly run down head first, with leopards being more adept climbers than house cats. Tigers and lions do not climb, possibly due to fear of falling given their weight.
The West Point Uniform and the Chippewa Memory
A nostalgic note on the West Point uniform noting a wartime shortage of blue cloth and the misapprehension of British forces at Chippewa. Helen Nicolay reflects in Century Magazine on how a gray line of regulares appeared as buffalo militia to the enemy, revealing national sentiment.
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West Point
Chippewa
Buffalo
Helen Nicolay
Century Magazine
Marengo Battle Turned Napoleon's Greatest Victory
In the Marengo engagement 58 000 troops fought, about 13 000 killed or wounded, roughly 22 percent. Napoleon regarded Marengo as his greatest victory and he retained the uniform he wore that day throughout his life.
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Marengo
Napoleon
Brunswick Phonograph Plays All Records Now
Announcement touts Brunswick as capable of playing any record with the correct sound boxes and a violin like wooden chamber. It claims access to both American and European records, with two sound boxes and compatibility with Pathe records, inviting owners to test performance.
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Brunswick
America
Europe
Brunswick Phonograph
Pathe Records
House of Brunswick
Pathe records of singers and other music treasures
The Pathe library stands as one of the world’s largest music collections with records spanning singers bands orchestras choirs and instrumental artists. Major centers like London Paris Berlin Milan Petrograd supply material and Brunswick offers access to all other records.
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Urlus
Herman Weil
Pathe
London
Paris
Berlin
Milan
Petrograd
Brunswick
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Stillwater
Enger
Illinois
Frank Oertel
Lee County
Drake Law School
Keokuk
B. W. Newberry
Clayton County
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J. H. Mills
Grand Army of the Republic
House
Col. Mills
State Highway Commission
36Th General Assembly
Iowa Lakes
37Th General Assembly
Republican
Army
The
HE House of
Record
Muratore
Lina Cavaliera
Giorgini
Anna Fitziu
Metropolitan Opera House
Didur
Thomas Egan
Ancona
de Cisneros
Ober
Slezak
Drug and Jewelry Store
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