Geographical Romance in verse of two lovers
A playful poem follows Phil Adelphia and Mary Land as they plot to wed amid puns on American places. The suitor pursues travel themed routes from New Jersey to New Haven and New Port while Mary worries about housework and cooking. They wed in a lighthearted geographic collage with states and cities named throughout.
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Phil Adelphia
Mary -Land
Louis Ville
New Jersey
Phil
Pacific
United States
Ralph Hewett Dumont
Berlin
Europe
Cassier
Lively Mister Hester and a rough voyage
The tale recalls Mister Hester a colorful, money throwing singer who entertained on the levee crowd and paid sailors with ten dollar tips. The crew faces a storm as Capt Parker cries orders aboard the lumber schooner Shark while Mr Seymour forecasts a severe squall.
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Mister Hester
N’orleans
Cain
Darkey
Bender
Mr. Seymour
Hester Seizes Yacht Trip To Force a Trust Plan
Walter B. Hester lures Palmer J. Morton and associates aboard the yacht Shark for a dinner meeting to discuss a newspaper trust. He detains them at sea overnight promising a vacation while revealing a bold plan to proceed without their consent.
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Walter B. Hester
Palmer J. Morton
Mr. Morton
Hester
Andrus Carmody
John M. Rockwell
Simon Pence
Pence
Sidney Hammond
Chicago
Sidney
Carmody
Rockwell
Walter B. Hestor
Hestor
Trust
New York Record
Messrs
Kent, Pence
Haven
Battery Park
Morton
Mr. Hester
Mr. Carmody
Capt. Waters
Bob
Selfish Rich Relative Denies Piano Gift Despite Help
A wealthy brother-in-law, not bound by obligation, buys a home and furnishes the family but refuses a piano, leaving the wife sorrowful over perceived stinginess despite the large gift. The scene centers on Charity versus pride as she reflects on generosity.
Doctoring Sick Gems Show Fascinating Gem Doctoring
The article describes the ancient practice of gem doctoring in India and other countries. It details methods to restore color and brilliancy in rubies and diamonds, including dye treatments, baths, bandaging, heat, massages, and light exposure.
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Materia Medica
India
Kansas City Star
France
Briquettes as Domestic and Industrial Fuel in Germany
Cassier's Magazine reports that Germany leads in artificial fuel with briquettes forming Berlin’s main domestic fuel and used for locomotives and industry. Output rose from 482 thousand tons in 1891 to 1.566 million in 1901, with prices around 3.25 to 3.60 dollars per ton.
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Germany
Berlin
Midland engineers dispute American engine superiority
A Midland railway official tells the Newcastle Daily Leader that Americans struggle to match English railways and that the cost of upkeep favors domestic engines. He notes Midland has tested American engines but sees no proven advantage and adds the company is developing a three cylinder compound engine claiming 30 percent fuel savings.
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Midland Railway Locomotive Department
Newcastle
Eng
Daily Leader
Midland Railway
Midland Company
The Making of Lace Patterns and Stitching Guide
Instructional excerpt on lace making from Pilgrim detailing how to plan patterns to avoid visible breaks. Emphasizes tracing starting points with pencil, ending braids at natural points, avoiding knots, and using blind stitches and buttonhole finishing for durable, even work.
Dainty Ribbon Pillow Weaving by Ribbon Colors
The article describes making a two shade ribbon woven pillow. An 18 inch square pillow uses 18 ribbon strips each three quarters yard long. Silk or mercerized cotton fabrics cover the pillow, with a woven centerpiece and nine inch ribbon ends folded into loops. Embroidered stars may accent alternate blocks.
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Orange-Judd Farmer
Substitute Game Pie With Rich Crust and Brown Filling
A versatile pie method uses a rich crust, lined and buttered, baked to set. Fill with quail, rabbit, or small game. fry in butter until brown, simmer in stock with tomato catchup, currant jelly, lemon juice, cloves, salt, and pepper, then bake again until tender and delicately browned.
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Chicago Daily News
Plant Life in Greenland
Greenland features abundant flowers and significant vegetation in its northern regions though the growth is mainly low. The name Greenland contrasts with its icy image, as plant life thrives despite the cold.
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Greenland
Mrs John Mitchell Native Of Danville Area Remembered
Catherine O Rourke Mitchell, wife of the Mine Workers president John Mitchell, grew up in Catlin and Beardstown Illinois. She was born to coal miner James O Rourke near Danville and attended Catlin public school before marrying a miner.
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Danville, Ill
Danville
John Mitchell
Mrs. Mitchell
Catlin
Wabash
James O’rourke
Ohio Shaft
Catherine O’rourke
Luke Vesey
Chicago
Harry S. Lee
Beardstown
O'Rourke
Ohio
Your Own Best Self: Gifts Beyond Money and Loneliness
The piece urges giving the er of self through kindness and sympathy year round. It cites a poor woman who needs companionship more than money and asks readers to offer words, encouragement, and a helping hand to nourish humanity.
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Solomon
South
Abyssinian custom grants wives authority over husbands
The rule in Abyssinia gives the wife control of the house and its contents. If the husband Offends her, she can turn him out until he repents and makes amends.
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Phil
Might
Maine
Ida Ho
Buffalo
Greece
Abyssinia
Plants Under Air Pressure Growth Test Findings
Plants exposed to air pressure reduced to about one fourth of normal grow faster but germinate slower and excrete water in drops from their leaves, as observed by Schaibe.
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Schaibe
New Oval Drawing Instrument Promises Quick Circles
A New York artist introduces a patented compass like device that draws perfect ovals without strings or pins. It uses an automatic sliding tram across the body to prevent interference, with notches for center accuracy and adjustable long and short diameters for precise oval proportions.
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New York
The
New York Herald
Fireside Corner In Artistic Design Mantel Feature
A picturesque twentieth century furnishing embodies simplicity and artistic ornament. The mantel and fireplace shown include white enamel wood mantel with molded side panels, brass and copper paneling, and an adjustable pierced shutter to control visibility.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Trial Steel Roadway in Murray Street New York
An experimental steel highway is laid in Murray street between Broadway and Church with support from the Automobile Club of America and steel by Charles M Schwab at his own expense. Gen Roy Stone leads the project, directing a single central roadway where north river traffic has right of way.
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Murray Street
Broadway
Church Street
New York
Automobile Club of America
Charles M.schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Roy Stone
Bureau of Road Inquiry
Department of Agriculture
North River
Steel Roadways Tested In New York Experiments
The New York Tribune reports on steel track trials in Murray street and planned tests on Seventh Avenue and a dirt road. Rails 40 feet long are joined by splice plates, laid on broken stone foundations, with tar coated undersides and fine gravel bedding. Traction tests compare steel to granite paving using a dynamometer, aiming to lower required tractive force and reduce wheel slip with innovations like fluted bead tread and outward flaring flanges.
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Murray Street
Seventh Avenue
Stone
New York
Bureau of Road Inquiry
Bureau
Spain
Valencia
Grau
N. Y. Tribune
Cows and Ice Water Instructions for Warm Feeding
The passage ends with guidance that cows should not drink water through ice holes. Water must be warmed first, and the initial feed used should warm the water. Any remaining warmed water is then used to produce milk satisfaction and efficiency.
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Wall Street
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Saint, Oy Seers Pabtishiang Company
Mr. Kent
United States Navy
Mr. Pence
Mr. Hammond
Mr. Rockwell
Walter
Hammond
Bicago Record- Herald
Ural
Fireside Corner
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