Speed of the Frisco Quake and Seismic Spread
Tremors from the San Francisco earthquake traveled five and a half miles per second, crossing the continent in seventeen minutes. Seismographic records from Cheltenham Maryland and Sitka Alaska show a record-breaking disturbance with local origin and deep rock fracture near the Golden Gate. A senator muses about Alaska’s future statehood and expansion reaching Congress.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Atlantic
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Laboratories
Cheltenham
Sitka
Alaska
Golden Gate
San Francisco Quake Echoes in Global Seismograph Findings
The article explains quake origins near land and possibly under the sea, with San Francisco feeling the full force due to proximity. It notes waves traveling through earth and along its surface, with mountains blocking surface waves and confirming deep transmission. It mentions coast observatories and the self recording instruments used worldwide. It also recounts a humorously told Episcopal rector tale from The Christian Register.
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San Francisco
Rocky Mountains
Coast Ranges
Washington
Benides
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Dulam
Eggs as currency in Irish towns
In Mayo, Kerry, Donegal, and Lettrim Ireland eggs are accepted over the counter as payment for tea, sugar, meal, oil, bread, tobacco, patent medicines, and haberdashery. People keep accounts and receive goods on credit paid with eggs.
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Mayo
Kerry
Donegal
Lettrim
Ireland
Checkered Career Mentioned by Philadelphia Ledger
Excerpts discuss a man nicknamed Exidw described as wealthy now yet formerly very poor. The Ledger notes a checkered career and mixed fortunes, implying notable reversals and public curiosity about his background.
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Ald
Philadelphia ‘Ledger
Humor of the Week Beats A Busy World With Quick Jests
A collage of witty exchanges and lighthearted quips from urban life. Jokes range from marriage anniversaries and dinner logic to advertising mishaps and social missteps. The humor spotlights everyday characters like Mrs. McCall and Uncle Sam style banter, with playful digs at manners, work, and city life.
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Mrs. McCall
Willie
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed for Female Ailments
Advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as the best remedy for backache irregular menses and other female disorders. It claims thirty years of cures and invites women to contact Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free confidential guidance.
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Frast
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tuap
Pinkham
Lyon
Mass
Our Tendency to Worship Heroes in Place Names
The article notes how American place names honor leaders and figures from presidents to soldiers and authors. It cites Washington as the most common namesake, with many post offices and counties named for notable individuals across languages and eras, including curious links like Greeley County's Tribune capital and Grant’s Ulysses seat.
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United States
Roosevelt
Washington
Gurlstof
Kansags
Repairing brain using modern conditions demands mental activity
An analysis of excreta from brain workers suggests heavy mental toil disrupts mineral balance, separating phosphate of potash from its heavier partners. The piece argues ministers lawyers journalists physicians authors and business men are driven by modern conditions to intense brain use, with potential health impacts.
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Ita
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Prince OF Wales
India
Bikanir
Gajner
Garner
London News
Frisco
Nelson
Minnesota
Aleutian
South Shore
Congress
Yukon
Tanana
Koyukuk
Seward Peninsula
Christan Register
Rec
Tor
New Orleans
INS
TIE Seismograph
Egga
Gyer
Hej
Myer
Chicago News
Lawson
Dawson
Somerville Journal
Mr. Nicker
Chicago Tribune
Philadelphia Press
Conkley
Krafts
Jonkiey
Jonkley
Harry's
Advaitiogs
Pearl
Helen
Ruby
Harry
Bil Mars
Grace
Edna
Gunner
Palma
Alway
Yessum
Catholic Standard and Times
Pittsburg
Scranton
Success Magazine
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Love
Guyer—Yees
Ed Tien
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