Beecree of Chinese Throne Decree Promises Amnesty and Reassurance
North China Daily News reports a Chinese imperial decree offering forgiveness to repentant rebels and urging calm. It commands leaders Yin Chang Yuan Shikai Teen Chun-hsyuan and Tuan Fang to promote virtuous conduct, dispel rumors, and reassure soldiers and civilians while quelling disturbances.
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Bayo
North China Daily News
Ezechuan
Hiala
Yin Chang
Yuan Shib-kai
Teen Chun-hsyuan
Tuan Fang
Turning Waste Old Blueprints Into Useful Sketch Paper
An engineering note describes saving space by archiving blueprints and removing waste through bleaching. Immersing prints in a soda solution four ounces to one gallon of water bleaches them enabling reuse as fair sketch paper. Bleached portions can be treated while raw paper remains usable after a rinse to prevent discoloration.
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Engineering and Mining Journal
E. B. Birken- Wbend
Preserve Us From Jealousy. 4
The article fragment discusses jealousy as a destructive force, noting its prevalence among women and its rising presence among men. It contrasts jealous compares with a more appealing, popular woman who does not incite envy in others, reflecting on societal attitudes toward admiration and hostility.
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Ftv
Mapas
Hleago Tribune
Western lumber saler recalls European trade tales
The narrator stops at Walton for days after a trip abroad and regales friends with tales of selling white wood and pine knot waste to a Swiss toy factory. He boasts profits from knots and knot holes, claiming a scheme to ship them for wooden horse toy work in Philadelphia.
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Walton
Europe
Ceck
Philadelphia Times
Fragmentary note reports a parson insult in reduced text
An unclear fragment refers to a parson cutting off a horse tail and a complaint to a magazine. The readable portion mentions Perera and a claim about retail activity, but essential details are missing.
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Wient
Perera
Pressure of population limits families in European cities
The article discusses the pressure of population as a driver of smaller families. It notes Europe’s large cities show a trend toward voluntary family limitation, with France as a notable example. It warns of possible shifts toward population equilibrium or decline and compares Australia and colonial regions, touching on indigenous populations and demographic concerns.
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M. Be
Eldes
Pitas Couatala
Europe
France
Australia
Austria
New Zealand
Tasmania
Atlantic
Fish story from Kansas nets tannic acid mystery
A Kansas river tannic acid tale explains how autumn leaves coloring Big Stranger Creek floods the Kaw area with stressed fish. The river’s inky tannins drive perch, carp, bass and buffalo to surface, making them easy prey for nets, shovels, markets, and local salted supplies.
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Maries du Qygnes
Big Stranger
Kansas
Kaw
Wileh
New York Teachers Visit Bloomingdale Insane Asylum
A group of New York school teachers toured Bloomingdale Insane asylum where a guide described the elusive signs of madness in some patients and quoted a remark about spending hours daily on a neighbor’s dictionary project.
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New York School
Bloomingdale
Socialist Lyceum to feature Mila Tufper Maynard at Grand Opera House
Mila Tufper Maynard appears Sunday afternoon as the fourth event of the Socialist Lyceum Bureau. She will discuss The Trust Busters at the Grand Opera House at 3 o'clock. The column also notes local social events and church notices including Mormon services at Eagle hall and various town activities and visits.
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Mila Tufper Maynard
Socialist Lyceum Bureau
Trust Busters
Grand Opera House
Elders of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Eagle Hall
Fox Meat Market
Overheated Rooms and the Subway of Heat
A writer from the New York Evening Post questions convalescents about escaping heat by moving south. The reply denies escaping cold and instead seeks relief from overheated rooms. The piece argues heat is common wherever people gather, in restaurants theaters cars churches libraries and even prisons.
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New York Evening Post
Almplé
Fragmentary notice from audiovisual transcript
A garbled OCR fragment describes conversations at a ball with people bidding farewell and a morning interruption. The legible parts reference a young man, a call to someone named Zor, and a farewell scene during a ball.
Thorson Renews Rooms Over Lumber Office
J B Thorson renovates rooms over Lamb Reiter Lumber office and plans to move his family here soon. Mr and Mrs R D Bally welcomed a daughter born Sunday. Andrew Staley returned from an old home visit. Several locals, including Mrs Bayar and Mrs Wallace of Devil Lake, visited. Dr and Mrs Cuthbert hosted a party with guests Medelman Nicholson Southam Sagmoen. A three course luncheon was served at 11 with high praise from attendees.
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Booth Tarkington
New York
Davis
Mr. Tarkington
Wisconsin
Cuthbert
Searle
Wally
Mrs. Wallace
Devils Lake
J. B. Thorson
Lamb & Reiter Lumber Company
Wallace
Degile Lake
Medelman
Nicholson
Southam
Attendance steady as school warms with improved furnace
The article notes normal attendance at Inst wude despite 40 below zero temperatures. Visits by Mr Irwins and family to Will Irwins home are listed, along with locals from Devils Lake and a heating system upgrade at the village school. The new furnace heats the classroom in 25 to 30 minutes, maintaining even warmth and saving fuel.
Grand Harbor Community News and Events
Gladys McKay Viola Sloman and Eugene Belcourt enjoyed a quiet Sunday at home. Louise Lee celebrated a birthday with a school cake. Local prize winners at the mid winter fair included Mrs. Robert McKay Mrs. McAllister Mrs. T Moore and Mrs H Weed. The Tokio school house hosts a raffle dance on the 26th and a Tokio orchestra dance on February 2nd. Morgridge and Irwin brothers visited Devils Lake this week. Weather records describe last week as the coldest in North Dakota. Miss Laura Amundson appointed postmistress at Tokio. D R Chase visited Devils Lake Tuesday. Marie Hintgen departed for Devils Lake to stay a while. Mrs. Chase returned from a few days with her daughter Mrs Otto Olson. Emey Chase visited his parents for a hurry up visit. O D Graves cousin visiting from Crary. Masquerade Friday proved a success despite icy weather.
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Robert McKay
McAllister
Mra. T. Moore
H. ‘Weed
Grand Harbor
Weather Report for Week Ending Jan 7 1912
U.S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau summary for the week ending January 7, 1912. Includes daily observations of temperature, precipitation, and general atmospheric conditions across reporting stations.
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U. S. Department of Agricul Weather Bureau
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R.gull
Bride
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John McCabe
Swenson
Stanton
Crazy
F.,m. Allen
Frank LeDuc
The
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P. C. Ellis
C. W. Smith
Tolna
Crary. News
Miss Jesten
Iver
Madson
Wheatland
Miss. Madson
Mrs. Sagmoon
J.e.cull
Woodman Hall
Nettie Mattson
R.g.cull
Walke
Rutten
A. Forstor
Chisholm
Kalinowsk
R. D. Bally
Andrew Staley
Mra
Clarence, Miller
Devon
Bayar A
Todd
Lhi Weel
An Mrc
Dion
Mt Pony
Mr. P
Crilly
Devil, Lakes
Torio News
Gladys McKay
Viola Sloman
Eugene Belcourt
Louise Lee
Willard Crilly
Adolph Belcourt
the Lake
William Morgridge
Irwin Brothers
McDayvitt
North Dakota
Albert Strand of
Starkweather
Laura, Amundson
D. R. Chase
S. Smearlie
Albert Jaqua
Register McClory
John Regan
Marie Hintgen
Deve Lake
Tokio
Emey Chase
Tokio Orchestra
Fred Lang
Minnewaukan
O. D. Graves
Fhurada
A A. Clear
A. V. Randall
F. W. Mann @ Sons
Tavind
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