Alaskan Dog Races Stir Northern Sports Life
The article extols northern Alaska dog races as thrilling yet perilous events with vast betting, cheering crowds, and extreme conditions. It highlights the All Alaskan sweepstakes from Nome to Candle, the risks of blizzards, snow slides, and storms, and notes Scotty Allen’s 1909 feats and the Solomon Derby as notable but smaller tests of speed and endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Nome
Candle
Bering Sea
Arctic Ocean
Brown
Scotty Allen
Scotty
John Johson
Siberian Wolves
North
Actress Reveals Home Beauty Complexion Cream
A famous actress outlines a DIY complexion cosmetic using water glycerin zintone and hot towel routines. She claims the formula clears red spots freckles muddiness and sallowness, leaving skin smooth and marble-like with daily morning and night application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valeska Suratt
Militant suffrage drive in London sparks renewed attacks
In London militants led by Emmeline Pankhurst vow to renew protests after Asquith delays a suffrage bill. Window smashing mail box tampering and street speaking escalate as police guard the House of Commons. The Strand headquarters guides nationwide centers and presses Votes for Women.
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London
Asquith
Emeline Pankhurst
Militant
Mrs. Pankhurst
House of Commons
Christabel Pankhurst
England
House
Women’s Social and Political Union
Suffrage Movement
Aspects of Cattle Production and World Influence
The article notes cattle production and population shape the feeding industry. It cites about 450 million cattle globally, 71 million in the United States, and the U S producing roughly one third of world supply. It compares per capita cattle, area ratios, and trends since 1906, warning exports decline may force higher production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Consid
Argentine
Italy
Belgium
Canada
Red Cross Fundraiser by Madame Slavo Grouiteh
Madame Slavo Grouiteh, on behalf of the Servian Red Cross Society, has for some time solicited funds in America to aid Balkan soldiers. Before marriage she was Miss Mabel Gordon Dunlop of Harrison County West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Slavo Grouiteh
Servian Red Cross Society
Yast
America
Madame Grouiteh
Mabel Gordon Dunlop
Harrison County
West Virginia
All Habit and the Country Outing Recipe Exchange
A brief tale shows a city telephone clerk on a country two week outing when a boat call interrupts with Hello. The piece then shifts to a kitchenrecipe for a lemon ginger cake with sugar honey butter and flour, baked slowly, credited to F J LL.
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F. J. LL
Careful drying method for a water damaged book
When water spills on a valuable book place blotters on both sides of the first wet leaf and press with a medium hot iron until the page dries. The technique aims to prevent further buckling and preserve ink clarity while drying the paper.
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Sporting World
David Lloyd- George
Red Cross
Portland
Coffee Dept
Inter-State Publishing Co
Failing Building
Portland, Oregon
Moses Lake Valley
Wenatchee District
Hallett Bros
Dept. M
Pike St
Seattle, Wash
Evanson A
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