Lincoln Farm to be Restored for Permanent Preservation
The Lincoln Farm, a 120 acre site near the nation’s population center, will have its one room dirt floor cabin moved back to its original site. The Lincoln Farm Association led by Missouri Governor Bulk will restore and beautify the landmark connecting Lincoln to his boyhood, preserving all historic features for patriots.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
Louisville
Lincoln Farm Association
Bulk
Missouri
Lincoln
Policemans clever ruse unravels teen thief
Captain Weber once used drenched clothes found by riverbank to trap a fifteen year old boy accused of robbing a clothing store. Newsboys identified the patch and red galluses, leading to a quick confession from Nifty Smith at the fire station.
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W. E. Weber
Weber
Seventh Avenue
Wyandotte Street
Kansas City Star
Proper Diet Remedies From Medical Deductions
A physician argues that thousands poison themselves by poor eating, while few select meals correctly. He notes most overeat or undereat and overtax digestion, urging careful timing and amount to match bodily needs.
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New York World
Ghostly wake at Cowdray Hall ends with earthquake
John Leech and a Millals family member stayed at Cowdray Hall England. In a haunted wing Millals awoke as a giant shook his shoulder. Leech trembled in the corridor and vowed not to return. Morning news reports an earthquake in the area, believed by the pair to be their ghost.
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John Leech
Millals
Cowdray Hall
England
Leech
Mineral wealth on Plum Island and Goose Island
Between Long Island's northern point and Watch Hill lies a chain of small islands including Plum Island and Goose Island. They yield agates, heaps of colored quartz pebbles used for stained glass windows. Local owners operate one or two sloops to harvest the beaches where waves polish the stones.
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Long Island
Watch Hill
Plum Island
Goose Island
New York
El Dorado and the origin of a legendary land
The term El Dorado traces to a tale of a wealth filled land between the Orinoco and the Amazon named Wil Dorado. Adventurers including Sir Walter Raleigh sought it, shaping the phrase into a metaphor for a golden country of the mind and legendary wealth.
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el Dorado
Fizarro
Orinoco
Amazon
Wil Dorado
Walter Raleigh
Cockaigne
New York American
Happiness and Hunger
A seedy philosopher discusses his idea of perfect happiness while visiting the free lunch counter. He imagines entering a fine restaurant and ordering what he desires by covering the price first, regardless of a dwindling wallet.
Definition of an Egotist from a Family Exchange
A father and mother discuss the meaning of egotism with the child. The father declares the egotist is the man who thinks he is smarter than anyone else while noting that many people think so. The mother challenges the absolutes and says the child is not always right.
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Bertie
Father
Widow Seeks Mourning Dog From Animal Seller
A young widow asks for a dog at an animal seller and is offered options by color. She declines and states she is in deep mourning, prompting the seller to present black or other color choices.
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Loisirs
Has Continuous Life Venus And What Do You Do When Not Engaged In Archery
Puck questions Venus about life beyond archery with Cupid reacting that he fills his time rhyming with stupids. The playful banter reflects a whimsical fairyland exchange.
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Venus
Cupid
Puck
Noted Seneca Maxim on Anger and Wisdom
A distilled ancient saying attributed to Seneca contrasts fools who cannot be angry with wise individuals who restrain ire. It emphasizes self-control as a mark of wisdom over impulsive passion.
International News Snippets and Local Ads
A digest of brief items from San Francisco to Denver notes Senator Lukens in Japan seeing no anti US sentiment, plus local ads for Foley and Tar cures, Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, and Chamberlain’s Pills. Reports cover timber sales in the Black Hills, rail layoffs in Portland, iron and steel export records, and a Philadelphia suicide linked to suitors.
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San Francisco
Lukens
Japan
United States
Foley
City Crug
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
R L. Riley
Newcastle
Wyo
Black Hills
South Dakota
Wyoming
R. L. Riley
Portland
Ore
Southern Pacific
Riley
Chamberlain
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
DeWitt
J i Charlottsville
Philadelphia
Bertha E. Allbright
West Philadelphia
New York
Bureau of Information and Statistics
New York State Department of Agriculture
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Tattersall
BNNI
Idaho and
Bannack Streets
E. H. Brundage
Dillon
Mont
Dillon Furniture CO
G. T. Paul
John Kent
Montana
S. S. Patterson
Dillon, Montana
Coln
Hodgenville
Kentuck
Louisville and Nashville Pike
Seneca
Willie
Winnie
Kennedy
Chicago
Chicago &, Northwestern Railroad
Seattle
Wash
Voliva
Zion
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Memphis, Tenn
Times
Denver
Colo
United States District Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Santa Fe
Pueblo
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