Beaverhead Valley Surpasses Willamette in Rainfall Advantage
Beaverhead shows that its April to August precipitation averages 10.62 inches versus 8.2 in the Willamette while June to August totals are 5.04 inches to 2.60. Annual Beaverhead rainfall is 17.20 inches against 39.98 in the Willamette, yet soil water capacity and timely moisture support strong crops and higher yields here, with experts noting upper soil layers can store substantial water.
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Montana
Weather Bureau
Willamette Valley
F. H. Ray
Register of the State Land Office
Ore
Cascades
Portland
Beaverhead County
Willamette
Beaverhead Valley
Beaverhead
Willimette
D. W. Frear
Colorado Agricultural College
Autos Do Much for Good Road Linking Glacier and Yellowstone
Montana's road program gains pace as Louis W. Hill plans a 40 mile 50 000 highway through Glacier park from Two Medicines to St Marys lakes. The 360 mile route will connect Gardiner to Great Falls and on toward Middale with state work underway and federal support likely. A prior highway from Missoula to Belton opened last fall linking Glacier and Yellowstone via the Lewis and Clark trail.
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Montana
Glacier
Yellowstone National Parks
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Sam
Glacier Park
Two Medicines
St. Mary’s Lakes
Gardiner
Yellowstone Park
United States
Rocky Mountains
Missoula
Continental Divide
Flathead Country
Kalispell
Belton
Twin City
Helena
Hill
St. Marys’ Lakes
Midvale
Remarkable Recovery With Dr King’s New Discovery
Mrs J E Cox of Joliet Illinois credits Dr King’s New Discovery with escaping typhoid pneumonia and a deadly cough. She had little help from doctors or other medicines until using the remedy which she says has nearly stopped her coughing. The medicine is advertised as quick and safe for throat and lung ailments with guaranteed bottles priced 50 cents and 1 dollar. Trial bottle offered by Potts the Druggist.
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J. E. Cox
Joliet
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Biography
American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, born Portland Maine February 27 1807, died Cambridge Massachusetts March 24 1882. He graduated Bowdoin College in 1825 and served as professor at Bowdoin and Harvard. His major works include The Song of Hiawatha Evangeline and The Courtship of Miles Standish, with popular shorter lyrics such as A Psalm of Life The Children’s Hour The Village Blacksmith and The Day’s Done.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Portland
Cambridge
Mass
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin
Harvard
Hiawatha
Erangeline
Miles Standish
Electric Bitters End Malaria and Restores Strength
The ad claims mosquitoes spread malaria and typhoid, causing chills and fever, weak appetite, and illness. It touts Electric Bitters as a cure that kills malaria germs, restores appetite and health. Wm. Fretwell of Lucama, NC praises three bottles and lasting relief. Sold at Pottethe Duggist for 50 cents.
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Wm. Fretwell
Lucama
N. C
Pottethe Duggist
Labor Lost and a Long Proof Ends in Zero
Yale Record notes a humorous exchange where a physics professor proclaims X equals 0 after a lengthy proof, and a sleepy student quips that all that work was for nothing.
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Sleepy Voice
Yale Record
Poor Economy Motto From Galveston News
A Galveston News quip critiques a poor economy by noting the folly of buying unwanted goods to impress or meet people. The remark frames consumerism as hollow social strategy in tough times.
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Galveston
No Man Can Avoid His Own Company
A humorous maxim notes that no one can escape their own presence and urges making self company pleasant and worthwhile.
Old Superstitions From a Distant Past
The London Spectator notes how old customs reveal deep fear of the supernatural. Chalk drawings around threshold stones were used to keep devils out, while burial on the north side of churchyards was avoided to sidestep lurking evil spirits.
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London Spectator
The Gentle Sex and Longevity in Battle
An English statistician asserts boys have 17 vs 11 survival chances per year from birth, and girls 21 vs 11. From ages 15 to 19, boys survive 269 to 1 death while girls survive 277 to 1. In a hypothetical test of 1000 men and 1000 women marching to a distant destination, more men would reach it, but more women would be exhausted.
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New York American
San Francisco
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Portland
Huntington
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
University Doctors Offer Free Medical Service and At Cost Medicines
An association of prominent physicians provides free medical services and sells medicines at cost. The group, licensed in Minnesota, treats diseases without operations across a wide range including stomach, liver, heart, diabetes, and chronic conditions. Lead with a central office at 324 Century Building, Minneapolis.
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America
Northwest
Minneapolis
Minn
Utah’s Lofty Uinta Mountains Described by Geologist
The Uinta range in Utah is praised for its grandeur and geology. Peaks such as King's and Mount Emmons rise above 13,000 feet, with many over 18,000. The region features glacial lakes, meadows, and pine forests, offering dramatic scenery and economic importance.
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Utah
Uinta Range
United States
King's Peaks
Mount Emmons
Uinta Mountains
Quy Eliott Mitchell
United States Geological Survey
Gheslle
Distasteful Taffy Traps Senator Hoar in DC Eatery
In a Washington hotel dining room, Senator Hoar of Massachusetts was approached by a garrulous stranger who praised him as the greatest patriot and orator before abruptly retorting that the man he had just referenced was “a lunatic asylum.”
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Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Washington
New England
Senate
Oldest Genoa Bank Palazzo San Giorgio A World Bank Icon
The Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa, built in 1200 by Guglielmo Boccanegra, served as his residence and later as the headquarters of the bank of St. George. It inspired modern banking and hosted the first limited mobility company, with Oliviero the monk as architect. The thirteenth century facade and Gothic arcades remain noted features.
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Palazzo San Giorgio
Piazza Caricamento
Genoa
Guglielmo Boccanegra
Republic of Genoa
Bank of St. George
Societa Delle Compiere di San Giorgio
When Leather Was Money
Leather served as currency in ancient times with Romans and later in France during Louis XII's reign. Small leather pieces pierced with silver nails circulated as money due to scarce coinage. Some leather money pieces survive among collectors and numismatists.
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Louis XII
France
Malleability of Gold Explores Incredible Divisions
The passage notes gold can be divided into 2,000,000 parts from a grain and into 9,523,809,523 parts from a cable inch. A grain and a half beaten into one inch square leaves yields 25,000,000 tiny squares discernible to the naked eye.
A Troubled Conscience Dream Haunts Huddleston Breakfast
Huddleston recounts a disturbing dream in which he must endure the uncomfortable tasks he had promised for others. His wife probes the meaning as they discuss moral accountability and purgatory.
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Huddleston
Purgatory
Tax bounty claim sparks unusual wedding tale
A baldheaded man tells the tax commissioners he has just married his fourth wife and asks for a bounty. The exchange highlights the law taxing bachelors and the push for loophole payments.
The Ideal Promise of Culture and Human Growth
The ideal lies in endless self expansion, power, wisdom, and beauty. Culture serves as an indispensable aid, defining the true value of culture for humanity’s progress.
Curious Doggy Dip Seen in the Dog Star Tale
A fragment from the Philadelphia Record evokes a playful scene about the dog star and a dipper tied to its tail. The quip hints at celestial folklore and lighthearted superstition in a newspaper snippet.
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Pop
Philadelphia
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