The Royal Chinook Salmon Decline Across the Coast
An Oregon coast correspondent describes the royal Chinook salmon, its range from the Sacramento River to Oregon, and the industry’s decline due to overfishing and new methods. The fish averages 22 pounds, with 70 to 100 pound specimens rare, and royal flesh prized for its deep pink color and rich oil.
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Sacramento River
California
Columba River
Pacific
Oregon Coast
Astoria
Oregon
New York
Haa
Sacramento
Ichthyologlata
Threatened Extinction of Pacific Salmon Debated
The article discusses rising salmon declines on the Columbia and Sacramento rivers due to fish wheels that stop upstream spawning. Oregon and Washington fish commissions push artificial propagation after bills to ban wheels failed. It cites large Chinook catches and hatchery efforts, noting the 1900 value of Columbia River salmon packing near three million dollars.
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Oregon
Sacramento
California
Columbia
Sacra Manto
Astoria
Columbia River
Crime In Hot Weather Epidemic Warning
Editorial notes that police expect crime to rise with heat. It cites statistics showing homicide and suicides increase about sixty percent in summer compared with winter, warning authorities to watch for a crime surge during hot weather.
Cherokee Indians Run Dual Republics In North Carolina Mountains
In the North Carolina mountains a civilized band of Cherokee Indians governs as a separate republic. The president, elected by a plurality, is at least thirty, a native, and serves four years with a $600 annual salary. They claim long stability, dispute mediation, and dual citizenship under the 1817 treaty, counting their votes with North Carolina for federal offices.
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North Carolina
Indiana
Idolts
United States
Fruit Preservation Measures Under State Agricultural Study
The agricultural department plans extensive investigations into fruit harvesting and marketing. It will cover refrigeration for fruit storage in warehouses and transit, aiming to aid states in placing their fruits on foreign markets.
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Agricultural Department
Mice as Pets Spark Fashion in Washington and New York society
Reports from Washington and New York note a rising fad of keeping mice as household pets among society women. The trend cites mice as cute, trainable, and entertaining, with white mice preferred for appearance. The piece humorously links the fad to domestic coziness and social propriety, mentioning Burn’s relics and a barber Sunday case in Norwalk.
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Washington
New York Society
Milady
Burns Book Collection Scattered After Glasgow Dealer’s Death
A fragment notes Burns' books at risk of dispersal following the death two years ago of Glasgow picture dealer Mr W Cratbe Angus. The collection is described as one of the finest in the world and faces dispersal and loss.
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Burns
W. Cratbe Angus
Glasgow
Eccentric NC recluse L N Calvary found dead at home
The Atlanta Constitution reports the death of L N Calvary near Fayetteville North Carolina at age 70. He lived alone in a large furnished house on a farm with a 12 acre Hudson River vineyard sale history. He kept vast silverware and $400 in hand when found. He reportedly let each year's harvest rot.
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The
Atlanta Constitution
L. N. Calvary
Tayetteville
N. G
Calvary
Heatt. Dlachsa
North Carolina
Newburg
N.Y
New York
Hudson River
Alice Society of America Promotes Fraternity and Tea
The Alice society requires strict reading of Lewis Carroll works and quick moral initiation. Members, found in country summers, host original afternoon teas as a rule of refreshment, emphasizing fraternity and uniqueness per The Onlooker.
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America
Lewis
Carroll
Woman Fends Off Rattlesnake With Boiling Water
Providence correspondent describes Mrs. Claus Peterson of South Auburn rescuing herself from a rattlesnake in her cellar by pouring boiling water on the reptile. The terrified housewife later found her cow killed by the same snake in the yard.
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Boaldan Ratthesnake
Providence
Tha
Boston Journal
Claus Peterson
South Auburn
Aba
Ligines Using Petroleum Fuel by Southern Pacific
The Southern Pacific on its Pacific system has 779 engines with 50 added last year and 10 percent more on order. Ninety five engines now burn petroleum and an order covers all engines. Oil consumption is estimated at twenty one barrels per engine per day for 300 days, totaling 5,884,200 barrels. Oil fuel is projected to save 4,203,000 annually versus coal based on prior oil experience.
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Southern Pacific Company
Pacific
Mantel composition boosts light in Welsbach lamps
The Philadelphia Record explains gas mantels combine 99 percent thoria with 1 percent ceria to maximize light. Equal parts of thoria and ceria produce almost no light, while a mantel of pure thoria or ceria yields only about one eleventh the light of the optimal mix. The exact reason for the ceria boost remains not fully understood.
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Welsbach
Philadelphia
Earth
Society and Hollow Hearts in a Gilded Age Dialogue
In a fragmentary dialogue a girl asks if society is hollow while a man admits preferring money to polish. The item notes Professor W. G. Johnson of Springfield Massachusetts receiving a gold medal from Paris exposition authorities for agricultural research and collaboration with the U S Department of Agriculture exhibit.
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Ociaty
W. G. Johnson
Springfield
Mass
Maryland
United States Department of Agriculs
Gambling Fraud on Ocean Steamers Recalled by Captain Tale
A New York World report recalls a Cunard tale of sharpers cheating at gaming aboard steamers. A bystander exposed a player dealing from the bottom and four aces in hand while the captain offered no reaction, prompting moral questions about enforcement and restraint aboard ships.
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Cunard Nne
Atlantis
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New York World
Mix Doctors Thia Time South Hend Ind July 20
South Hend, Ind, July 20. Aix different doctors treated Mr Landeman of this place for kidney trouble. He had been very ill for three years and despaired of recovery. Dodd's Kidney Pills were tried, two boxes used, and he is completely cured. His kidney trouble and general health have improved greatly. No case in St Joseph county in half a century caused such a sensation. Dodd's Kidney Pills are widely advertised due to this cure.
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South Hend
Ind
Landeman
Thia Place
Dodd
Landemian
Bealdes
St. Joseph County
Tandeman
Hide Bound and Cassidy Speak on Hingliah Stories
The dialogue contrasts how Hingliah stories are treated with those about the Trish and the English. Cassidy questions why the Hingliah deserve more harsh tales while acknowledging similar stories exist about others.
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Ascum
Cassidy
Philadelphia Press
Patents and Notices From St Paul to Minn and More
A garbled listing shows patents awarded to Northwee Northwestern Invent Daniel Coffey Bar rett Minn and others with attorneys Lathrop & Johneon. The text also references an Allen's Foot-Hose powder ad mockingly and ends with a London Lance note about King Windsor dinners and a shift from Queen Victoria era dining practices.
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Daniel
Coffey
St. Paul
Minn
Andrew M. Hinckaon
Barrett
Cutter
George Hurd
Albert Lea
Box
Henry G. Rosh
Minneapolis
Axture
Perley B. Stevens
Sheard
Fred H. Towne
Slasnton
Joseph Toor
St- Paul
Minni
Lathrop
Baward Han
Windsor Castle
London
Lance- Ca
Mysterious Teething Tonic and a Mountain Tale
A fragmentary OCR passage mentions a teething remedy for children and a stern mountain story. The text references Winslow and a preacher encounter in a ravine, ending with a violent intent toward a figure named Bill Johnson, tied to a note about Scribner’s Magazine.
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Bill Johnson
Scribner’s Magazine
Hall of Hols and Potent Cures Ad on Patents
A garbled advertisement page lists various patent medicines and quotes from historical figures. It mentions Hall's Ontarrh Oaore Ia and Piso's Cure for Consumption with dubious efficacy claims and pricing. It also references outdoor vantage points for truth, U S special settlements, and Wizard Oil for rubdowns amid miscellaneous aphorisms.
Fragmentary Philadelphia Bulletin snippet rebukes vanity
A garbled clipping cites dialogue about truth and vanity and mentions artists, dentists, shoes, beads, and a public bulletin. Names like Allan Olmsted Roy New York appear amid stray fragments, with unclear events or dates.
Cobwigger’s Reform Efforts Spark Mocked Exchange
A fragmentary exchange shows Mrs Cobwigger decrying reform efforts directed at her husband and others query their current attempts. The joking dialogue references reform and tugs at a sword metaphor as a point of jest.
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Sinaherov
Gira Permanent Cure Touted in Great Neva Restores
The article mentions Kiine's Great Neva Restores offered as a cure with a bottle price of 82.00 and references various garbled terms. It notes Philadelphia PA connections and a remark about hearing a violin versus fiddle at a concert versus home. It includes dialogue about music and a local Catholic Standard and Times reference.
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de. Kiine
Elbe
Philadelphies
Willie
Standard and Times
New York joker wins prize with 10 cent cat at pet stock show
A New York joker entered a ten cent cat at a pet stock show and took first prize. Plaitings of every description are being used as part of the display. Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a humorous scene as entries compete.
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