From Dreamy Isles to Fossil Frames in Science
A collage of poetic verse on Mies in the Suwanee Valley and a note on the shaping of extinct animal skeletons. It contrasts spiritual admiration of nature with museum science, then shifts to oil production by the United States and Russia, pricing, and new fuel uses for locomotives and ships.
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Suwanee Valley
Museums of Science
H. C. Osborn
United States
Russia
Germany
Combined coat knapsack and hammock device patent
The article describes a patent by Joseph Conley of Mound City Missouri for a combined coat knapsack and hammock. The coat includes a skirt that folds to form a knapsack and attaches at ends to create a hammock, with end pieces folding into pockets when not in use. Also mentions petroleum fuel as coal scarcity drives interest.
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Joseph Conley
Mound City
Richard Guenther
United States
Prankfort
Germany
Wash- Beton
Argonaut
Apparatus' Great Accuracy In Naval Time Measuring Device
A new U S navy timekeeping device boasts 100000th part second accuracy in tracking projectile motion inside a gun bore. The chronoscope, first in the United States, adapts Captain Schultz’s French design with a revolving drum and vibrating fork tracing a curve, marked into intervals by electric sparks as the projectile passes.
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Schultz
France
Siberian partridges aid diet for invalids in England
In England a useful addition to invalids diets is Siberian partridges killed when in prime and shipped frozen to London. The piece notes eating after tiring work causes indigestion and recommends a light tea and bread before dinner, followed by dressing for the evening to refresh both mind and body.
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England
London
Vacuum tube current becomes musical notes in Stark experiment
In the German Annalen der Physic J Stark describes a vacuum tube where a nearly stopped continuous current causes periodic vibrations of the cathode, producing a musical note. The effect is attributed to periodic attractions of charges on the tube walls. Temperature data for incandescent lamp filaments show carbon filaments run from 2900 to 8000 degrees Fahrenheit in recent tests by Monaleur Janet.
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Annalen der Physic
J. Stark
Monaleur
Janet
The Philanthropist and a Stranger Talk Trade
A brief quip from Indianapolis Press features the Philanthropist describing a man unable to find work. The wanderer reveals his past trade of stealing horses, noting how horses were stolen in the old days.
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Ijadianapolis Press
Little girl and big burglar deterred by child heroism
A thirteen year old girl in a sick household, hearing intruders, fetched her father's revolver and warned a large burglar, who fled through a window. The village hails Bessie as a brave child while her father praises her calm, modest courage.
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Lesale Ffolloway
Holloway
Pape
Kabi Plgtol
Bessie
Tentoin
Frexeroine Vie Curtain Falls In Lobby Exchange
In a fragment from New York Week a tense exchange unfolds as one character plans to stretch in the lobby while another warns of overdoing it. The dialogue hints at strain and concern amid a theater setting.
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New York
Kadies Footcare Advert Says Bhoca Powder Trial Offer
An old advertisement promotes Allan's Footbase powder for tired or aching feet and related conditions. It claims to relieve tightness swelling sweating and corns and bunions with a trial package offered by mail to Alten 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allan
Addreaa Alten 8
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Uncertain Visitor Quips About Missing Pew Rent Receipts
A startled applicant at an entry point jokes with St. Peter about forgotten pew rent receipts during an overnight admission. The odd exchange highlights a humorous take on admission and accountability in a humorous religious frame.
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St. Peter
Not the Regular Things And Do You Call That a Patriotic Song
A dialogue exchange shows publishers debating rhyme in a humorous quotation from multiple papers. The Philadelphia Press questions patriotic verse while the Detroit Journal contrasts mockery and an old coronation jest about royal rule and merriment across centuries.
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Ryme
Philadelphia Press
Mrs Winatowsky’s Soothing Syrup and Other Fragments
Fragmentary scanned text from a 1900s newspaper page includes ad copy for Mrs Winatowsky’s soothing syrup for teething, a humorous museum-like exchange about a hammock, a play scene line "Let me pass," a remark on women’s minds in winter, a quip about whisky, a testimonial for Piso’s Cure, and various terse notes including an English alphabet joke and a public-spirited candidate remark.
Permanently Cured by Dr Kiino’s Ureat Nerve Kesturen Bond
An energetic man vows permanence, claiming cure for a nerve issue after trying a bottle and treaty from 051 Arch St, Philadelphia. The ad-like fragment also references a bond for 82.00 and a dramatic claim despite alleged reform efforts.
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Kiino
Krive
Arch Bt
Vailadelphis
Speech on door etiquette features in business talk
Mr Meckton asks Home Modern for guidance on a remembered remark about door security. He hopes to learn the exact tones and textures of the speech to use in his business, citing an office boy who frequently leaves the door open.
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Mr. Meckton
Washington Star
The Farewell to a Lamented Baseball Tomive
A pale determined man bids farewell to his wife who urges bravery and a safe return. He leaves for a casual baseball game rather than war, in a scene set within Philadelphia North American culture. The fragment hints at a domestic moment before travel to a local contest.
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Phiiladelphia North Amercus
Notable Dueling Tales and Vaccination Anecdotes Told
A fragmented Chicago News item recounts a scene with Major inquiring about Mile scars and a reply about duels in France. The discourse shifts to vaccination as a boy, while a Catholic Standard note references honor and a tourist’s consent in a social exchange at an event.
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France
Chicago News
Advertisements Offer Amusing Reading For Bargain Hunters
The notice praises the advertisements in the publication, claiming they provide entertaining stories and solid bargains. It urges readers to engage with advertisers, asserting they deliver what they advertise and are reliable.
Traveling Elephant Aids Indiana Display Humor
An Indianapolis Journal item notes a storefront window display arranged to draw women, featuring a card about fresh paint. The piece humorously muses on attractions and the travel needs of a touring elephant, while reflecting on weather and economic wit.
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Indianapolis Journal
Say Advice From the Worried Man on Dove Affairs
A Baltimore American snippet presents a man seeking guidance on winning a woman by pleasing her mother. The adviser suggests complimenting the mother and feigning sorrow for modern youths. The plan backfires as the oldIndy sues her husband for breach of promise.
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Indy
Baltimore
The Difference Between Poet and Verse Writer
The text notes a distinction: the verse writer tends to be paid, whereas the poet’s craft is portrayed as intrinsic. It contrasts payment with artistic aim, suggesting different motivations and rewards in writing poetry and verse.
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
Patents granted to Northwestern inventors include Willa St. Dale of Ortonville Minnesota for a wire lock by Edwin Le Froggatt of Spearfish D. Fener. James MyDan of Minneapolis Minnesota for grain driers. Wale Severson of Twin Vale Mina for tobacco pine. Joseph P. Weber of St Paul Minnesota for grate and harvester components. Charles S. Yarnell of Minneapolis for abrading and polishing machine. Merwin Lothrop and Johnson Patentation aeye OFT KPionser Prere Building BL Pank.
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Northwestern Inventorn
Willa St. Dale
Ortonville
Minn
Cam Freuen
Edwin le Froggatt
James MyDan- Ri
Minmenipolis
Angus Melityre
Duluth
Wale Severson
Twin Vale Toy
Mina
Harvesteras
Joseph P. Weber
Mion
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Palestine
Isles
Hallie C. Young
Ordinance Department
United States Navy
Detroit Journal
Medhcan
Philadelphia
J. W, Obe
Third Ave
Minneapolis
Lish
Caro
Parteen
Lisbracorss
Walla
Wall
Aen
Waly
Wereeneae
National Novelty
Firat Ave
Ming
Bears
Lal
Gastori
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
T.m
Betis Heath
Kings of Furnisura
Ince
Nacional
Alza
Roberts’ Supply House
Zents
Ted
Sidwood Chamber
Ory
POLIS
Rio
Brodee
Redattien
Roberts
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