Powder Man Faces Fire Near Courtney Quarry
J B Boone a professional powder man handles 500 pounds of dynamite at a Courtney Missouri quarry where a recent fire thawed more explosive material. He explains dynamite is safest frozen and becomes highly sensitive as it thaws and warns of the danger from hot cinders or falling objects. He began in the trade at 15 and has over twenty years experience, yet refuses to predict tomorrow's outcome.
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J.B. ‘Boone
Courtney
CUSTOM OF YUMA INDIANS BURNING THE DEAD
The Yumas burn the body after wrapping it in logs and brush, then place the bier in a ground dugout with a bed of logs on each side. Clothing and belongings are added to the fire, but the dead man’s horse is spared. After death the adult’s wigwam is burned and the family moves in with relatives. Medicine men retain control and government interference is limited. Delayed, foreseen prophecies by healers often come true as patients worsen.
When Love is Young in Puck Voice
A brief engagement vignette shows a fiancée seeking reassurance about future harmony. The couple banter about potential morning mischief and the fiancé’s confident reply, promising practicality over temper in daily life.
A Sausage Secret and the Pure Food Price Question
Dr John L Morse of Boston argues against cheap pure foods noting milk cannot be sold under 15 cents a quart and imitation products will rise with consumer willingness to pay Ultimately he fears a sausage maker might claim sausage can be made from anything even meat hinged on ethics of dealers
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John L. Morse
Boston
Chinese idolatries mocked as superstition in native press
The article reports on native Chinese criticism of idols and incense practices. It notes attacks framing Confucian rites as primitive, praising foreigners for monotheism and urging a sweep of religious paraphernalia to hasten religious disintegration.
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China
Thois
Indorsed Good Man's Prayer Story From Whitcomb
Franklin Whitcomb recalls in Swanzey New Hampshire a church deacon who prayed for smooth sessions of the general court. A masked young man in the pew interrupts with a bold line about a strong cord joining all, provoking a quiet exchange on prayers and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Whitcomb
Denman Thompson
Whitcomb
Boston Herald
Arctic exploration and boundary claims towards the north pole
The article discusses historic Arctic exploration by various nations and notes the Canadian government hints at extending sovereignty to the north pole. It debates whether discovery grants title and whether lands are suitable for settlement under British rule.
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Milnion
Canada
Arctic
Pole
North Pole
Inventors Seek Rhymes to Earn Free Advertising
An editor argues inventors could gain free publicity by renaming inventions with rhymeless words that poets must pair with. He imagines a driver rhyming with silver in ads and warns against forced coinages like a wolf for coif or gorange for orange.
Favorite Beverages of Great Men
The text cites Thackeray preferring claret and notes Gladstone’s indifference to pleasures of wine. It recounts Lord Tennyséh’s daily bottle of port, Browning’s preference for port, Montefiore’s daily bottle after adulthood, Inching's champagne view, and Lord St Jerome’s generosity with champagne at balls, from Town and Country.
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Thackeray
Gladstone
Russell
Nicide
Ak An
Moses’ Montefiore
Mr. Inching
Women Pioneers Open New Frontiers in Exploration
A report recalls a climber who scaled a Himalaya peak and notes a US woman in South Africa seeking jungle language study. It highlights German born Margaret Selenka leading a Java expedition to identify a fossil man ape, suggesting women challenge male dominance in exploration and science.
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Himalaya
South Africa
Margaret Selenka
Java
Mark Twain Chides Church Fair Paper Request
The letter recounts Mark Twain's witty response to Mrs. Partington editor B P Shillaber asking for six lines. Twain jokes about replacing lines with lies and suggests poets or Shakespeare as the proper source for such verses.
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Mark Twain
Alligator Tames in New York Home Story
A rescued alligator reportedly calmed by a cat becomes a curious pair in a New York captor’s home. The reptile, fed on raw flesh and milk, slept with the cat near the fire until a frost night left it dead after wool stuffing was forgotten.
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Fierhcestiani
New York
Reynard
Peaches Hatch in Colorado Incubator Tale
A New Hampshire vacationer visiting a Colorado ranch watches an incubator where a peach seed sprout grows amid chick hatchings. The surprised observer quips do you hatch peaches here, illustrating an odd sight in agricultural displays.
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Iest
Colorado
New Hampshire
Harper’s Weekly
Talking From Stratas
The speaker suggests people reveal themselves through stratas in speech and moods. She argues listeners judge us by moments from a single strata while we embody many layers. Our true self lies beyond partial moods and conversations, unseen unless all stratas are heard.
Roosevelt Seeks Moody At Night In White House Visit
A winter night scene recounts President Roosevelt visiting Attorney General Moody's home unannounced. The negro butler challenges the intrusion asking which presidency, revealing tension and humor in the encounter as reported by the Saturday Evening Post.
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Roosevelt
White House
Moody
Mr. Roosevelt
Saturday Evening Post
Fishermen Use Wireless in Deep Sea Lab Tests
Wireless telephone has entered deep sea fishing trials near Brant Rock Massachusetts. A small vessel among the south shore fleet communicated with the Brant Rock station and then relayed market price information from Boston back to the fleet.
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Brant Rock
South Shore
Massachusetts Bay
Boston
Markeg
Brant’ Rock
Black Teeth and Fidelity
Aperiodic reminiscence quotes a sailor describing Japanese people and a marriage engaging with cosmetic habits. The fragment mentions women whitening teeth with paste from oil soot, and notes a gleaming pearly smile as a sign.
Condensation With a Vengeance in Kansas Editorial Notes
A Kansas editor is said to have entertained extreme ideas about a condensed style. Space compelled him to end a syndicate serial with a clipped finale. Reginald drinks brandy, then exits with his hat, leaving pursuers behind while life fades.
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Kansas
A. Syndicate
Reginald
Underdone. Bobby Gazes at New Baby Brother
A brief scene shows Bobby looking over his new baby brother with a critical gaze, capturing a quiet family moment.
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Bobby
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