New Sun Leader Ditmars Feigns Powers To Amaze Campside Audience
In a frontier camp, Mr. Ditmars staged a trick to win admiration by coaxing a live adder to lie on its back and later claim he could restore life to the dead reptile. His performance ended with audience disbelief as guides vanished and the stunt collapsed under scrutiny. Also recounted is a Portsmouth era anecdote about Japanese students cheating by paying for one tuition and learning enough for two.
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Ditmars
Mr. Ditmars
Snakers
Takahira
Portsmouth
Rockingham
New York Times
Washington
America
New York Men’s Shoes Shine In Elevate Train Observations
A Philadelphia view contrasts New York footwear with Philadelphia ideals. The writer notes New York men wear well shod feet and display silk socks above shoe tops, while women’s feet appear conspicuously absent. The piece questions whether New York women deem a five dollar shoe extravagant and favors the belief that hands and feet reveal a lady’s character.
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New
York
New York
Philadelphia
Each Man His Own Horse German Soldier Load Lightened
The German army plans to lighten the infantry burden by replacing heavy calfskin knapsacks with lighter waterproof canvas. Recruits already carry a mimicking house on their backs including rifle gear clothing cooking utensils tent parts overcoat 30 cartridges a linen suit underwear two pairs of boots boot brushes and small items.
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Tommy Atkins
War Office
Shoddy textiles transform wool garments for cost and hygiene
The article extols shoddy as a modern wool substitute enabling affordable, hygienic suits for workers, noting wool shortages and the rapid replacement cycle. It contrasts all wool garments’ high cost with two yearly shoddy outfits, praising the blend’s practicality despite criticism. Diamond crystals are said to explode soon after extraction from mines.
Swede swims to Paris on fruit diet medical marvel story
Gustav Nordin of Stockholm paddled a canoe to Paris and arrived in robust health after living on apples milk water and bread during the voyage. He says his meat tea coffee wine beer tobacco abstinence and natural alimentation diet sparked his vigor. Doctors planned to analyze blood samples from his limbs to study his health claims.
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Paris
Gustav Nordin
Stockholm
Nordin
America
Gives Cash For Her Pets In Will Filed In New York
Cecilia A. Wolsey once known as Lillian Western left fifteen thousand dollars for the care of her dog parrot and a cage of love birds. Harriet E. Gates is to manage the funds for that purpose with remainder going to the ASPCA if the pets outlive Gates. Miss Wolsey was a vaudeville musical specialist who retired last year.
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New York
Cecilia A. Wolsey
Lillian Western
Harriet E. Gates
Miss Wolsey
Berkeley Plan Aims to Force Hens to Lay Eggs
A Berkeley programme outlines forcing hens to lay eggs after a short conditioning period, regardless of their willingness to work. The proposal suggests hens could be compelled to produce eggs every season starting this year.
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Berkeley
Cal
Ift
Tony
Pric
Woman’s sharp business wit draws dinner party laughs
Senator Platt praises a woman’s business ability at a dinner, recounting a humorous anecdote in which a young wife makes money by selling a piano to a dealer for $400, trading up to a new piano and claiming daily profits that would total over $300000 yearly.
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Platt
John
Maryland's Old Volcanoes Revealed by Prof Uhler
Prof Philip R Uhler returns to Baltimore area with a report of three peaks in western Maryland he identifies as ancient volcanoes. Buzzard's Knob headlines a plateau where the domed craters formed from originally molten rock. Copper-bearing met al rocks were found in the region.
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Philip R. Uhler
Maryland Mountains
Buzzard’s Knob
Baltimore American
Uhler
United States
Vesuvius
Maryland
Meaning of Surnames and Their Origins
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes most surnames began as descriptive nicknames of their owners. The piece cites Peel as an example of a surname tied to a physical trait or persona, suggesting early forms like Skinny Shorty Pud. It hints history behind naming reflects traits once observed by communities.
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Shorty
Philadelphia Bulletin
Peel
Bala AG ‘Grace
Fire Panic at Philadelphia Church Tragedy
A Sunday panic at Pauls Baptist Church on Highth Street in Philadelphia led to 18 deaths from suffocation and trampling as worshippers rushed toward two stairways. The bottleneck at the left bend and a cracked balustrade worsened the crush during a chaotic exit after a loud “fire” cry. Rev. E W Johnson attempted to calm the crowd as emergency conditions unfolded.
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Philadelphia
Pauls Baptist Church
Highth Street
Poplar
Girard
E. “W. Johnson
Tina
Rushi
Algor
Evicted case ends with jury agreement. appeal planned
Judge James Dodge of Elkhart ordered the jury to return after a change of venue. The panel quickly reached an agreement within about half an hour. Defendants faced charges of securing perjured testimony and impersonating a store clerk to clear Stella Luta of Michigan City in a larceny case. Lemuel Darrow was reelected Laporte mayor amid pending disbarment proceedings.
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James
Dodge
Elkhart
Rose, Duck
South
Bend
Stella Luta
Michigan City
Lemuel Darrow
Laporte
A Hatchery Measure in Congress Sparks Indiana Debate
Washington D C Jan 22 bills by Watson Landis and Brick seek a state hatchery in Indiana each congressman pressing for Water Babble Crawfordsville home of Gen Lew Wallace Brick favors lake region in northern Indiana Watson seeks Sixth district site. Total start up about 25000 with annual operating cost around 4000 a year.
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Washington, D. C
Messrs. Watson
C. B. Landis
Brick
Hoosier
Landis
Water Babble
Crawfordsville
Lew Wallace
Indiana
Watson
Foods Adulterated by Analysis Finds Widespread Deception
Terre Haute Ind January 22 Prof H M Bruce of the Indiana normal school reports on class analyses of foods bought in retail stores revealing 75 percent adulterated. Alum in flour copper in pickles and olives coal tar dyes in jellies and catsup gypsum in baking powder and glucose and paraffin in comb honey. Bruce faults consumers for demanding cheap goods and accuses dealers of selling adulterated products.
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Terre Haute
Ind
H. M. Bruce
Indiana Normal School
Bruce
Death of Mrs Gillespie in Rising Sun Ind
Mrs Margaret Gillespie mother of James Gillespie who is serving a life term for murdering his sister Elizabeth died Sunday afternoon of pernicious anemia at her home in Rising Sun Indiana. She had been failing since the daughter’s murder and accelerated after her son’s trial and conviction. Her son William Gillespie of Cincinnati attended during her final illness and accompanied her to the courthouse during the trial.
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Gillespie
Sun
Ind
Margaret Gillespie
James
Michigan City
Elizabeth
William Gillespie
Cincinnati
Century Mark Birthday for Amela Turley in Mitchell
Mrs. Amela Turley, aged ninety eight, celebrated at her son Aaron Turley’s home near Mitchell Indiana. She has spent her life in the state, is a noted worker who quilts and knits for relatives, and she cherishes five generations nearby. Her health is good and she hopes to reach a full century.
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Mitchell
Ind
Amela Turley
Aaron Turley
Gil bert seeks relief bill for Ireland family aid
Washington January 22 Mr Gilbert of Fort Wayne introduced a bill to aid Sarah J Ireland of Hamilton Indiana. He requests eight thousand twenty seven dollars and twenty cents for nursing care support and maintenance of Mary A Jackman mother of Sarah Ireland and for related expenses.
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Washington, D.C
Gilbert
Fort Wayne
Sarah J. Ireland
Hamilton
Ind
Mary’. A. Jackman
Sarah
Ireland
Seovarinenk
Blacksmith's Dog Wears Dress on Ellis Street
A Missouri blacksmith named George Bailey outfits his canine helper in full dress with pockets a la mode. The dog takes pride in attire, wagging its tail and barking with delight while shaming naked street dogs.
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Missouri
Ellis Street
Hall
George Bailey
Jay
Fim
Pagan Hook Village Seeks Return of Absent Vicar
In Hook, England, also called Pagan Hook, the vicar Rev. W. M. Dingwell has left the parish amid a spiritual lull. Only about 200 of 1,700 villagers attend church, many not even Hook residents, prompting a memorial petition urging his return from a West Indies holiday voyage.
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Hook
Kingston-on-Thames
W. M. Dingwell
London
West Indies
The Fur-Lined Overcoat Innovation
A Providence Journal item describes a tailor’s plan for a fur lined overcoat with a detachable fur collar. The collar can be added to durable topcoats, concealing its on and off feature to challenge experts. The discussion notes this aims at both utility and high fashion for the winter season.
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Providence: Journal
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Napoleon
Holland
Magazine of Commerce
England
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