The Costly World of Fine Woods and Mahogany Values
A newspaper sketch surveys exotic and domestic hardwoods. It notes ebony becoming scarce and gray streaked imports, praises mahogany for durability and polish, and discusses pricey woods like snakewood and rosewood. It cites uses in battleship keels and tight supply amid laws, with anecdotes on English oak costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ood
Indiana
Massachusetts
Wan
New York
Sun
South America
Tirella
Tussia
North America
Costa
Electrification expands power plants and lighthouse lighting
The article notes rising plant sizes from 500 to over 1,000 horsepower and describes new electric cutting methods reducing lime use. It cites historical lighthouse illumination gains from mineral oil to electric light, with Caloly lighthouse reaching 820,000 candles and modern output approaching 4,000,000 candles, enabling fog penetration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zugepitz
Germany
Ebisee
Manchester Association of Engineers
Caloly
Mitinlowdon
Personal Mention and Noted Figures in Odd Local Notes
Cul S A Houston of Lawrence Kansas plans to gift acurns from the McKinley farm in Ohio to plant and grow living moments for the late president. Also discussed is speculation that Schwab staged Monte Carlo gun stories for resort advertising amid fading interest. Henry Lumley, a famed hunter and writer, who recently died, displayed varied tastes and notable attainments, including literary work and ideas on Jerusalem’s water supply and a novel ships rudder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.A. Houston
Lawrence
Kaw
McKinley Farnot
Ohio
Monte Carlo
Schwab
Behwab
Henry Lumley
Jerusalem
Cannibal Isles Debate Over Banquet Chief Cites Old Book
Fragmented text shows Cannibal Isles leader defending banquet guest as brave, while a subelne questions why the man leading the charge is served. The chief cites a book of poriry left by previous men stating the bravest eat the tenderest. The fragment also mentions American figures and a cryptic reference to a Philadelphia Press line about sweetness and war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ofr
Poriry
Batthy
Newspaper Snippets of Social Sniping and Wry Quotations
A collage of humorous clippings and snatches from various papers. The items lampoon finances, engagements, manners, and gossip with satirical one liners and cartoon captions, including jokes about embezzlement, marriages, neighbors, and social faux pas.
Siberia's Hospitals Highlight Harsh Living Conditions
Dr Brianteoft reports alarming brain affections and a high proportion of insane persons in Siberia. In Tomsk province, 400000 square miles house 1.8 million people yet only eighty inmates fit, with poor sanitation, hunger, extreme cold, no medical attendance, and wardens using rough methods for unruly patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brianteoft
Siberia
Saya
St. Petersburg
Tomsk
Brinntsoff
French maids replace elite servants in fashionable New York homes
A New York Times trend notes French maids becoming gatekeepers of mansions on Fifth Avenue and the Upper West Side, replacing pompous butlers and footmen. An unfamiliar visitor is greeted by a neat maid in a lace cap and apron who handles entry, reflecting a shift in upper-class household staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Mr. Brown
New York Times
Flannel Suit For A Hen In Freezing Weather
Mrs M A Stormont’s hen laid 26 eggs in fall then moulted. Winter arrived and feathers dropped, leaving the bird cold and bare. The Stormont sisters measured the bird, sewed a flannel suit, and the hen returned to her coop in comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Stormont
Kirkwood
Stormont
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Boosted By Virginia Druggist
Between eleven in the morning and night in January 1001 A F Clark of Glade Springs Virginia sold twelve bottles of Chamberlains Cough Remedy. He praises its quick cure for coughs and colds and notes broad Virginia use with many testimonies. Sold by J J Klopp with a cough suppressant tag and quinine tablets claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Clark
Draggivt
Glade Spings
Snover
Virginia
J. J. Klopp
Fragmented 19th Century Newspaper Snippets Collage
A garbled, OCR style collage of eclectic quotes and jokes from various papers. It strings together headlines and lines about transportation, misunderstandings, and social quips, featuring playful exchanges and misquoted snippets across Chicago Daily News, Washington Star, New York Weekly, and other unidentified sources.
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Rod Holter
Rauitwed
Aguas
Jno
RYGG
Westatp
Estrerville
Oewrlein & Werling
Grby
Oscar Robins
Anderson Brothers, Proprietors
Cily
Lam
Itv
Alnal Ves
Philadelphia Press
George Washhin
Washington Star
N.Y. Pregg
Clara
Commeaner
Mawle
Chicagro Daily News
Chicago Tribune
Nevermore
Aasuchie
Sauy
Izzy
Philadelphia Record
Ktar-Gasing
Alge
Ale
Chicago Post
Cleveland
Dome
Theiler
Monslenr
Eureka
Boone
Gevabiy
China
Chicago Daily News
Washington” Star
Chicago
Riikins
N. Y
Jamex
Holt
Chicago Thees-Herald
Harvard
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Puck
Washington , Star
Bill
Jill
Yonkerq
Sitatesman
Angel
Cate
Cashiey
Bank OF Estherville
A. Warn Loahe
Howard Graves
Sun Ke Ay Hi Ann
Estherville State Bank
Estherville
Inc
M. Barker
Kf. Sondrol
A.D. Hoot
Alpe Gang
Dun En Rapeset
Howard Qravea
Silvia
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