Don Quixote and Don Keehota Pronunciation Debate
Long discussion urges American English pronunciation toward Yankee norms and away from foreign twists. The piece cites Webster guidance on Don Quixote and urges adopting native forms like Don Kee-ho-tah only if consistent with English usage.
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United States
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Webster
Big Pond
Internationa
Paris
Vienna
Berleen
Berlin
Continental Congress
Across the American West on a Railside Journey
A San Francisco letter recounts a journey from Clay City Illinois to Linton Indiana via Chicago Denver and Salt Lake City. The writer notes excursion fares, cattle feeding halls in North Dakota, Hord’s feedlot in Central City Nebraska, Denver’s wealth and electric streets, Pike’s Peak, the Royal Gorge, Leadville’s altitude, Grand Junction’s Grande Valley orchards and irrigation plans, Salt Lake City’s Mormon tabernacle and its acoustics, and finishes with a Sublime recital at the tabernacle sharing a personal loss.
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the Record
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Linton
Chicago
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Hord
Central City
Neb
Royal Gorge
Pike's Peak
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Continental Divide
Grande River
Leadville
Rockies
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Utah
Tabernacle
Solomon's Temple of Old
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Mormon Tabernacle
Golden Gate Park
Paradise
California
Oregon
Washington
Dakotas
West
J. R. Davis
Nature's Power and North Dakota Pride in Letters
J R Davis writes from Hartford North Dakota April 28 reflecting on nature’s beauty and life and death. He recounts travel from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles and San Francisco noting rail journeys snow sheds and orange groves, praising Dakota agriculture and regional wealth over western compares while praising neighbors and past Linton residents.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Rockies
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Road
The
Northern Pacific
North Dakota
Linton
Bismarck
Los Angeles
California
Petries
Pacific
Middle West losses by frost hit crops and prices
A Chicago report on a severe storm across the middle west estimates more than 30 million dollars in damage to crops including fruit and vegetables. Illinois and Iowa suffered freezing temperatures while Michigan and other states report heavy losses. Experts foresee higher prices as a result.
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Chicago
Middle West
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
South Water Street Commission
Indiana
Wisconsin
Kansas
Kentucky
Missouri
Ohio
Nebraska
Spirit of Football Play and Odd Facts From Old Articles
Walter Camp lauds shorter halves and safer play while noting changes in the sport since 1872. Italian furze and French bier explained, plus a New York American observation. An Irish Pat joke about life losses follows with a math air fact: one person needs 400 breaths per minute and air in a closed bedroom becomes unsafe in four hours.
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Walter Camp
France
Italy
Alps
New York American
Cat’s Sense of Locality in Animals Reported by Scientific American
A six month old kitten moved miles from home and returned on release showing strong locality instincts. An old tomcat stolen twenty miles was confined in a bag but escaped and soon reappeared at its original master’s home across a high wooded cliff.
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Scientific American
The micro scope that doomed universal health
The tale notes initial global joy at a germ-killing discovery, followed by disappointment when a more powerful microscope reveals more germs. The poke at science ends with the grim irony that health may not be permanent, as explained in a wry Puck-tinged voice.
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Puck
Public Land Notice for Meinhover Homestead Claim Filed
Notice for publication states Theodore B Meinhover of Larvik North Dakota has filed intent to make final five year proof to establish his homestead claim on Lots 4 5 6 7 Sec 6 Two 133 North Range 76 West Fifth Principal Meridian. Witnesses listed Roe Burlingame Edward Larvik John P Jones Levi Balch. Linton North Dakota May 27 1910 before L A Weatherby US Commissioner.
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Department of the Interior
U.s.land Office
Bismarck
N. 1
Theodore B. Meinhover
Larvik
North Dakota
Fifth Principal Meridian
L. A. Weatherby
United States
Linton
Roe C. Burlingame
Edward Larvick
N.D
John P. Jones
N. D
Levi Balch
Delamy M. Heath
P. G. Rooks
William Jones
H. J. Fischer
E. Bridell
O. G. Pettis
M. H. Jewell
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