Permanent camps redefine American camping with luxury touch
A shift from primitive tents to permanent camps expands camping for all classes, especially women and children. From bark houses to log cabins, camps span from a few hundred dollars to multimillionaire estates with modern comforts, including stoves, electric lights, and rustic architecture in locations across the United States and coastal ranges.
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Xesbee
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Vanderbilt
J. Pierpont Mergan
Adi- Sindecks
Army's new telesope proves useful to U S war dept
Dana Dudley of Wakefield Mass has a pan angle telescope adopted by the war department. The simple reflecting lens device lets an observer view enemies or targets from concealment, even from hidden guns in trenches, without exposing himself.
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Dana Dudley
Wakefield
Mass
War Department
United States
Philadelphia Record
iN A FIX. Clerk Requests for My Ee Eee
In a brief note the speaker says a clerk will ask for personal information and hints at a problem or awkward situation with a customer service encounter. The fragment hints at a tense or embarrassed moment in daily life.
Scarcity of Desirable Stockers and Feeders
Market reports show a persistent shortage of desirable stockers and feeders across western states and Chicago markets. Buyers willing to pay current prices cannot secure sufficient high quality cattle, while silage feeding guidance and concentrate ratios are outlined for improving gains. Historical notes include references to Purdue and Indiana beef programs and an Angus steer shown at the Chicago Live Stock show.
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Sthey
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Chicago
South St. Paul
Sioux City
Kansas City
Omaha
Purdue University
Iowa State College
Individual hog house suited for year round use
The illustrated hog house is ideal for both winter warmth and summer ventilation. Raising side walls provides shade, with separate pens aiding health and better gains. The colony plan reduces cholera spread by keeping animals in smaller lots rather than a single large enclosure.
Planning for Home Gardens by Bessie L Putnam
The article advises ordering seeds early to avoid delays, and to check existing supplies before purchasing. It warns against cheap seeds and outlines preferred varieties such as Early White Snowball beans, Long Hollow Crown parsnips, Lightning beans, Yosemite Wax beans, Gradus peas, Bliss Everbearing, and Champion of England for main crops, with notes on pest treatment and seed freshness.
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Bessie L. Putnam
Osion
Yosemite
England
Honest to a Feather Poultry Show Foregoes Flaws in Birds
The piece contrasts show birds judged faultless with birds at owners’ coops where flaws emerge. It notes plucking wrong feathers may hide defects, but true purity remains visible in form and weight.
Raleigh's Cloak Cleans and Arctics Spark a Musing
The joke recounts Sir Walter Raleigh leaving a cleaner's with a muddy cloak. He notes a woman stepping on it causing him to remark on her arctics. He then allegedly turns to smoking as a solace, as described by the Judge.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Damascus Tour Guide Points to Ananias Home
A travel guide leads tourists through Damascus and claims the home of Ananias. A Danbury, Connecticut man jokes about a summer home of a named figure, but the guide dismisses the idea as not noted in official records.
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Damascus
Ananias
Connecticut
Danbury
Winsted
Cleveland Plain Dealer
You Can Never Tell
An irritable old farmer and his awkward son labor in heat when the old man trips over a stump and curses it. The son rebukes him softly, warning he might stumble on that stump again. This brief vignette reflects rural speech and humor.
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Tophet
Divorces Spark Reno Residency Banter
A light exchange hinges on an unnamed woman’s claim to establish a permanent Reno residence for a divorce case. The dialogue hints at presumed motives and future actions in a small town legal backdrop.
Census Talk Turns to Neighborly Gossip
Citizens recount conversations with an enumerator as they complete the local census. One resident admits sharing detailed information about neighbors while answering questions and logs the interaction as part of the official process.
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Adirondacka
Catskill Mountains
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Lake District
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Middle States
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Colorado
Pacific Coast
Coronado Beach
San Diego
Cal
Waldon Fawcett
Walddon FawceTt
Adriondale Wilderness
ARMY
James A. Patten
America
Angus Steer
Black Rock
Ipehainelt Sc
Sir Walter
Reno
Vorce
Denver
Broadway
Cole
Aes Traces
Gallare
U. S
H. Nieheolin Co
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Plattner Implement Co
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