Life of the mine mule in Pennsylvania pits and tunnels
The piece portrays the mine mule as a fearless, intelligent, and stubborn worker in the Connellsville coke region of Pennsylvania. It describes his agility on rails and crossways, his knack for avoiding danger during cage shifts and runaway trips, and his disdain for women, noting how he adapts to tunnel life while keeping pace with mine operations.
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Underworld
Erebus
Connellsville
Pennsylvania
Connellaville
Lessenring
Ciash
Mammoth Slope
Wade
Tais
New York Commercial Advertiser
Keystone State origins and a flood story at Maple Hill
The Philadelphia Times reports on why Pennsylvania is called the Keystone State with two explanations about the Declaration of Independence and a stone arch. It notes a flood freak at Maple Hill Colliery where a mule survived the deluge and turned gray, identified by a flesh brand.
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Pennsylvania
Rock Creek
Washington
Maple Hill
Philadelphia Times
California Mineral Belt Explored Across 800 Miles
The mineral bearing belt in California runs the state length exceeding 800 miles and remains largely unexplored with only a small portion surveyed.
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California
California Fruits Industry Grows From Missions to Markets
A Washington Star report quotes W. W. Loughrey noting California fruit imports rival others in the nation, with Christmas displays dominated by state products. The article traces the industry back to Franciscan missions in 1792, the 1849 gold rush impetus, and ongoing climate advantages that support citrus and subtropical varieties across diverse California valleys.
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California
National Capital
Union
W. W. Loughrey
Washington Star
Division of Statistics
Sonoma County
Los Angeles
Yolo
A Vision of the Century by John Bates Clark
John Bates Clark discusses the twentieth century in the Atlantic essay a Hundred Years Hence. He argues foreign relations shift from conflict to trade adjustment and international courts. He notes temptations of prosperity but cites growing fraternity and moral stamina as signs of potential millennium progress.
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John Bates Clark
Atlantic
Locking the Gibraltar Fortress Ceremony Described
Gibraltar correspondent reports the ceremonial locking of the fortress. Twenty minutes before evening gunfire the guard, band and key sergeant parade from the Convent with an escort, march through Casemate square, and lock gates into Spain. The key sergeant returns to secure the keys, which can only be unlocked by special sanction of the Governor.
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Gibraltar
Military Mail
Casemate Square
Spain
Valuable Pebbles on Plum Island and Goose Island
A northern Long Island shoreline hosts small isles Plum Island and Goose Island rich in agates, quartz pebbles of red yellow and purple used for stained glass. Sloops harvest the beach pebbles as waves polish them, with New York demand supporting local owners. California is noted for orange and olive varieties.
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Long Island
Plum Island
Goose Island
New York
Vogeler Compound Promises Cure for Indigestion and More
A testimonial letter from Frank Chambers of Chiswick describes two years of indigestion and weakness, ended by relief after using Vogeler's Curative Compound. The notice claims the formula comes from a London physician and offers free samples with newspaper mention. Also mentions explorers near the North Pole and various health products and slogans in a collage of ad-like snippets from the period.
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Frank Chambers
Bennett St
Chiswick
Vogeler
West End
London
Bettes
St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd
Baltimore
Anxious to Pay Their Fines in Wellington
Prohibition era tension in Wellington as temperance advocates attempt to stop the city treasurer from taking monthly fines from jointkeepers. The jointkeepers counter by paying 300 dollars each, six months early, to preempt the injunction and clear their penalties.
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Kansas
Wellington
Demand for law to force hotel bedclothes adoption
A Kansas woman asks Congressman Charles F. Scott to push a law requiring hotels or sleeping rooms to provide beds with four quilts and one blanket, detailing material weights and dimensions, to be kept on beds Sept 10 to May 1. The page lists miscellaneous ads and old news bits mentioning immigration refusals, dyes, steamship fleets, Garfield Tea, nerve restorers, and other items from 1900.
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Charles F. Scott
Kansas
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Swies Lakes
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Moscow
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Tri Ity Springs
Ind
Ayer
A. K. Randles
Nokomis
Ayer CO
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