Records of Progress and Oddities From Old News Lines
A lagging boast of 16 workers 48 000 pins versus three men 7 700 000 pins. The last words of a Canadian hanged man. Copenhagen forms a Rational Danish Rat Exterminating Society with a crematory for vermin. Topeka stamp trading by political candidates. Paris Theatre Francais burned and its national role. Oregon wind powered timber clearing at a penitentiary farm, six weeks to clear sixteen acres using a sweeping wind.
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Copenhagen
Theatre Francais
Paris
Frances
Fratilions el Netural
Caipolipy Praucaise
Paria
Oregon
State Penitentiary
Geaveld
Ried Gold Fields In Philippines Prospectors Tap Benguet
American prospectors have reached Benguet in the Philippines and report rich igorrettes and many paying gold fields. High elevation interior sites yield small quartz veins and primitive mining. Copper iron and lignite are seen as future developments by experts. Rich Igorrettes boast hundreds of ounces of gold.
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Philippines
Benguet
Lucy Armitage Turns Nurse In Chicago
Lucy Armitage, a witty, self confident girl from a small town, moves to Chicago. She pursues nursing, mocks doctors, enjoys city bustle, and outs herself as a strong spirited new hire amid probation at a hospital. Her humor earns her both friends and foes as she adapts to the demanding environment.
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Lucy Armitage
Chicago
Lucy
Ley
Warry
Elia
Good Roads Notes on Highways and Needs
The piece argues for better highways to support farming and commerce, citing Lucy Armitage style of service in a medical setting as a tangential story, then detailing the importance of road improvements, costs, and comparative state efforts. It highlights the impact of road quality on freight, passenger travel, and overall economic efficiency, urging action under the Higbee Armstrong bill and noting New York and neighboring states’ expenditures and plans.
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Europe
Roy Stone
Department of Agriculture
Dee
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York
Hihways
Albert R. Shattuck
Committee On Good Roads
The
Automobile Club of America
Argentina Embraces Good Roads Movement and Cycling Focus
The duty of circulating and collecting information regarding the good roads movement is carried by a small funded office. Argentina shows growing interest as automobiles appear in Buenos Ayres, sparking a national push. The Argentine Touring Club forms, with roads set aside for bicycles and light cars, now under construction.
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Argentina
Buenos Ayres
Argenting Republic
Notable Co operative Success Near Rockwell Iowa
A Rockwell Iowa farmers co operative in its eleventh year posts its most successful year to date. Originating from price discontent with one buyer the group grew from 95 members and 200 shares to about 100 members with 601 shares. First year business under $50 000, recent year about $500 000 with a $185 000 increase. Dividend of 6123 and a treasury surplus over 7000.
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Rockwell
Iowa
Association
New York Post
Words of Wisdom on Self Improvement and Character
A reflective piece urges kindness and service to others as a path to self improvement. It extols patience in marriage, control of desires, and calm conduct, pairing humor with sincerity. It notes hope lightens burdens, humor aids others more than self, and balance of love and sense sustains life.
Londer the farmer and the postoffice clerk
A farmer mispronounces his name at the chief post office, forcing the clerk to loudly repeat until he discovers the name Londer. The piece contrasts a joke moment with a line about the man’s puzzled smile and the desk’s reaction.
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Ite
The New Sunshades And Foremost Fashion Parasol Trends
The column surveys elegant new parasols in three classes: utility, long-handled dress accessories, and lace and chiffon varieties. It notes automobile parasols in red or purple, ornate handles with materials like malachite, ivory, or coral, and emphasizes careful selection to avoid cracking. It also covers women's forestry education in universities, praising efforts by Marin Sanford and Col. Cooper, and highlights Arbor Day and tree-planting initiatives tied to women in colleges and clubs.
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University of Washington
Seattle
University of Nebraska
College of Forestry
Cornell
Marin Sanford
Minnesota State University
Minnesota
John 8. Cooper
Mississippi
Red River
Tiasen Park
College Hill
Cincinnati
New Jersey
Vermilye
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Landab
Graceful walking and weight on the balls of feet
A woman explains improved posture and grace by lifting onto the toes and settling weight on the balls of the feet. She claims this reduces foot fatigue and strengthens the arch, arguing the weight should not rest on the heels. The article notes the old habit causes weak backs. It then discusses long chain jewelry worn as a double loop with a pendant at the gown edge.
Feilla of Fashion and Novelties in Hats and Ties
The article surveys English fashion trends and New World novelties in belts, hats, silks, and accessories. It notes suede belt buckles, hand painted trims, high crowned hats, plaited straw, choux, and vivid color pairings like heliotrope pale blue and pale pink. It highlights illuminated crepon effects, gold buttonhooks, lace lingerie ties, satin liberties, foulards, crepe ties, and velvet neckbands as season highlights.
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Feilla
England
Silia
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Canada
Egotist
Leaven
Kansas City Journal
Topeka
Mare
Selenea
Jane
Tam
Chicago Tribune
Hungary
Philadelphia Record
Road Inquiry Bureau
Remarkage Association of Farmers
Words OF
New York Press
Woman's World
Secec
Wilhelmina
Queen Victoria
Victoria
Windsor
Netherlands
House of Hanover
New York Commercial Advertiser
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