Cape Nome Gold Dredging Hopes Reach Ocean Depths
The United States issues permits for a vast Cape Nome dredging push to mine gold from Behring Sea sands. Plans include shore anchored dredges, underwater drilling, and diving to scoop up pay dirt, with potential yields of thousands daily. Fortunes and dangers accompany the arctic enterprise as crews chase a new era of ocean mining.
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United States
Cape Nome
Alaskan
Behring Sea
Nome
Chesapeake
Yukon
Nome Beach
Behring
Hastings Invests Half Century Cent, Realizes Big Return
Hastings realises 350 900 on an investment of 50 cents after a curious remark. The response notes the sum and the surprising cost of the investment, described in a playful exchange. The term marriage certificate is referenced as the purchased item.
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Hastings
Scott
The Sun Never Sets Across the World Empires
A historical survey traces the phrase the sun never sets on the British empire and other powers, noting its poetic origin and wide adoption by England Portugal Spain and France. It cites Pitt Webster and Webster era figures and cites examples from Drake Philip II Guarini and Campen. The piece discusses global dominions and the enduring metaphor through ages.
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Pitt
England
America
Senate
Daniel Webster
Thomas Fuller
Francis Drake
Drake
Philip II
Gondomar
Spain
Howell
Europe
Asia
Africa
Buchanan
Guarini
Pastor Sido
Catherine of Austria
Portugal
Camoens
Cape of Good Hope
Vasco da Gama
Brazil
Cabral
Campens
Schiller
Don Carlos
Napoleon
Charles V
Tibullus
Rutilius
Stage fright tale from a matinee idol anecdote
A Chicago Times Herald anecdote recalls a matinee idol admitting stage fright during the play’s early acts when applause was sparse. He notes relief and rising success after a dramatic corn crib scene with the heroine, illustrating how a pivotal moment changed audience reception.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Indiana's Freak Farms Lead in Unusual Agriculture
Indiana farms venture beyond corn and wheat into odd livestock and crops. Skunk, rabbit, and Angora cat farms flourish with high prices, while leech markets shrink from past physician demand. Peppermint and other unique ventures yield profits per acre, including fattening watermelons by stem grafting with sugar water.
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Indiana
New Harmony
Posey County
Herman Eular
Germany
Wabash
Nathan Meyer
Wabash Belgian Hare Breeding and Importing Company
St. Joseph County
Mark Beeger
Michigan-Indiana
Lake County
What Shooting Stars Really Are
An excerpt by Professor C A Young from New Lippincott explains shooting stars are meteors, not stars, formed of rock or dust racing through space. They burn up on entry, sometimes leaving a ground fragment, and resemble a flame in the atmosphere. The piece also includes a tale from Rev Cyrus Townsend Brady and a china plate stacking tip from Ladies' Home Journal.
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C. A. Young
New Lippincott
Lord Kelvin
Cyrus Townsend Brady
April Ladies’ Home Journal
Saxon Railways Profits Reach Over Eight Million Dollars
The Saxon government reports a profit exceeding 8,000,000 dollars from its railway operations. Officials cite efficient management, rising passenger numbers, and freight growth as key factors, with returns benefiting public services and future infrastructure funding.
Pearl City News From Our Own Correspondent
Rev Marth arrives as new Evangelical pastor. Funeral for Frederick P Waite draws Masons and Knights from Lena. Local election yields 68 votes with 50 straight tickets and 3 mutilated ballots. Village board to organize. pneumonia and fevers sweep the town. various visits, marriages, and social notes fill the week.
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Pearl City
Pearl Crew
Marth
Evangelical Church
Town
Masons
Knights of Pythias
Fredrick P. Waite
Lena
Henry Warner
Stockton
G. W. Dow
Wm. Goodrich
Fred Tollmeier
J. W. Snow
J. J. Freas
H. C. Kartner
S. F. Yeager
Wm. Terry
Joseph Callan
Rol Bogenrief
T. L. Fye
I. B. Hammond
A. K. Eby
J. B. and
Bert Timms
Bogenrief
Robinson
Penticoff
Yeager
Kartner
Terry
J. d. Freas
United States Pelit
Chicago
Dubuque
D. C. Lamb
Divian
O.E. S
Hiram Olthoff
Mary Hogan
Philadelphia
New Village Board
Pearl Lodge
Cal Mishler
Mt. Morris
W. F. Dow
Savanna
Ada Frazier
Kent
George Stichter
Frank Natzel
Wm. Ford
Mary Butts
Love
Freeport
Divans
Lanark
J. Callen
Dora Plager
Grundy Center
Cough remedies and hospital card play debate
A racking cough and weakness prompt a claim that Foley's Honey and Tar cures the “grippe cough” and restores strength. The London Lancet argues patients should be allowed to play cards as well as smoke if it does not annoy others.
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Foley
H. J. Moogh
W. F. Jungkunz
The
London Lancet
Grain-O Beverages Take Root As Healthful Coffee Alternative
A reader endorses Grain-O made from pure grains noting initial dislike but after a week refuses coffee. The product nourishes the system and benefits children who may drink freely. Described as a strengthening substance of new grains, the ad urges readers to get a pack age from grocers and follow directions for a delicious healthful table beverage.
Excursion Tickets for Manila Bay Anniversary Event
Excursion tickets to the second anniversary of the Battle of Manila Bay and the reception of Admiral George Dewey in Chicago are offered at reduced rates via the Northwestern line. Tickets valid for trains arriving in Chicago by 11:00 a.m. May 2 and limited to May 3. Apply to Chicago and Northwestern railway agents.
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Manila Bay
George Dewey
Chicago
Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
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