Savannah set for 1908 Thanksgiving auto race for $5000 trophy
Savannah prepares a 26.73 mile motor race through city streets and surrounding areas on Thanksgiving. The event, run by the Automobile Club of America, will feature top drivers like Lewis Strang and Al Poole racing Isotta and Vandervilt cars for a $5000 gold trophy and cash prizes amid upgraded roadbed and banking to favor speed.
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Long Island Motor Parkway
Hoke Smith
Savannah
Automobiles Club of America
Empire State of the Sooth
Southland
New York Evening Sun
Ince
Lewis Strang
Isotta
Savannah Automobile Club
Chatham County
al Poole
George Robertson
Strang and Poole
Long Island
Jericho Turnpike
Jericho Road
Téstill Avenue
White Bluff Road
Montgomery Crossroad
Water's Road
Whitefield Avenue
Isle of Flope
Daly Avenue
Savannah Automobile Club Hosts Races With Military Aid
The Savannah Automobile Club formed earlier this year with Governor Smith as honorary referee. Georgia milit ary groups funded race day safety and kept roads clear. An overturned car prompted a spectator to enter the track. The November 25 26 event will feature armed soldiers and strict crowd control.
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Savannah Automobile Club
Smith
Georgia
Pigeon Photographs by Imperial Experimenter
Dr. Newbrenner, court apothecary to Emperor William, mounts a camera on pigeons to photograph fort interiors. Berlin authorities will test the device at Spandau and dismantled forts. He claims bird portraits may aid generals in war with a three to seven success ratio.
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Newbrenner
William
Germany
Patent Office
Berlin
New York
Neaubrenner
Spandau
Neubronner
Thumb marks replace monograms on note paper
A Philadelphia stationer promotes the thumb mark on stationery as a personal sign manual. Engraved in gold or silver, it serves as an identification mark akin to Bertillon. Red or blue inks are optional, offering novelty and ease of fresh imprinting for verifiable handwriting identity.
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Philadelphia
Ban on costly dress at Jowner College
President Ella Sabin of Jowner College Milwaukee announces a move toward a college uniform to curb extreme fashion by rich students. She aims to reduce visible wealth gaps to prevent shame among poorer classmates. The policy follows a similar hat restriction recently enacted at the State University.
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Ella Sabin
Jowner College
Milwaukee
Wis
West
Medals For Canal Workers From Scrap of Lesseps
Bronze medals to honor American canal workers with two years service will be struck in Philadelphia from Ferdinand de Lesseps scrap. The awards, proposed by President Roosevelt during a canal zone visit, will be ready in 1909 after collecting copper and tin from obsolete French machinery.
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Ferdinand de Lesseps
Panama
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Canal Zone
Ginger Ale Case Found From Civil War Era
A bottle of ginger ale buried during Civil War times was discovered in a hill below the twin lights at Atlantic Highlands. The can is intact and unusually strong, with the contents preserved well for 20 years beyond the century.
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Atlantic Highlands
Patrons Asked to Notify Office on Missing Papers
Readers urged to inform the newspaper office if they do not receive their paper regularly, so delivery issues can be corrected.
Family Medicinal Pills Promised in Pocket Size Bottle
An old advertisement offers a q q q bottle of Pleasant Pellets for a range of ailments from fevers and colds to worms, dyspepsia, and nervous debility. It claims relief for headaches, bronchitis, colic, croup, and fever sores with a pocket sized package sold by druggists or by mail from a John Street address.
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SA. Rothme
Kidsey
John Streets
Ferngline Machines Recreated From Fringed Fishing Bindings
In a remarkable restoration the felnglane devices are rebuilt using worn étted Wimming bindeers, transforming aged fishing implements into functional ferngines. The work showcases adaptive reuse and inventive engineering from local craftsfolk.
Trade and Flora Notes From Early China Mention Cities
The article notes that in China trees are mainly used in Shanghai Esingtau and Tientsin. It mentions Australian waters originating in New South Wales as a popular item.
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China
Shanghai
Esingtau
Tientsin
New South Wales
Famous ruby linked to crown and battles across history
The ruby at the center of the Maltese cross atop the British crown traces to a gift from King Pedro of Castile to the Black Prince after Najara. Henry V wore it in his helmet at Agincourt, tying the gem to key medieval conflicts.
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Pedro
Castile
Najara
Henry V
England
Agincourt
Coffee Beans and the Men and Women of the Bean
A reader explores a playful claim about coffee beans having male and female varieties and argues that buyers seeking the best brand should insist on the former, discussing the notion with a wink at consumer knowledge.
Elephant Ivory Yield Facts
A historical note states that fifty pounds is the average ivory yield from a single elephant.
Lombard bankers and English bills of exchange origins
Italian bankers from Lombardy who settled in England in the early 1500s pioneered bills of exchange and other negotiable securities. They did not introduce IOUs, which were a distinctly British invention and were rarely considered valuable or negotiable.
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Lombardy
England
Patagonia vanishes from maps as it is absorbed by Argentina
The region known as Patagonia, meaning large footed, has disappeared from the map of South America after being absorbed by the Argentine Republic.
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Patagonia
South America
Argentine Republic
Iridescent Glass Formed by Red Hot Tin and Strontia Fumes
Glass gains iridescence when exposed to fumes from salts of tin barium and strontium in a red hot state. Strontia yields the red color while tin gives bluish white. In ancient glass the iridescence comes from partial decay and opacity.
Spartan King Defies Xerxes in Verbal Duel
Xerxes sent messengers to Leonidas at Thermopylae ordering surrender of arms. Leonidas answered that Xerxes should come and take them, signaling defiant resolve against Persian demands.
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Xerxes
Thermopylae
Leonidas
Convict Island Locks Women Out of Ferdinand de Noronha
The Brazilian island of Ferdinand de Noronha excludes women, reserving the island for convicts as a male‑only penal settlement.
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Ferdinand de Noronha
Brazil
Soldier Fights Red Tape for Special Shoes
A private in the French army sought to buy and wear a non regulation shoe. He learned the feat required months of delay and written permits from seven or more bureaus before approval.
The Great Toe as Inner Propulsion Fulcrum
The great toe sits on the inside of the foot acting as a fulcrum to propel the body forward. It explains the toe's role in balance and forward movement.
Actor's coffin shipment costs differ for London burial
An English actor who died on the road was shipped to London in his coffin by his manager as theatrical properties. The cost was $4, while travelling as a corpse would have cost $60.
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London
Stoneless Acres in Manitoba Soils Featured
A Manitoba field profile notes furrows run long without stones and rich black loam three to five feet deep formed by centuries of decaying vegetation, highlighting soil quality in the region.
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Manitoba
Sardines Harvested Off Winefish Coast Daily
Four hundred tillions of sardines are taken yearly off Winefish coast. Sardines are described as young pilehards in this fragment.
Thieves Frighten Hunt Routed Into Police Station
Two young suspects who robbed a Brussels shop were hotly chased by officers and the shopkeeper. Cornered and panicked, they fled straight into a police station before realizing their mistake.
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Brussels
Eddystone Lighthouse Island Diary and Inhabitation
The smallest inhabited island hosts the Eddystone Lighthouse. At high water the lighthouse covers the island completely. The lighthouse diameter at the base is twenty eight and three quarter feet and it is inhabited by three persons.
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Eddystone
Flint knives from Mexico cut hair with sharp edges
The article notes Mexican flint knives described as eighty sharp enough to trim hair, highlighting their extreme fineness and potential use in grooming.
Rolling Stones Found in Australia Reveal Magnetic Roll
A discovery in Australia identifies real rolling stones that traverse a smooth surface as a group due to embedded magnetic ore. The phenomenon explains how multiple stones roll together in a coordinated mass.
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Australia
Frenchman with a lucky blade cuts a series of injuries
A Frenchman sustains multiple injuries after an accident involving a circular saw. He injures both hands, breaks both shins, fractures two ribs, breaks both arms, crushes one foot, and fractures his skull in a single incident.
Holly Grows Across Europe Capedés and United States
The plant holly is described as growing in northern European countries as well as Capedés and the United States, indicating a wide geographic distribution across different regions.
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Capedés
United States
Fragmentary Mythic Exchange Between Fallen Angels
A garbled excerpt depicts Lucifer confronting Beelzebub in a swift descent. The dialogue mentions an old problem and references unsteady political fates as it alludes to a tumultuous celestial confrontation.
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Heaven
Lucifer
Beelzebub
Bub
Sumer Saults
Man Zan Pile Remedy Offered for Piles Relief
Advertises Man Zan Pile Remedy for pile relief with first application promised. Guarantied. Price 60c. Sold by H J Moogk and C P Guenther.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Map making shifts to Greenwich meridian for global clarity
Fern releases map results from official surveys advocating use of Greenwich as the standard longitude. The article notes the confusion caused by varying meridians and units, urging uniform scales and common symbols to aid international navigation.
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Fern
Greenwich
Repubic
Camden
Philadelphia
New York
Peru
Athantic Coastal Plain
United States
United States Coast Survey
New York City
City Hall
France
Paris
Spain
San Fernando
Portugal
Lisbon
International Geographical Congress
Great Britain
Indian idols found in Costa Rica graves say experts
Emile Mosonyi, an Austrian mining engineer visiting Washington, reports gold idols of Costa Rican Indians are buried near graves but not within them. He notes graves lack marking and believes Aztec relics lie in hidden earth recesses, not on mounds, hoping to spur American scientific exploration.
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Costa Rica
Smithsonian
Washington
Emile Mosonyi
Mosonyi
Central America
Captain Lindsay visits White House with Roosevelt on Africa hunting
East Africa rancher Captain Fred Lindsay told President Roosevelt in Washington that Africa abounds with big game including elephants and hippos. He said Roosevelt showed interest in a future hunting trip and would be welcomed if he visited Africa, with no license barriers for a president.
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Fred Lindsay
East
Africa
Philadelphia
Washington
Roosevelt
Lindsay
Captain Lindsay
White House
East Africa
Mr. Roosevelt
Raising Oranges in Bee County Texas
W C McCurdy of Beeville praises a new era of commercial orange growing in Bee County. The original Dugat orange tree is over 23 years old and has spawned more than 100,000 descendant trees from Florida to California. California growers recently planted tens of thousands of trees in Bee County, with over 100,000 set last spring. now many farmers plant from a dozen to sixty trees each.
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Bee County
W. C. McCurdy
Beeville
Tex
Florida
California
First Steamer Communicates With San Francisco and Honolulu Ports
The steamer Lurline of Matson Navigation recently linked both San Francisco and Honolulu stations simultaneously. The vessel, en route to Honolulu, operated in wireless contact with the two ports at once, marking a historic feat in wireless telegraphy.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Lurline
Matson Navigation Company
Paleo Nisses
Tufts Professor Prefers Hue to Professorship
Tufts scholar Jerome Schneider at eighty four with fifty two years teaching Greek says the man who tills the soil is happier than the Greek philosopher. He prefers farming to teaching and would rather farm than hold a professorship.
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Tufts
Jerome Schneider
Tufts College
Boston Dispatch
Schneider
First Public Talk Sparks Crowd Approval
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a speaker engaging a crowd for two hours with no end in sight as the audience cheers. An advertisement promotes Pineules for kidneys and bladder relief, claiming first dose relief and a 30 days trial for $1.09, sold by H. J. Moogh and C. P. Guenther.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
H. J. Moogh
C. P. Guenther
Cliff Dwellers Ruins Restoration Plan for Mesa Verde
The Colorado Archaeological Society campaigns in Colorado Springs to win government backing for restoring Mesa Verde cliff dwellings near Mancos. Restoration aims to protect the ruins from vandalism and weather damage and preserve them as an ethnological memorial for future generations.
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Colorado Archaeological Society
Colorado Springs
Mea Verde
Mancos
Colo
America
Stelen Trunt Jackson
United States
Messa Verde
Colorado
New Eye Hazard From Electric Lighting Prompts Glasses
Dresden scientists warn ultraviolet rays from electric lighting may damage eye tissue and cause cataracts. They propose yellow or green spectacles as a simple preventive, predicting universal use as electricity expands. Archibald Crombie reports from New York Sum.
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Electright
Dresden
Where She Was Underneath the Balcony
A short verse in a Philadelphia Bulletin piece describes a man waiting for his love who is inside the kitchen washing supper dishes. The night guitar and moon imagery contrast with the absent adored one, leaving the speaker’s ardent wishes unanswered.
Ring's Little Liver Pills for Biliousness
An old newspaper ad touts Ring's Little Liver Pills as a remedy for biliousness and sick headaches. The compact promotional notice claims the pills keep you well and advertises a 35 cent price from H. J. Meogh in O P Guenther.
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Ring
H. J. Meogh
O. P. Guenther
Golf course anecdote ends with a caddie joke
On opening a Tankerton Whitstable course Mr Akers-Douglas shares a tale of a golfer who endures a clumsy caddie. The player escapes injury after a tense round and pays the caddie, who jokes that his name is Mustard while the exchange ends with a quip about accident insurance.
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Tankerton
Whitstable
Akers- Douglas
Fiste
Balnam
London Express
Sermon Advice from Bishop Potter on Pulpit Perspiration
A Brooklyn clergyman recalls Bishop Potter’s calm preaching style and a telling remark after a tense sermon. He asked for advice and Potter replied that one should not mistake pulpit perspiration for inspiration.
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Potter
Brooklyn
Talmage
Tales of Cities and Oddities from Daily Life
The article surveys global city contrasts noting Moscow’s many churches and Yokohama’s water supply from distant rain, compares Edinburgh and Leith as a merged city, and recounts quirky remarks on custom soaps and roulette origins, with anecdotes about celebs and rare perfumes.
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Moscow
New York
Yokohama
America
Edinburgh
Leith
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