Clarinda Coal Mines Fuel Local Industry
The Ingraham mine on the Boston farm employs 23 miners and yields 650 bushels daily. Campbell mine nearby uses nine workers for 125 bushels daily. Tom Johnson & Co. mine two miles west of Clarinda employs eleven and produces 800 to 400 bushels daily with shaft depth 185 feet and coal 16 to 25 inches thick. First coal market Sept 19, 1901. price 11 cents per bushel plus delivery 2 cents.
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Clarinda
Ingraham
Boston Farm
Campbell
Tom Johnson & Co
Tom Johnson
Centerville
Clarinda Journal
Blunders of Astronomical Detail in Classic Fiction
A London Standard survey critiques misused astronomy in novels and poems from Hall Caine to Rider Haggard, noting moon phases and solar eclipses misaligned with real science. It cites examples from Our Mutual Friend, King Solomon’s Mines, Coleridge, and Twain, arguing such errors appear when writers sacrifice accuracy for story.
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Mr. Hall Caine
Hall Gainé
Eugene Wrayburn
Dickens
Rider Huggard
Coleridge
Jon
Coruna
Mark Twain
Atlantic
London Standard
Peculiarities of Sound Signals for Long Range Cues
The article examines how sounds used as long range signals vary in reliability. It notes explosion sounds are often uncertain and brief, reed horns outperform guncotton, and two-note signals may best arrest attention. It cites experiments by Plazzi Smith and parallels with Alpine cries, Australian wilderness calls, and children’s high pitched calls like Sally to illustrate effective long range signaling.
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London
Plazzi Smith
Smith
Sally
December Birthstone Turquoise and Its Folklore
The December turquoise is praised as a sign of prosperity and protection against illness and contagion. It is linked to ancient Mexicans and western Indians, with legends of mood telltales and a name from Turkish origins. The piece also notes the gem’s Shakespearean reference and cautions about faith not fact in its powers.
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Shylock
Turkey
Profit From Dyspepsia Cure Advertisements
A collage of testimonials and quips promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve with claims of digestive relief and painless cures. Advertisements tout Bartlett & Doyle as sellers and cite various individuals praising products for stomach, bowel, and skin remedies.
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Demick
Somerville
Ind
Bartlett & Doyle
de Witt
J. O Greene
W.C. Williamson
Amherst, Va
Chamberlain
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Chicago
Ill
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CS. Itores
Kline
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Philadelphia
Kline’s
Madison Medcine Co
Madison
Wis
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Chica
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Munn & Co
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Verma
Nowadealers
Broadway
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D.C
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the Cantaur Company
New York City
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Frank Davis
Hardware and Furniture
Iowa
Hall Caine
Rider Hagegard
Cole Bridge
Ufe
Piay
Saturday Review
New York Press
Jeremiah Cleaver
Jim Collitlower
DeWitt
James Mack
N. Webster
Willie
J. M. Yingling
Bedford St. M. SE
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Amato Bay
Jamaica
West India Islands
Clarissa
Clarence
Putnam
Monroe Drug Company
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S. D. Burgner
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Postoffice
Farmers National Bank
A. Hydinghr
Pres
B-M
Bhal
D. Butterfield
Yassr
B.G. Franklin
Hamburg Roller Mills
Pholesale and
Hulshizer & CO
Webster Bros
Furbush
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L. J. Abbey
Sidney, Iowa
Metelman Elk, SW
Cor, Square, Sidney, In
N. H. Hopkins
Hamburg Bank
John Conner
O. K
Pickel & Murray
Eureka
Wingate & McBride Prop’s
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S. T. Mitchell
Gilman
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