Hermit of Santa Anita Secluded Beauty Lives on Fruit
Mrs Marie Bernadette Riedeselle once famed as New York beauty lives in a canyon retreat near Los Angeles. She eats uncooked fruit and berries, fasts for long periods, walks 15 miles daily, and wears simple garments as she studies philosophy. She refuses to discuss her husband or past, claiming a life of freedom from civilization.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Anita Canyon
Marie A. Riedeselle
New York
Alaska
Pinto
Shakespeare
la Bocrates
Wild Woman Seen Roaming Near Blue Sea Lake
Prof. Macauley of Harvard reports a dark skinned woman living alone in a leaf covering hut near Gatineau river. She travels with dogs, guards a rifle but ammo is denied, avoids people after a past injury, and survives in the forest through harsh winters.
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Canadian
Ottawa
Ont
Blue Sea Lake
Macauley
Harvard University
Gatineau River
Monkey jailed for mischief in New Jersey county jail
A South American monkey named Petro Parbuza has been committed to Middlesex county jail for malicious mischief after breaking a medicine chest and roaming the Sayreville area. Warden Charles Rogers recalls the animal’s earlier escapades including drinking beer and wandering from a hotel.
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New Brunswick
N.J
Middlesex County
Sheriff's Deputies
Sayreville
Charles Rogers
Pat Farley
Casper Shuler
Justice of the Peace
Geranium
Shuler
Farley
Petro Parbuza
Brave 12-Year-Old Routs Bank Bandits in Robbinsdale
Ruth Trump daughter of John Trump of Robbinsdale Minnesota ran through darkness to the town hall to ring an alarm after bandits driven from work by her father and brother attacked a bank. Citizens rushed into the streets pursuing the robbers who escaped after a brief battle.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Ruth Trump
John Trump
Robbinsdale
Hazers Face Teeing Incident in Michigan Schools
A Hancock dispatch reports hazers in northern Michigan involved in a teeth taunting spree at public schools near Rockland. Victims received numerous teeth as pranks, one boy confessed after being overwhelmed. Arrests occurred but cases settled out of court.
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Hazers
Milwaukee
Michigan
Hancock
Rockland
Haxera
Fraudulent Noahs Diary Relics Tin Fraud Exposed in Michigan
A Michigan copper tablet claiming Noahs diary sparked a wide swindle. Promoters forged relics by digging copper artifacts, applying verdigris, and burying them for recovery. A former secretary of state, a university museum curator, and other Michigan men are linked to the plot.
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Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Wisconsin
University Museum
Michigan Copper
Irish Born Swede Learns He Is Son of Erin
Herbert Sweeny of Red Wing Minnesota, raised as Olaf Olson in Sweden, learns at 25 he is the Irish son of adopters. He seeks court correction from Judge Walker to restore his proper identity after discovering foster parents’ disinheritance and a family romance surrounding his adoption.
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Erin
Chicago
Olaf Olson
Herbert Sweeny
Wen
Walker
Olson
Red Wing
Mier
Sweeny
Judge Walker
Modern Samson of Maple Falls Lifts 450-Pound Stone
John Fitzpatrick, 75, famed for uncut hair reaching near the ground, is a strongman in Maple Falls Washington. At the Yakima county fair he hoisted a 450 pound granite boulder, carried it 40 feet, and loaded it into a wagon box unaided.
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Maple Falls
Wash
Samson
John Fitzpatrick
Yakima County
Osage Indians Richest Race in New State Claim
The Interior Department says Osage land allotment cards for the third selection will arrive soon as surveyors work. Final selections begin December 1 with 656 acres per enrollee from 2,229 allottees. Each Osage heir holds about 40 000 dollars in value and citizenship in Oklahoma. Jane Appleby of Tulsa is denied allotment but may receive annuity payments.
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Tulsa
I. T
Department of the Interior
Indian Territory
Arkansas River
State of
Oklahoma
Jane Appleby
Listener Breaks Silence Helps Sailor Released From Asylum
Francis de Four, 18 years confined at Kankakee insane asylum, finally found a listener in a French Canadian patient and guard A M Pelletier. A priest’s reply said de Four had been mourned as dead. Family in Chicoutimi, said to be well to do, will arrange his return home once formalities are completed.
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Peoria, Tl
Kankakee Insane Asylum
Francis de Four
Chicoutine
de Four
Kankakee
Cook County
A. M. Pelletier
Hearly
Mining News Highlights From Salt Lake Trade Flows
In November Salt Lake trading saw 1 631 503 shares change hands valuing 9 655 096 77. Arizona fire damaged Shattuck mine at Bisbee 60 000, bulkheads closed shafts to smother flames. Newhouse Mines plans full capacity 15 tons daily. Utah Copper output nears 3 million pounds refined. Idaho Spring Mountain district adds eight lead and copper mines. Goldfield Consolidated votes to pass current dividend due to labor. Ohio Copper’s new plant praised by Silver King Coalition. Coal coke value rises 62 232 524 in 1906 from 50 614 674 in 1905. per ton up to 1.12. Diamonds decline as demand softens. Hannapan mine slows. Iron trade improves with furnaces blown out. Open market ore and bullion settled at 1 029 000 vs 3 012 000 prior month. Colorado leads U S in precious metals output 1906 at 23 210 029. Virgin river oil strike compared to Rhyolite No 1. Balakila Copper suspend construction due to funds. Cripple Creek ore output doubles in six weeks.
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Salt Lake Mining Exchange
Shattuck Arizona
Bisbee
Arizona
Boston Nevada Company
Whitney
Osecoloa
Salt Lake
Utah Copper Company
Jers
Samuel Newhouse
Cactus Mines
Newhouse Mines & Smelters Corporation
A. D. Moffat
United States Geological Survey
Idaho
Spring Mountain
Lemhi County
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company
Ohio Copper Company
David Keith
Silver King Coalition Mines Company
South Africa
Brazil
Great Britain
Holland
Belgium
France
Hannapan Mining Company
Hannapan
Tonopah
Iron Trade Review
Pla Iron
McCornick & Co
Colorado
Union
Alaska
Cadar City Company
Virgin River
Balakiola Copper Company
Coram
Cal
Stale childhood flavors revived in old time recipes
A nostalgic piece celebrates heirloom baked goods that recall childhood meals. It highlights Southern bread and sweet treats such as salt rising, old oaken bucket lemonade, and gingerbread while presenting three preserved recipes High Bridge Gingerbread Maple Wood Hermits and Auntie Does Ginger Snaps with step by step directions and ingredients.
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High Bridge
Poe
Western Housekeeper Chili Sauce Guide
A homemaker's chili sauce recipe suggests trimming seeds and pulp from large green peppers and four onions, then chopping 24 ripe tomatoes. Combine in a kettle with three tablespoons of salt eight of brown sugar six cups vinegar two teaspoons cinnamon and one clove. Simmer gently for an hour and seal in pint jars.
Spiced Grapes Recipe Steps and Flavor Note
This extract describes making spiced grapes by simmering 1 quart grapes in vinegar with cloves and cinnamon, then straining and boiling with sugar and a thickener, cooling and bottling. Served cold, it pairs well with mint.
Dye Stain Removal Gone Wrong
A stained tan covert skirt soaked with red dye was treated with hot water Ivory soap ammonia and cold water. The scrubbing plan allegedly worked, leaving the garment seemingly back to good as new.
Make Children's Stockings From Used Balbriggan Undies
A frugal sewing tip describes making child stockings from men's balbriggan underwear and an old stocking as a pattern. Cut pieces to fit the child's size and dye with a ten cent package of black or brown dye for multiple pairs from a single suit.
Household Woodwork Cleaning Tips From Domestic Guide
A simple method for washing woodwork uses a cloth wrung in warm water with a dash of soda. The damp cloth rubbed over surfaces removes dirt quickly and leaves paint looking fresh and renewed.
Cold Washday Trick for Warmer Hand Handling
On cold washdays this tip suggests wiping hands dry and rubbing them with powdered starch to prevent cold hands while hanging up clothes.
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Mrs
Big
Books
Plano
Monkey
New Jersey
Brave Girl
Walter J. Damrosch
New York Symphony Society
Mr. Damrosch
Northwest
J. D. Hawking
United States Reduction and Refining Company
Cripple Creek
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