Bees In California Wintering Shift Reveals Year Round Work
A Utah district exports bees to California to overwinter and resume work year round, with carloads sent back after warmer months. The piece notes the efficiency of organized bee management and compares crop prospects, including raisins from Smyrna and California’s growing global supply. It also covers aviation tests, naval training, and social commentary on wartime and political shifts.
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Utah
California
Yrna
Turkey
Smyrna
Califa
The Substitute Stenographer and the Insurance Man
Dalton notices a new stenographer Miss Holly Moore but learns she is not Miss Moore. The pair grow close as he helps her cope with errors and she reveals she is Holly Moore, aunt of the missing Miss Moore. Dalton proclaims love and the truth reshapes the office romance.
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Dalton
Eros
Miss Holly
Miss Moore
Dalton Sanctum
Sophia Moore
Misa Holly
Dave Dalton
Misa Moore
Airi
Holly Moore
How to Advertise Wins Work by a Diet Hint
A washerwoman explains fourfold responses from ads for daily work. The lucky advertiser says she ended her notice with I am on A diet, arguing stingy readers prefer ads that imply lower expenses and meals.
Alaska Forest Area Estimated at One Hundred Million Acres
The Alaska forest and woodland area is about 100 million acres, roughly 27 percent of the territory's land. About 20 million acres may yield saw timber, while the remaining 80 million acres are mostly woodland with limited saw timber but suitable for firewood.
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It Fa
Alaska
Territory
Astronomy student marked by stars at a prison tether
A stern mother questions the stars at the end of a young man's fetter. Helen explains the marks are astronomy symbols called atara showing positions of planets in the solar system.
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Helen
Mamma
Atara
Quake in Chile Tells of an American’s Night in 1906
American John H. Gilmor recalls the Santiago quake of August 16, 1906. He describes danger, panic, and rescue efforts as his wife and servants vanished, a cook Antonia saving a whisky bottle, and the couple sheltering in a carriage for two nights after the grand quake.
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John H. Gilmor
Santiago de Chile
Union Club
Abtonia
Alameda
Antonia
Bodega
Barkers Send Silent Musical Invitation for News
In a humorous mishap the Barkers mailed a four bar musical invitation after the printed date June 15. A friend phoned Barker to say he and his wife missed the invite, only to learn the message announced the birth of a son. Barker joked about the misreading as his wife’s message. Those crazy Barkers.
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Barkers
Barker
An Eccentric Professor of Harvard
The late Professor Sophocles of Harvard was a short, finely built man with white hair and beard and piercing eyes. He lived alone in a college building, prepared his own meals, and tolerated little disturbance.
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Sophocles
Harvard
Marathon
Fire Destroys Row of Buildings Near Ball Grounds
Pann describes a large blaze that consumed a row of buildings near the ball grounds. Phan claims not to have heard of the incident, while Puck notes he was at the ball game during the afternoon.
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Pann
Phan
Puck
Hollow stump homes from Pacific Northwest fir trees
The Pacific Northwest forests produce giant fir stumps that are hollowed to form living spaces. Families of five inhabit stump houses with doors windows and simple roofs. after use they become stables enclosures or chicken enclosures. Stumps are also used as dance platforms playgrounds and flower beds on vines.
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Pacific Northwest
California
Washington
Oregon
Chicago Tribune
Circus System Described as Marvelous Coordination
A Washington Star piece praises the efficiency of Barnum and Bailey's circus with a focus on the seamless organization from management to roustabout. It notes German officers studied the camp construction and transport methods in Berlin and adapted the findings for military use.
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Os Vluses
Barnum & Bailey
Berlin
Sal
Washington Star
Motor Cars Equal More Doctors
The article argues rising motor use shrinks the need for physicians as one doctor now sees more patients daily. It cites European data on insanity and general paralysis admissions, noting 995 male and 222 female cases in 1885 91 versus 2 270 male and 660 female in 1908, and questions European health trends.
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Europe
Praseta
Blaschko
New York
Westmoreland Club honors longtime doorkeeper Nathan Moore
A Richmond club honored its 31 year employee Nathan Moore, a Negro, with a ceremonial obituary and a funeral attended by club members at Second Baptist Church. The piece notes Southern attitudes toward race and service, praising character over color.
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Nathan Moore
Westmoreland Club
Richmond
Second Baptist Church
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Telegraph Doomed as Railroads Embrace Telephone Dispatch
Railroads rush to replace telegraph with phone dispatch aided by the selector device. Central offices control messages to suboffices, promising lower costs and safer operation, backed by nine hour law rulings and potential savings across 15 to 46 percent.
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Judy Kenesaw M. Landis
United States
Mexico
National Railways
Emigration Myths and Calls to Secure Farm Land in America
A writer argues against moving to Canada to gain land and profits, stating U S farm prices are highest and urging wage workers to acquire land across the United States. He describes owning ten acres, plans to grow vegetables poultry fruit and strawberries, and foresees potatoes yielding 100 to 150 dollars per acre. He urges perseverance and independence through ownership of land from Lake Michigan to the Gulf and Atlantic to Pacific.
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Canada
United States
Lake Michigan
Gulf
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Banks and Examiners in Embezzlement Scandals
The piece argues bank examiners must thoroughly audit assets and balances to prevent embezzlement. It cites a $137,000 theft in Lewis ton Idaho over five years aided by manipulated daily balances, condemning examiner carelessness and seeking accountability for depositor losses.
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Lewiston
Idaho
National Bank Examiners
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Santiago
Great Britain
Navy League of Germany
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