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Newspaper
Grand Traverse Herald
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
1
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Grand Rapids and Indianary, Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo Chicago and Indianapolis depart at 6 40 a m and 11 10 a m for northern and southern local points. Through coaches for Strand Rapids on 11 10 a m train and 1 20 p m train to Traverse City. 4 30 p m service covers Grand Rapids Chicago Cincinnati Indianapolis Louisville and St Louis. Sleeping cars at Walton on all trains. Train G BR Gi carries passengers to Grand Rapids with no car change. GR 4 30 p m flyer vestibuled for major cities.
Trains depart Traverse City on multiple lines to Grand Rapids Detroit Toledo Chicago Muskegon Bay City Port Huron and east and toward Manistee Ludington Milwaukee Elk Rapids Kalkaska Central Lake Charlevoix and Petoskey with daily times including 6:00 am 11:30 am 5:40 pm 1:35 pm and 6:45 pm. Agent J Erhoe and General Passenger Morlura note the schedule.
Poem fragment recalling long ago orchard scenes with vivid imagery of apple trees, breezes, and summer in nostalgic rural memory. The verses evoke ripened fruit, birdsong, and the shrine of summer, hinting at remembered abundance and delight through poetic memory.
John Raeburn, a lawyer, writes a frank love letter to his stenographer Bertha Wilson as he plots to test her feelings. Bertha copies the letter, then is moved to tears by the reveal. A later, sincere note from Raeburn wins her yes, leading to engagement and wedding plans. The piece blends a daytime romance with office dynamics and social nuances.
Two observers returning from Alaska present optimistic views on Kenai Peninsula Copper River Valley and other regions. General A W Greely highlights land fertility and grain farming potential while ex Senator Warren Miller touts timber and fisheries growth. They project Alaska’s mineral wealth and new territories yielding substantial future value beyond the 187? purchase, per the New York World.
The Chicago Chronicle notes the vast scale of barrel making, with 200 million barrels used annually and a single colony turning out 40,000 barrels per day. It highlights the global supply chain, forest exploitation, and a $40 million annual value while warning of unsustainable depletion.
A well dressed elderly man finishes a downtown meal then helps a stray tabby by feeding scraps. The cat later travels with him on a suburban train, prompting onlookers to remark on animal thought and the man’s decision to take the cat home.
A Des Moines led syndicate forms to plant what would be the world’s largest orchard in Laclede county Missouri with $1,000,000 capital. Frisco Railway to build a five mile spur from Lebanon and extend toward Hartville. William C. Carroll of Kansas City says 5,000 acres near Lebanon will be planted with apples and peaches, with early fruit and grain interplanted for revenue during growth.
A New York state farmer quoted in the Buffalo News asserts female scarecrows deter crows better than male ones. He describes experiments: crows count men up to 11 but only to three with women, concluding crows are nearly four times more afraid of women.
The text notes birds act as weather cocks when perched on trees or bushes as they almost invariably face the wind.
In Zulinland, full moon enables visibility to seven miles and starlight lets one read with ease.
Berlin features a compact circus where trained ants perform dances somersaults draw miniature wagons stage sham battles and exhibit a variety of tricks showcasing their small world theatrics.
The Providence Journal reports a spaniel belonging to O. M. eo of Providence died after digging its own grave during illness. The dog, a cocker spaniel and much loved, disappeared during sickness and a reward was offered for its return dead or alive. A body was found beneath a doorstep at Mr. Lee's house after the dog dug its own hiding place. The pet received a ceremonial burial.
Nathan Straves, longtime distributor of pasteurized milk to NYC’s poor, announces next year a bigger laboratory to meet growing demand. Heaulilk is given free to all who cannot pay and no nominal charge to others. Dr Corwin Mabbey, from the health department, says low child death rates under five in Manhattan are tied to Postnerized milk from stations run by Mr. Strauss.
The Garden notes blackberries thrive luxuriantly in Australia, growing rapidly and spreading like invasive vines across farms. They are largely untended, yet their fruits tempt with jam making, despite their unwelcome abundance on many properties.
In the Heawatian uplands hundreds of horses and thousands of cattle roam without drinking water. They live on mountain plateaus where streams are scarce in the rainy season. Cattle feed and drink on a recumbent jointed grass called mauinis, sustaining the herds until slaughter.
The king learned of a young officer’s accidental death in India before public release. He feared a shock to the mother and sent the boy’s uncle that evening to break the news to his family, a rare act of considerate royal mercy noted by the Scotsman.
The interior bark of trees, once used for writing, carries a Latin name liber meaning bark. It suggests an ancient origin for writing. Unlike leaves, bark could be rolled into a volume without cracking.
A square mile of land near Mount Carmel Pennsylvania has suddenly dropped two and a half feet causing concern among residents and officials about potential subsidence and ground instability in the region.
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