National Park Plans Tie States to Rail Routes
Stephen Mather outlines a network of state controlled park lines along major rail corridors from New Orleans to Seattle and to California. The plan expects strong Western park expansion with federal support, lower travel costs, and larger future attendance at national parks.
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Aged Man Still Rides Bicycle
Dover Ohio article notes John R. Reese 85 or 95? years old, retired mill worker and early mill owner who has ridden about 91 000 miles. He still cycles over five miles daily, claiming the sand and hills are his favorite challenge as he continues riding past his peak years.
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Dover
John R. Reese
Civity
Wien
Ancient Worshipful Apothecaries Sell Historic London Shop
The Worshipful Company of Apothecaries has sold its long‑standing shop in the City of London to a local druggist firm. The store, dating back to the seventeenth century, preserves old prescriptions and historic drug making, while the wholesale factory remains with new owners to be arranged.
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Worshipful Company of Apothecaries
City of London
London
Company of Apothecaries
Apothecaries
Water Lane
Blackfriars
Shakespeare
Burbage
Garth
Tyros
Senate Clerk Walter Johnson Keeps Secrets From Sessions
Walter A. Johnson, executive clerk of the United States Senate and custodian of its secret executive session proceedings, handles a vast volume of confidential records in a single Senate session. His role highlights the extensive hidden transactions and guardianship of sensitive information within the chamber.
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Walter A. Johnson
United States Senate
Johnson
Senate
Bride Mattered By Apple Wrapper Read In Florida
In Verness Florida Amos Heminway marries Beth Tilley daughter of George Tilley an orchardist after Beth wrote her name and address on apple wrappers during her father’s packing season Heminway bought apples in Florida over Christmas and read the wrapper prompting his journey to Wenatchee Washington for the marriage
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Wash
Florida
Amos Heminway
Inverness
Fla
Beth Tilley
George Tilley
Beth
Hemingway
Eskimo Census Underway Across Arctic Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police conduct a census of Eskimo communities across Arctic and sub Arctic Canada to meet legal requirements. Mail from the Far North reports 1 904 individuals counted from Coronation Gulf to the Alaskan boundary as of last August.
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Alberta
Arctic
Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Coronation Gulf
Alaskan
New York Bamboo Forest Teaches Chinese Language in Tea Garden
In a Macdougal street basement a group of Chinese philosophers led by Dr. Liu Tien Tao teaches Chinese language and philosophy to artists, writers, and students. The Bamboo Forest, an indoor tea garden, features lacquered tables, Chinese poetry, and decorations celebrating luck and wisdom.
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New York City
Macdougal Street
Liu Tien Tao
China
Columbia
Doctor Liu
Liu
America
Bamboo Forest
the Waldorf
Hwang Hsing
Young Hog's Great Weight Exposed at Wisconsin Institute
J Gabriel Town of Brazeau exhibited a 1 017 pound live weight hog at the Farmers Institute in Klondike. The 20 month old crossbreed between a Poland China and a Chester White yielded a dressed carcass of 717 pounds. A back strip eight inches thick was shown, cut from the hog fed only on corn the last two months.
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Green Bay
Wis
J. Gabriel
Brazeau
Farmers' Institute
Klondike
Lightning Kills Trout in New York State Pond
An interesting letter to the fisheries bureau from B. H. Norton of Syracuse reports success in rearing trout fry stocked by the bureau. The sole loss noted is one trout struck by dishtine, suggesting accidental mortality rather than disease or predation.
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New York State
Washington
Fisheries Bureau
B. H. Norton
Syracuse
Bureau
Distilling moisture from breath for survival
A disclosure notes that thirsting castaway sailors can distill water from breath using a glass tube and bottle. Breathing in through the nose and exhaling into the bottle yields about an ounce of water per hour. The piece adds a literary aside on criticism stressing rectitude and precision.
Smallpox’s Role in Health and Vitality
A historical view asserts smallpox as a cleansing force of the body not tied to vaccination. The author argues disease can purge waste if vitality is strong, noting life risk rises only when illness overwhelms the system.
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Landor
W. A. Turner
Stone forest of Peru near Andes resembles Garden of the Gods
South America hosts a high Andean stone forest three miles above sea level in Peru. Travelers rarely visit and many suffer mountain sickness on the 15 hour rail journey from Lima. Scientists seek the force that carved the gray rocks in this natural park.
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South America
Colorado
Stone Forest
Peru
Andes Mountains
Lima
Mentor Magazine
Perfection as Moral Force in Culture and Life
A Chicago Daily News quotation asserts that good taste drives perfection in writing painting and living and that civilization results from a constant struggle for excellence across all human endeavors. It frames perfection as a universal, ever-present goal guiding society and personal conduct.
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Chicago Daily News
Restaurant Ad Restricts Nuts With 35 Cent Dinner
A Boston Transcript item notes a restaurant offering a 35 cent dinner with a sign stating no nuts served. The notice highlights dietary restrictions for patrons.
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Boston Transcript
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