Wealth From Toads Starts A Farm In Washington
Hiram Potts of Puallup begins a novel beetle control business by selling garden toads. After neighbors and farmers learned of his success, Potts expanded toads for melon and vegetable crops across Washington and Oregon. Toads, kept behind a high board, eat pests like caterpillars and beetles and lay eggs prolifically. The venture could gain national attention for its pest control potential.
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Seattle
Potts
Washington
Oregon
Northwest
H. Potts
Hard Battle With a Lioness Near Estabrook Mountain
Timber contractor C. C. Garnett fought a lioness and two cubs after meeting them near Estabrook. A brutal attack broke his wrist and dislocated his shoulder before Charles R. Smith arrived with a rifle and killed the mother lioness. The cubs fled into the mountains.
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Wye
C. C. Garnett
Charles R. Smith
Estabrook
Garnett
Smith
Man Turns Negro for Love in Spartansburg
C M Love, long passing as white, admitted being Black after pursuing a mulatto woman who refused white suitors. He was fined 100 dollars or 20 days in the chain gang. He had recently moved to Spartansburg and appeared Caucasian in looks and manner.
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Spartansburg
C. M. Love
Love
Winburn
Why Mrs Bain Went to Reno Divorce Action
New York report states Mrs George Hain of San Diego California formerly Miss Florence Grange has filed for divorce in Reno Nevada claiming her husband spends about 1200 dollars yearly on sick socks while she receives less than 160 dollars for her wardrobe.
Italy's Historic Iron Crown and Its Romantic Legend
A Harper's Weekly writer discusses the Iron Crown of Italy, forged around 59 BCE under Theodolinds for a Lom bard king's marriage. It carries symbolic weight beyond its iron exterior, resided at Monza, and later featured in coronations of Charlemagne, Frederick V, Charles V, and Napoleon. The crown remains state property, with custodianship tied to Monza's basilica and the Order of Cavaliers.
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Italy
Peninsula
Harper's Weekly
Theodolinds
Turin
Monza
Charles Magness
Frederickk V
Charles V
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
Basilica of Mon
Order of Cavaliers
Pledge Advice Over Hot Montana Day Snake Incident
In Montana heat a farmer's daughter left a jug of spring water for a farm hand. A hired man found a large black snake coiled around the jug as he drank. He fled for help and returned to find the snake gone, insisting it coiled to cool off despite family skepticism.
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Montana
Riddle of a Smile and the Mona Lisa Mystery
The article ponders how far the Gioconda’s likeness matches Leonardo da Vinci's view of womanly beauty and whether the famed smile reveals melancholy. Vasari notes she was very beautiful and kept entertained during painting to avoid melancholy. Generations have read meanings into the portrait, yet the riddle remains unsolved without grasping Renaissance intellect.
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Vasari
Leonardo
Squirrels Raid Baker’s Wagon In Flight Of Pastry Loot
A report from the eastern states claims about 100 squirrels attacked a baker’s wagon on a country road. Several were killed, bread cake and pies spoiled, and the driver suffered scratches. Afterward, many squirrels were found in nearby trees munching the scraps.
Remarkable hollow tree on Washton Island Puget Sound
The article describes a giant hollow tree on Washton Island in Puget Sound. A 18 foot circle forms a sunlit chamber with a living spring at its center where twenty adults can dine. The trunk stands about twenty feet high, hollowed by past fire, making a bright, open-dome interior used by Chautauqua summer students.
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Washton Island
Puget Sound
Lightning Pranks and Perils Across the Nation 1911
A 1911 survey of freak electrical displays details how lightning altered homes mines and golf links. It recounts a Monticello boarding house invasion singed guests in a July heat wave and a Columbus woman regaining speech after a strike. It notes miners blinded by a tunnel blast and a Washington golf course fatality near Taft.
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Nature
Monticello
N. Y
Charles Garetsky
Bolr
Columbus
Ind
Jonathan Drake
Johnson
Hudson River Aqueduct
Bhuten
Cornwall-on-Hudson
David Emery
Thomas Brown
Brown
Tims
Novel Vacation Plan When Business Slows In August
A worker explains his yearly vacation by skipping alarm precision in August. He sleeps late for several mornings, abandons the strict routine, and enjoys loosening discipline. The change yields freedom, renewed energy, and a refreshed mindset that boosts morale as business stirs back to life.
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Addie
Taken at His Word by a Thrifty Treasurer
In a Lippincott's Magazine anecdote a prosperous Purchaser asks how many seats remain. The treasurer answers two and two dollars. The customer balks, offers a dollar, and buys two admission tickets. The treasurer returns two tickets, keeps the dollar, and directs the man to the first door on the right. The clever teller profits by taking him at his word.
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Lippincott’s
Magasine
Unanimous Choice in German Town Nomination
In a German town a man appears alone at the nomination desk and persistently nominates himself. He refuses to accept until the third request, then proudly declares that after being solicited thrice, he can no longer decline to serve.
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Donnerwetter
Bears Remains Unprotected in Mountain Laws
An old timer argues that game laws are decent but unfinished, noting gaps that fail to shield curious visitors from bears roaming the mountains. The exchange highlights demand for stronger protections to prevent deadly bear encounters.
How He Gave Himself Away
A husband returning late from work panics and rocks the cradle to hide his late hours. His wife wakes the sleeping baby, revealing she has been already in bed with him. He says nothing else that night.
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Robert
Dublin Bank Joke Quip Captures Irish Wit
A cartoon anecdote from Youth's Companion recalls Phil May, the English artist, on his first Dublin visit. A jarvey points to the Bank of Ireland roof’s six decorative figures and quips they are the twelve apostles, half lunching with the lord lieutenant, illustrating local humor.
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Mr. May
Jervey
Liftinant
Jack Saves Uncle From Water In Afternoon Papers
A woman proclaims her fiancé Jack a hero after he reportedly rescued his rich old uncle from a watery grave this morning. The man’s fiancée then cuts him off, declaring she will not take him into business despite the dramatic rescue.
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Jack
Night of Ghosts Sparks Fearless Silence
A garbled exchange recalls a boastful taunt about ghosts. The speaker insists no fear, while another challenges the idea, yielding a quirky, cryptic moment from a faded page.
What She Really Meant The Milkman Says Pure Milk
A comic exchange from Black and White features the milkman insisting his milk is pure while the Lady clarifies her interest was only in its taste, not its purity. The absurd dialogue showcases period newspaper humor and punchy lines.
Movable Foliage at Station Sparks Quick Plan
The station master counters a superintendent's visit by suggesting shrubbery plants and enlisting elderly residents to stand watch as he passes through. The dialogue reveals a humorous workaround to gain time before inspection.
Pat's Solution on Steamship Quirk Told by Bystanders
A bystander notes a steamship with its propeller partially out of water and a foot of water showing while Pat dismisses the sight with a dismissive remark. The fragment hints at a humorous or puzzling scene aboard a dockside setting.
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Pat
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