Waste in coal use and smoke reduction measures discussed
The article notes Royal Commission findings that Britain wastes 40 to 60 million tons of coal annually, with 30 percent savable by better methods. It also mentions Privy Councillor Zunts praising American student reforms and includes a segment about ancient olive trees, including Plato’s famed tree, and a Greek landowner verifying the legend of its age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. McCann
Glasgow
Hie Associates
Edluirimin
Glasgow and
West of Scotland
Arsa
Zunts
Berlin
United States
Walter
Porter
Plato
Athena
Academy
M. Vamvacas
Millarakis
Pajama etiquette and watchdog in a Kansas junkyard story
A Japanese traveler mocks American pajama wear while a Kansas junkyard owner F W Albion keeps a large timber wolf as guardian. His loyal dog Jack, nine weeks old, will guard the yard and deter intruders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Albion
Armourdale
The
Kansas City Star
Albian
Jack
Albion
Polar Bear Drops Aboard The Ship
Captain Fritz Franke of the freighter Karthage reports a polar bear clinging to a berg during a December gale. After a collision icebergs broke away, but the crew discovered the so called ice block was a bear, captured and penned for hogs aboard the vessel in Hoboken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fritz Franke
Karthage
Franke
New American naval rifle to exceed all existing guns
A Presa Dispatch report outlines a future US naval gun to be five feet longer than the current 12 inch weapon, delivering a 1900 pound shell to 6000 yards with 3100 feet per second, claimed to pierce the best armor of major powers. Tests would compare shell performance against armor at 5000 yards, with results kept confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presa
United States
Navy Department
Atlantic
Pacific
Irmor
Worry: The Universal Demon Haunting Human Happiness
The piece extols worry as a universal demon harassing happiness sleep health and success. It cites its ruinous impact on genius ambition and life prospects and contrasts Western pity for others with self inflicted fears dominating American minds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oriven Swett Marden
Success Magazine
Tony
Alnee
Linguist Ruth MoKpery Stouts Charms Dialect Fans
A garbled tribute to Ruth MoKpery Stouts, famed for dialect stories and charity work. It references her early fame, influence on children, and a school anecdote about understanding speech and language in a saloon setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Ohio
Who will be who in Africa after hunting ends
A poetic survey asks which people and roles will endure as Africa loses wildlife and land, with forecasts of transformation by future biologists, scholars, and settlers. The piece envisions a shift from native names to new titles as old occupations fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Washington Star
Africa
Queen and Countess Publish Royals Cookery Book
Dowager Countess of Dudley and Queen Alexandra plan a spring release of a cookery volume with recipes from royal kitchens and famous figures. The book reportedly includes beauty and hair care secrets, elaborate dishes, and drinks like Windsor’s hook cup, drawing on European and royal influences. Roosevelt is noted as having missed a chance to meet.
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London
Dudley
Earl of Dudley
Australia
John Ward
Jean Reid
Alexandra
Queen Alexandra
Dowager Countess of Dudley
Roosevelt
Minnet
Lady Dudley
Victoria
Edward
Germany
Margherita
Italy
Spain
Cecil Rhodes
Gladstone
Henry Irving
Lord Salisbury
Lord Tennyson
Arthur Balfour
Dr. Jameson
Windsor
High
Olympus
William
Queen Victoria
James A. Whistler
Europe
History Foretold in Philadelphia Lager Note
A fragmented, whimsical piece cites Paul Hevere shaping an odd substance with mutton tallow and musing on a clever future. The text blends pseudo archaic language with oddly misspelled phrases and speculative ideas about a ride and an alert future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Paul Hevere
Bible Readership Persists Amid Criticism and Growth
The New York World notes that Bible distribution rose in Manhattan and the Bronx with 6 582 copies plus gospels circulated by the New York Bible Society, while the American Bible Society reports 1 5941 Bibles in 1908. Critics claim the Bible is unread yet it remains widely used for literary study and spiritual comfort.
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New York
New York World
John Wesley
Manhattan
Bronx
New York Bible Society
American Bible Society
United States
Aaron
Naboth
Vineyard
New England
Wii
Belong & Publisher
How Geronimo Chief of Apaches Was Caught
Geronimo the bloodthirsty Apache chief, long menaced the Southwest with raids and killings. After years of US Army pursuit led by General Miles, he and his band finally surrendered unconditionally at Fort Howze under Lt. Gatewood.
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Geronimo
Lawton
Okie
Special
Operanimo
Mel
Arleona
United States Army
Geronling
United Alatee
Turekey Crook
Fort Apache
Arizona
Mealoo
Arena
New Mexico
Thie
Crook
Tal Company
Willi & Few McOute
Lad Pene
Rook
Caner
Milo
Bart
Miler
Fort Howle
Gatewood
Tle Hunde
Geronime
Milee' Witibas
Camphor as Household Remedy and Insect Preventive
Camphor remains valuable in homes as a moth repellent and disinfectant. Used carefully it helps clean mirrors and windows, repels mosquitoes, and serves as a medicine in small doses for colds and nausea, with cautions about internal use and heart effects.
TASTY WINTER SALADS WITH EGG AND FRUIT IDEAS
Old recipe fragment lists mixed salads including eggs, oysters, apples, and herring with cream, crackers, and mustard. Instructions are garbled but describe stuffing apples with chicken and herbs, serving on lettuce with dressing, and a Christmas salad with Malaga fruit and walnuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nike
Harpers Weekly Tale of a Yellow Fever Autoclaved Lace
A humorous yet tragic Harper's Weekly fragment recounts a woman infected with yellow fever via lace bought in New Orleans. A doctor argues the transmission through a mosquito, while the tale ends with the witty remark of the patient asserting the doctor’s authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
New Orleans
Ethel Roosevelt Coiffure Displayed in Washington Theater
From the New York Prue a stylish account of Ethel Roosevelt's winter coiffure shown in a Washington theater. The description notes a sleek wave back from the face, a loc knot at the back, a decorative ribbon and pear embellishments, with emphasis on hair arrangement and overall elegance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Roosevelt
New York
Prue
Bihel Roonevelt
Mike
Fashions in furs show season’s changing shapes
Fashion notes describe shifts in fur styles this season with trimmed hoods, broad capes, and large muff accents. Short pelts appear less favored while fur collars and pliant muff shapes rise in popularity.
Jimmie Wishes to Swim as Wil Fears Water
A fragmentary note describes Jimmie wanting to swim while Wil refuses, fearing the water. The two exchange cautious dialogue about entering the water and staying on dry land.
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Jimmie
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