Notable Early 20th Century Notes on Humor Art and Exploration
An assorted clipping covers Lucien Klotz’s claim of an authentic autograph linked to Tasso, Sophie Herzog’s pioneering road surgery in Texas, and Dircksen’s ferry beginnings on Manhattan’s water routes. It also notes Italy's Geographical Society bulletin and Baldwin’s Arctic exposition plans to retrace Nansen's Fram route over four years.
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Lucien Klotz
Tasso
Sophie Herzog
Brazoria
Tex
Austria
New York
Texas
St. Louis
Brownsville
Bell System reaches 3.5 million telephones in 1909 rise
Amid a year end tally the Bell companies report 3.5 million telephones under their umbrella up 600000 from the prior year. Total mileage reaches 10250000 miles with 400000 miles added. underground lines now comprise half the network and growth continues in multiple regions.
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Bell Telephone Ge
Associated Bell Companies
Pendlarate
NORWAYS BILL OF FARE. A NORWEGIAN MEAL CHOICES
An account of a sea voyage dining in Norway describing boiled potatoes and milk and a list of unrecognizable dishes. The narrator notes cultural differences and the host’s explanation for cooking practices while travelers reflect on nourishment and variety.
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Norgay
Norway
Eating an Orange: Jamaican and Porto Rico Fruit Customs
A first person vignette describes how New Yorkers learned to eat oranges in Jamaica and Porto Rico. It covers peeling approaches, the method of sectioning, and a note on the sweeter wrinkled “nannie” orange left on the tree and sold for luck. The piece contrasts island practices with New York habits and highlights tasting tips.
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Jamiaica
Porto Rico
New York
Quail Proliferation Spurs Seattle City Action
Portland reports Seattle faces a quail surplus as city residents consider measures to control the birds. Quail multiply in unoccupied lakeside areas after a gun restriction, with coveys found citywide from homes to docks. Neighbors urge city council to address the nuisance.
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Portland Oregonian
Wi Nm
Seattle
Lnnear Park
Lakes
Washington
Union
Water Front
Beattie
Coal mining in the Richmond Basin near Richmond era notes
The Belentine American cites USGS on fret bituminous coal from the Richmond Basin in eastern Piedmont Virginia near Richmond. It notes beds are distorted and coal of low grade, with occurrences known by 1769 shipments observed.
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United States
United States Geological Survey
Richmond
Riow
Virginia
Piedmont Plateau
Tidewater
James River
Itea
Goochland
Henrico
Powhatan
Chesterfield Counties
Richmond Basin
Meditations on Country Life and the Poison of Commerce
An essay contrasts rural simplicity with urban excess, condemning commercialism and social vanity. It praises country living, nature study, home gardens, and moral education through plants, flowers, and everyday beauty, arguing these cultivate health, democracy, and community well being.
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Sassafras
Smelter Trust Grip Highlighted in Lyle Guggenheim Series
Eugene P. Lyle Jr reports in Hampton's Magazine March issue on the Guggenheims' capture of the Smelter Trust and its early dominance in mining. He notes a 1900 production surge, high profits, and disproportionate dividends amid a struggling industry, with figures on capitalization and value and political efforts to limit the trust.
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Smelter Trust
Eugene P. Lyle, Jr
Guggenheims
United Sates
Mexico
Alaska
Canada
Hampton
Guggenheima
Trust
Colorado
Mattel Pate
Bishops Do Not Understand Slum Life in Doherty Memoir
A Washington column recalls a late religious figure and criticizes church leaders for ignorance of poor residents. A Methodists wife’s meeting is described as painting home life rosy, while a housewife questions true care for rent, children, and daily hardship.
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Washington
Pather Tahauld
Billcott City
Blahep
The Allure of Appearance in Human Judgment
The passage argues that physical traits shape perceived character. It claims tall stature, broad shoulders, and good presence redeem minor facial flaws. It asserts eye color and hair affect trust and charm, noting long histrionic lines from ancient Rome to modern views.
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Nisin
Oemann
Beate
Little Bison's Emigration Plan For Central American Indians
Brule member Little Bison outlines a scheme to settle a mountain community inland from a Pacific port in Nicaragua or Costa Rica. He envisions 6 000 feet elevation, rich soil, timber, schools and later export trade, with Metlakahtia as a precedent and a future population of about six thousand. Notable supporters include F S Dellenbaugh Natalie Curtis George Bird Grinnell and Robert C Ogden.
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cCollier
le Bilson
Brule
Fagua
Metlakahtia
Alaska
Iam Panora
Wolf Sadana
Big Foot
Black Hills
Bison
United Fruit Company
Norne Day
Little Bison
Dellenbaugh
Brarian
American Geographical Society
Misa Natalie Curtis
George Bird Grinnell
Robert C. Ogden
Wrienell
Spiders and their threads inspire scientific curiosity
A fragmented fragment discusses the cultivation and properties of certain spiders used for astronomical or optical purposes. It mentions thread strength, temperature effects, and observations about micrometer eye pieces, with odd asides about public behavior and a medical joke exchange.
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Science
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Water Mountain Globe
H. Gunderson
Pub
Ulett
Crook County
Wyoming
Hilizabethans
Oles
Pas de Calais
Brittany
Peicerk
Normandy
Vienna
John
Turkey
Constantinople
George
Oklahoma
Berlin
Chicago
Manhattan
Burroughs of Manhattan
Brooklyn
Boone County
Miss Parrott
Bird
Od Peacock
Tagalle Lodge
Ireland
Grosseto
Bootland
Oro Canada
Congress
A. HM
Danforth
Colorado Wuel & Iron Co
Guggenheim
Paltry
Avacarnlige Baep, Peeer
Aingle
Thomas
Hatchal
Ipsa
Gorner
Aplta
Peimapy
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