Forest Planting on the Northern Prairies guide
The article outlines profitable forest planting in the north, citing Minnesota and Dakota prairies. It stresses windbreak value, land price impacts, species choices like cottonwood and willow, and compares conifers versus broadleaf stock for protection and long term wood products. It notes a federal publication, Forest Planting on the Northern Prairies, available free from the Washington forester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Minnesota
Dakota
Troey Wabout
Heven
Prairies
Forest Service
Forester
Washington
Surgery to replace girl's head of hair in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn department store cashier, Misa Gorman, lost most of her hair after an accident. Doctors plan a pioneering scalp graft using donated scalp pieces to restore a full head of hair over about a year. Volunteers from multiple girls will supply donor sections, with color matching and eventual dyeing.
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New York
Misa Lathering Gorman
Brooklyn
Misa Gorman
Miss Gorman
OWA Professor Leads Tour With Ten Students to Europe Immigrant Field Study
A college professor Edward Steiner of Town University leads ten volunteer students from Midwestern colleges aboard the steamship Alice. They will travel through Bohemia Poland Russia Hungary Austria the Balkans and Italy then return to New York by steerage to study the immigrant and his social condition. After over a year they will join Pennsylvania mining fields as social workers under the YMCA. They aim to learn languages habits and causes of immigrant groups and promote American citizenship and cross national harmony.
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New York
Special
Europe
Edward Steiner
Town University
Pennsylvania
Middle West
America
Bohemia
Poland
Russia
Hungary
Austria
Balkans
Italy
Royal Revenge and The Cannibal King Of Words
A fragmented excerpt surveys a tyrant king who dictated thoughts through runners, then shifts to a Harper's Weekly piece on beer’s history. It traces beer’s origin before history, cites Gambrinus as a legendary founder, and contrasts beer cultures across Europe, noting linguistic roots for wine, mead, and whisky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
Spain
Africa
Gambrinus
Jan Primus
Brabant
France
Economy in Excens and the New York rail orders
A fragmentary dialogue shows James J. Hill discussing railway economy with Rane and a drummers letter from a New York manufacturer. The letter complains about expense accounts and demands orders while advising to cut costs, travel less, and consider selling Moore goods for capital.
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Excens
James J. Hill
Rane
New York
Bomton
George Moore
John
Moore
Monty
Cord
Mornine Dorand
Grain Man Beats Walking Record In Milwaukee Chicago Route
Chicago special reports a long distance walking record between Milwaukee and Chicago. M Born paid $1000 to his son in law Edwin Rosenbaum and later to his son Alfred Born after both walked the distance in under times. A Rosenbaum distance of 43 hours 31 minutes set a new record, with ex-Alderman Badenoch previously holding a 44 hour mark. Trainers and challengers pushed training as weather allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milwaukee
M. Born
Drexel Boulevard
Edwin 8. Rosenbaum
J. Rosenbaum & Co
Alfred Born
Mr. Born
Rosenbaum
William
A. W. Wine
Joseph Badenoch
New Winds Athletic Club
J. J. Fitzgerald
Hinols Athletic Club
Coincidence Exposed in a Cabinet Pudding Button Gaffe
In a Walter! called Jones moment, Jones proudly reveals a cabinet pudding button he hid yesterday in his roll. Robert calmly retorts that it is sheer coincidence to meet the very button again, underscoring a polite yet pointed clash over frugal habits.
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Walter
Jones
Robert
Rentaucrant
Button
Countess Carried Off By Elephant In Jaipur Desert
Countess Clara von Moltke, cousin of General von Moltke and friend of Queen Louise of Denmark, rode an elephant across the Jaipur desert. The animal bolted and collapsed, throwing her to hot sand. she was uninjured and cared for by companions. The tale includes a Royal rebuke story about Countess Stroganoff defying a Petersburg edict on crape draping.
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San Francisco
Jaipur
India
Clara von Moltke
General von Moltke
Queen Louise of
Denmark
Manchuria
Bombay
Moltke
New York
Alexander HI
Stroganoff
Crape
von Wahl
Calsaly
Posse
Stroganoff Palace
Nicholas
St. Peteraburg
Rmoujik
Sir Roger the Goat Drinks Beer at Eustace Bar
Sir Roger, a large black and white buck goat owned by James R. Eustace of Clinton Mississippi, has become famous for entering the Eustace bar and drinking ale. He arrived with a chain and caused a disruption as he drank a four mast schooner of ale, then retreated to the yard. He reportedly visits the bar twice daily, with two pots allowed. The report also notes a Massachusetts request for $300,000 to fight pests and that hair turns gray about five years earlier for men than women.
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Clinton
Celal
Roger
James R. Eustace
Eustace
Church Street
Sir Roger
Lebanon
N. H
Chain
Beck
Anthony O'Malley
Two Women Battle Over Boston Bull Terrier in Court
In New York West Side court Magistrate Cornell heard a dispute between Miss Marion Crawford and Mrs P. Drowne over a Boston bull terrier named Jerry. Both claimed ownership. the dog refused to respond to either, but Crawford introduced Jerry with socks, leading the magistrate to rule Crawford may keep the dog. The women departed without further action.
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New York
Magi
Cornell
West Side
Boston
Atunin
Marion Crawford
Powmynior
LP. Drowne
Misa Crawford
Rawford
Miss Crawford
Jerry
Aira
Drowne
Habe
Aris
Habe-storey
Gornell
Straits
Jaya
Jory
Maglairate Cornell
Lucky Dow
Hive Seven
Wuld Peven
Erry
Aire
Crawford
Discoveries at Babylon Walls Reveal Nebuchadnezzar Era Palace
The London Chron reports on Germanit society's expulsion and explorations at ruins of ancient Babylon. The walls are traced to a fortified city similar in area to London, with two great palaces, a royal audience chamber, and elaborately decorated or brickwork. The piece links Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus, and Alexander to historic halls while noting rugged, undecorated brick exteriors.
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London
Germanit Society
Babylon
Frk Delitzech
Dr. Oppert
Parla
Babil
Noutheast
Mour
Natupalassum
Nebuchhadnezzar
Royil
Selamlik
Plac
Nebuchadnezzar
Isalem
An Odd Ad From the Washington Star
An obscure Washington Star ad fragment recounts a bizarre tale featuring Mark Twain quotes and Henry Plumley of Virgin City. It describes a factory fire, a lynching attempt, survival, and a return to prosperity, ending with the ad’s ornate collar imagery and a dated tableau.
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Washington Star
Mark Twain
Sonis Klenry Plumley
Virgin City
Henry Plumley
Virginia
Henry Phumley
Burt
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Hull
Miranda
OWA
Dr. Steiner
Phere
Eee
Win
William Wallace Wheelock
Quebec
Har
Prince of Wales
Great Britain
Canada
Governor General
Edwin
Massachusetts
Archie H. Kirkland
Melrose Highlands
HE. Dec
Dr. Mitchell
Osler
Nfe
Ebin Ur
Weir Mitehwil
Putnam
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