Oldest trees debate spans continents and ages
A London Globe article claims the Isle of Cos hosts the world’s oldest tree at over 2,500 years old with a 1% foot circumference, while Ivy Lee counters California’s Griggly Giant in Mariposa grove near Yosemite is likely over 8,000 years old. Calculations by scientists support the California claim amid notes on cloud forms, expositions, and railway safety measures in Europe and North America.
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London Globe
Isle of
Cos
Asia Minor
New York Tribune
Ivy L. Lee
Pennsylvania Railroad
Globe
Mr. Lee
California
Mariposa Grove
Yosemite Park
Missouri River Improvement Plans and Costs Proposed
The War Department releases Captain E H Schulz report showing upriver commerce gains, snags down, and 12 foot channel plans from Kansas City to mouth with proposed annual appropriations from 4 to 4.5 million. The 12 foot project would cost about 20 million, with six foot and snagging work outlined along Kansas City to Sioux City and above Sioux City. The report details depths, boat activity, and maintenance needs, noting improved rates and river traffic.
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Washington
Missour River
E. H. Schulz
War Department
Kansas City
Sioux City
Schulz
Bronx City
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Missouri
Gasconade
Osage
Miami
Atherton
St. Aobert Bend
McPherson
St. Joseph
Elwood
Bouton Bend
Bramarck
Indian Arrow Heads Made by Berlin Boy Inspires Study
Ernest Bauman of Berlin Michigan learned arrowhead making by studying the chips and trial hammering. After months of wood and stone work he produced a perfect arrowhead within an hour for David W Kendall of Grand Rapids, demonstrating a twisting hammering technique using a wooden point and stone shavings.
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St. Louis
David W. Kendall
Grand Rapids
Harman
Kendall
Ain
Frakher
Mr. Kendall
Young Jersey Coast Daredevil Girl Edith Cornwell Impresses
Miss Edith Cornwell, 18, daughter of a wealthy contractor, earns acclaim as a versatile athlete on the New Jersey coast. She excels in long distance swimming, automobiling, and tennis, and recently swam solo against strong Shrewsbury River tides, landing bravely at Highlands. At Wadleigh High she shows gymnastic prowess and continues active training during vacation, even pitching baseball with her brother Frank.
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New York
Shrewsbury
Jersey
Edith Cornwell
Miss Cornwell
East 127Th St
Highlands
Suromer
Wadleigh High School
Frank
Fordham
Sewing Room Suggestions for Home Dressmaking
A guide for creating a bright efficient sewing room at home. Highlights include light windows, light wallpaper, bare floors or cork carpet, a sturdy cutting table, several small work surfaces, a wide window shelf with a pin cushion and storage, a low comfortable chair, a news machine desk, a tall mirror, a broomstick with hooks for notions, and a knee board.
Circulation Mystery And Fragmented Phrases From Page
A damaged OCR fragment shows incomplete quotes and garbled text about circulation and money. It includes stray phrases like you don t look very prosperous and other unreadable lines. The readable parts suggest a discourse on finances but lack clear individuals, dates, or places to anchor a full report.
Banana Nut and Orange Cake Receipts
Inexpensive Banana Cake uses egg milk butter flour sugar with baking powder and flavoring. Good Angel Nut Cake beats egg whites with cream tartar and salt then folds in walnuts to bake. Eggless Butterless Fruit Cake mixes brown sugar dried fruits soda cinnamon sour cream and raisins, baked one hour. Delicious Orange Cake blends powdered sugar egg yolks almonds flour baking powder brandy and beaten egg whites then bakes in a loaf form.
Inexpensive Going Informal Evening Wear
Informal evening wear offers affordable dimities lawns and barelos in endless colorings. Many fabrics suit dancing. a bored circular skirt with three-inch self-rimmed ruffles on the knee, a round baret, delicate lace yoke, and three of the ruffles forming the eleven.
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Santwich
Celery Salt For Hands Odor Relief Trick
A note suggests rubbing celery salt paste on hands to remove odors after cooking or handling strong foods. When celery salt is unavailable, the text implies celery tope and malden forms may be recommended, though the exact procedure and context are unclear.
Don’t Forget the Children’s Birthdays
A nostalgic guide to hosting child birthday parties with homey, old fashioned fun. Emphasizes planning games, songs, and activities to involve all children, keeping shy ones engaged, and ending with simple refreshments and small keepsakes.
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London Bridge
Lydia Jones
Foulard Garments Describe Late Summer Coat Set
The description outlines foulard dressed dresses and a cloth coat to pair, featuring a three quarter length coat in green cloth with brown enamel buttons. A brown enamel buttoned coat is styled with bright foulard tones, comprising green cloth and foulard fabric. The text suggests wear from late summer into fall and hints at pairing with a fur coat later.
Linen Girdles Show Delicate Handwork and Embroidery
Hand embroidered linen girdles are described in pale colors with invisible hooks to hide openings. Variations include pearl buckles with turquoise accents and straps with gold or silver buckles. The piece notes hardship of people seeking bread of life, reflecting social concern.
Linen Coats and Trimmings in Linen Fashion Notes
Fashion guidance describes redingote and rounded coats in linen with contrasting bands and lace. Discusses medallions, eyelets, and flounces, plus draped untrimmed silhouettes for demi-toilet outfits using silk, crepe, and cloths. Evokes poetic reflections on summer youth and personal renewal by Norah Perry.
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Wott
Rich Fabrica
Elik Cishmere
Cream of Clam and Celery Soups From Tested Recipes
A practical guide to cream soups with steps forCream of clam soup using clams milk butter flour onion and seasonings plus a variant with cream. Also a cream of celery recipe using celery milk butter flour onion mace and seasoning. finish with cream for richness and serve with croutons.
Fragmented OCR Poem Bits From bunghine Page
Garbled lines describe a tentative mood and shifting imagery. The fragment references light and night and mentions names such as Miiarl Mucloan, with unclear context and broken phrases.
Fragmented OCR notes on a troubled scene and characters
An unclear, damaged passage describes fear, a heartache, and a tense moment. Names and context are fragmented, with references to a heartbeat, danger, and vague actions. The text presents a chaotic scene lacking coherent events or identifiable subjects.
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Mountain
H. H. Gunderson
Pub
Hulett
Crook County
Wyoming
Haldimanda
Toronto
Johnson
Smith
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Arthur W. Clayden
Royal Albert Memorial College
Exeter
England
Harper’s Magazine
Prague
Bohemia
Experiment and Educational Institute For Brewing
Berlin
Germany
Warsaw
Russia
China
Nankin
Puebla
Manchester Guardian
Hydro
Switzerland
Great Eastern Railway
Railway
Broxbourne
Welland Canal
Milwaukee
Port Colborne
Port Dalhousie
Ume
Panam Canal
Japan
Harvard
Astronomical
Ite
Lord Horse
Kis Castle
Ireland
Parsontown
Alesoernment Tas
Ild Wildicoat
Lodeworh
Eagland
Missouri River
Edward H. Schulz
New Jersey
Miss Hotter
Coenwelt
Edith Com
The
Highlands Club
Cornwall
Por
Mpl
Chrel Ie
Zene
Olympia
Christ
the Argonaut
Akles
Vale
Hill
Norah Perry
Bunghine
Miiarl Mucloan
Bowen
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