Strike-Era Miner Sam Conger Still Chasing Riches at Ninety
Milwaukee Journal notes Sam Conger, eighty nine, the oldest active prospector in Colorado, returns to Boulder County and the Rockies seeking a final big strike. His career spans decades across Colorado, Oregon, New Mexico, and beyond, with tungsten and other veins guiding a life of prospecting and hope.
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Princeeton University Radio Broadcasting Plan Affected by Fire
A fire at a Princeton University building damaged radio equipment but insurance covers losses. L. B. Kratter proposed broadcasting, quickly supported by station leaders. Wisconsin and Minnesota already run university broadcasting for news and athletic results. The new transmitter network will cover 1000 miles on a 300 meter wavelength.
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Taconic Range Links Catskills to Northern Peaks
In New England the Taconic range along Massachusetts western border connects the Catskills of New York with the higher peaks of northern New England. Greylock, the Dome for the biocedures seven feet in the western corner, is noted as the highest in the commonwealth in a fragmentary American Forestry Magazine excerpt.
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Massachusetts
New York
American Forestry Magazine
Food Hunt in Starving City in Petrograd
A Copenhagen correspondent describes famine life in Petrograd. The narrator and a Red Army soldier seek food, visiting a cellar restaurant where Red soldiers and civilians share steaming potatoes, salt herring, tea and rye bread. The soldier promises access to a secret place for meals.
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Delaware River Bridge Planned Between Philadelphia and Camden
The states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey and the city of Philadelphia plan a Delaware River bridge costing about 28,871,000 dollars. It will connect Franklin Square in Philadelphia with Pearl and Second streets in Camden New Jersey and be the world’s longest suspension bridge. The main span and two cables will form the structure with a 185 foot clearance and an 800 foot center span. The design includes a single dock, six lanes of road, surface car lines, two rapid transit tracks, and two ten foot sidewalks above the roadway. The total width will be 125 1/2 feet with a seven foot curb to curb roadway. Completion is targeted for July 4 1926 to coincide with the Declaration of Independence centennial celebrations and Philadelphia expo.
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Methanol Over Maud Named For Wood Alcohol
The Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry states methanol is now the correct name for wood alcohol and cites progress by the American Chemical Society committee on occupational diseases. A few joking chemists suggested Maud as a name, likely influenced by the term ethyl alcohol for grain alcohol and a comic mule reference.
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Mulching Paper Aids Pineapple Growers Widely
A Popular Mechanics article explains mulching paper used in pineapple cultivation. Paper strips are laid where plants are to be grown and openings cut for pineapple suckers to be planted, suggesting broader garden applications to reduce weeding is possible if this method spreads.
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Popular Mechanics Megazine
Milk feeding program expands to 40 cities in New York state
A milk feeding initiative for undernourished eehoo children has been launched in 40 cities and 28 incorporated villages across New York. The service runs twice daily for younger children, with sessions in the morning and afternoon, while other schools offer mid morning meals.
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Piha tention tale of nineteen recent pet items
A garbled note describes nineteen recent items including birds, animals, and dancers. It mentions girls, creatures, and a group at a place called Boston with an unclear event or price. The text is fragmentary and hard to parse.
Speeding Chauffeurs Drive South City Court Hearings
A ragged tale from a southern city highlights foreign chauffeurs employed by wealthy owners and frequent courtroom encounters over speeding charges. An elderly Irish cook recounts a betrothal twist, noting a driver, a benevolent betrothal rumor, and mounting debt tied to a limousine lifestyle.
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Mystery of the Trees in Botany Question
The article discusses a key question in botany about how water rises to the top of trees. An investigator conducted experiments using a plaster tree and found water moved upward more than forty feet, but no clear conclusion emerged. He observed water traveled inside a film between bubbles and the vessel wall, though the film’s properties remain unknown.
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Plaster of Paris
Privilege of Nobility Roles in Royal Household
The passage lists noble titles and duties within the English royal household. It mentions Lord Denbigh as head carver to the king, Lord Mount Edgecomb as head butler, Lord Abergravenny as grand pantry steward, Lord Rothes as stirrup holder, Lord Winchester as cup bearer, and notes the duke of Newcastle’s privilege to support the sovereign’s arm. It also states the bishop of Durham and Bath may bestow the royal person if the king faints and the archbishop of Canterbury must prepare a howl of seaup if needed.
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Next Stop Bell System in New Zealand Trains
An automatic device in New Zealand announces the next railway station to passengers. A rotating roll lists station names while a trackside tripper triggers a signal that governs bells, revealing the upcoming stop with each passing car.
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New Zealand
Wonderful Imagination Nor Realistic Travel Card
A governess asks a bright boy to describe an imagined Italian trip. He narrates sailing in Venice and tasting gorgonzola, then complains about the “Bridge of Size,” compares Coli to London, notes white macaroni fields and bloom of spaghetti, and jokes that Vali combs show nothing, while the pope no longer lives underground.
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Word’s Sincere Derivation From Honey Wax Tale
A brief note explains the origin of sincere from Latin sine cera meaning without wax. It claims Romans used honey adulterated with wax and that sellers of pure honey were called honest men, linking honesty to wax-free honey.
Dierks Express Agency Teamster Hauls Couple Out of Town
Ben Dierks operates an express and transfer business in a Sonoma County village California. He used a teamster with wagon and pair to transport a San Francisco man and wife to their country place several miles away. The bill from the teamster read Haul grip grab aid people three hours three dollars.
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Dog Rides Free As Train Conductor Cleared By Dog
A Tennessee railroad conflict over dogs aboard trains led a hunter to humorously test a conductor’s rule. The dog chased the train down the line, hopping into the baggage car and then trotting along in the shade beneath the coach as the owner watched.
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Paleolithic Bands Migrate From Russia to Africa
The article describes early Paleolithic groups moving from what is now Russia along the Euxine river to the Aegean area and toward Africa near Tripoli. They carried stone weapons, had blue eyes and red to sandy hair, and followed burial customs with tumuli, linking to kurgans in Siberia and their evolution into pyramids in Egypt.
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Ghost-Baking Gag At Haunted Kent Cottage
A London Daily Express tale claims a bishop of London may scare ghosts, while a correspondent recalls a 600 year old haunted thatched cottage in Kent. Tenants feared entering the bedroom until the mistress placed the bishop of London’s picture on the door, after which the eerie happenings reportedly ceased.
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Odd Name for California Legislature
The first California legislature earned the nickname the Legislature of a Thousand Drinks. The popular theory links it to early Californians using drinks to entertain constituents or ease defeat, but most likely the name came from Green a San Jose saloon keeper who greeted lawmakers with Come on, boys, let's take a thousand drinks when they adjourned.
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Another Version. Some Men Are Born Great and Some Achieve
A terse quote from the Bosten Transcript notes varied paths to greatness, stating some are born great some achieve greatness and some remain tittle to the end.
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Famous American Trees in Early American History
The Charter Oak of Hartford hidden charter tale ended when a 1836 storm felled the tree. Annapolis hosts a sturdy Liberty Tree on St Johns College campus, where patriots once met for freedom. A humorous note recalls a late night scare as an engine failed near a graveyard, making a farmer mistake the car’s motion for a running engine.
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Science and Invention Magazine
Oyster Enlarges Home Hidden in Its Own Shell
The piece explains how an oyster enlarges its shell by secreting animal matter and carbonate of time, which adheres to and expands the edges as it grows. A marginal comment from the public library hints at a sharper line about Irish border politics, cited from the Boston Transcript.
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Middle Child Explains Why They Struggle in Family
Jane, a middle child with an older brother and a younger sibling, explains that middle children miss out on opportunities because the eldest takes what they want and the youngest is too small to contribute or leave.
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Perfect Alibi Birthmark Defense in Innocent Scratching Claim
A mother questions a boy about a scratch on furniture and the boy asserts it is a birthmark, denying responsibility. The exchange showcases suspicious evidence and a child's clever defense in a domestic incident.
Force Of Charades Insight For Habitual Action
A compact note from the Boston Transcript urging action at first effort and linking self discipline to habit formation. It frames helpful thought as a daily prompt to apply willpower and routine, emphasizing consistency over novelty.
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