Fortunes From Once Worthless Envelopes Stir Stamp Trade
An inside look at stamp collecting reveals fortunes for those who own rare Hawaiian stamps once labeled trivial. Professional buyers chase discoveries, from ten known first issues to hidden finds like a schoolhouse envelope with two blue scraps worth fortunes. A Los Angeles agent uncovers a couple's six figure windfall in a Hawaii missionary mail legacy.
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America
New York
Charles Whelps Cushing
Paris
Sandwich
Istands
Islaing
California
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Ezra
Needed No Apprenticeship in Police Badge Tale
A Jeffersonville man selected for the police force shows a blunt start when on duty he visits a friend's grocery and absconds with a bunch of bananas. The justice of the peace friend quips that the new officer will quickly learn his rights and duties.
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Jeffersonville
Indianapolis
Hat Bobbing Protest Sparks Dorm Room Riot
In a New York University dressing room a tall girl vows to have her hair bobbed despite protests from classmates. The crowd teases and predicts her mother’s reaction as the exchange hints at social norms and campus gossip.
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New York University
Sean
Plieburgh
No invader fears. ostrich quips at England debate
At a political gathering in England an orator mocked the idea of invasion saying the enmel buries its head in the gand when danger nears. A rival retorted that he likely meant the ostrich known for eyeing a needle, a sharp exchange in Boaton Transcript.
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Enogland
Boaton Transcript
Gripping Shark Encounter Aboard Scandinavian Liner
Passengers on the Frederick VIEL recount a dramatic chase off Newfoundland near Grand Banks. A school of about 200 porpoises swarmed the vessel as sharks closed in, ripping several porpoises with their teeth before the sharks abandoned the chase after an hour.
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Frederick Viel
New York
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Durant
Sharka
Twenty Thousand Americans Die By Own Hand In A Year
William Allen White offers a stark reflection on life in America as he notes twenty thousand people ended their lives last year. He contrasts personal despair with a world panorama of looming events in Europe Asia and a vibrant but brutal American scene.
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United States
William Allen White
Europe
Asia
America
Hospital for Plants and Sunset Warnings
A playful note describes a plant hospital treating sick flora with heat for colds and freezing for solar anaemia, removing unhealthy branches and feeding anaemic ones. It contrasts this with the death of ex Emperor Charles from broncho pneumonia in Funchal and warns that sunset effects can harm in warm climates prompting precautionary Angelus prayers in Rome churches.
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Hospital For
Engishman
Funchal
Charles
Madeira
Rome
Wisconsin Man Debuts Life Saving Watercycle
A Wisconsin inventor introduces the watercycle a life saving craft built from aluminum tubing with knockdown assembly. two air inflated tubes provide buoyancy and a gear driven propeller powered by bicycle pedals drives the craft as it steers via a rudder and handlebar.
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Fh Wisconsin Man
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Dust and Explosions Warned In Flour Rub Substances
The article notes that certain mixtures of dust and air can explode and cites flour rub and a recorded sugar dust explosion as examples of this danger.
Farm Poultry Spring Timing for Breeding Pens or Eggs
Spring is a good time to start in the poultry business. Secure a reliable breeding pen or request price lists from purebred stock breeders now. Breeder pens are often disposed of by fall, and delays in shipping can ruin orders as breeders fill bookings quickly with eggs.
Begin Fight On Parasites In Poultry
A spring timing tip urges poultry raisers to start anti parasite work early. Dust birds with insect powder at regular intervals beginning in late winter to reduce mite and parasite numbers before breeding season and save future losses.
Rooster to Improve Flock
The article discusses selecting breeding male poultry. It stresses that health and activity matter but breeding quality matters more. It advises using best judgment, considering appearance, and keeping records to choose cockerels that will improve the flock.
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Tniakh Ehsa Hallas
Chickens in Brooders Benefit From Sand Flooring
Advice notes that lining brooders and brooder houses with an inch of clean sand reduces log clutter and improves chick growth. Straw or stover can be used for scratch, but plant matter like clover and buckwheat hulls should be avoided as chicks cannot pass such particles. Chick feed should include fine-cut green grass for best results. Also a reader remarks on the Washington statue sightline from Capitol square and the penitentiary view.
Many and Varied Tastes Across Cultures
A Milwaukee Sentinel column quotes a mother noting the world benefits from differences in taste and culture. She recalls an article on how people differ, listing varied preferences from gum chewing to exotic delicacies, illustrating global diversity in cuisine and customs.
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Anne
Africa
Milwaukee Sentinel
Three Good Men and True in a Quaint Legal Tale
In a humorous rural tale Lawyer Hopkins defends a sheep theft case by arguing the flock merely strayed. The judge jokes that sheep leave their heads in flour barrels, while Hopkins later reports to nearby town officials with a wry assessment of their honesty.
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Hopkins
Philadelphia Ledger
Balancing of Trees in High Winds
A Washington Star note discusses a suggestion on tree branch balance. Observations of a tall plane tree in a gale show opposing sways among large limbs, with nonuniform movement reducing uprooting risk. The observer proposes that asymmetric branch motion helps protect oaks and beeches from overturning in strong winds.
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Washington Star
Repartee Over Narcissus Blooms Amid Curious Exchange
In a surreal exchange a two year old hovers near narcissus blooms. A passerby asks if they are fragrant and the baby replies no with a retort about “ds Gower.”
Historical execution hills and memorials in English counties
The passage notes hills left as relics in English counties. It cites Tyburn near London and the Marble Arch site, plus a gibbet cross near Hindhead in Surrey. It records a 1786 or 1788 memorial inscription for a barbarous murder at Hindhead and mentions the executors named Edwd Lonegan Michl Casey and Jas Maesshall, with details of their execution nearby.
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England
London
Hyde Park
Surrey Dewse
Hindhead
Edwd
Lonegan
Michl Casey
Jas
Maesshall
Huang
Literary Digest
Keep the Ming Healthy
Mind and body health are linked the text urges. Positive thoughts shape the body and health outcomes, while unhealthy or unloving thoughts lead to disease. It warns against affirming or dwelling on health fears and stresses mental discipline for wellness.
Soft Music Aids the Girls in store scene
Milwate kee Journal describes a scene where clerks note diet grandiga and grandpa keeping up with the fuze and syncopated music. The sixteen year old granddaughter plays When You and I Were Young Maggie on the phonograph and gazes into its eyes as the music weeps forth. The piece suggests old tunes move the benu to speech more than Kuxaphones.
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Muate
Diet Grandiga
Grandpa
Land of dark superstition during Moorish life
A historical diary style survey describes Moorish beliefs and practices including talismans, offerings, and gender norms. It notes ritual items like five flower symbols, amulets, and rites at weddings and funerals, with commentary on religious devotion and social behavior contrasted with European life.
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the Times of India
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O. S
Wrashington Et Onl
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Senate
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P. Nutt
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Feria
Land OF
AO Moor
Boston Transcript
Florida & Cuba
Northern Lakes Eastern and Son Co
Canada
Boston
Il F PO
Tinois Central Railroad
Yurself
American Trust & Savings Bank
le Mars, Iowa
Oliver Towne
Globe-Post
Lemars
Buili
Light-Six
Studebaker
Hirsch Bros
Paas
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