Alexander McClelland for Westchester Poor Board
Dobbs Ferry resident Alexander McClelland is a Democratic nominee for the Poor Board in White Plains this week. The piece extols his prior service in Greenburgh, leadership on the Board of Supervisors, and role on the Good Roads committee, claiming strong honesty and county contributions, and predicts victory in November along with ticket colleagues.
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Dobbs Ferry
White Plains
Westchester County
A. Smith
Hoplins
Alexander McClelland
Tcket
Warburton Avenue
New York
McClelland
Ady
Sinnott Nominated for State Senator by Democrats
The Democratic party nominates John J. Sinnott for State Senator in Mount Pleasant. Sinnott, long-time Mount Pleasant supervisor and former Corporation Counsel, is praised for honesty, tax restraint, and service on key boards. His background includes law practice in Tarrytown and leadership in a minority board before rising to chairman.
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Democratic
John J. Slanott
Sinnott
Mount Pleasant Attle
George C. Andrews
Tina Nia Etent
Siunott
New York City
Croton Aqueduct
Ian
Young Men's Lyceum of
Tarrytown
The
Foresters of America
Adv
Fanatics of the Peak and the Unrivaled Record
A London Graphic quotation extols the climber who seeks a peak without regard to cost or effort, while a Washington Herald line humorously warns of danger and a pistol in the boat as a stern figure urges caution.
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Fanetic
London Graphic
Washington Herald
The Common Match and Its Ancient Invention
This piece traces how fires were started before matches, detailing ancient drilling methods and the evolution to bow drills, hearths, and the Iroquois pump drill. It notes early spark fire creation in Greece Rome and American tribes, then describes early matches, punk variants, and the 1833 friction match development by John Walker and Brookes, highlighting the match as a pivotal everyday convenience.
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Greece
Rome
Jupiter
Vance
John Walker
England
Diner Hits Big Nugget in Long Abandoned Mine
Johnny Kearn, longtime placer miner in the Highland district, found a large nugget while digging near Poodle Dog Gulch. He described near forty years of prior work by others, including Chinese laborers, and the nugget weighed several pounds, later sold to the Helena assay office after display at the Clark Bank window.
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Johnny Kearn
Highland District
Butte
Kearn
Helena
Standard
Assay Office
Choice Of A Briar Pipe Smooth Inside Says Smoker
A collegian tests briar pipes for smooth inside bowls. He discards rough interiors, arguing a smooth bowl prevents uneven charring and ensures better cake and sweetness over time. He insists a finely finished inner surface yields a better smoking experience.
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New York Sun
No Keys For Barrows Under State Liquor Law
The State attorney and Baltimore Police Board counsel decide hoteliers in Baltimore will have little use for keys to their bars under the liquor law of the last Legislature. They can sell liquor at almost any time.
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Barrows
Police Board of
Baltimore
Cambridge honors Russian Jewish student in math Tripos
Satian wins praise as Lelig Brodetsky, son of a Russian asylum seeker, is bracketed with Mr Abbotson of Soambroke for the British blue riband in mathematics. The piece contrasts Cambridge acclaim with Manhattan poverty and high per capita tax assessments of $2000.
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Satian
University of Cambridge
England
Lelig Brodetsky
Abbotson
Soambroke
Manhattan Island
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Vesta
Placer
G. H. Wagner
Paows
Hastings, N. Y
Worthington Farms Dairy
Joseph Coggins
Desler
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Spaldings Soy Goods
Main Street
Spaldings
Gazette
F. H. Morrell
Prop
Main St
Irvington, N. Y
Mace Nolan
Packard & Field
Brookton
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Irvingtos, N.Y
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