Narrow Escape From Death by Mayor Warner in Fire
In the early 1870s Kansas City Mayor Warner drew the Babcock extinguisher from the firehouse aboard a ladder to the roof of a frame building fire. A burst of smoke sent him tumbling twenty feet to a cistern wheel where he survived unharmed while the new apparatus lay damaged. The account comes from George Cajo, former fire chief, via Hale.
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Senator Warner
Kansas City Times
George Cajo
Warner
Kansas City
Hale
Missouri Avenue
Ward Atreet
Aleeble
Safe Home Ban Verse of Immortal Life and Reunion
Fragmentary religious verse speaks of a safe home where moon and stars fade and a glorious second birth brings immortal life. It envisions removal of toil and pain, reunion with loved ones, and eternal joy in a divine city despite trials.
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Ast
Park Keeper McGrady Saves Blossoms and a Wish
In a city park McGrady the guard catches a German woman vandalizing apple blossoms. He discovers her tale of a dying child and, moved by her plea, gifts her a branch of pink blossoms and a hopeful blessing. The act softens his stern heart and rekindles a memory of his own lost daughter.
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Ik Son
Ray Fleure
Motiady
McGrady
Mall
Meester
Emile
Elsa
Ireland
Darling
Rome
Missy
Lurrheil
In Colonial Times. Royal Funeral Proclaimed April 12
Mis xcelleney Intent to go in Meanshing Off Sunday next April 12 for the death of the royal highness princess dowager of Wales. The Tarlles nine centiemen in town generally propose come into Manning on Sunday.
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Primpsire
Rovernla
Mis
Dowaeer
Wales
Tarlles
Gome
Manning
Siunitay
Manneer Actor Faces Job Application Hurdles
A perplexed actor explains attempts to land work, saying he has applied to every available role in town while expressing frustration with opportunities and the hiring process.
A Portrait of Windle by a Distant Observer
A fragmentary 19th century style meditation on friendship fidelity and sacrifice. The speaker contrasts generous aid with temptations of envy and betrayal while recalling a noble patronage and the price of loyalty in difficult times.
Distinct Origins of Thoroughbreds and Arab Horses Questioned
Ecologist Wehard Liedekker writes to the London Times from the Writith museum proposing that skulls of pedlistreed horses be given to the British Museum. He notes a recent discovery of a mood in horse skulls from India and compares findings across various horse lines including Tadla lore horses and European breeds, suggesting a primitive trait may be unique to some lineages.
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Wehard Liedekker
Writith Museum
London Times
British Museum
India
Amnuseum
Pa Eers Stockwell
den d'Or
Tadla
Europe
Name Was Misleading The Instruments Of Punishment In History
Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts historic punishments used by authorities including ducking stools stocks and pillories. The piece questions who administered these penalties and who suffered them, presenting a dialogue about past methods and their targets.
Invention for the Sketching Girl showcases chic chatelaine cases
A clever addition to the list of girl’s accessories presents a sketching case in gold or silver with brush, watercolor tablets, and pench. A second long case about the size of a pencil helps jot artist impressions during excursions. The items are compact and fashionable for travel.
New Fuel From Pulp Refuse Invented in Indiana
A Chicago Tribune report describes an Indiana glass worker’s invention turning paper pulp refuse into a cheap high heat fuel. The putty like mix of soda ash and lime with crude oil burns with little smoke and can light from a match. A bushel basket under a sixteen horse boiler kept steam eight hours with minimal ash, suggesting domestic and manufacturing energy uses and waste reduction for pulp mills nationwide.
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Indiana Glass
Chicago
Armored mitten aims to prevent husking machine injuries
William C Niebuhr of Fielden Minnesota has designed an armored mitten with a metal tip and thumb cap to shield fingers from rollers on corn huskers and rolling machines. The flexible mitten preserves dexterity for operators while reducing crushing accidents.
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William C. Niebuhr
Fielden
Minn
Turbine Steamships Bring High Cost and Complexity
The article notes the substantial care labor and time needed to produce turbine engines for ocean going ships. It highlights the first turbine ocean liner's maiden voyage and states that over 1 600 010 individual parts were used in building the three turbines powering the vessel.
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Whech
Effective drapery for door and transom frames
An Los Angeles Times idea recommends framematched drapery for door and transom panels, noting easy removal for glass cleaning. It highlights stained or leaded art glass as a new material sold by the yard, adaptable to colonial or bungalow styles, used with silk drapery and center panels.
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Will J. Rudesill
Los Angeles Times
Hanging Jars Offered to Double Kitchen Shelf Storage
A new space saving device called Hanging Jars offers doubled shelf storage by occupying space under shelves and on walls. Available in several sizes, jars suspend from shelves or walls and use a valve top to dispense contents by weight. Filling requires turning the jar upside down, protecting contents from moisture and air exposure.
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Menna
Double Decked Clothes Hanger with Dual Shoulder Pieces
An inventor proposes a coal hanger redesign featuring a second shoulder piece beneath the first. The extra shoulder allows better use of closet spare height while depth remains crowded. A wire across the lower shoulder serves as a trouser support.
Mint Jelly From Mint Juice Preparation
Wash mint leaves and steep in boiling water for an hour. Strain and press to extract juice. Mix mint juice with apple jelly and sugar to create a bright green jelly, then add to the mixture to achieve a lovely color.
Scotch Cake Recipe From A Dusty Page
A recipe fragment describes creaming ai butter with sugar and salt, mixing with flour, kneading into a smooth dough, rolling into a sheet, cutting squares, and baking until browned. The text shows OCR garbles but conveys a basic butter sugar flour pastry method.
Pickled Pumpkin Rind Preparation Notes
A garbled recipe fragment describes peeling and seeding a pumpkin rind, cutting into uniform pieces, boiling in salted lightly salted water until tender, draining to a platter, then boiling with sugar and whole spices. The text ends with unclear directions for pouring the spiced liquid over the rind.
Care in Spraying Showed By Orchard Observation
A. V. Schermerhorn warns against casual spraying by boys in orchards. Proper results depend on uniform, fine mist with no wind, full tree coverage, correct chemical strength, and adult supervision.
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A. V. Schermerhorn
Boya
Commercial Apple Orcharding Requires Capital and Planning
Commercial apple orcharding is a business focused on marketable varieties and synchronized ripening. It demands careful variety selection, strong keeping power, and large capital as returns take years, unlike family orchards that prioritize fresh fruit over several months and smaller losses. Albert Bates, Du Page Co., Ill, io Farmers' Review.
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Albert Bates
du Page Co
Ill
Io Farmers’ Review
Veteran Apple Tree in New Hampshire Still Bears Crops
In Grafton County New Hampshire Edith M Colby in Ohio Farmer notes ancient apple trees over 115 years old still standing and bearing. One tree measures 124% around one foot above ground and rises over 40 feet tall. It was carried 20 miles by the original owner to plant his first orchard. Five generations have gathered fruit from it.
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Grafton County
New Hampshire
Cleveland
Edith M. Colby
Obio
Michigan man advocates destroying overripe peaches
A Michigan man urges destroying ripe peaches arriving at markets rather than selling them at low prices to depress the market. He argues a commercial policy could help profits, but many view it as heartless and question why canning or drying options aren’t used.
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Michigan
Fruit shipments require refrigeration cars promptly
When fruit is to be shipped long distance it must be placed in refrigerator cars. The sooner it is placed in such cars the better.
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