World power future with coal, electricity and diamonds
The article discusses long term energy trends including coal depletion estimates for America and England, shifting toward water generated electricity, and improved power transmission. It also notes coal’s rising production costs, oil fuel tests on ships, and advances in electric power. Diamonds are described by hardness, color, glow, and origin, noting Kimberley and De Beers mines in South Africa.
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Alaska
China
America
England
Philadelphia Press
Kimberley
de Beers
South Africa
The Orion Battleship Seeks Supremacy in Fleet Race
The battleship Orion, recently launched by Great Tirstain, is 4000 tons lighter than the cruiser Lion launched earlier. The Orion warns with heavy gunfire and torpedoes, claiming power, yet forecasts indicate she will be scrapped in years as new, stronger ships take the flag. The piece notes an endless race in battleship construction.
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Orion
Molspant’s aero plant and Yankee Doodle spirit
The piece notes Molspant, a Chicago native weighing 182 pounds, building an aero plant near the English Channel, leaving slow Burgess life for Central American revolutions and French sensational flying. A Chicago professor cites a theory about small flats breeding bad boys, while the author questions that indictment and recalls preexisting juvenile trouble.
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Molspant
Chicago
Burg
Judge hints on courtroom attire for women attorneys
A New York judge suggested that a woman attorney should remove her hat when addressing the court, equating it to her male colleague. He implied a busy woman has no time to tidy hair and that looks are better in a hat anyway.
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New York
Barefoot Dancing Sparks Police Arrest Order at Newport
A fashionable dancer introduces barefoot dancing at Newport drawing a police chief to order his arrest. The report notes a dispute with New Jersey over the propriety of such unusual performances.
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Newport
New Jersey
New York’s Gum Habit Stirs Curious Debate
City residents reportedly chew more gum than many peers amid claims of mindful chewing patterns. The question arises whether gum use reflects simple habit or broader oral health attitudes.
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New York
King Manuel Hides Mountains Amid Portuguese Upheaval
Portable report notes King Manuel of Portugal concealing himself in the mountains to avoid revolutionary activity. Aims to spare the summer for an innocent young man, though the tone reflects scandal and tension surrounding the royal retreat.
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Manuel
Portugal
Inventor Builds Bicycle For Fence Top Travel
A new bicycle prototype is described as capable of running along fence tops. The mechanism is claimed to offer a superior alternative to conventional paths and may attract interest from people seeking novel mobility solutions.
Miniver Family Struggles Over Breakfast and Wall Street
Hope Miniver defies her father Tom Miniver over breakfast while he frets about Homer and the rising market. Van Alstine visits for a possible engagement, witnesses a volatile day on Wall Street, and later learns Miniver recovers wealth, ending with a surprising fortune claim.
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Hope
van Alstine
Miniver
Miss
van Alstino
Jong
Tom Minivera
von Alatine
South Carolina florist cultivates striking dahlia hybrids
A South Carolina florist documents her Dahlia seeds experiment from Park's Floral Magazine. One packet yielded 32 plants, growing from seedlings in a box to nine and a half feet tall with diverse colors including dark red, green, magenta, fawn, yellow with red outlines, and brick-dust hues.
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South Carolina
Life of Telephone Poles Across Varied Conditions
The article discusses pole longevity by species and local factors. It notes that untreated seamoned poles have life tied to timber type soil, climate, and site conditions, with cedar averaging about 13 years and chestnut around a similar range, urging managers to consult local pole records for precise estimates.
More Potatoes Gained From Spraying Says Study
New York experiment station at Geneva reports careful spraying during dry seasons improves potato plants and yields. Eleven trials show an average gain of 66% bushels per acre with net spraying cost 84 cents per acre and potatoes at digging time 60 cents per bushel, making economic sense.
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New York
Geneva
Soil floors save chicks in Kansas City experiment
A Kansas City poultryman, Ernest Kellerstrass, found that a soil floor dramatically reduced chick mortality. In trials with 26,000 chicks, less than five percent died using a black earth floor, while board floors caused leg weakness and disease. The method promotes natural scratching and sturdier birds.
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Kansas City
Ernest Kelleratrasa
Fhat
Kollerstrass
First Thrift Lesson From a Cleveland Banker
Frank Harris recalls meeting John H. Farley on a June street who lent him money to celebrate the Fourth of July. The banker helped him save daily earnings, creating his first habit of thrift as Cleveland readers remember Farley as a true friend to many boys.
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John H. Farley
Frank Harris
Frank
Cleveland
John H. Parley
Curious Railway Carriage Conundrum At Wayside Stop
A traveler meets an old lady and her son in a railway carriage. Tickets are collected at the station. The mother has no ticket for the boy and asks the traveler to carry him. The man jokes about putting him under the peat as the woman insists there are two under the wall already.
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Carrie
Darth
Postum praised by doctor for better sleep and weight
A lady physician extols Postum as a daily pleasure replacing coffee. She describes improved sleep, steadier nerves, and weight gain from using Postum for eight years, mixing with cream and no sugar. The letter ends by urging readers to try it, noting its genuineness and human interest.
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Kentucky
Wellville
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R. G
Homer
van Aletine
T.alling
Arlersa
van Abatine
Val Alstine
London
Mies Miniver
Hob
Wall Street
van Alwiite
Kansas
Carter
den Bae
Erin Satan
Oppenheim, Oberadorf & CO
Fayette St
Baltimore
National Live Stock Com. Co
Omaha
Neb
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