Landor Plans Small Arctic Dash For Pole With Airship
A. Henry Savage Landor, famed explorer, intends a south pole attempt using a small, lightly equipped party. He favors an airship or aerial car for speed and control, with the journey starting in warm seasons and lasting most of the year. The plan includes sea transport then overland travel to Shackleton’s camp, but no crew details are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Henry Savage Landor
South Pole
Shackleton
Mr. Landor
Asia
Africa
Landor
Aeronautic Inventign Uone
Lieut. Shackleton
Memorial to Washington Era Proposed Memorial Association
Henry F. Dimock, elected president of the George Washington Memorial Association, seeks national proprietorship in a $2,000,000 Washington memorial. Adults donate $1 or more, children own a 10-cent brick, with engraved receipts sent to contributors. Building aims to advance science and literature and house various patriotic and educational bodies, with prominent advisers including Elihu Root and Ira Remsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Dimock
George Washington Memorial Association
Washington
New York
Memorial Association
Grand Army of the Republic
The
Loyal Legion of the United States
Sons of the Revolution
Association
Elihu Reot
Ira Remsen
H. Fairfield Osborn
Charles J. Bell
Weir Mitchell
William Welch
American Girl a Diplomat Lady Paget Charms Isvolsky
Lady Arthur Paget, once Mary Stevens of New York, hosts a high society dinner at the Ritz in London for M. Isvolsky, Russia's foreign minister. The gathering includes Mrs. Leeds, the Marquis Deseveral, the Portuguese minister, and Prince Demidoff. Discussions cover Russia's relations with England and America, with Paget earning praise for her diplomatic influence.
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Arthur Paget
Mary Stevens
New York
Cowes
William Loede
Arthur
Leeds
Trouville
London
Ritz
M. Isvolsky
Jack Leelle
Marquis Deseveral
Prince Demidoff
Russia
M. Savoleky
England
America
Lady Paget
Croesus in Small Flat Four Room Mansion Headline
Multimillionaire Ogden Armour and family plan to live in a four room flat at Armoria near Waukegan Illinois. Four million dollars has been spent on the four room living space while a 90 room palace awaits completion. The Armours will live in the four room flat temporarily to oversee their art treasures and estate as the estate is developed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden Armour
Armoura
Armoria
Waukegan
Armours
Nordica The Wigwest bungalow built at Deal Beach
New York banker George W. Young builds a grand bungalow for his bride Mmne Nordica at Deal Beach New Jersey. The mansion claims a long 244 mile front, houses of staff, a promenade along the north wall, exotic trees, a Hollandic windmill and access to Deal Golf Club’s 18 holes. The Young estate is said to be the largest in Monmouth county with ample grounds and water supply from windmill and city system.
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George W. Young
New York
Mmne
Nordica
Deal Beach
N. J
Young
Monmouth County
Deal Golf Club
Mrs Enon Shearer Tells Of Regaining Health
A Centralia Washington reader, Mrs Enon Shearer, credits Deans Kidney Pills with restoring her strength after years of illness including sleepless nights swollen limbo and intense pains. Three doctors allegedly gave no cure and she was urged to try the pills. She soon recovered enough to leave bed and return to work. Sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY and others.
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Enon Shearer
Yew
Washington Std
Centralia
Washsoga
Heing
Dean
All Denters
Foster Milburn Co
Fuffalo
Lofty’s Rowing Fatality Aboard Sun Boat
In a terse dialogue an unnamed speaker recalls Lofty’s reckless rowing on a sunny day ending with a drowning. Ruth comments that the victim might have lived and married the “idiot” if fate had been different, signaling gossip over a tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Young Lofty
Ruth
Durability and safety in white lead and paint brands
The piece discusses strict durability for painting with pure white lead, noting the Dutch Boy Painter trademark from National Lead Company to distinguish pure lead from adulterated goods. It cautions buyers that no infallible method exists for riskless gambling, and ends with a vignette about a suburban resident joking that he plans to raise the mortgage rather than crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Castoria and Old Remedies Ad In 19th Century Clipped Text
A fragmentary newspaper ad copy extols Castoria as safe for infants and children, urges checks for the signature and over 30 year use, and lists other products like Allen's Foot-Ease while mentioning humorous wart joke references and a Cromwell life anecdote.
Chamberlain's 10 Cent Foreoatracts and Related Promos
An odd ad page lists Chamberlain 10¢ foreoatracts and Mam mal Pore Phosphate Haking Powder as pure and government endorsed, with several humorous quips about headaches, back pain, and a Hartline Wizard oil claim. It also mentions Lewis' Single Binder cigars and a playful line about wisdom in argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
U. S
Atall Grocers
F. Bi. Chamberlain
St. Louia
Makera
One on Johnny and the supper talk in a bath of words
A playful dialogue contrasts a vain claims of mimicry with a dinner invitation as a flirtatious exchange unfolds. The text pivots to advertising copy touting Defiance Starch’s superior strength for finer laundering results and less fabric paste, urging readers to try the product to improve garment appearance and stiffness.
Fortunate Lady Amid Engagement Rumors
A brief note of romance mentions Patience-Pegey and Patrice as engaged couples. The quotation suggests Patrice is pleased, while hints imply the fiancé is visibly enamored and a secret is kept by the engaged party. The tone mirrors social gossip.
Defeated Candidate Sees Votes as Sour Lemons
A defeated candidate compares the votes received to a basket of lemons, feeling the tally reflects a sour finish to the campaign. The remark frames the loss as a missed opportunity and signals lingering disappointment.
It Is the After Effect of Experience That Counts
A brief reflection on how outcomes most often reflect accumulated experience. The saying emphasizes learning from past events to drive future success and decision making.
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France
Jones
Smith
Church
Gotham
Allen
LeRoy, N. Y
Cromwell
Luombago
Hartline Wizard Oi
Lewis
Tiffany
Omaha
United States
W. K. Kellogg
Kellogg's
Holden
Iowa State
Neb
National Corn Association
Ak Kellogg Kellogg Toasted Corn Flare CO
Battle Creek, Mich
Toiph
Putnam
Johnny
Dolly
Hiefe
John Jacob Astor
Patience
Pegey
Patrice
Cheyenne
General Land Office
le Beau
Aberdeen
S.D
Iowa Central
Minneapolis and St. Louis Road
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis, Minn
Resinol
Resinol Chemical Company
1Altimore
Mra. Gee
A. Laney
Montreal
Canada
Bived
Brey Iowa
Haan
ST. Louis
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