Travel Hard in Arctic Waters Makew Footing of Explorers
A National Geographic bulletin outlines Arctic travel dangers as ice floes form immense ridges blocking routes to the pole. It notes Peary, Greely, and other explorers mapped routes along Greenland and Grant Land while current conditions and brutal cold hinder ship passage and dog sled travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Pole
Greenland
Peary Land
Grant Land
Cape Columbia
Davie Strait
Bainbay
Bunh
Smith
Lil
Arctic America
Ellesmere Land
Grinnell Land
Veenel
Greely
Grinnell Lund
A. W. Greely
Grant Lund Law
Robeson Channel
Arctic Ocean
Hall Land
Dardanelles
Nansen
Garber Heir Keeps at Work in Barber Shop
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania twenty year old Cabot reads a letter from Italian lawyers informing his father left an estate of five hundred thousand lire worth twenty thousand dollars. He answers with “Next” and continues barbering at F P Reap’s shop in Pittston. He plans to come later but keeps his job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garber
Wilkes-Barre
Cabot
F. P. Reap
Pittaton
Italy
Bonin Islands A Tropical Paradise Or Remote Outpost
A Washington Geographic Society bulletin reframes Bonin Islands as the Ogasawara group, detailing their geography, climate, and early exploration. It notes a population of about 4,000, native flora and fauna, and the islands' shifting political status as Japanese territory with a history of exploration by Spaniards, Americans, and Japanese before modern administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
Roaring town talk and rural woes in a muddled transcript
The text mixes regional humor and snippets of dialogue about starvation fears in Rooshy, a comment on moving to Oklahoma, an Irish gardener joke, and a note about Methuselah’s age. It also parodies language through garbled phrases and quips, including a non sequitur about Ira and a baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobe Sagg
Fiddle Creek
Rooshy
Oklahoma
Kungay
Patrick
Loston
Ball Night Lace Wears Century-Old Value
Mrs. Van Astor wore a lace at the ball last night said to be 300 years old while Mrs. O'Brien is linked to a 200 year old piece. The Boston Transcript notes the extravagant display and the wealth behind such antique finery.
Diamond Dyes advertise easy home dye kit for fabrics
An advertisement touts a dye kit named Diamond Dyes that promises simple directions to tint old coats skirts and curtains. It stresses lasting color and resistance to streaking fading or running, claiming even first time dyers can produce rich new hues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disney
The Unterrified and the Truthful Neighbor
A rural subscriber tells a sensational story and a neighbor questions its truthfulness. The anecdote contrasts a man’s alleged honesty with a biblical tale of Ananias and Sapphira, noting that success attracts insults and scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waal
Ananias
American Legion Weekly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arctic
Pacific
Peter
Beringstewie
Misa Mary Texailia Loomis
Worl
Bonin Islands
Sapan
Leif Ericaon
America
Villeya
Palma
Sadayari Oyamuward
Villa- Lobon
Ita
Abel ‘Tara
Hawaii
Pelven
Great Britain
Elaine Fu
Cpa
LMM
Loe Angeles
Ybaldo
Nsedes
the Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Gee
Jones
OHM Medical Company
Russa
Methuselah
Ira
Setan
Boston Trapscript
Fletcher
Gem Novelty Co
Corpus Christi
Texas
Salt Lake City
Sey
Bald
Oola J. Buola
Canabal Isles
Oula
Legion
Bayer
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