Plan for Building Would Mark Change on Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington citizens oppose extending the Mall into Pennsylvania Avenue by using park space for federal buildings. The article notes a proposed trapezoid along the Mall and Penn Ave where government structures might be erected, arguing parks belong to beauty and recreation, not building sites.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Rock Creek
Anacostia River
Hilla
Treasury
J. Harry Shannon
Ilustrated Sunday Magazine
Washington City
Capitol Grounds
White House Grounds
National Botanic Garden
United States Fish Commission
Army Medieval Museum
National Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Wishington Monument
Peace Monument
Treasury Building
Missouri
Louisiana
Ohio
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department of Justice
the Capitan
Form of Love Making Barred on Postal Cards
A Russian postal regulation message warns that love making on postal cards is prohibited under postal rules. The notice cautions recipients and stamp collectors against any depiction or activity related to intimacy on mailed cards.
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Russia
Milne Receives Royal Society Medal for Seismology Work
Prof John Milne geologist and mining engineer, long in Japanese service, has been awarded the Royal Society medal for seismological science. He travels widely and now works on a global seismic survey from Shide Hill Newport Isle of Wight. Milne has built an automatic recording instrument and estimates about 30 000 earthquakes yearly with 100 worthy of notice.
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Royal Society
John Milne
Russia
Siberia
Mongolia
China
Kurtles
Korea
Manila
Borneo
Australasia
United States
Shide Hill House
Newport
Isle of Wight
Milne
Advances in Production Over a Century
A century ago ten men were praised for turning out 43 000 pine per day. Today three workers produce 7 600 000 pine in the same period, illustrating dramatic gains in efficiency and output.
Alberta Prospect for Farmers From Birch Lake Country
Letter from J N Grieve in Spokane recounts a Washington mercantile trader’s move to Alberta in 1903. He and his wife settled near Birch Lake, cleared land, built a home, and grew cattle to about fifty head while farming enough grain and potatoes to sustain and profit. He praises the climate, winters, and market, urging others to relocate for opportunity.
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Austin
Western Canada
Ranfurly
Alberta
J. N. Grieve
Spokane
Washington
Edmonton
Birch Lake
Canada
Western
Janet
New Halloween Game Uses Peach in Place of Apple
An unusual Halloween game idea replaces apples with peaches while noting that modern building cement and mortar are weak points. The writer contrasts new constructions with ancient Roman and Greek stonework, arguing that old methods held together stones even as binding materials aged.
Torla Rheumatism Cure Prompts Medical Debate
A formula touted in medical circles claims to cure rheumatism using half a pint of whiskey, one ounce of Torla Compound, and one ounce of Syrup Sareaparilia. The mixture is to be taken in tablespoonful doses before meals and at night. Torla is produced by Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Chicago.
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Globe Pharmaceutical Co
Chicago
Franksness and Fragments in a Tiny Tale
A visiting child scans a family photo album and cheerfully notes that their own is “sandily” similar, with prettier pictures. The fragment ends with a series of assorted ad-like lines and aphorisms, including product pitches and quotations about character.
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Withal
Carlyle
Gell Largo
Emerson
Lewis
Cigora
Lewin’ Factory
Peoria
Til
Sateen
Reed
the Centaur Company
New York
Noah
Bears
Underwood
Remington
Oliver
General Price
Western Stationery and Printing Co
101 Street
Easbah Uity
Defiance
Lang Lad
Kansas City
Luther Burbank
Pola
California
John Lewis
Ilds
Floral Park
N. Y
Putnam Faceless
Exrgaresalel
Welte
Suebookist
Towtobya Sieasue
sGelorer AO Dade
Crm
Cgueen
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