Kansas City Girl Collects 700 Pitchers at Age 13
Miss Josephine Ellis of Kansas City owns 700 pitchers three years after starting her collection. The 13 year old joined a pitcher collectors organization as the youngest member and displays hundreds of varieties from Wedgwood to Royal Doulton. Her display includes Toby figures and animals plus unique pieces like a tiny silver Navajo belt pitcher and a brass Moros battle shell replica.
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Ansas City
Josephine Ellis
Miss Josephine
Josephine
Ellis Home
Wedgwood
Royal Doulton
Mettlach
Belleek
Crackle
Luster
Delft
Chelsea
Majolica
Staffordshire
Cloisonne
Toby Pitcher
William Penn
George Washington
William of Orange
Maude Adams
Mr. Taft
Toby
Mr. Roosevelt
Napoleon
Liszt
Yellowstone
Sawdust Ducks Cause City Jail Mixup in Sacramento
A humorous Sacramento tale recounts canvasback ducks left at the city jail with a note for Sergeant Maley. After inspection the ducks were found stuffed with excelsior and sawdust in a taxidermy prank involving Detective Kramer and others, highlighting a quirky police department anecdote.
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Acramento
Cal
George W. Maley
William Kramer
Coonhunting Fame
Fred Kripp
Fizz
Sergent
Maley
Kramer
New York Piano Movers Move Guest Bed and All
In the Biltmore hotel a Rochester man H C Mergenthaler slept through a dramatic disruption when four strong workers and a hotel official relocated his bed and a grand piano to a new room so a sleeping room could be used by a singer practicing for a concert.
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New York
Mr. Mergenthaler
Gotter
Housewives of Savannah Embrace Overalls for Housework
Savannah housekeepers adopt boys' size overalls to avoid skirt risk while cleaning. The shift reduces dust, germs, and wardrobe damage, with easy washing and low cost. The trend, first seen in Chicago, appeals especially to young women who scrub floors and hang pictures in garments suited to housework.
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Savannah
Chicago
Georgia
What Makes a Woman Stylish Defined in Good Health
A discussion on style traces its elusive nature in dress noting it stems from taste and sentiment. Chic in French means subtlety and finesse, reflecting how best dressed women convey refined selection and wearing manner avoiding flashy effect.
Desert once a jungle in Wyoming coal fields
Fossil plants in Wyoming coal deposits show palms and magnolias thrived in mild swamp conditions like Florida today. The Rock Springs field alone holds an estimated 142 billion tons of coal within 3000 feet of the surface and beds 2 1/2 feet thick, indicating lush ancient vegetation.
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Wyoming
Florida
United States Geological Survey
Rock Springs
Classification of Upland Sea Island and Egyptian Cotton Staples
The article outlines staple lengths for various cotton types. Upland cotton ranges seven-eighths to one inch, Gulf cotton slightly shorter, bottom land and fancy cotton longer, sea island cotton 1.5 to 2.5 inches with average 1.75, and Egyptian cotton growing in the southwest US with staple shorter than sea island but longer than upland.
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United States
Gulf
Texas
Sea Island
Sea Islands
South Carolina
California
New Mexico
Arizona
Normal pulse varys widely among individuals
Doctors note average pulse is around seventy, but there is great variation between individuals. A pulse under sixty or over eighty is not a reliable sign of illness, and talking can raise the counted pulse due to excitement.
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America
Copenhagen
New York City
Virginia State Profile in 1913 Agricultural Terms
Virginia covers 9 664 square miles with a 1910s population around 2 061 612. It is described as essentially an agricultural state with crops including tobacco apples peaches corn wheat oats buckwheat hay cabbage potatoes and other fruits and vegetables. Norfolk’s population is listed at 85 005.
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Virginia
Norfolk
Spray Keeps Off Enemies On Tidal Rocks
Tropical sluglike molush species along tide marks bear back eyes and a spraying apparatus to repel the walking fish periophthalmus. The walking fish hunts insects on shore for hours daily, and when seeing danger, it is repelled by acid spray from the mollusk.
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Periophthalmus
Esas
Copenhagen Trip Through Denmark and Sweden Described
Mary Ethel McAuley recounts travel from Christiania to Copenhagen via Sweden due to mine dangers. She notes Gothenburg’s growth and liquor controls, Kronborg and Fredriksborg castles, Copenhagen’s hotels crowded prices high and pervasive telephones, Bohemian atmosphere among Danes, heavy drinking, aging populations, busy trade, wartime sobriety, dirty streets, and large military presence with soldiers training amid war doubts.
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Christiania
Copenhagen
Mary Ethel McAuley
Denmark
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Sweden
North Sea
Helsingborg
Gothenburg
Europe
Kronberg
Hamlet
Fredriksborg Castle
Alexandra
England
Dog Hero Bravely Aids Family Fire Rescue
Mr and Mrs John Church Jr living on a Sherbourne area farm owe their lives to their collie Shep who woke them with barking as smoke filled the home. The dog, locked outside, broke a kitchen window to enter and alerted them, enabling a rear stair escape while the front was ablaze. Cuts on Shep’s legs suggest the break in. Binghampton Dispatch New York Herald.
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John Church, Jr
Sherbourne
Shep
Binghampton
N. Y
Dispatch
New York Herald
Dividing the Efforts
A couple discusses trimming expenses to balance income. He proposes cutting clubs cigars golf and fancy neckties while she agrees to reduce butter in cooking to make ends meet. The exchange shows household budgeting strain and mutual planning.
Ancient Weapon Exhibition Housed in Wool England
A bronze gun of eighteen tons on display in Wool England. The artifact weighs eighteen tons and consists of two metal pieces screwed together. It was used in the defense of the Dardanelles in 1468.
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Woolwich
England
Dardanelles
Squirrel Hunt of Long Ago at Dublin Cemetery Dedication
At the Dublin cemetery dedication in Franklin County Ohio Rev Byron R Long recounts the September 1822 squirrel hunt that ended farmers losses. The Columbus Gazette noted great damage prompting a county hunt with 19960 skins counted though reports incomplete suggesting higher totals. Migrating squirrels moved in vast numbers following the raid, described as fearless and relentless.
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Ludwig Sells
Dublin
Franklin County
Oni
Byron R. Long
Columbus Gazette
Columbus Dispatch
Washington Township
Peter Sells
New York Sun
Soap Advice Sparks Old Fashioned Health Debate
A health officer advocates soap for cleanliness arguing it enhances overall hygiene though not skin tone. The piece satirically labels him medievalist and notes readers, including historic heroines, did not know soap, doubting the impact of his guidance.
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Cleveland Plain Wheater
Laura
Berengaria
Rosamund
Marguerite
Sappho
Aspasia
Cornelia
Foppaea
Western Canada's Wonderful Wheat Yields
An American narrator reports exceptionally high Canadian harvests across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with averages above fifty bushels per acre and several farmers yielding 63 to 66 bushels. The piece notes limited threshing capacity delays and praises the region's prospects and farmer finances.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Warner
Milk River
Peterson
Roland
Bugler
Carr
The Skunk Defenses Unmasked by Doctor Pycraft
Doctor Pycraft notes the American skunk's glands at the base of the tail unleash a potent amber fluid with a strong odor. The spray can reach several yards and eye exposure may cause inflammation or blindness. Fumes are highly destructive to respiratory passages unless properly ventilated.
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Doctor Pycraft
The Bird Police Valued For National Wealth Loss
An expert warns that destroying birds costs the United States about 1 million dollars annually. He argues that killing birds disrupts natural resources and crops, and criticizes spending to replace birds in protecting forests and crops. The piece laments the wasteful use of guns by sportsmen.
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United States
Natures
Relieving the Mind Through Concentration Exercises
A scholar exhausted by overwork should avoid introspection and embrace light literature, patience games, and jig-saw puzzles. Society women who have not exercised serious concentration are advised to try activities demanding greater mental effort.
Sleepwalking lodger at rooming house escape
A lodger is caught sneaking downstairs with his baggage at an early hour. He claims he was walking in his sleep. The proprietor quips that if he had been walking in his sleep he might have dreamed paying before attempting to cave.
Population of Slavs in United States Before War
A note states two million Slavs resided in the United States prior to the outbreak of the European war, indicating a sizable immigrant presence before conflict began.
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United States
Big Chance Both Ways Rivalry Reflected in Jibe
A quarrel between a famous physician and an eminent clergyman ends in a witty exchange about life and afterlife. The minister mocks doctors for fearing uncertainty in this world while the physician retorts that clergy fear death in the next.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Castoria Ad Promotes Safe Remedy for Children
Public health ad urges mothers to check bottles of Castoria for the Ly signed signature. It claims Castoria has been in use for over 30 years and is a safe remedy for infants and children. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Unanimous Opinion on Reggie Van Booth Theater Move
The text notes Reggie Van Booth progressing on stage despite his family's strong objections. It claims public support now favors the family, suggesting he must retire. The excerpt reflects a conflict between personal career choice and public/family reaction.
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Reggie van Booth
Marine Eye Remedy ad urges youth look with eye book
An advertiser from Chicago promotes Marine Eye Remedy Co claiming its eye book keeps people from revealing age. The copy advises preserving youthful appearance by maintaining alert, bright eyes and not sharing age.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
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