Tarpon Springs Sponge Trade Dominated by Greeks
Tarpon Springs on Florida’s west coast claims to host the largest sponge market in the western hemisphere. Greek divers and businesses own boats and half of local firms, with sectored shops, coffee houses, and ice cream parlors thriving in a quar tered Greek district. Sponges come in varieties like wool and yellow, selling for two to four dollars per pound as buyers from northern firms bid sealed lots at waterfront sales.
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Arpon Springs
Florida
Gulf
Mediterranean
Divine
Frederic J. Haskin
Tarpon Springs
Tarponae
Peopes P
Tarpon Strings
Geponge
Gree and
Smericens
Monkey Fights Off Burglars In Graves Home
In Minneapolis a large pet monkey fought intruders in L. G. Graves’s basement as the family slept. A window was removed, the monkey wounded, and the robbers fled after being knocked unconscious by the shaker handle of a furnace. The animal’s strength and bite are noted.
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Minneapolis
Minn
L. G. Graves
Aldrich Avenue
Graves
South America
The Scholar and the Farm Insight on rural life
A Countryside Magazine excerpt argues against the belief that education negates rural work. Professor Hylan notes wealthier classes pursue farms yet disdain manual labor, while the speaker reflects on vitality and pleasure in physical work and the value of nature’s harmony.
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Hylan
Aly
Countryside Magazine
Western Reserve Bank Officer Receives Package from Japanese Firm
An officer at a western reserve bank recently received a package from a Japanese firm. The item remains under review as officials assess contents and intended recipients. The incident prompts precautionary security checks and further inquiries by bank investigators.
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Western Reserve Bank
Venture Phrase Causes Little Trouble in Plain Speech
The excerpt presents a terse negotiation line where one party apologizes for not prepaying a duty. It frames the request as polite but awkward, highlighting mutual inconvenience and a venture that the other party clearly understands despite the jumbled phrasing.
Edna’s puzzled reply on stepmother’s remarriage
A child explains her mother’s remarriage and why Edna’s last name differs. The teacher asks why the names do not match and Edna responds that her mother married again and it didn’t change her name.
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Edna
Improving Hardwood Floors with Linseed Oil Layer
A historic note suggests linseed oil beneath hardwood floors improves hygiene. It argues linoleum’s Hnoxyn compound, identified as a disease deterrent, is absent in plain linseed oil coatings.
White flag signals baby boy on Vandalia line
On a Vandalia line train passing through Brazil Indiana United States mail clerk Walter Withers announced a birth in his home. He told the nurse to hang a pink flag for a girl and a white flag for a boy. Seeing the white flag he sent a telegram of congratulations to his wife.
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Stork
Brazil
Ind
Walter Withers
United States
Vandalia-Pennsylvania Railroad
Withers
Negro Goes Mad on Liner Aboard Ship Philadelphia
Mortimer G. Gibson a Washington, D. C. man aboard the American liner Philadelphia bound from Liverpool lashed out with a razor for fifteen minutes two days out. He was overpowered, strapped in a straitjacket, died the next day, and was buried at sea.
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New York
Mortimer G. Gibson
Washington, D. C
England
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Policeman Campion Shuns Orders Then Involved in Odd Incident
Chicago patrolman Patrick Campion disobeyed orders at Fillmore street station and was sent out of the building. As he left a goat coughed and ran toward a glue factory. Campion had been asked to remove and bury a stink bomb but not open it. He claimed he did not believe it was real and opened the stopper releasing drops onto his uniform.
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Chicago
Patrick Campion
Fillmore Street
Pat
Hog With Six Legs Discovered On Row Land Ranch
Workmen employed by L A Meredith at Row land ranch in Puente California discovered a sow with six legs. The two extra forelegs are inside the normal forelegs and are used with the ordinary legs. The extra limbs are well formed and smaller than the regular legs.
Dynamite in Prince Street Hall Lifts City Alarm
Tenants at 10 Prince Street kicked a stick of dynamite around the hallways for days before a laborer discovered the explosive was a football shaped device.
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New York
Prince Street
First All-Steel Passenger Car Still Rides On Original Wheels
The first all steel railroad passenger car built in the United States remains in service with its original wheels owned by Leo Blondin. Built in 1879 by Lacone Car company of New Hampshire, the 50 foot sectional car carried Blondin’s troupe on the Pacific coast circuit and is said to have housed President Garfield as a funeral car. The car features leather wall panels, cerise tapestry, royal blue staterooms, and brass lamps with brass window casings valued in the thousands.
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Unitedtates
Leo Blondin
Oklahoma City
Okla
Biondin
Lacone Car Company
New Hampshire
United States
Lacona
Blondin
Chicago
E. F. Reed
Reed
Pacific Coast
Garfield
Kansas City Star
Refuted claim: Hackworth built first successful locomotive
Samuel Holmes in the New York Times argues Hackworth, not Stephenson, deserves credit for the first successful locomotive. He details Hackworth’s work at Stockton and Darlington, the Royal George trials of 1827, and cost savings versus animal power, challenging popular biographies.
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Timothy Hackworth
William Hedley
Isid
Hackworth
Wylem
Hedley
Timothy’s Dillys
Stephenson
Killingworth
Lord
Shillingworth
Stockton & Darlington
Trafic
Royal George
New Shidon
Yvean
Samuel Holmes
New York Times
Powdered Fuel Costs on Steam Railroads Rise
The article notes locomotive fuel spending approaches a quarter of total operating costs. It cites high material and labor costs as drivers and mentions experiments with burning solid fuel beyond standard grate systems, including cement kilns and metallurgical furnaces.
World railroad mileage by country and state totals
The report lists Great Britain 23550 France 30686 Germany 37495 Russia 7008 Austria-Hungary 27570 and the United States total of 152230 with state totals ranging from Alabama 5406 to Wyoming 1820 and many others such as California 868, Illinois 12189, Texas 15758, New York 8530, Pennsylvania 11624, Ohio 9147 and Massachusetts 2130.
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Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Austria-Hungary
United States
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illnois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Absinthe repurposed for explosive production in France
At a Pontoise cooperative distillery the absinthe stock is being converted into a beetroot clear alcohol. Government factories use this alcohol in guncotton production. With demand rising, managers planned to buy sealed stocks of the forbidden beverage. The liquor is reconstituted under supervision of four government inspectors.
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Pontoise
France
Powdered fuel in locomotives gains practical use
Scientific American notes the success of pulverized coal as a fuel and explains the challenges of operating locomotives with pulverized fuel. It highlights that only recently have devices for burning powdered fuel in locomotive fire boxes been practically developed.
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Scientific American
Angora Goat Yields 30 Pounds Wool At Shearing
A single angora goat has been known to yield 30 pounds of wool at the shearing.
Couple Divorced, Then Divorced Again After Reconciliation
In St Louis, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Schimmel of 6023A Washington Avenue had a divorce decree set aside less than a day after filing. Judge Shields granted the petition to annul the divorce as the parties reconciled after disputes over anger, late returns from work, and a bid for an automobile contest. Their son Nathaniel Jr. is cited for his affection for both parents as a key factor.
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Nathaniel, Jr
Schimmels
Poker dispute ends with alleged assault during table heated moment
The testimony alleges that a band member grabbed a neck and a stack of chips from the table while Schimmel and his wife argued. The wife tried to calm him and urged him to stay in the game. Altman testified that Schimmel struck his wife during the quarrel.
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Band
Schimmel
Altman
Woman Becomes Freehold Dog-Catcher for Free
Mrs. William S. Holmes, daughter of late NY mayoral candidate William M. Ivins, accepts the unpaid post of dog-catcher in Freehold New Jersey. She says the role helps her handle homeless dogs and prevent complications. Mrs. Yard and Mrs. van Dorn of the Woman’s club join the shade-tree committee to beautify the town.
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Freehold
N. J
William S. Holmes
William M. Ivins
New York
Joseph S. Yard
William van Dorn
Woman’s Club
Agent Flings Bottles in Flustered Sale Attempt
Mrs. D Johnson of Cottonwood Falls Kansas dodged two bottles hurled by a flavoring extract agent after a heated sales pitch. The flying glass and liquid splashed on a kitchen floor but caused no injuries.
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Cottonwood Falls
Kan
D. Johnson
Girl Born Blind Sees After Philadelphia Operation
Ida Friend of Lehighton Pennsylvania is now twenty seven and regained sight after an operation at Wills Eye Hospital Philadelphia funded by coal miner owner Mrs Eckley B Coxe. Surgeons expect her to eventually have excellent vision.
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Lehighton
Ida Friend
Wills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia
Eckley B. Coxe
Paterson Orders Hello Girls to Wear Long Skirts
Shocked by a fashionable ankle display, Paterson New Jersey head telephone operator orders all local hello girls to wear long skirts to cover ankles on the street.
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Paterson
N. J
He Plays Ministerial Roles in Movies
A mother hoped her son would become a minister while his father wanted wealth. The young man ultimately chose a compromise career as he appears in ministerial parts in films.
Honeymoon Talk Turns to Hypocrisy in Banter
Two friends debate when to visit Jim after his wedding congratulating him now would seem hypocritical later. They joke about delaying sympathy until after the honeymoon ends. The exchange closes with a sharp insult.
Farmer loses faith in cows after bailed money eaten by prize cow
John Layton a Durham area farmer distrusted banks but his prize Guernsey cow ate $300 in bills hidden in the barn. He laments the cows moral failure and jokes they have no respect for money.
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John Layton
Durham
Guernsey
Layton
N. C
Philadelphia Inquirer
Village Truths Versus City Sins Revealed in Rhetoric
A pithy reflection contrasts village life with urban vice, arguing that the sins of a large city pale beside those of a country village when truth is spoken. The piece uses pointed, local voice to question moral expectations.
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Dynamite
George Stephenson
Samuel Smiles
Stephenson Works
Robert Stephenson & Co
G. A. Sekon
Railway Magazine
Stockton & Darlington Railway
Woman IS Do& Catcher
Bright
Dean
Ola Harrrington
Tiarrison St
Crawfordsville
Doan
Ives Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Carter
Carters! “Huttle Pills
Lydia E. Pinkham
Boursok Remedy CO
Cox
Lexington
Gallstone Remedy Co
Dept
Dearborn St
Man
Jim
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