Man offering marriage amid blackberry harvest in Idaho exhibit note
Joel Brown, a California rancher, resolves to marry Ruth after proposing to take care of her and her unborn child. He plans a modest life in a home with work and a future, while Ruth contemplates the courage of accepting a stronger, safer life. Idaho’s exhibit at the World’s Fair highlights local ore discoveries near Salmon City.
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California
Joel Brown
Joel
Chicago
Mission
Santa Barbara
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Allus
Masten
San Francisco
Idaho
America
Salmos City
Idsho
Mind wandering students and quirky notes from early 20th century press
A collage of humorous and dated items: President Harper jokes about Chicago students’ focus, a discharged quartermaster tied to spelling, Korean forces, Russians and hats, champagne corks triggering a fire alarm in a New York hotel, ginger ale as party ballast, a Brooklyn prisoner losing weight, tax notions tied to hunger, a German necktie ruling, a boundary dispute between Poru and Ecuador, arbitration thoughts, Admiral Togo, and a Missouri farmer selling hay and eggs with minimal price differentials.
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New York
Landlady Knows Now James The Bachelor Poker Tale
The long time bachelor James keeps up a lie to his landlady about good hours. A stony hearted seeming gentleman, he hides late poker nights by sending a messenger to feign an early morning return. In the end the story hints at sentiment in the old world bachelor.
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Joel
Daya
Susie
Rone
Sir Knight
James
Asenger
Philadelphia Telegraph
Electricity in the Lead Surges Past Gas in U S Lighting
The Electrical World notes a shift from gas to electricity with census data showing about 4,000 electric central stations in the U S versus 877 gas plants in 1900. Central stations earned 85 million last year, gas 75 million, while construction costs top $600 million. Isolated electric plants exceed 50,000, New York hosts about 1,000, and electric light use for illumination and power has surged dramatically over the decade.
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Europe
United States
America
Rampe Ag
New York City
dorf-Astoria
Electrical World
Hassineer
Wife Did the Whipping Edgar Howard Tells A Story
Edgar Howard of the Columbia Telegram recounted visiting a friend where the host spares the rod. The father says he spanks his children, while the wife asserts she never whipped them, and the children instantly obey when the mother speaks.
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Edgar Howard
Columbia Telegram
Omaha World- Herald
Howard
John
Columbue
Edgar
Aha den Tha Whipptan
Eps
Oldest Tree in World Traced to Ancient Sri Lanka
A fragment from an Anuradhapura shrine notes a sacred fig tree planted near a Buddhist shrine in 245 B C in Ceylon. Claimed to be 2148 years old, legend says a branch severed by miraculous power from the sacred fig under which Gautama attained enlightenment.
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Anid
Adnuradhapura
Ceylon
Gautama
Buddha
Big Cities of the World Above One Million Population
The list names cities over one million inhabitants with recorded populations: London 6 581 872 New York 4 487 202 Parl 2 714 061 Berlin 1 888 348 Chicago 1 098 675 Vienna 1 674 857 Canton 7 000 000 Tokyo 1 440 121 Philadelphia 1 295 097 St Peters burg 1 207 022 Calcutta 1 125 400 Constantinople 1 125 000 Pekin 1 000 000.
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London
New York
Parl
Berlin
Chicago
Vienna
Canton
Tokyo
Japan
Philadelphia
St. Petersburg
Calcutta
Constantinople
Pekin
Baby Joins Jones Family Then Neighbors Expect More Joneses
A new baby arrived for Mr and Mrs Jones. Days later six year old Margaret told a neighbor they have named the rest of the children Jones and jokingly doubted if the baby would also bear the surname.
Paper Car Wheels Demonstrate Novel Iron Coating
The description details a Pullman car wheel constructed entirely from paper. A core block four inches thick forms the wheel body, surrounded by two to three inches of steel contacting rails, with circular iron plates bolted to cover the sides.
Profitable Holborn Estate Bought for 1553 Church Wardens
A twelve-mortgage freehold estate in Holborn England was bought by the churchwardens of St Clement Danes in 1553 for 160 pounds. It now yields over 7000 pounds annually, funds almsgiving pensions and schools.
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Holborn
England
St. Clement Danes
Beauty of the Cherry Ti
Hearn praises the cherry blossom as the most beloved Japanese tree noting its beauty equal to fleecy clouds tinged with sunset folded around bare branches. He remarks the beauty in best compliments likening it to a girl's charm.
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Hearn
Value of the Corset in Deflecting Two Bullets
An Oregon woman wore a corset that deflected two bullets and saved her life. Despite the incident, critics still contend corsets are unhealthy.
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Oregon
Many Students Marry In Swiss Universities Study
Berne newspaper notes a surprising share of Russian students at Swiss universities have married. The brief item highlights social trends among international students, signaling personal life choices alongside higher education.
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Berne
Seventeen in a hundred in New York live past seventy
A historical note states that in New York, seventeen percent of people reach over seventy years of age. The remark reflects longevity data and regional life expectancy.
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New York
Bole Leather Exports From United States Detailing Trade
Bole Leather reports monthly export figures show sole leather shipments averaging about $500 000 from the United States. This trade metric highlights ongoing demand and market activity for domestic leather products in international markets.
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United States
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