Acrostic Verse Reveals Love Triangle in Hopeton
Frank, Hal, and Davis chase affection for Virginia Leighton in a story of ambition and romance. A discovered acrostic poem from Miss Leighton names Frank, triggering a vow to win her. Hal’s stock scam ends with arrest, while Frank grows respected as a physician and finally wins Virginia’s regard.
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Frank
Frank Fur Ton
Virginia Leighton
Mart
Hal Ferria
Virginia
Crocen
Davin
Hal Hod
Hopeton
Indy
Davis
Selehton
Davie
Mise Leighton
Hal Perrin
Law
Kitty
Alaska survey for new government railroad reaches toward Fairbanks
The United States appoints a four member commission to direct a survey for a government rail line inland from Resurrection Bay toward Fairbanks, a 490 mile route along the Susitna and Cantwell rivers. Thomas Riggs Jr and Lieut. Frederick Mears lead the team with William C. Edes as associates. The project faces dangers from flooding logs and glaciers, with costs projected at 26.5 million dollars and the aim of opening vast prosperity for Alaska.
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United States
Alaska
North America
Riggs
Copper River and Northwestern Railroad
White River
Alaska surveyors brave peril to map frozen frontier rails
The article recalls Riggs and team enduring bogged wagons, rotten ice over vast rivers, and swamps as they lay out a new government railway in Alaska. Pack trains, limited provisions, avalanches of danger, smallpox, and a heroic rescue illustrate the grueling quest to chart topography and prepare a transcontinental route.
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Whitehorse
White River
Riggs
Indiana
Civil Engineers
Alaska
Civilization
First British Daily Courant Emerges In 1702
The First English paper appeared on March 11, 1702, named the Daily Courant published by E Mallet near Fleet Bridge. It was a single sheet with two columns, carried foreign news only and no editorials. The editor soon quit, the paper changed hands, and slavery is now buried beneath the Times.
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Daily Courant
The
Times
Buggy as Useful as Ever in the Automobile Era
The piece notes autos have not harmed buggy sales, with 2 200 000 buggies sold last year. It reasonss that courting remains strong, keeping pace with car use, and stresses keeping the automobile under driver control rather than letting it run on its own.
Good Year for Oil Companies in Scotland
Noted brisk demand and good prices across oil types for Scotch firms. Sulphate of ammonia and paraffin wax are dispatched immediately with no stocks on hand. A large amount of fuel oil is sold at remunerative prices, transforming fuel oil from a market curiosity into a valuable product.
The Loom of Life and the Thread of Character
A reflection on personal character as a loom weaving from thoughts and actions into a lasting self. It describes character as a preserved, dyed, and worn robe formed by conduct, likening it to a snail’s shell and a Nile delta formed from the stream of life.
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You
Nile
Alexander Mac
Two Kinds of Religion Quoted in Revival Contrast
A pithy remark contrasts religion learned at revival meetings with a version spread via hypodermic administration, highlighting a critique of controlled or imposed faith versus genuine revival experience.
Langley as the name for government airships proposal
Washington readers are urged to rename government airships Langley in honor of the late Prof Samuel Langley. Col Archibal Hopkins and Frank Warren Hackett back the move noting Langley’s pioneering aviation work and urging federal endorsement and adoption of the term.
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Langley
Samuel Pierrepont Langley
Washington
Archibald Hopkins
Frank Warren Hackett
Army
Navy
Hopkins
Hackett
The Best Collateral. Even at a bank six man's best collateral
Youth's Companion comments on character as the strongest guarantee for loans, arguing that integrity outvalues material assets in securing trust and credit.
Trees a Tangible Asset in Growth Or Urban Planning
Allen Chamberlain argues in the Boston Transcript that street and roadside trees are a tangible municipal asset worth protection and investment. He cites real estate testimony and long standing value, noting challenges from pests and urbanization, and urges public attention to preserve historic trees as cities modernize.
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New England
Allen Chamberlain
Boston Transcript
State or Private Business in Michigan Reforestation
Detroit Journal argues against paying landowners bonuses to plant trees, asserting planting should be a state endeavor for climate and public benefit. It warns bonuses may lure landowners to abandon care, wasting funds, since private planting rarely yields profits for the planter.
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Michigan
Detroit Journal
Plant Dahlias For Early Growth In Cellar
Plant tubers in the cellar or pots to start them. When shoots reach five inches, pot in sand and garden loam, set in a cold frame, and transplant when weather allows. July cuts yield new wood for fall blooms larger and more beautiful than summer flowers. Dahlias can be grown from seed to bloom first year by starting seed in pots and transplanting outdoors, with single varieties best.
Cured by Radium At London Institute Report
The Radium Institute in London reports 146 cases treated in the latest year with 10 cured 50 apparently cured and 238 improved while 130 showed no effects. Skin conditions including cancer tumours warts and discolorations featured among results with notable cure of spring catarrh in persistent cases.
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Radium Institute
London
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Alrous
Miss Leighton
Ardent
Hal Ferris
Haer Viking
Hal
Leighton
Rampart House
Mr. Riggs
Porcupine
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Hnedia
Langleys
Smithsonian
Saulnter
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