Cork Pine Is Gone The Last Cass River Cork Pine Story
The article recounts the misreported claim that Richard Purdy cut the last white pine at Cass River, clarifies a remaining stand near Cass City, and notes recent sale of the 60 acre tract for $6,000. It details growth, lumber value, and historical cork pine lumbering on the Cass River, with commentary on regional forestry decline and market prices from 1836 onward.
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Saginaw Valley
Richard Purdy
Case River
van Sickle & Johnson
Caro
Cass City
Elkland Township
Tuscola County
Cass River
Casa River
United States
Cesa
Michigan
Commencement list and assorted notices from Montana mines
The page presents a long commencement roster listing graduates and names, followed by a miscellany of quotes and brief notices. It includes trivia on eye color in rail cars, Montana coalfields and mine data, Socrates and Puck quips, nickel polishing tips, a humorous exchange on crooked deals, marriage finances, aging, and Bucklen’s Arnica and Burdock advertisements.
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Amos F. King
Port Bryan
Xinca
Bucklen
Burdock
O. P. Barber ‘Boa
Iret Resas Veel
Memorial Day praise for Dr. King's New Life Pills
A Memorial Day reminiscence praises Dr King s New Life Pills as painless purifiers that cure headache and biliousness and keep the bowels right, advertised at O P Barber Son s drug store.
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Dr. King
O. P. Barber & Son
New Projectile Invention Aims To Penetrate Ship Armor
A Hudson Maxim invention seeks a high explosive shell that does not explode on contact but detonates after penetrating ship armor. Tests at Indian Head claim a 12 inch shell could kill crew in the targeted compartment and wreck nearby cofferdams, ripping armor and creating dangerous openings.
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Technical World Magazine
Hudson Maxim
Indian Head
Women in Prison Discipline Show Gains in Reform
A historical article argues that trained treatment improves behavior among female inmates, noting prisoners are not particularly unruly when guided by a humane system. It cites cleanliness, order, and discipline as attainable by women, while acknowledging a minority who resist authority for vanity and notoriety.
Cairo’s Curse of Blindness in East Fatatta Era
Leslie’s Weekly describes Cairo’s pervasive blindness due to ophthalmia and superstition about the evil eye. The piece notes blind beggars on streets and in shops, widespread blindness among classes, and the prevalence of hasheesh among lower-city residents despite its illegality.
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Cairo
Egypt
Leslie's Weekly
Looked Suspicious to Him At Luncheon Table
A five year old, Lewis, previously observed around an apartment house site, uttered profane language at a luncheon table. His mother scolded him and later washed his mouth with soapsuds after further expletives. He then asked if his baby sister had been saying naughty words while a nurse bathed the infant.
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Lewis
Indiana Merchant Refuses Bow To King Leopold In Park
A Western congressman shares a Brussels tale of a Indiana merchant who refuses to bow to King Leopold. In Barranquilla Colombia the Magdalena river port thrives with five river companies operating 36 steamers and 43 barges, totaling 10,689 tons. Steam boats sail inland almost daily and trips to Bogota vary by river conditions.
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King Leopold
Indiana
Philadelphia
Colombia
Karranquilla
Magdalens River
Atlantic
Magdalena
Barranquilla
Interior
Bogota
Nature Fake Boxer Atlas of Joliet’s clever horse
Boxer the bay horse in Joliet astonishes a smith by leaping the fence and trotting to the shoeing shop to have a hoof reset He returns to his pasture and resumes feeding as if the scene were ordinary The New York segment notes vast public works totaling over 626 million dollars surpassing four Panama Canals with three projects alone reaching 100 million each
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Boxer
Joliet
Smith
Chicago Tribune
New York City
Saya Popular Mechanics
Foley's Honey and Tar Supersedes Doctors for Coughs
Endorsement from J N Patterson of Nashua Iowa claims Foley's Honey and Tar stops coughs heals lungs and prevents cold complications after trying many medicines and two doctors. Barber and Son cite the ad claim while a widow quips about cleverness of teaching men.
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Foley
J. N. Patterson
Nashua
Iowa
Barber & Son
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William Dweer
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Geldie Keubaker
Whe Forth
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Esther Hoffsonmer
Kendall Walton
Ethel Anderson
Enberger
Lamia Groscitie
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Warhore Lill
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Karl Dial
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Wilfred Martis
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