Crowded Topics Show Old Debates On Power And Fortune
A column of observations and jabs on politics, finance, and society. It touches on presidential prospects, a royal coronation contrast, census hints, palmistry fads, courtroom behavior, medical scoffs, gambling, and shifts in industrial control, noting how wealth concentration affects opportunity and personal agency.
Commerce of corn cobs and a call for better gossip
The article traces cob pipe makers turning waste into wealth and notes farmers gain from cob sales. It argues for constructive gossip and better reading, then surveys 1851 to present America versus England in the America’s Cup, praising American crews while noting possible boat and crew shifts could test seamanship and ocean conditions.
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America
Atlantic
England
Iowa Newspapers Proliferate With Population Boom
The text notes Iowa has more newspapers per population than any state, highlighting the high newspaper density. It also contains a humorous line about a man feeling out of place after being rescued by a girl who had been angling for him, implying a comic fish out of water scenario.
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Iowa
A Ballade Of White Fingers
A lyric portrait of a musician with a mandolin, fingers moving over frets and strings to drown grief and stir courage. The speaker envisions honor and heavenly gates as the young player fills the air with music that hints at old loves and hopes.
Duke and Dorothy mend a country summer rift
Harry and Dorothy navigate a strained summer at Aunt Nettle's. Dorothy fears losing Jack Thurston as quarrels linger and Duke the dog senses the mood. Jack returns, Duke greets him, and a chance for reconciliation may unfold.
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Arry
Duke
Harry
Dorothy
Jack
Harry Graham
Jack Thurston
Aunt Nettle
Victorian Photography Tips From a Century Ago
A vintage guide covers avoiding heat on prints and the right way to group sitters, buying photo gear, and preserving solutions. It advises oxalic acid as a preservative in hypo, proper lens care, dust removal, and focusing tricks for depth of field, with cautions about handling lenses and the risks of careless dusting or rubbing.
Love and loyalty at the meadow’s edge
Jack reunites with Dorothy after a rescue by Duke the dog. Harry arrives with Duke, all three share relief and joy. Dorothy confesses love for Jack, who declares his love for her, while Duke’s brave mischief ties the moment together.
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Duke
Dorothy
Jack
Dorothy Graham
Harry
Manila Fire Department to modernize with new equipment
Chief Engineer Horton of the Baltimore fire department reports a letter from F B Dodge chief engineer of Manila Philippines outlining plans to replace antiquated apparatus with updated gear. The communication signals anticipated improvements in response capabilities for Manila’s fire services.
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Baltimore Pre
Dodge
Baltimore
Manila
Pasig
Horton
Baltimore Fire Department
F. BR. Dodge
Philippine Islands
The Missing Link in Southeast Asia
In the jungles of Southeast Asia and nearby islands the pithecanthropus, an early human ancestor, lived with animals such as the elephant, tiger, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus. Researchers place this ancestor at the start of the last glacial epoch about 270,000 years ago, roughly 17,000 generations before modern humans, aiding our understanding of human evolution.
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W. D. Howells
Mr. Howells
Asia
Finest Land Out of Doors Lands 25 Million Acres in Canada
L A Hamilton and Land Commissioner Gritin have returned to Winnipeg after a three week drive describing a vast Canadian tract of 25,000,000 acres. They praise rich soil, plentiful timber and water, and note settlers pushing along railways with cattle raising prominent in many districts. They forecast 500,000,000 bushels of wheat someday.
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L. A. Hamilton
Gritin Lave
Winnipeg
Trapping Lake District
Katoon
Hamilton
Gritin
Eagle Hills
Battleford
Calgary
Edmonton
Buck Lakes
Praire
Winnipeg Free Press
Football Star Marries Elizabeth Bannard in New Jersey Society Scene
The wedding unites Miss Elizabeth Sill with William Heath Bannard, praised as a top Princeton halfback. Elizabeth, a Gamma Phi Beta graduate of the Woman's College of Baltimore, captivates New Jersey society with debutante charm and athletic family ties.
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New Jersey Society
Elizabeth Sill
William Heath Bannard
Princeton
Billy” Bannard
Tiger
Nassau
Yale
Jim
New Jersey
Woman's College of Baltimore
Gamma Phi Beta
Baltimore
Turned the Tables by a Wig Question Tale
A lecturer defending nature over art cites a heckler asking how the lecturer would look without his wig. The speaker jokes that modern civilization creates artificial habits while his wig is made of natural hair. Audience applauds the pointed remark. Explorers note 28 vines of the neeth perchaut. the nearest south distance is 772 miles.
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Explorers
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