Alaska Romance and Equality in the Far North
Mrs. Robert H. Pierson recalls two years at Fort Gibbon Alaska where romance, equality, and rugged hospitality shape life. She praises women traveling alone, says chaperones are unnecessary, and notes brisk costs and rich opportunities in Fairbanks and mining camps.
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York
Yukon
Robert H. Pierson
Medical Corps
United States Army
Alaska
Fort Gibbon
Arctic Circle
Fairbanks
Noma
Big Northwest
East
Uged
Iiyite
New Torpedo Explosive Trotol Debuts In Submarine Mine Test
The Electrical World reports a new submarine mine explosive named trotol that cannot be detonated by percussion and must be fired by electricity. In a Sandy Hook war test mines loaded with 100 pounds of trotol sent water columns and target debris 250 to 350 feet high. Each mine stayed submerged two hours to test cable water tightness before detonation.
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Sandy Hook
Curious Ways in Japan and a Phonograph Oddity
A Missouri visitor notes Japan’s backward customs and bowing etiquette while contrasting kissing habits. The piece adds a second item on reversing a phonograph to hear voices and bells played backward with reversed strikes and sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strand Magazine
A Scene Before the Mirror in Africa
The piece describes jungle women of Africa with minimal clothing but elaborate hair styles. It notes hair adornment using tough wood combs and gum to hold hair in place, requiring strong tools and time. Some preparations reportedly take a week, reflecting customs and patience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Christian Herald
Aftermath and Letters in a Village Bookshop
A collage of phrases on language and history, noting how aftermath is misused for mowing and storm stories. A Boston woman visits a village bookshop to request Letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle, only to be reminded this is not a post office. The piece mentions the Hohenzollerns and early German electors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Japan
Homer Cray
Leslie
Boston
Jane Welsh Carlyle
New York
William Wwodenzollern
Frederick of
Nuremberg
Brandenburg
Too Painful Quips Make a Debt to Jones Collector
Quotations from the Boston Transcript reveal a fibrous exchange about repayment and resentment toward a debt collector named Jones. The dialogue exposes pressure from multiple lenders and a claimant’s reluctance to settle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Don
Boston Transcript
Feathered His Nest in Thultimore Gossip
Local chatter quotes Jimson claiming divorce from politics and jokes about money. The piece reflects community humor and speculative remarks on wealth and loyalty in Thultimore gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimson
Thultimore
Schedule in effect for carmarked trains around Lititz and Lancaster
The schedule shows Saturday departures from Lititz at 5 45 and 6 45 A M and then every 30 minutes until P M, with late day runs at 8 15 10 45 and 11 45 P M from Lititz. Lancaster departures begin at 5 00 and 6 00 A M then every 30 minutes, with 8 00 P M and 9 00 10 00 11 00 P M. Sundays mirror weekday patterns with 8 15 A M from Lititz and 7 00 A M from Lancaster. Freight cars leave Lititz at 9 35 A M and 3 15 P M, with aeriguie at Lancaster 11 30 A M and 6 00 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
BAS
Lancaster
Carson
Aeriguie
Time Table Trains Leave Lititz and Nearby Cities
Train schedule lists departures from Lititz for Reading and Philadelphia on workdays at 6:15 AM and 1:24 PM and 7:06 PM, Sundays at 6:00 AM and 7:06 PM. Lancaster and Columbia service on workdays 6:16 AM and 12:40 PM and 7:06 PM, Sundays 8:46 AM and 7:08 PM. Telegraph line weekday times 1:24 PM and 7:06 PM, Sundays 6:16 AM and 7:06 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Reading
Piladelphia
Lancaster
Columbia
Teleunon
Multiple Lodges and Societies Meet at Lititz Hall
Organization record lists regular meetings for groups in Lititz and surrounding area. Entries include Masons, Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, G A R posts, Ladies of the G H, P O S B, Jr G A A R, and civic bodies with weekly or monthly schedules at Rudy's Hall, Skndy's Hall, the Swan Hotel, and other local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ltitz Castle
M.C
Rudy's Hall
Kaw
M. Littz Lodge
Rudys Hall
M. Lititz Lodge
Garfield Castle
Morning Star Temple
G. H
Meeca
Skndy’s Hall
Washington Camp
A. of
Brobst's Hall
Lititz Springs
Loyal Temperance
Legion
Nesesend
Ruds
Corot Shows Generous Heart After Accident Appeal
The French landscape painter Corot comforts a workman’s widow and four children when told of a grave accident. He urges swift help and provides funds, inviting discreet contributions from others in the building project while watching the donor fill a drawer with gold and notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corot
Albert Dubuisson
Corut
Ansbed
Gre
M. Corot
Corol
Curious Card Trick Explains Odd Numbers Mystery
A New York Sun puzzle note describes a card trick using an odd number of cards like 27. After three deals into piles and a spectator indicates a card, the middle card of the chosen pile reappears and reveals the trick’s result, with a request for the mathematical explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
All at a Glance by Boston Globe
A quick jab about fashion and social chatter. The piece highlights a woman's hat, hair, waist, and skirt fit as onlookers comment on appearance while noting men generally miss such details.
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Mr. Pester
Mrs. Pester
H’m
Boston Globe
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Boe
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Mali— Hight
Conestoga Traction Co
Lancaster and
A. M. FM
Springs Hotel
John Dd. Bair
Blue Ball
Zorgis
John D. Bair
Allen
J. Frark Kline
HB Tot B. King Sr
Miss de Pink
New York Journal
H. P. Gingrich & Co
E. Main St
Banner Lye
Banner Lys
Peon Chemical Works
Philadelphia
Kreso
U. S. Department of Agricultures
Lewis N. Moyer
W. H. Muth & Co
Lititz, Pa
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