Alaska and Yukon Wealth Myths and Dangers Explored
A long section outlines Alaska rivers glaciers forests and minerals with Yukon details. It notes gold value in the Yukon basin, large river sizes, and extreme cold, then offers health tips and survival guidance. It references Canadian influence, miner migrations, and transport costs, ending with notes on supply, trades, and future prospects.
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Alaska
Texas
New York
South
Texan
Mississippi
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
San Francisco
North America
Newfoundland
Yukon
Danube
la Plata
Aceo
White River
Hawaii
Yukon Basin
When Nestling Takes Wings in Passing Childhood
An excerpt from the September Woman's Home Companion by Florence Hull Winterburn on guiding children toward self governance as they approach adolescence. It urges gradual shift from parental rule to rational deferential behavior, stressing tact and empathy during the fading of childhood and the rough transition to adolescence.
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September Woman's Home Companion
Florence Hull Winterburn
Fragmentary ads and notices from a Western newspaper page
A mix of old clipped advertisements and local notes appears: a country dentist extols “spares no pains,” a Philadelphia firm seeks “a large boy to fire under a booster,” and Barks and Cecklea is a Topeka paper about dogs and poultry. Dr Chauncey M. Denen is said to be the heaviest stockholder in the Penty Magazine. Dream robes priced at a dollar headline an Uptown haberdasher, with a nearby window showing red and blue flecked nightgowns.
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West
Philadelphia
Topeka
Kun
Chauncey M. Denen
Reading the Advertisements in the Dry Goods Chronicle
The ad note urges habitual reading of weekly catalogs and to act quickly when markets present special offerings. It emphasizes checking the newspaper soon after arrival to secure desirable items. The guidance implies prompt attention to sales and markets featured in the periodical.
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Dry Goods Chronicle
Fatal Electric Shock Kills Peasant Woman in Reve
A peasant woman named Bataille from Reve is killed instantly when an electric wire on the roadside broke and fell into her bucket while she carried two buckets in each hand. The current was intense enough to partially carbonise the body.
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Bataille
Two Hundred Years of Duty at Sleepy Hollow Church
An account of the 200th anniversary celebration of the old Dutch church at Sleepy Hollow, built in 1697 by Frederick Phillipas, touching on local history and the surrounding region near Tarrytown. The piece alternates with odd anecdotes and unrelated notes about mining and indigenous lore, ending with a note on gun stroke deaths in Australia.
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Tarrytown
the Hudson
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hellow
New York State
Frederick Phillpas
Philipsbburgh
Old Church Near Sleepy Hollow Aims to Restore Historic Quaintness
The abandoned Sleepy Hollow church, linked to Washington Irving legends, stands on Battle Hill near the Albany road. Once part of the region’s colonial era, it features seven foot high windows to deter arrows, a 1685 Amsterdam bell, and is now owned by the First Reformed church of Tarrytown which hopes to restore it to its eighteenth century appearance for seasonal services.
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John D. Rockefeller
Pocantizo
Vol
William FP. Church
Charles Jefferson Leach
Irving
New World
Sleepy Hollow
Ichabod Crane
Battle Hill
Albany Post Road
Washington Irving
Ana Nor
Andre
Andre Mnonument, Which Represents the Capire of the Spy By Paulding, Wiliams
van Wart
Amsterdam
First Reformed Church of
Tarrytown
First Church
Cats Sail Royal Fleet and Cigar Bill at Windsor
A tabby cat that loves water sails aboard a royal craft while Queen Victoria's cigar bill for guests stands high. The finest Havana cigars are sent to Windsor in sealed glass tubes, costing about one dollar each, with skilled workers paid thirty cents per cigar.
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Prom
Windsor
Cuba
Donkey in Cafe Rampage At Glen Island
A wild incident at Glen Island ends with Jim the donkey intoxicated and disruptive, overturning chairs at a cafe, then sleeping after being restrained. Separate railway scene in Berne shows a naked passenger removed clothing by force, later clothed and released amid concerns for liberty.
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Jim
Glen Island
Beach Lawn
New York Tribune
Berne
Zkofen
Bernd
Ag Sqot
Ag Biz
Canterbury
Temple
Windsor
What Tact Is In Merchandising For Prosperity
The piece defines tact as respecting each customer's pride without sacrificing personal dignity. It argues a merchant who can command this balance in himself and his salesmen, while remaining straight and sensible, is already within reach of prosperity and ultimate wealth, per the Chicago Dry Goods Reporter.
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Chicago Dry Goods Reporter
Grant in disguise guides wagon crews at Chattanooga
A Chicago Inter Ocean account recalls a scene near Chattanooga days before the battle. General Ulysses S. Grant, disguised as a fatigue-clad officer, corrected how soldiers loaded hard tack and bacon for a wagon train bound for starving troops. The improvised lesson, delivered with a twinkling eye, impressed even the boastful Hannibal.
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Chattanoogs
Eoldier
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Hannibal
Grant
Chattandoga
4A Trip to the Market for Retail Success
A trade article argues that retail merchants should visit markets and wholesale houses to gain access to diverse stock, styles, and display ideas. It emphasizes learning from large city trade centers, observing windows and modern sales methods, and using market trips to avoid routine ruts.
Ingenious step ladder and seat from western New York
A western New York household crafted an elegant mahogany step ladder that doubles as a seat. By lifting half the carved seat plank it becomes a ladder, providing a decorative and functional library aid.
Wires a Protection in City Storms Claim
Edward W. Bok argues in the Ladies' Home Journal that more wires in cities reduce danger from electric storms. He states the maze of wires provides protection by attracting and discharging electricity at the ends, noting evidence from central stations and sighting two hundred instances.
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Edward W. Bok
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Central Station
City crime disparity highlights national-versus-local trends
A fragment notes that incidents every year show a higher rate in rural areas than cities, with a countrywide pattern where four country cases occur for every city case, signaling broader public safety contrasts.
Presidents Scrap-200K Scrapbook Duty Revealed
The New York Post notes presidents leave a set of scrapbooks in the White House containing clippings about the administration. A clerk earning 32,000 a year compiles them, books cost about 4 each, and Cleveland rarely sought to view them, a White House clerk says, per the Church Standard.
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Whites House
New York Post
White Henge
Cleveland
Experience and intelligent judgment over blind observation
The text argues that unaided experience is often deceptive and unreliable without reasoned analysis. It emphasizes skepticism, critical thinking, and rigorous training to avoid faulty conclusions, stating that intelligent experience is the only trustworthy form of knowledge and becomes more trustworthy with greater intellect.
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Bulletin of Phearmacr
Droll bears: the native Sear of Australia shown in photo
The native Sear or Keala of Australia is a curious animal that carries its young on its back, even while climbing tall gum trees. It feeds mainly on eucalyptus leaves, a distinctive habit noted in the accompanying picture.
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Australia
Surviving Streaks of Ary Food Digagreen Captivity
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a diet challenge for ary food digagreen animals in captivity, noting only a few specimens have endured confinement due to the struggle to supply their preferred sustenance.
How to Say It Quote from Horace Greeley
A compact exhortation on advertising phrasing urging sober, businesslike language. It argues that those seeking notoriety or humor should refrain from clever doggerel and let clear speech convey ideas with sweetness and decisiveness. The quote favors minimal wording to express advertisers’ ideas.
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Horace Greeley
Value of Letters and Advertiser’s Guide Commentary
The piece notes that letters with money in sealed envelopes command higher value, while free offers are lowest grade and bought by publishers to boost ad rates through sample copies. It emphasizes the practice of flooding the country with free samples to raise circulation and attract advertising revenue.
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Pubbicahere
Antidepartment Store Candidate Prompts Funny Debate
Voter Rixon questions Plate ter about fears of department stores. Dixon jokes that voting against them would upset his wife and raise his allowance concerns. The exchange captures light political banter over consumer influence.
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Rixon
Plate ‘Ter
Dixon
Explanation of women reading the flat page in ads
A tongue in cheek note about women often reading the newspaper's flat page, with a jab about business advertisements typically appearing on the last page of the paper.
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Neawspaper
Rejected with cheerful alacrity.
A terse exchange from an Electrical Review dialogue notes that a proposed firing was met with cheerful alacrity. The line emphasizes a lighthearted dismissal and wry tone about professional enthusiasm despite rejection.
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Jack
H. Electrical Review
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