The Safe Heist That Revealed a Family Betrayal
In Copenhagen the Welberg & Co firm suffers repeated missing money from a locked drawer. Helga Berg and Hans Dahl uncover a thief among the staff using a chemical powder to reveal guilt. Edward Welberg, the nephew, confesses after the test, ending with the firm renamed Welberg & Dahl.
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Trans Dahl
Jt J Welberg & Co
Fielberg
Otto Welberg
Selperg
Edward
Felberg
Copenhagen
Otto
Miss Derg
Hans
Miss Berg
Edward Welberg
Jie
Sweet
Hans Dahl
Krone
Osler on Immortality Reflections Misrepresented
The piece argues that Osler’s Ingersoll lecture on the immortality of the soul is misquoted as denying life after death. It states faith and science balance, citing Cicero and Maeterlinck, and concludes science shows life persists beyond apparent death through ongoing universal life and force.
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Osler
Chicago Journal
Ernst Haeckel
William James
Times
Professor Osler
Ingersoll
Cicero
Plato
Skunk Oil Scarce and High in Prospect Maine
The New York Sun notes Prospect Maine rivals in skunk oil production, with 1905 yields well below average due to wet June and July. Prices rose from 4 to 6 dollars per gallon, while adulteration with hen or goose oil becomes widespread and may prompt new laws. The piece cites General Heagan’s wartime skunk oil efforts and warns of difficulties in proving adulteration.
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New York Sun
Prospect
Maine
Acre
Heagan
Mexico
Great Numbers of Ducks on Pacific Coast Winters
A correspondent recalls prolific duck shooting along a Pacific coast coast, from November to January, noting migratory ducks arriving from far, species such as teal and Muscovy, nesting in trees and feeding on remote lagoons. He observes limited access to civilization, heat, and short meat preservation, with many birds given away to Native hunters and potential future ducks staying to breed away from alligators.
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Pacific Coast
Tapiohuta Cor
Ti Sya
United States
Babies as Tax Rebates Stir Chicago Board Debate
The Chicago board of review treated babies as grounds for tax rebates, using a sliding scale from $300 to $950 per child. Roy West pressed for offset provisions, arguing that newborns reduce city and state taxes through rebates, as several applicants were quoted amounts and West set rebates to reflect baby costs.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Board of Review
Chicago
Roy ©. West
West
Threatened the Regiment by a Confederate General's Fury
Extra Billy Smith, a noted Confederate general, led a worn regiment during a long march. Exhausted soldiers rested by the roadside and delayed moving. He ordered them to rise with a blunt threat to march the unit off, abandoning any stragglers. They finally started.
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Billy
Smith
A Gladsome Fancy
A Washington Star excerpt features a congressman debating railroad ownership and jokes about government passes for personal transport versus current franks for mail. The dialogue reflects government role questions and political humor about railroads and perks.
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The
Washington Star
Congress
A Most Promising Peach Varieties and Farm Notes
Longtime peach growers seek a late ripening variety resembling Early Crawford with larger fruit and handsome appearance found in Niagara tests. It matures between Early Crawford and Elberta, promising strong vigor, high production, and broad planting value. Also discussions on udder injuries in cows, free seed distribution, shade-tree protection, and clover as poultry feed.
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Niagara
Congress
Agricultural Department
Washington
New Jersey
Lable
Gass Company
Dairy farmers urged to lobby against butter framing bill
The article argues that a proposed 2 cent per pound oleo tax cut would harm pure butter producers by letting manufactured imitation butter flood markets. It urges dairymen and farmers with cows to protest to Washington lawmakers, stressing knowledge over assumptions and urging action now. It discusses corn stalks as windbreaks for poultry and notes rising milk demand in cities and benefits of clean, well presented milk. It also describes an inexpensive post lifter tool for farms.
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Congress
Washington
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