Mason and Dixon Line Resurvey Marks Boundary Legacy
The Joint Commission of Pennsylvania and Maryland completes a resurvey and marking of the Mason and Dixon line. Survey teams led by William B. Clark reconstruct the boundary with historic stones, recounting the line’s origin under Calvert and Penn and its role as a northern‑south regional divider.
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Washington Star
Pennsylvania
Mary Bata
William B. Clark
Mary Geological Bureau
Secretary of Internal Affairs of
Commonwealth
State of
Maryland
Kgomie
Dixon
Sharles
Alexander Dixon
America
Lowau
Lord Cecilus Calvert
William Penn
Dunkard
Virginia
Roe
Laware
Penn
Noi Ton
Stara
Calvert
King
Charles
William
Cape
Dela- Pennsylvania
Ibegun
Alleghany River
Lghape
A Three States
Colon
James 4 Graham
United States
Graham
England
Stern
Portsmouth
W.W. C. Hodgkins
Iddl Geological Gurney
Ciety
Big Pool
Clear Spring
Mount St. Mary’s College
Emmettsburg
Pen Mar
Fawn Grove
Delta
Fort Sumter
Mason and Dixon
Henry Clay
Congress
A Woman Buyer's Salary in Department Stores
The Pilgrim discusses women department store buyers, noting pay varies by department from about 40 dollars a week to four or five thousand dollars yearly, with many earning less. It describes duties including stock care, department supervision, staff oversight, and involvement in product design and fashion updates.
Criminal Insurance Aimed at Thieves and Black Legs
A Chicago Chronicle piece explains criminal insurance as a fund for thieves. It describes a second story man earning about 2500 yearly who buys 1000 coverage for 125 a year to pay legal defense. It notes receivers of stolen goods often rich and cites insurers in Philadelphia New York and St Louis with policies from 100 to 5000. It also mentions a Illinois criminals organization paying families 5 weekly if jailed.
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Chicago Chronicle
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Illinois
The General Impression Puck Cartoon Exchange
A Puck cartoon dialogue explores the idea of a miser as a man who refuses to lend money without solid security. The humorous exchange presents a father to son clarification on financial stinginess and lending behavior.
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Puck
Colorado forest reserve expands to seven million acres
Colorado’s forest reserve system grows to nearly 7,000,000 acres, about twice the size of any other state. A secondary item humorously contrasts Mr. Holdtite and Mrs. Holdtite over a dress and temperance meetings as the wife quips about clothing reflecting his drinking.
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Colorado
State
The
Union
Woman Visits Nude Life Class In Silent City Gallery
A woman, guided by her art‑loving friend and the art museum director, tours a city museum. She reaches a closed screened door revealing the women’s life class and hesitates to enter, unsettled by the idea of art unveiled and crowds watching.
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Art Museum
Vpistures
Woman Witnesses Art Awakening In Quiet Gallery Scene
A refined lady watching students sketch in a museum becomes overwhelmed by art and beauty. She experiences a surge of emotion, contemplates the value of living flesh against masterworks, and retreats from the sacred space back to the ordinary world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Lfe
Extreme Longevity Century by Century in News and Fact
The article reviews public fascination with centenarians, noting estimates about longevity, diverse life-extension theories, and the prevalence of long lives in both Europe and America. It cites examples from India, Mexico, Ireland, and the London Times obituary column, and discusses gender and regional patterns.
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New World
Europe
London Times
Ireland
Emerald Isle
America
The Good Fairy and the Box of Advice
The Good Fairy orders her assistant to lock a golden box containing good advice in the safe. The assistant questions why lock up wise counsel when it will never be taken. A Japanese colonel and captain are described as capable soldiers with a background in moving furniture.
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Puck
Anr
How to Stop a Horse From Pulling Halters
A practical method uses a doubled strong rope passed between the horse’s legs and through a ring in the manger to create a gentle restraint. After threading ends through the manger hole the rope binds the horse to discourage halter pulling. This plan aims to train the habit over a few weeks.
Mulching the orchard and horse care notes in period farming column
This clipping offers practical farm guidance including padding for halter ropes to prevent horse back sores, treating liver trouble in horses with alcin and podophyllin, and using orchard mulch from grass or weeds with precautions against winter mice. It also discusses lime use, lamb pasture management, and a critique of poultry profitability on farms.
Movable range poultry house aids turkey and fowl farming
The article urges profitable poultry keeping and old sow retention, warns against overstocking, and details disinfection with creolin. It discusses hand separators for creamery milk, and describes a movable turkey house on wheels with ventilated sides and a foxproof hood for weather protection.
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Grfayt Brisain
Wrimegs
Rriet Omror
W.R. Hearst
Brueen
RIVEY
New York Tribune
Army of Life
Loeb
Burke
Old World
California
Mexico
Toluca
Connecticut Valley
Liv al
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