Varied global notes survey on people places and progress
Brief compilation reports on treasurers in Nebraska counties the New York hotel washing 1000 sheets daily Portugal city counts London weddings green bridal schemes a Washington student green dye a 1921 US explosives drop Sweden lakes Pan-Pacific in Honolulu October 25–November 8 New Testament verses by Robert Stevens 1551 Mme Prest Austrian parliament housemaid Inglen Swedish diesel trials air hoist compressor Yakima Indians freedom of reservation for ten years without citizenship du ties
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Nebraska
New York
Portugal
Lisbon
Oporto
South Africa
London
Sweden
Honolulu
Robert Stevens
Mme. Prest
Giant Eldorado oil well burns since May eighteenth
The Eldorado Arkansas oil well has burned almost continually since May 18 due to sand and gas emissions igniting. Flames tower over 1000 feet at times, visible fifteen miles away, with a crater about 860 feet wide.
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Eldorado
Ark
Hotel on Last Chance Gulch site in Helena
Chester C. Davis cites Adventure Magazine noting eight years ago a hotel was built on Main Street Helena on the Last Chance gulch placer ground where miners once extracted about 80 million dollars. He warns large areas of gold-bearing placer in Western Montana could be profitable if dredged on a large scale.
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Helena, Mont
Main Street
Last Chance Gulch
Montana
Chester C. Davis
Adventure Magazine
A Grateful Ear London Coffee Stall Scene
A midnight street scene outside a London coffee stall features a belated theater goer joking with a street corner lounger. The lounger replies with humor thanking the man and hoping for a safe night, capturing a light urban vignette.
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London
Guvnor
London Daily News
Bobby's birthday wish a boat and a cab
Bobby chose a boat and a cab as his birthday gift after a long discussion. He noted buying them now would let him start playing before his birthday in the latter part of next month.
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Bobby
Wise Word on Becoming What You Might Have Been
A quote notes it is never too late to become what you might have been encouraging persistence and self improvement.
Ever Think of That A Mule Cannot Pull While He Is Kicking
A pithy moral about effort and timing, noting a mule cannot pull when kicking and cannot kick while pulling, implying humans should choose the right action at the right moment. The saying highlights the limits of simultaneous labor and aggression.
Speed of Light Measured in Early Experiment
A short note describes a light measurement using timed intervals, stating light could travel R eight times the world between clock ticks. The fragment hints at an early experimental method and observational limits.
Good Old Days Mystery Whippings In English Towns
In old English towns whipping posts and stools of repentance stood in public view as sanctions for moral transgressions. The practice reflected social discipline and communal norms of past eras, illustrating how authorities sought public reform through corporal and symbolic punishment.
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England
Private Brown Echoes Baseball in War Camp Tale
A war camp tale centers on a Cincinnati Reds left fielder recalling a colonel who rallied soldiers into a strong ball team. Private Brown, with twelve years in Class D Teague, steps forward after being asked about experience. The colonel questions why Brown never reached a big league, and Brown explains he was nearly there but shifted roles during the selection.
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Pati Duncan
Cincinnati
Reds
Brown
Teague
Golfers anxious to stay below ninety yards
Short hitters struggle to break the 90 yard mark says Jim Barnes Open Champion. He notes a hole around 890 or 400 yards is a par five for the short hitter and that poor pivoting and lack of snap hinder distance. He cites older golfers who can drive 200 yards with proper timing.
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Jim Barnes
Trice
Jim
Sporting Squibs of All Kinds
A collage of sports tidbits notes Charles Toth of Boston plans to swim the English Channel and Sam Richards aims for the same crossing in England. It recalls Yale and Harvard rowing results, tennis and golf quips, Dempsey Willard banter, and postponement of the Padden Arnst sculling title.
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Charles Toth
Boston
Sam Richards
England
Pitchers and players swirl in Major League rumors
Bay City adds Matt Ziegler from Fyansville in the Three-I loop. Waseda University plans a U.S. tour next year. Ty Cobb’s name looms as old heroes recall past glories. Howard Ehmke faces questions with the Tigers, while Philadelphia and Boston jockey for last place.
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Bay City
Matt Ziegler
Fyansville
O Neil to Lead American Jockeys in Paris Racing
In Paris the American racing season opens with Frank O Neil back atop the standings, riding for A K Macomber. The return of famed French jockeys renews competition as American stables pledge bold bids for high honors this year.
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Lovee Rueigini Raiee
Paris
Frank O' Neil
Stealing Signals and Sign-Stealing Tales
A discussion of how teams learned opponents signals by reading score board figures. The piece cites John McGraw altering the board and finger signs to exploit odd or even numbers, with Pred Mitchell’s crew accusing Fred Toney of signaling wrongly and leaking the method. The account frames signaling as a strategic, improvised system.
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New York Giants
John
Speed swimming honors shift from England to Australia
A few years ago England held all honors in speed swimming. About 1902 Australia took the lead with two Australians setting the 100 yard record in a minute. The first American to match this feat was Charlies M. Daniels of the New York Athletic Club. Today no sprint swimmer is taken seriously if he cannot beat 100 yards in one minute.
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England
Australia
Charlies M. Daniels
New York Athletic Club
Hurler Ehmke Shifts Style In Pitching Advice
The article notes Christy Mathewson favored pitchers to adopt the most effective style for them. It cites Howard Ehmke of Detroit as lacking a fixed style and often needing extra effort to control the ball.
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Detroit
Howard Ehmke
The
Tigers
Christy Mathewson
Mathewson
Howard Whmice
Datroll
Ehmke
Stephen and the Spirit Filled Life in Acts 7
Extension Department Moody Bible Institute Chicago presents a sermon on Stephens martyrdom and the Acts 7 transition from Israel to the church. The preacher emphasizes exaltation of Christ, the Spirit led life, and imitation of Jesus even amid persecution. He ties Stephen’s vision and forgiveness to Christian character and heavenly focus.
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Israel
Stephen
Aomin
Amagost
Christiuntty
Heaven
Waorle
Tunael
Pin
Christ
Remai
Jesus
Tlim
Christhan
Thought for Today from Corinthians Quote
A devotional line urging steadfastness in faith and service, citing II Corinthians 15 28. It emphasizes that labor in the Lord is meaningful and not in vain.
Noble and True Things Inspire Inner Valor
The quote urges doing noble and true deeds rather than tasting pleasures. It speaks of vindicating oneself before God as a God-made man. It asserts a longing to rise above lower concerns and kindle inner vitality.
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Adam
Carlyle
Wanderers Among Nations Quote From Hosea 9 17
Biblical verse about Israel wandering among nations due to disobedience. Scriptural excerpt from Hosea 9 17 emphasizing divine judgment and dispersion.
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Hosea
An Evil Conscience and God's Visitation Quote
A fragment reflecting on conscience and divine visitation quotes Gladstone and Job 10 12, contrasting the burden of guilt with mercy and spiritual preservation. The text reads like a devotional musing on moral reckoning and divine life favor.
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Job
The Law and Transgression
A brief biblical reflection on Romans 4 15 stating the law activates wrath because without law there is no transgression and sin is defined by commandments. The verse emphasizes law as the measure of wrongdoing and divine judgment.
Tanlie Tonics Promised To Restore Appetite
A Akron Ohio railroad worker J H Mowrer reports severe indigestion and appetite loss. He credits Tanlie with restoring his appetite, curing indigestion, and increasing strength after taking the remedy sold by druggists.
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Tanine
J. H. Mowrer
Parl St
Akron
Tanlie
Aniad
Tanloe
Bobbed Halt Harte Industry Faces Blow in Leominster
Leominster Massachusetts important center of the comb and hairpin industry has been hard hit by the fad for bobbed hair.
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Leominster
Mass
Canada Opens Doors as War Restrictions Ease
The article notes that wartime limits on immigration to Canada eased in the postwar period, allowing underrepresented groups and skilled workers to enter. It highlights a broader shift toward welcoming British, American, and various European migrants, including Serbians, Poles, Swiss, Roumanians, Dutch, Jugo-Slavs, French, Danish, Norwegians, Swedes, Finns, and Lithuanians, while stressing the positive economic and moral effects on agricultural development and settlement. It also mentions migration from French Canada back to New England, and praises Canada as a growing, promising destination for immigrant settlement.
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Canada
Rene Kona
Sone of Thona
Canady
Ctrianda
Rastrictlona
Drastra
Intercat
Cronday
Snide
New England
Great Plains
West
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes Ad
The ad promotes Cuticura Soap for bathful relief of itchy rashes followed by Cuticura Ointment and a dusting of Cuticura Talcum. It emphasizes purity and fragrance with a 25 cent price for each item.
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John Pente
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Asa G. Candler
Allanta
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New Orleans
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Buffalo Bill" Cody
Maxine
Maxine Brown
Miss Brown
A. University of Washington
United States
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Eltizenshin
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Yale
Harvard
Switzerland
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Mach
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James Padden
Richard Arnst
Melbourne
Gene Sarazen
le Ss
Mr. Dempsey
Waseda
Japan
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I Ts
Adolph Rettig
Connie Mack
Ty Cobb
George Sisler
Bunbe Ituth
Chicago White Sox
Dick Kerr
Faber
Horace Grigsby
Supulpa
Chicago Nationals
Ife
Tom McNamara
Princeton University
Pittsburgh Nationals
Billy Powell
Flint
Outfelder
Bob Jothergill
Rochester
Maurice Archdeacon
Cliff Brady
Athletics
Elmer Ponder
Jake May
Philadelphia
Phillies
Ben Koehler
Mint League
Tom Hughes
Los Angeles
George Burger
Seattle
Paddy Shen
Giant
San Ranciaco Club
Pactic Coast League
Jake Danbert
Hornsby
Pidman Warntel
Pittsburgh
Memphis
Columbia
South Athletic League
Gulng
Great Gans
Zinn Beck
Bob Fothergill
Tygers
Leverette
White Sox
Eddie Cieotte
Tn the Rough
Wille Kamm
Jimmy O'Connell
Dave Kyle
Oakdand Koy
Buck Preemaan
Connile Mack
Tom
Chuck Maynard
Dartmouth College
Boston Red Sox
Iust
Ted Odenwald
Cleveland Indians
Odenwald
Des Moines
Khroy Carlisle
Oglethorpe University
Atlanta
Mutt
Jimmy Caveney
Cincinnati Reds
George Matthews
Salt Lake City
Bub
Duffy Lewis
Byron Houck
Vernon Tigers
Hollywood
Frank
O’neil
Charles M. Daniels
Hurler
George E. Guilly
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Joshua Allnding
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W. 1
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Thee Dubbs
Irrom Judge
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