Roosevelt's Yellowstone visit recalled by ranger tale
A reminiscence recounts Theodore Roosevelt's 1908 Yellowstone stay and his rapport with rangers and the town deputy William Jones. Roosevelt enjoyed ski running and even planned a secret late-night snowshoe run, while incidents with Jones highlighted frontier justice and park life.
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Roosevelt
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William Jones
Jim McBride
Buffalo Jones
If Jones
Wood Chopper
Rockies
United States
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McBride
Ted
Jones
Bear Creek
Canon Hotel
John Pitcher
V First Cavalry
Teddy
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lEthel
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Muusey
Inventor Aims To Cut Cotton Picking Costs
The New York Times notes that a truly practical cotton picking machine could slash labor costs. Existing devices use vacuum cleaners or steel bristles but are unsatisfactory, and a successful design could boost a typical Southern farm family from seven to about forty bales in a season.
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South
New York Times
Tasmania set to lead osmiridium production worldwide
Tasmania promises to become the world's chief producer of osmiridium. West coast osmiridium centers employ about 20,000 men, with diggers earning up to 10 pounds weekly and many more. A forthcoming bulletin on the occurrence is expected to attract global mining attention. Last year Tasmania produced 1,670 ounces valued at 24 pounds per ounce.
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Tasmania
Arkansas visitor’s weather quip on Missouri rain
A Clinton Missouri reader recalls an Arkansas woman’s remark about Missouri weather. She quipped that when rain starts it never quits and when the sun comes out a cloud disappears, with the cycle never ending and temperatures stubbornly changing.
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Arkansas
Missouri
Clinton
First Rockefeller Came to America in 1720
Leslie's Weekly notes that the Rockefeller family association traces the name to a Baron Roquefeuille in southern France. The French Rockefellers, largely Huguenots, moved to southern Germany after Nantes edict revocation, creating the Teutonic form. The first Rockefeller arrived in America in 1720.
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America
Rockefeller
Enjoyed Tobacco in School Across Historic Eras
A London paper reprints a diatribe against women smokers labeling tobacco as a modern evil. It notes that in seventeenth century England both sexes enjoyed tobacco, with schoolchildren once sent to class bearing pipes and teachers pausing to smoke. Scottish accounts also show widespread female use and snuff intake among rural women and spinsters.
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London
England
John Ashton
Worcestershire
Scotland
Revival of Home Industry Sparks Knitting War Effort
The St. Louis Globe Democrat lauds wartime knitters for preventing greater trench horrors and notes New York forms a society to revive home industry. Its aim is to collect spinning wheels and recruit instructors, restoring household spinning as a key local craft.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
New York
New Duiker Exhibits Unidentified Species in Rwanda
Captain Philips reports a new duiker species from British Ruanda in Tanganyika Territory. The animal, goat sized and called eppo by locals, is sacred as totem of Musinga. It inhabits bamboo and mountain forests, has oribi-like horns, a stumpy tail, marsh hooves, rufous black color, and a yellow dorsal stripe.
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Captain Philips
Ruanda
Tanganyika
Musinga
Mwami
Belgium
Airplane design with hollow plane integrated fuselage
J H Colwell reports a hollow wing system where the fuselage blends with the wing, enclosing trussed spars engine housings fuel tanks and plot within the lifting surface. The design features a deep center and tapered wings and places the pilot’s car on the lifting surface to reduce外 wind resistance.
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J. H. Colwell
Journal of the Patent Office Society
Beaver Money and the Beaver Trade in Early America
The Detroit News notes that beaver skins served as a medium of exchange after John Jacob Astor popularized the fur trade. Beaver hats waned as rabbit fur hats rose, stabilizing prices for about a century. The essay suggests rabbit pelts saved beaver from extinction in North America, while Indians and white traders manipulated furs for wealth.
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John Jacob Astor
North America
Detroit News
Inside Chance: Start Something From Your Own Mind
The piece urges individuals to rely on inner ideas rather than wait for external inspiration. It argues great ventures come from within and that start‑up effort unlocks unexpected possibilities as momentum grows.
Muff and Mutt Sayings in Dallas News
A short quirky quote notes a common joke about fashion and relationships. It contrasts a girl who wears a muff in summer with marrying a mutt in winter, reflecting light humor from the Dallas News.
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Dallas News
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