The Coal Finds of Alaska by Alfred H Brooks
The article outlines two prime coal regions in Alaska the Bering river field near Controller bay and the Matanuska field north of Cook Inlet. It details coal quality thickness area reserves transport challenges and the potential for mining and coke production to fuel west coast industries and future rail links.
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Bering River
Controller Bay
Matanuska
Cook Inlet
Tidewater
Resurrection Bay
Kenai Peninsula
Bering Rivers
Pacific Coast
Georges Creek
Washington
Vancouver Island
Crow's Nest Pass
Alaska
Seaboard
Pacific Seaboard
The
Itnland
Copper River
Prince William Sound
Pacific
Yukon Placers
Alaska Road Commission
Yukon
Copper
Sushima
White Pass
Fairbanks
Seward Peninsula
Cordova
Great Mosque in Sarajevo Hosts Emperor’s Muslim Subjects
Mohammedan subjects of Emperor Francis Joseph pay homage at the Begova mosque in Sarajevo. The mosque ranks among Europe’s largest after Constantinople and Adrianople, with legends of a grove marked Turkish ell and saints honored by the beheaded dervishes whose tombs lie nearby.
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Francis Joseph
Hls
Begova
Beravo
International Courtship Quotation Sparks Jealousy Comment
The exchange notes that the duke shows jealousy signaling strong affection. The speaker questions toward whom the emotion runs, suggesting money as a motive tied to the father’s wealth. The dialogue captures intrigue over noble romance and potential financial pressure.
Leghorn Hats A Staple In Millinery For Long Service
The article notes leghorn hats as durable staple millinery. A good leghorn may serve six seasons, offering value alongside panamas and lingerie hats. It emphasizes investment in quality headwear despite jokes about styles and fragility.
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Panama
Panamas
Fashionable Leghorn Hats and Advertising Truths
A period piece describes leghorn hats with wired brims and floral wreaths, plus variations for seasonality and crown changes. It contrasts hat trends with shifting crowns and droopy brims and mentions care for storage after use. A second topic warns against fake advertising and promotes Cascarets as a well advertised, proven candy. It includes jokes and medical product pitches like Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets.
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Julia Bottomley
Ready for Accidents How Mothers Preplan Home First Aid
The text urges peaceful prewar style preparedness for injuries with a mother keeping a ready box of bandages, cotton, plaster, bicarbonate, witch hazel, hot water bottle, and wrapped joints. It notes locking medicines in a box and sharing one key with a trusted maid for safety.
Applique Technique for Cushion Cover Floral Cutouts
An applique method uses cretonne cut-outs of flowers and leaves basted through centers onto a cushion square then secured around the edges. A wide over and over stitch forms a heavy color outline along the raw edges, finishing the plain cushion with a simple seamed edge.
Holder for the Scissors
A decorative wall hanger for a pair of scissors designed to sit beside a writing table. The article promises a bright, ornamental accessory that adds charm to a room and keeps scissors handy.
Scissors Holder Description for Wall Use
A compact wall mounted scissors holder is described. It uses an oval cardboard core, coated both sides with watered silk, with a silk strap to hold the blades point down. Edged with ribbon fringe, loop and bow enable wall suspension, and color should harmonize with the wall paper.
Etiquette Tip Urges Prompt RSVP From Young Women
The article advises young women to answer invitations promptly to avoid offending hosts and missing social opportunities. It urges dedicating one morning weekly to mail, endorsing decisiveness over last minute hesitation, and warns that late replies reflect poorly on courtesy and social standing.
Real Reform: Knickerbocker on Municipal Government Idea
Becker proposes first providing an auto then creating an office to administer it. The exchange frames a plan for municipal reform and local governance structure.
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Becker
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Tepl
Good Brothers
Wide World Magazine
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Leghorn
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Dodds
Angus
National Live Stock Com. Co
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St. Joseph
S. Omaha
Neb
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Booklet CO
Chapin Townsite Co
Chapin, Texe
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Mass
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N. Y
Portland
Quebec
Que
Toronto, Oni
Niagara Fal
Niagara Falls
Canada
New England
New Jersey
H. G. Elliott
Adams Street
Illinois
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
IGER
United States
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