Many Legends of Hiawatha Across Great Lakes
The piece recounts legends linking Hiawatha to Mackinac Island and a series of deeds across the region. It describes his battles along the Mississippi and Lake Superior, the dammed beaver at Sault Ste. Marie, and rock formations as his bones. Tales place him at Michipicotea Bay Thunder Bay and Grand Traverse Bay with varied burial and current home myths.
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Hiawatha
Mackinac Island
Mississippi
Lake Superior
Sault Ste. Marie
Michipicotea Bay
Thunder Bay
Grand Traverse Bay
Antrim
Titawatha
Tltawatha
Wisconsins name debate hinges on Indian roots
William H. Wheeler argues the state should be named Wisconsin a corruption of an Indian term meaning red stone linked to the Wisconsin river banks. He notes his years living with Lake Superior tribes and criticizes the broader misapplication of Indian names to geographic features across the region.
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Wisconsin
Tadeusz Wiscont
Madison
William H. Wheeler
Wheeler
Dells
Lake Superior
Rev
TH. Wheeler
Mr. Wheeler
Tarantula myths and medieval cures in early exploration
The article discusses brown tarantula like spiders in Spain, Italy, and Mexico, noting legends of dangerous bites and stories of tarantulas spreading with banana shipments to the United States. It mentions epilepsy and dancing madness claimed in the Middle Ages and that cures were sought in various folk remedies.
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Spain
Italy
Mexico
United States
Spider Bites Studied by Noted Entomologist
A famed entomologist conducted bites on his hand using several spider species. Some bites drew blood and caused needle like stings, swelling and itching similar to mosquito bites, but no lasting effects followed.
How Urga Got Its Name
The article explains Urga in Mongolia deriving its name from a Mongol travel custom the fight of tres where herds are moved directly by horse swapping. It notes locals call the town Ta Kure The Great Monastery and that Buriats and Russians named it Urga as a major trading destination along this route.
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Urga
Station
Mongolia
Ta Kure
Real Oyster Stuffing Gaffe at First Thanksgiving Dinner
Newlywed couple share a humorous exchange about oyster stuffing during their first turkey feast. He notes bones everywhere, mishearing shells as bones, while she reminds him he requested oyster stuffing. The light moment highlights domestic life and traditional holiday fare.
Botany exam neophyte names two terms in reply
A new student with only two lectures is asked to name botanical terms. He answers with two phrases aurora borealis and delirium tremens, prompting the teacher to reassess the scope of learning and the exam.
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Newcomor
Ancient Cathedrals Claim 700 Years of Existence in Scotland
Six cathedrals and one burgh in Scotland date back to 13th century or earlier marking 700 years of authentic existence by 1926.
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Scotland
Ancient Nobility Claims in Armenian Race History
A antiquated claim states Armenian noble titles trace back over 3000 years before the common era, asserting a long-established aristocratic tradition.
Cord of Wood Yields Vast Paper Potential
A single cord of wood can produce about 90 000 pages of ordinary paper with estimates indicating 96 000 pages are possible under typical conditions. The conversion highlights efficient use of timber resources for mass paper production.
Dull Old Highway Economy Might Drive Detours
The Boston Transcript notes that a sluggish highway economy could push travelers toward detours, highlighting public sentiment that practical routes trump grand plans.
Death's Great Gifts by Richter
A concise reflection on death presenting sleep, eternal youth, and immortality as gifts attributed to death.
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Richter
Lesson in Royal Wedding Union of Duke and Bowes-Lyon
The essay discusses the royal marriage of the duke of York and Lady Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon as a symbol of unity between monarchy and people. It contrasts British royalty with German monarchies, noting that in Britain a subject can become queen and a commoner may bear the throne’s heir, illustrating enduring democratic ideals.
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Duke of York
Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon
Great Britain
Germany
Wil Fletcher Johnson
North American Review
Atlantis Located Off Spain Says Spanish Academy
The Spanish Academy announces locating the lost island of Atlantis off the coast of Spain. Details are not yet public but the claim fuels speculation about a once mighty western empire that sank into the sea as ancient lore suggests. The piece also notes a sharp global decline in horse supply since 1918, with U S imports affected.
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Spanish Academy
Atlantis
Spain
Homer
Tiato
Agriculture Department
United States
Decline in Western horse breeding fuels museum and film use
The Western breeder cuts stock from 11 000 to 3 000 as markets for horses fade. Prices fall and few remain for zoological gardens and cinema work. Some animals may be kept for study of Rosa Bonheur art and natural history skeletons, with outdated plans to cage a horse for visitors.
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Zoological Gardens
Rosa Bonheur
Museum of Natural History
Dobbin
New York Herald
Radio strides link to Europe via combined phone radio
Newark engineer predicts near future links between telephone and radio allow talking to Europe and sailing friends almost anywhere on earth with privacy like a telephone. Separate items note a Paris murder solved by a handkerchief clue and a youthful lovers quarrel with a failed reconciliation attempt.
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Europe
Newark Radio
Variation in Egg Sizes Among Birds
The smallest bird egg comes from a hunting bird, while the largest is from the extinct nepyornis, about six times the size of a normal egg. Kiwi eggs from New Zealand are unusually large relative to the bird’s body size, larger than in any other known species.
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New Zealand
English Mercenary Hawkwood Tracks Across Italian Wars
Prominent condottieri figure Sir John Hawkwood, English mercenary leader, headed the White Company in continental battles and rose to the rank of captain general in Italian warfare.
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Continental
Europe
John Hawkwood
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Iowa
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J. T. Statler
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Jos So.La Salle Street
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Chiropractor
Chicago
Union Station
Milwaukee & St.Paul Railway
Puget Sound
Newton’s Variety Store
Ricklefs’ Dry Goods
Beery’s Dry Goods
Burrichter Shoe Store
J. B. Zimmerman
Ricklef
Shelley
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Joe. Stahler
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