Beavers to be raised on a large scale in public preserves
A historical article discusses reviving beaver populations for fur supply. It notes beavers once numbered in the millions across U S lakes and rivers and that government interest supports captive breeding. Proposals call for large protected regions to foster beaver multiplication and deter poaching, with beaver skins remaining valuable in the fur trade.
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Walla
Wash
United States
Sam
University professor sparks 2.1 million volt lightning studies
Stanford researchers led by Prof. Harris J. Ryan produced 2,100,000 volt electricity to test long distance transmission. The project aims to interconnect power sources and markets from Columbia and Colorado rivers through higher voltage systems while studying insulation and loss characteristics under controlled, spectacular demonstrations.
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Stanford University
Calif
Jupiter
Harris J. Ryan
Columbia
Colorado
Ryan
Ivan
Chinese Wallpaper Gains Value as Luxury Item
Old Chinese wallpaper grows in value as internal disputes fade. It nears the worth of silver, a luxury moved with jewelry and furniture when households relocate. Prince George of Russia, visiting with a decorating firm, showcases antique pieces including a 90 year old eighteenth century hand painted paper. An offer of 1750 was refused for a single room size sheet.
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London
Prince George
Russia
Grand Duchess
Xenia
Five Quarters: Early Silver Token Craft in Annapolis
Annapolis records show that in 1785 I Chalmers a local silversmith produced small silver tokens five quarters from Spanish dollars to ease change shortages. The coins included sixpence threepence and shilling pieces made to thwart sharpers who cut five quarters from dollars.
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Annapolis
I. Chalmers
Chalmers
New York Women Neglect Speech Voices Says Voice Coach
Miss Clare Woodbury, a veteran on speaking voices, laments that American women pay for hair and fashion but ignore voice quality. She argues the voice should be musical and personal, urging women to find and develop their own natural voice rather than mimic others.
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New York
Clare Woodbury
Woodbury
Bryn Mawr
Miss Woodbury
Sewer Gas To Heat Town Plant In Antigo Wisconsin
In Antigo Wisconsin inflammable gases from the digester of the new sewage disposal plant will heat the plant building and raise sludge temperature for treatment. A meter showed about 200 cubic feet per hour, enough to run three standard gas water heaters continuously.
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Antigo
Wis
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Nurses
A nurse from Greenfield Massachusetts and another from Lancaster Pennsylvania report improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. The letters, among hundreds, say the remedy strengthens women who work on their feet and perform housework and nursing.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Grrroupe L. Stew
Davis St
Greenfield, Mass
J. A. Pierson
Lancaster
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Pennsylvania
Washington
Texas
Ilinois
Rhode Island
Nebraska
Lydia B. Pinkham
Silk and Sheep Quotation Sparks Fashion Fact Shift
A Victorian style remark notes the change in textiles from two sheep per woman to a single silkworm. The quote attributes progress in clothing production to evolving industry methods and materials, reflecting on industrial era shifts.
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Sir Kenry McCardie
Bell-Ans Halts Over Acidity and Digestive Discomfort
Advertisement notes Bell-Ans Indigestion as harmless pleasant relief for gas belching heartburn and nausea. Claims over 80 years of use with 25¢ and 15¢ packages sold in drug stores or free samples from Bell Co Orangeburg NY.
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Bell & Co., Inc
Orangeburg
N. Y
Frogskin Raincoats and Snakeskin Umbrellas Featured
Fashion notes describe women’s snakeskin umbrellas and frogskin raincoats for men. The snakeskins are sewn together and a pondful of frogs is required to craft one waterproof coat.
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills Ad Claims Gentle Laxative
Advertisement states Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills contain only vegetable ingredients. The tonic laxative is said to work by stimulation, not irritation, and lists 373 Pearl Street in New York as an address.
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Wright
Pearl St. N.Y. Adv
West Power Resources Dominated by 11 Western States
The article notes that sixty nine percent of the United States potential waterpower lies in eleven western states, with the Columbia and Colorado rivers as principal sources of this resource.
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United States
Columbia
Colorado
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American Road Builders’ Association
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