Alaska's Aleuts and the land debate by J H Romig
The piece critiques Alaska native life under white influence, urging better resource development and education. It describes Aleut life, baskets, fishing, fur loss, and the impact of government policies, noting scarce resources and changing burial customs due to Russian and Christian influence.
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Laska
Alaska
Nature
J. H. Romig
Christian Herald
Northland
Seal Islands
Unimak Pass
Aix
Kamchatka
Asia
Tarantula Attack Shocks Los Angeles Tourist in Canal Zone
Miss Irene Sturgis of Los Angeles was awakened in Colon Panama to a numb arm and a tarantula on her skin. She persuaded a native maid to search, but locals refused to kill it due to superstition. The insect disappeared under the wardrobe and left her with lasting creeps.
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Irene Sturgis
Los Angeles
Canal Zone
Miss Sturgis
Panama
Colon
Sturgis
No. 13
Farmers in Canada Seek Wives Cited by Newspapers
Reeder notes in the papers that Canadian farmers are sending out appeals for wives. Henny Beck adds disbelief and early eagerness to the discussion.
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Reeder
Canada
Henny Beck
Eager Enrlier
Fewer Clothes Needed for Event Dress Etiquette
Fragmentary text notes a social event with debate over attire and etiquette. Mentions Patrice and a representative night, with a suggestion about attending Eve to save money.
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Patrice
Monkeys as Subjects in Future Medical Experiments
Journal of the American Medical Association reports scientists plan long term studies on monkeys to test language learning color perception and potential double origin of man. Four simian species will be moved from Africa to the Canary Islands for observation and medical testing.
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Sevice
Africa
Journal
Where Women Rule in Japanese Pearl Village
In Caps of Shima, Japan, a female led pearl fishing village, men stay home and do housework. Some men wanted to dive as pearl fishers, were boycotted by women, forced from homes to a camp, and the police try to mediate as Parliament considers men’s rights.
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Shima
Japan
Tenement District Teacher Seeks Pupil's Mother
A teacher rushing from a school in a tenement district asks a cherub helper to show the way to Mrs. Angela Scandale. The child’s tugging leads them to a doorway where Mrs. Scandale sits on the stair, as the search ends with the child guiding the way.
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Angela Scandale
Mees Scandale
Fechter’s Delayed Payment Draws Mocking Laughter
Edwin Booth recalled Fechter in a stage scene where he counts coins to pay a villain. The audience grows restless awaiting a ransom, until a gallery Irishman shouts for Fechter to hand over a check.
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Fechter
Edwin Booth
Charles Fechter
Chicago Journal
Profligate Tewksley Ends Up in State Penitentiary
In a reminiscence a resident recalls the delinquent youth Tewksley who mocked work. The dialogue reveals he now works in the state penitentiary shoe factory under a life sentence.
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Tewksley
State Penitentiary
Paris Scientist Reveals Device Hatching Aged Eggs
A Paris scientist describes an apparatus that hatches chickens and shields them from microbes until reaching a set age. The exchange notes surprise at the concept of a targeted microbial delay in chick development.
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Bacon
Paris
Egbert
Football gains at prisons and college squads across the era
The piece surveys varied colleges and teams with players and coaches shaping the American game. It notes University of Texas plans a football program in a prison, mentions Slaughter and Chicago’s expectations, Dartmouth’s backfield trio, veteran captains, and coaching moves at Villanova, Penn, Minnesota, Princeton, Yale, Virginia, Swarthmore, Gettysburg, and Bucknell with stars such as Baker, Thorpe, and Danowski referenced in passing.
Olympic high jump champion enters Cornell college
Alva Richards the American who won the high jump title at the Olympic games has entered Cornell agricultural college. Also noted are possible matches between world chess champion Dr. E Lasker and Russian champion A K Rubinstein, and several sports results from Bramford Bridge and Holburn Baths.
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Alva Richards
Cornell Agricultural College
Dr. E. Lasker
A. K. Rubinstein
Minute Men in War and Peace Signalers’ Hard Craft
Readers learn what a minute man is a highly skilled army signaler who can send seventy two Morse symbols in six ty seconds with a flag. They face danger in war yet receive little pay and few privileges. in peacetime they enjoy quiet respect and occasional barracks accommodations.
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London Answers
South Africa
War Office
When Leaves Fall and Indian Summer Calls
A Harpers Weekly reflection on autumn allure in the country and the urge to answer the west wind. It contrasts rural adventure with the pull of city life and winter festivities, imagining health and rest if one could yet strike the long trail.
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Harpers Weekly
Uses for Gold-Filled Wire in Jewelry Making
Gold-filled wire has proved durable and pliable, rivaling solid gold in many trades. It is especially valued for spectacle rims where its workability shines, with one factory using about $1,000,000 worth yearly, much of it in gold-filled wire rims. The process creates filled gold by pressing gold sheets onto a base metal.
Poem Trial in Cairo Sentences Young Poet
A Cairo court sentenced Abdul Halim El Masri to three months in prison for writing a poem. The judge ruled parts of the poem subversive regarding the Khedive and offered a chance to repent.
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United States
Cairo
Abdul Halim el Masri
Colonel complains about trombone band timing
A regimental colonel complains that trombone players fail to push slides in and out together disrupting front rank timing. The bandmaster defends his methods while planning varied slide positions to keep tempo uniform.
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Strand Magazine
Fragmentary mock dialogue on daily habits and manners
The readable fragments show characters Muffied Knooka Mr Boorjel and Mrs Fribbles discussing travel avoidance facial washing and conflicts with neighbors. The dialogue references abstaining from certain activities and simple water washing as advice amid social friction.
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Brinkwell
Neas
Bobby
Tommy
fragmentary OCR quote about a ball game and tea
A damaged line presents a humorous exchange between a British and an American about tea at a ball game. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear context or names.
Unusual Detail in Silent Ride Case Cited
Detroit Free Press reports a peculiar note in a case about a man who hanged himself. The city editor and reporter clash over the strange presence of bichloride of mercury tablets in the house.
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Detroit
Preas
Where He'd Land
Tom plans to consult his father tonight while Teas agrees to visit the hospital first thing in the morning for an update.
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Tom
Noted Mockery of Bobby by Playmates
A fragment describes Bobby being mocked and insulted by playmates over his prominent teeth and uneven ear. The dialogue includes a response from a doctor figure denying brutality, framing the behavior as brutish.
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Bobby
Hadn’t Noticed It Scene in New York City Styles
A fragment shows a dialogue where Mandy asks about her husband’s view of New York scenery, but he comments only on women’s dress styles and fashion, noting the awfulness of the outfits.
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Mandy
New York City
Typographical Error Sparks Small Town Debate
A typographical error in a local article mislabels the city as noted for its beastie. Residents debate whether the misprint signals outdated reporting or a harmless quirk in a small-town newsroom.
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Lowal
University of Texas
Slaughter
Chicago
Stagg
Brow
Llewellyn
Whitney
Dartmouth
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Bean
Mitchell
Casey
Andrews
Walter Eckersall
Germaine
Carlisle
Villanova
Eddie Vanderboom
Wisconsin
Juneau
Penn
John McGovern
Minnesota
McAlester College
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Boland
Princeton
Mercersburg and
Lafayette
Jack Bennett
Barrett
Cornell
Penn State
Cleveland
Law
Kicker
Hobey Baker
Howard Jones
Yale
Harry H. Warner
University of Virginia
Jim Melick
Swarthmore
Warner
Carlisle Fn
Welch, Guyon
Crane
Jim Thorpe
Hoar
Atlantic City
Gettysburg College
Hopper
Glass
Platt
Buckness
Danowski
Poumder
Buckness Academy
London Athletic Club
Bramford Bridge
Polytechnic
W. Galdsik
Holburn Baths
Bert Lewis
Auburn
Long Beach
Sam Gordon
Vesper Boat Club
University of Pennsylvania
Gordon
Champiss
Unusnal
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