Odyssey Through Alaska and Northwest America Travelogue
A traveler describes stages from California to Oregon Washington and beyond. He notes orchards Willamette River to Seattle Vancouver and Alaska ports including Juneau Sitka Skagway Wrangell Killisnoo and Sitka cannery life. He records native peoples missions oil trade and canning operations with vivid detail.
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California
Oregon
Willamette River
Washington
Sound
Tacoma
Seattle
Mount Rainier
Mount Tacoma
Vancouver
Boxing Defenses Prove Handy for Miss Christie MacDonald
A hot night after a theater outing found Miss Christie MacDonald recalling boxing lessons. She dispatched a flat right hand to a provocative offender who sneered Defenseless, prompting her to declare she could defend herself.
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Christie MacDonald
Ming MacDonald
Young's Magazine
Prisoner Refuses to Speak Selah and Wielded Razah
The lawyer states the prisoner had refused discussion for some time. On the day in question the prisoner did not cut the lawyer with malice prepense but replied with a razah in response to questioning.
Farmer’s Unfair Chickens Spark Fowl Deal Joke
A farmer’s handling of a chicken sale prompts a sharp quip about fairness. The exchange plays on the idea of a fowl deal as a pun between buyer and seller.
Big Game Tale From Savannah Fish Lodge Ride
Philadelphia writer Larry Covington recalls a trip to Savannah Georgia with friends. A sea-going hack driver guides the group to Mrs Bannon's fish lodge six miles from Savannah when a squirrel appears. The driver claims there is big game in the area saying we have baseball.
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Larry Covington
Philadelphia Evening Times
Saga
New York Morning Telegraph
Covington
Savannah
Press humorist weighs old jokes against new material
A press humorist concedes fatigue with reusing old gags and jokes. He suggests that creating fresh material might be less trouble than continually twisting familiar bits.
Homemade Bulb Bowl From Vase Fragments
A vase was broken beyond repair and its pieces saved. A pudding dish was used with softened putty along the rim. Our pieces were pressed into the putty in neat, non overlapping rows to form a new bowl ideal for Chinese lilies or other plants. The result drew as much praise as the original vase.
There Seems a Penalty for Everything but Theft
A terse exchange notes penalties for crimes including stealing a daughter's life. The reply hints at hard labor for life as the ultimate punishment.
Taft Ind Tower Neighbors Taft in Indiana Rail Map Tale
A telegraph tower named Taft in Taft Ind along the Big Four railroad gains note as President Taft passed by Indianapolis. The piece explains Taft, Ind connected to towers Raleigh Gridley Ingalls Rueigh and Van Winkle with Taft as a guard tower and 24 hour operation. Local operators Newlin Stephen Hummel and Solomon run shifts while residents include Jerome Brown Cory Biddle Sid Conger and Carl von Hake.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Taft
C. A. ‘ Newlin
Anderson
Rushville
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Philippines
Islands
Pendelton
Ingalla
Dewey
Raleigh
Dickey Wainwright
Wainwright
Gridley
Pendleton
Ingalls
M. E. Ingalls
J. Q. van Winkle
Big Four Road
Van‘Winkle
Rueigh
Indiana
C. A. Newlin
W. Hummel
Mr. Stephens
Hummal
Ne Place
Jerome Brown
Cory Biddle
Farmer
Brown
Biddle
Sid Conger
Carl von Hake
Marion County Board of “Commissioners
Denver Bride Receives Million Dollar Wedding Gifts
Florence Sheedy, daughter of millionaire mine owner Dennis Sheedy of Denver, wed I Townsend Burden of New York in a ceremony watched by Pinkerton detectives. Gifts from around the world totaled about 1 million dollars, including diamond opera glasses, solid gold desk items, a Burden silver service, a 100000 dollar check, and a pearl necklace from the families.
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Denver
Colo
Florence Sheedy
Dennis Sheedy
I. Townsend Burden
New York
Sheedy
Pinkerton
Big House
Manhattan
I. T. Burdens
Pigeon Carriers and New Camera Devices
The article describes Dr Neubrenner, a German specialist near Berlin, who used carrier pigeons for house to office communications. To catch truant birds he devised a small underbelly camera with a belly band and air bulb that takes eight snaps per hour, producing enlarged photos as evidence.
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Berlin
Harry's Method Noted in Mixed School Banter
In a playful exchange Mabel jokes that Harry claims the season will teach her to swim while Lucy questions who is teaching Mabel Harry. The lighthearted dialogue captures classroom or social chatter among peers.
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Harry
Mabel
Lucy
Mabel Harry
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Ando Alastras
Qernal
Bitter Creek
Skeena
Ceseslar
British Columbia
Stewart
Good Fellowship
Ketchikan
Alaska
Presbyterian
Episcopalian Missions
Salvation Army
Juneau
Skagway
White Pass
Killisnoo
Japan
Sitka
Pearl Straits
Mt Edgecomb
Sundrun
Point Ellis
Malin Streed
Suehart
Bride
Father of Bride
Florence
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