Primeval Caves and Northward Trek Told By Explorers
In 1907 Robert Dunn wrote about braving volcanic fumes on a new Bering Sea island, detailing lava blocks, sulphur vents, extreme heat, and treacherous climbs. A Winnipeg correspondent notes Mrs Beech and family surviving 1100 miles north of Churchill, enduring blizzards, near starvation, and a polar bear hunt on a trek that tested endurance.
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Robert Dunn
Bering Sea
Outing Magazine
Bogoslav
Northland
Beech
Winnipeg
Churchill River
Nelson
Hudson Bay Post
York Factory
Hudson's Bay Company
Sinclair
Norway House
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
The
New York Press
Missionaries Face Dreaded Touareg Danger in Sahara
Pere Michel recounts a doomed expedition by Pere Paulmier Menoret and Bouchaud to establish a station in the Southwest Soudan. They befriended western Touaregs who offered protection yet the travelers risked death by placing themselves with the Igidi Desert nomads amid their feared caravans.
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Timbuctu
Pere Michel
Monsieur
Soudan
Peres Paulmier
Menoret
Bouchaud
Igidi
Lake Tchad
Mediterranean
Tripoli
Igid
White Fathers of North Africa Pursuit of Timbuctu
Excerpt notes Arab peoples guidance against a trek to Timbuctu, yet the travelers press toward the famed destination. After crossing sands their route becomes a mystery and no further communications reach Maison Caree or other friends, as if swallowed by the earth.
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Timbuctu
Maison Caree
North Africa
Charles Wellington Furlong
Scribner
Treed by Wolves in Ontario Wilderness
Tom and Patrick Murphy endured a night on a slim tree in the Silver Mountains near Port Arthur Ontario as a 20 wolf pack bayed below. They woke to nine wolves killed by hunters who collected 135 dollars in bounty, noting wolves’ increasing boldness due to scarce prey.
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Tom
Patrick Murphy
Silver Mountains
Port Arthur
Ontario
Tom Murphy
Murphys
Miner Survives Colorado River Drift After Robber Log Rescue
J. E. Phillips, a miner, was overturned in his boat on the Colorado River near Parker California. He mounted a log and rode nightlong through turbulent water until rescued by Indian police. He had been crossing the river after a prospecting trip below Needles when driftwood overwhelmed the boat. He could not reach shore in his weakened state.
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J. E. Phillips
Colorado
Parker
Cal
Phillips
Needles
Boy Kills Rabid Dog in Home Defense
Ten year old Earl Rice of Alton killed a mad dog in a solitary fight at his home. He struck the animal with a hammer after trapping its neck in a door and squeezing it as in a vise. The boy was badly bitten and bruised in the ordeal.
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Earl Rice
Alton
St. Louis
Hunger and Destitution Deaths Cited in London Claim
A claim asserts that annually about 6500 people die in London from hunger and destitution. The statement reflects concerns about urban poverty and mortality in the metropolis.
Veil Fashion Reflects Emancipation and Savage Lineage
The New York Times essay argues modern women embrace emancipation yet revert to savage roots through veils and headgear. It traces evolution from utilitarian motor veils to ornate lace and dotted nets, noting color trends, mesh quality, and practical protection against wind and dust.
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New York Times
The Revenue Cutter Service Its Duties and Early History
The Revenue Cutter Service carries duties from search of incoming vessels to piracy suppression and wreck recovery. Early officers were Continental Navy veterans led by Captain Hopley Yeaton, with ten vessels ready within a little more than a year after 1790, forming the young republic’s first armed maritime force.
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Revenue Cutter Service
United States
Alaskan
Gulf of Mexico
Straits of Florida
Continental Navy
Washington
Hopley Yeaton
New Hampshire
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Young Republic
Revenue Cutters
Navy
David Barry
New England Magazine
Apple Growers Seek Profits From Moth Control
Experiments at the New Hampshire experiment station indicate two sprayings at the average winter apple price can yield a profit of 1 to 1.35 dollars per tree for the cooling moth. Scraping loose bark from trees also removes hibernation sites for codling moth.
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New Hampshire Experiment Station
Strawberries Profitable Crop For Local Markets
A writer notes strawberries yield profit at ten cents a quart, recently averaging twelve cents. Locally grown fruit is sold to neighbors who do not raise berries, with a yearly cycle of planting a fresh bed each season and maintaining one crop through summer.
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M. J. House
Pulling Garden Posts
Easy method to pull garden posts without digging. Use a plank with a V notch to convert horizontal draft to vertical, loop a chain around the post, and hitch the team to pull free in seconds. For fence moves, attach the chain to the wagon rear axle to load and haul posts to a new location.
Phloxes brighten borders with varied, long season show
Phloxes such as P subulata and its varieties brighten front borders and edgings. Tall late flowering phlores are among the finest herbaceous plants and should be in every garden. They thrive anywhere with color variety, and buyers should choose good varieties and keep them true to name.
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Indianapolis News
Planting Evergreen Stock For Winter Wind Protection
The Forester advises selecting hardy stock before spring growth, keeping roots moist, and preparing soil thoroughly. Do not plant loosely, firm the soil, and cover with loose dirt. Use straw mulch between trees in spring and consider a surrounding hedge of willow or Russian olive in exposed areas.
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Cora
Pecan Groves Prove Profitable Near Jackson
The Meridan Star recalls a regional venture where enterprising men planted a 5000 tree pecan grove north of Jackson along the Illinois Central. Despite early mockery from locals and the slow start in a area used for fertilizer and cotton, the grove now profits the owner, who can afford annual Europe trips.
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Jackson
Grove
Clover
Europe
Object of pruning description from Southern Fruit Grower
The passage outlines nine pruning objectives including modifying vigor, producing larger fruit, shaping trees, switching wood bearing to fruit bearing, removing damaged parts, aiding spraying and harvesting, simplifying tillage, training trees to a desired form, and removing parts infested with insects or disease.
Elk Multiply in Ragged Mountain New Hampshire
In Ragged Mountain New Hampshire a herd of forty eight elk roams the area east of the Rockies. Descended from four bulls and eight cows released in 1908 by the Ragged Mountain Fish and Game Club gifts from the Blue Mountain Forest Association. Officials note two elk shot but not prosecuted. Farmers fear crop damage as elk venture toward Potter Place and villager homes in late fall and winter.
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New Hampshire
Ragged Mountain
America
Rocky Mountains
Ragged Mountain Fish and Game Club
Blue Mountain Forest Association
Austin Corbin
Potter Place
Concord
Luslie’s
Necessities of modern methods and global phone use
An unofficial estimate places about 1,000,000 telephones in use worldwide, a figure reached in just over thirty years. Modern business would falter if the hello instrument vanished, but an even larger impact would come from a sudden lapse in electric light, a development tied to the last twenty-five years.
Scarce Town Lots Spark Cemetery Plan Urgency
The Billville Banner cites the Atlanta Constitution noting dwindling town lots and says the community can no longer provide free lots to subscribers. It urges reserving remaining parcels for a cemetery for future residents.
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Billville Banner
Atlanta Constitution
Plants That See and Swim In Air and Water
The piece notes that some garden and wild flowers such as nasturtium begonia clover woodsorrel and bluebell have eye like structures on their leaves or surface. These eyes are tiny protuberances filled with a gummy fluid that concentrates light on a sensitive patch of tissue. It asks whether such impressions are transmitted to a center like a brain and mentions plant sensitivity and primitive mobile seaweeds and mosses that can swim in early life.
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London
Library of Wooden Books at Cassel Showcases Tree Histories
A private collection in Cassel features 600 wooden books made from trees in Wilhelmshohe Park. Each volume bears a red morocco tablet with the tree name and two polished covers. Inside is a full natural history of the tree. the library lists 12 species and 445 varieties.
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Chateau
Wilhelmshohe
Morocco
Cassel
London Globe
Novel Society Fad Faces Husband Obstacle Says Punch
In a witty take Punch notes a proposed society entertainment where each lady brings her pet aversion. The obstacle cited is getting husbands to attend, seen as the main barrier to this novelty.
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Punch
In These Rapid Days Phrase
A quotation from John A. Howland notes how the world rushes ahead. The line reflects urgency and the push to prove possibility even as doubt arises. It contrasts hesitation with action in a brisk modern context.
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John A. Howland
Forty eight to the Bad
A brief item recounts a man who fell for a woman at first sight, bought a fifty trip ticket, and was refused on his second visit, describing the mood as hard luck.
Wise Words From Pointed Paragraphs
A set of aphorisms on gender roles, ambition, thrift, and self image. Notes include contrasts between wise action and excuses, no great man needing fanfare, and the idea that knowledge of self limits progress. Includes a quip about a woman opening telegrams with calm poise.
Engagement Ring Pride Outshines Suitor in Chicago Tale
A Chicago Record-Herald remark notes the common scene where a girl values an engagement ring more than the man who gave it. The comment reflects social attitudes toward romance and material symbols in the era.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Bells of Troy Cast Since 1325 Count Reaches 59000
Over 59,000 church bells have been cast in Troy New York since 1325 when the first foundry was built. The record highlights Troy's long history as a center of bell making and metalwork.
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Troy
N. Y
West Ruilt
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