Newspaper Boat Built From World Papers Heads for New York
Captain George W. Johnson, Harlem oarsman, completes a twenty foot boat made of newspapers from around the world. It features paper headings along the hull and decks and is designed to row from St. Augustine to New York with inland routes to start, planning arrival in late June.
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George W. Johnson
Harlem River
St. Augustine
Fla
New York
Florida
New York Herald
New York City
New York State
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Seattle
Wash
Casino
Captain Johnson
Allen
Bay
Johnson
Beaufort
S. C
Moorehead City
N. C
Caraman
Severn Boat Club
Annapolis
Middle Village
N. Y
Harlem
Staten Island
New Jersey
Brooklyn
Tides Power Plan Near Portland Described
Cassier's Magazine reports a Maine tidal project with land bonded on both sides of Back Bay Portland to host a power plant. It is expected to generate at least 25000 horsepower capable of running all electric cars lights and engines in Portland.
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Cassier
Maine
Backbay
Portland
Snakes as Vermin Destroyers in Illinois Melon Belt
A Carmi Illinois dispatch reports melon growers in southern Illinois stop killing nonpoisonous snakes after an agreement last spring. The change curbed mouse damage, with fields spared from pests that previously devoured seed in a night.
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Illinois
Eiffel Tower proposed to transmit exact longitude to ships
A French scientist proposes using the Eiffel Tower to send precise time signals by wireless to ships worldwide, enabling navigation without solar observations. If adopted, a global wireless post may rise on a mountain peak and experiments with Paris or Greenwich time would guide chronometers and determine longitude.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
French Academy of Sciences
Bouquet de la Grue
Savant
New York Times
Greenwich
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Simon Newcomb
Washington
Alexander Agassiz
Cambridge
Mass
United States
Morocco
la Grue
Canary Islands
Avenue de Suffren
Long Island Sound
Kleber
Casablanca
Quai d’Orsay
M. Branly
Lyons
Sanitary Rat Migration Study in San Francisco
Dr Blue plans a sanitary test using dyed rats to map rat movement between city districts. Red rats will be confined in one area while green rats are released in another to measure migration frequency and pathways.
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Dr. Blue
San Francisco
Easter Bonnet Inspires Unspoken Proposal
A speaker recalls an Easter service and a striking bonnet in amber satin with chiffon, spangles, lace, bows, buckles, and crimson roses. He plans to propose after church, but the moment is interrupted by a cryptic interruption and misread lines from a distant romance.
Laxatives and hotel intrigue mix in a rough column
A jumble of ads and anecdotes describes Br Kings New Tablet for liver trouble sold at O M Olson's, a risqué hotel tale of a Denver widow amid noisy neighbors, and short notes on Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup and DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
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DeWitt
Eugene A. Pfefferle
He Caught It Hidden in a Hay Hay joke reaches Secretary Hay
A mild Washington man tried to reach Secretary Hay by telephone during the Hay administration. After a faint, repeated reply he heard the phrase Hay Hay Dried grass Hay Secretary Hay, and laughed as he finally caught the intended message.
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Washington
Hay
Secretary of State
Department
DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Ad
An old newspaper ad touts DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve for cuts bruises and skin irritations. It features characters Kind Lady and Gritty George in a rustic customer dialogue and promotes purchase through Eugene A Pfefferle.
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DeWitt
DeWitt’s
Eugene A. Pfefferle
Wake Time Temptation in Irish Deathbed Scene
A dying Irishman longs for a taste of ham as the house fills with its scent. His wife explains sorrow and duty, saying she cannot spare any ham because it is being saved for the wake. The tender exchange reveals family devotion amid loss.
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Bridget
Moike
Gavin
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Olney & McDaid, Mrrs
Clinton
Iowa
Pioneer Drug Company
Wew Ulm
Minnesota
Dean
Minneapolis & St.Louis
New Uha
Minn
St. Pau
Minneapolis
Chicago
St Louis
Peoria
Kansas City
Omaha
Des Moines
Twa City Pass
Twin City Pass
Sun
South Bound
Storm Lake Pass
J. W. Beck
Gd. Forster
Tue
Chicago and North-Western Railway
Newline
San
Mansato
Sleepy Eye
Marshall
Thrausch
Mankato
Thranih
Redfield
ZSU
PF. Starr
New Ulm
A. Johnson
Gen. Avent
Winona
South Dakota
New Empire
Minneapolis & St. Louis R. A
Faulk
Powter
Walworth
McPherson
A.B
Gp&tam&siles
Mion
J. H. Forster
Parker
Ale Baron Rameee
Eaie Siptierital Lee
Pia
Uae
Har Urilling Machine Co
Akron
Tom
Aia ‘Oltan ‘Ae
Akin
Shichester Chemical i CO
Madises Place
Philadciptla
G. W. Johnson
Elwood
Ind
Fred Fornsbell
June Callaway
Mariners
Thad
Br. King
O. M. Olsen’s
Denver
Such and Such
Kennedy
Boggs
Togs
Hollister
George
Hettley
Heising
Champaign
N. Henningsen
Burdick Cash Registers
Brown County Bank
Burdick
New Ulm Hardware Co
N. Minn. St
the Home Bakery
Eisner
Jehoson
Eugene A. Pfepferle
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