Balloon tragedy recalls 1875 Zenith ascent ascent
W R C Larson in Minneapolis Journal reports on a perilous 1875 Zenith balloon ascent by Sivel Croce Spinnelli and Tissandier. The craft rose to about 28 000 feet before a rapid descent killed Sivel and Croce Spinnelli while Tissandier survived. He describes the struggle, ballast cuts, and final crash near Paris, with the balloon lodging in a tree and the crew’s bodies placed in shelter.
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Tissandier
Imi
Croce
Sivel
Croce Spinvelli
Siver
Crowe
Hardy
Wysett
Proce
AL Ieio P.m
Sivel and Croce
Sivell Croce
Paris
W. R. C. Larson
Minnneapolis
Artillery Curiosities Leather Wood and Rock Cannons
The article surveys odd artillery inventions from leather and wood to stone and clay, noting historical examples from Henry VIII to Malta. It cites leather guns used in 1640 at Newbourne, wooden staves forged canons in Paris 1792, gold casings in India, and clay artillery found in a Mexican tomb, illustrating eccentric but storied weaponry.
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Henry VIII
Boulogne
Evelyn
Lord Conway
Newbourne
Paris
Carlyle
France
Simesh
Louis XIV
Bastille
India
Baroda
Burton
Malta
Brydone
Chinal
Usumacinta
Mexico
Cortes
Ceutra
Tabasco
London Standard
Climb Over a Volcanic Island Described in Outing Magazine
Graphic expedition account by Robert Dunn portrays a perilous ascent on a volcanic island in the Bering Sea. The climber faces sulphurous fumes, jagged fissures, venomous gases, and a hostile landscape of white, red, and ocher depths, with heat tremors and corrosive atmosphere.
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Bering Sea
Outing Magazine
Robert Dunn
Urey
Acre
Brain Growth and Mr Gladstone’s Head Size
The Spectator notes that brain growth tends to slow by seventy and may decline. Canon MacColl claimed Gladstone’s head continually outgrew his age, requiring remeasurement during the Midlothian campaign, suggesting brain growth aided his apparent perpetual youth.
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Canon MacColl
Mr. Gladstone
Midlothian
London
Spectator
Oratory in the Old South Echoes Through Debate
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution quotes Brodder Simmins explaining oratory. He says false clarity harms discourse, while forceful, bellowsed rhetoric can convince some listeners even when the claim remains false.
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Brodder Jackson
Brodder Simmins
Atlanta Constitution
A Juvenile Wriggle. Mother and Elmer
An invalid mother questions Elmer about an orange given by Mrs Neighbors. Elmer confesses he found it too sour for her, added sugar, and ate it himself. The line hints at a domestic memory recalling joys lost and fenced with affectionate irony from Chicago News.
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Elmer
Chicago News
A Game of Checkers and a Subtle Move of Hearts
A Kansas City Independent piece narrates a playful moment at a checkerboard where a woman convinces a man to take her. He revels in wit and charm, then they exchange vows in a pretend ritual. He contemplates future thoughts under the moon, revealing a mix of humor and regret.
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Goolby
Kansas City Independent
Forest Fires and the Watchful Rangers
Arthur W. Sage writes on forest fires and ranger duty across the western mountains from California to Oregon. He notes rangers’ patrols, early smoke detection, and the heavy task of stopping small fires, with causes ranging from campfires to sparks from locomotives. Structural neglect and wastefulness worsen blazes, and Portland’s smoke era underscores regional impact.
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Forest Service
High Sierras
California
Crazy Mountains
Montana
Washington
Mesas
Arizona
Portland
Ore
Arthur W. Sage
Startling Dish Inspires Quick Student Response
In a Boston Herald report a schoolteacher teaching English to foreign children asked for a sentence using the word fright. A quick confident pupil replied I have a sentence teacher We had fright eggs for breakfast this month.
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Chelsea
Boston Herald
Undefined. Burglar Trust Manager Report
A cryptic, error filled note discusses turning tight into day and entering homes of well off families. It references a jail applicant and an unrelated reporter role, with multiple typographical errors and unclear intent.
Two Powers. Difference Between Will and Won't Power
In this fragment from a Philadelphia Record column, Tommy and Pop discuss the distinction between firmless obstinacy and will power. The humor centers on how desire and stubbornness differ from decisive intent, with Pop offering a playful moral about effort and choice.
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Tommy
Pop
Yommy
Philadopin Revord
Ladies Store Incorporated charter filed in Minnesota
The document records Articles of Incorporation for The Ladies Store Incorporated a Minnesota corporation to be based in New Ulm Brown County. It lists S Morris of New Ulm L Ermanski and C Ermanski of Minneapolis as incorporators with a three member board and officers Secretary Treasurer and details capital stock 5000 dollars 200 shares par 25 dollars. It states start date February 20 1908 and a 30 year term with annual stockholders meeting the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January.
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Ladies Store, Incorporated
New Ulm
Brown County
Minnesota
S. Morris
L. Ermanski and
Crmanski
Minneapolis
L. Irmanski
C. Ermanski
Morris Vv
Board of Directors
Ena
Ermanski
State of
Hennepin
A.D
L. Ermanski
Ewan Bloom
Notary Public
Hennepin Co
Minn
Final Account Hearing in Webber Estate Nova Ulm
In Browne County probate court a petition by Benjamin F. Webber Sr. as executor seeks examination and allowance of the final account and residue distribution. Hearing set for February 2 at the New Ulm probate office with publication notice in the New Ulm Review for three weeks.
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State OF
Minnesota
New Ulm
Ew Ulm Review
Dajed
New Chat
Tell Me the Old Old Story at Home
A man recalls his wife’s calm welcome after his late return. She sat at the piano and sang Tell Me the Old Old Story, praising his wife as a jewel and noting she did not scold or question him.
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Jackson
Wairleigh
Pairleigh
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Gko
Russ
Allen
AL. Olmstead
le Roy
Eugene A. Pfefferle
Turner Theatre
Paul Nicholson
Helen Royton
Henrietta Tedro
Burdick Cash Registers
Brown County Bank
Burdick
ROWAE
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