Pink Flower Hybrid Brings New World Pink to Beals Farm
Mrs Edward B Beals of Springfield Massachusetts after five years of hybridizing Prosperity and Lawson pinks reports creation of a pink flower with long stem strong bloom and fragrant qualities. The hybrid grows in various colors from white to deep pink and crimson and is being distributed across New England amid florists interest and rising market demand.
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Edward B. Beals
Eastern Avenue
Springfield
Mass
Lawson
Beals
Luther Burbank
New England
Great Engineering Feat at Iron Mountain Mine
Iron Mountain mine reaches the 900 foot level with a tunnel over a mile long to the inch. After two years of driving the station was topped, enabling drainage by gravity. The project, feared to fail due to water pressure, used a zigzag crosscut to prevent accidents. Owned by Helena New York Missouri and Philadelphia financiers.
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Iron Mountain
Helena
Mont
New York
Missouri
Philadelphia
Frogs Adorn London Vases Stir Society
London society embraces a fad of vases decorated with live green tree frogs clinging to the exterior. Frogs with sucker feet keep walking around the rounded vase until tired, then rest. Thousands are shipped to England yearly to be kept as pets and are noted for never deserting their vase positions.
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London
England
Ceylon Tea Exports Grow In 1907
Ceylon’s tea trade surged in late 1907 with total exports for the year reaching about 112 million pounds, up from 107 million in 1906, a rise of roughly 5 million pounds.
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Ceylon
National Language Debate Sparks Hebrew Movement in London
Jewish societies in London agitate to restore the pure Hebrew of antiquity as the national language, seeking a unified linguistic heritage for the Jewish people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Popcorn Diet in Oklahoma Legislature Stays Unshaken
Oklahoma House members, seated in Guthrie, continue a popcorn routine despite opposition from Rep T F P Vandeventer of Bartlesville. A roll call kept popcorn on the house bill of fare by 46 to 29, with both houses consuming the snack and clerks among the eager eaters. Local estimates vary from half a bushel to three pecks daily to satisfy the lawmakers' demands.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma’ House of Representatives
Guthrie
T. F P. Vandeventer
Bartlesville
Arkansas House
Jeff Davis
Murray
Vandeventer
Arrey Vtterback
Kingfisher
Armstrong
Kiowa
Kapp
Lawton
Legislative
Monument to Gulls Plan in Salt Lake City Display
Article describes Salt Lake City plans to erect a monument commemorating pioneer irrigation and harvest in 1863. It references displaying panels depicting the planting of the first crop by Mormon settlers and the gathering of gulls, with imagery of Corinthian columns and monuments. The piece notes community involvement and dates tied to the pioneer experience.
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Salt Lake City
Nlek
Weilel
Cole
Ttah
No Such Thing as Pulling Says Pushing Moves Things
Sir Oliver Lodge argues there is no pulling in motion describing how horses push against collars to move carts and oars push water. A Paris beauty aid claims a face stretching routine can make a 30 year old appear ten years younger with gradual gentle rubbing over three weeks.
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Oliver Lodge
Sir Oliver Lodge
Paris
United States
Mountain of Petrified Fish Found Near Alpine Tex
A low mountain of petrified fish was discovered on Joseph Irving's ranch fifteen miles south of Alpine Texas. The specimens are perfectly preserved in stone, some large, atop a site about 5,000 feet high with an area exceeding two miles square.
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Joseph Irving
Alpine
Tex
Two Eggs on Two Sides in London Café
A weary American tourist in a London restaurant orders two eggs one fried on each side. The waiter mishears repeatedly, grows exasperated, and finally offers boiled eggs while the patron calmly repeats the request. The tale contrasts cultural miscommunication with humor.
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London
Horder
Deserved to Succeed tale from a discarded suitor
A fragment from a nineteenth century scene recounts an awkward exchange where a young woman is teased about a supposed engagement. The overheard moment ends with a discarded suitor tucking away the tale, revealing gossip and social pressure surrounding courtship.
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Chow Sathleuls
Best Healer in the World Bucklen Armca Salve Endorsement
Rev Fe Stathird of East Raymond Maine praises Bucklen's Armca Salve as the best healer for an old army wound and obstinate sores. He notes using it for years and also in his veterinary work. Available at O M Hisen's Drug Store.
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Fe Stathird
East Raymond
Maine
Price
O. M. Hisen
Man on the wrong side of the fence comments on hard labor
An inmate at a Scotch lunatic asylum watches road workers repaving a public road. He comments on the work and asks about pay, learning they earn fourteen bob a week. He notes a worker has five children and remarks the man is on the wrong side of the fence.
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Bob
Tam
First Explorer Questions Pole Sights
Two explorers debate the North Pole sight, with the first wondering what will be seen first and the second noting Esquimaux selling souvenir west cards as a local color detail.
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Explorer
North Pole
Esquimaux
What Say-So Behind Dr. Pierce Medicines
Dr. Pierce medicines rely on public ingredient lists and testimonials from medical men. Golden Medical Discovery purifies blood and strengthens mucous surfaces, aiding chronic catarrh, while Favorite Prescription targets women’s weaknesses, restoring function and easing pain. Both rely on glyceric extracts from American forest roots and are alcohol free, with instruction booklets available by mail.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
B. V. Pierce
Tuttale
N.Y
Uie
Drugeieth
Ald
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