Sable Island Ponies With Long Manes Roam Wastes
The Sable Island ponies live in roam ing herds guarded by patriarchal stallions. Their manes have grown extremely long, some reaching three yards. Once 400 to 500 animals, numbers declined due to export, harsh winters, and crossbreeding with domesticated stallions. Now eighty to 100 wild ponies remain, with about thirty kept domestically. Lifesaving crews ride them across dunes and lifeboats are drawn by ponies during wrecks. Some are sold in Halifax auctions for 15 to 18 dollars each.
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Sable Island
Ainslee
Nineveh
Portingalis
Halifax
Mercury Fountain Draws Huge Crowds in London Exhibition
A London exhibition features a seven foot upper mercury basin with heavy objects floating on the liquid. A continuous chain with twenty eight buckets lifts mercury back to the upper basin as silver spray falls. The black painted fountain uses two and a half tons of mercury costing 2970 dollars, creating a striking electric light display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pittsburg
Sausages Said to Aid German War Effort in 1870
Experts attribute German wartime success in 1870 to conveniently carried food supplied by Berlin sausage makers, implying rations aided morale and endurance in the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Arrival and Mail Times at Austin Post Office
Arlington notes arrivals from the East and West with specific times for 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. mail windows. Howard Robertson P M updates and club meeting details follow. Local residents James Munn injures himself on ice. several residents quarantined for diphtheria in San Diego. abroad trip reports from E R Dunlop couple. Austin Women’s Club hosts an Abbott event with art loan and mandolin music. a library event advertises a Bible sin topic on March 18.
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Current Topics Club
BH. F. Abbott
Washington Boulevard
Geo. B. Charles
William Hurska
Artha Koshen
Charles Angelica
St. Louis
B. Briard
North Central Avenue
James Munn
Brower
Howard Anthony
Blankenship & Son
Beath Bros
K. Burgar
Jessie Brown
Franklin B. Clark
James McGowan
Nenny Metcalfe
Signe Nelson
George Uhrig
M. W. Waite
Anna White
H. S. Milla
Cigar Dealer Schulz Showcases Window Display
Schulz the cigar dealer has arranged a beautiful display in his windows. Roath Bros. offer hay grain and feed with quality guaranteed in Austin and Oak Park. The Austin Business Men's Association met Wednesday evening. Roath Bros. report improved business with strong hay and grain sales. Miss Hogegins teaches art institute classes Wednesdays 2 to 4 pm for 50 cents. Drawing oil watercolor and china painting Studio 105 South Central Avenue.
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Roath Bros
Austin
Oak Park
Austin Business Men’s Association
Miss Hogegins
Art Institute
South Central Avenue
Miller's Drug Store Ad Offers Variety
Advertisements tout Choice candies Lazell's perfumes Adlegretti chocolates and prescription filling at Miller's drug store. Slogans promise choice perfumery in plain and fancy bottles at popular prices and cigars to burn including Key West and domestic brands. Charles P. Miller, druggist.
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Miller's
Lazell
Miller’s
Miller’s Drug Store
Key West
Charles P. Miller
Norton Bros Maywood Factory Hiring Boys
Wanted for light factory work at Norton Bros Maywood Illinois. Fifteen to twenty five boys sought by the employment department. Call or address Norton Bros Maywood for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton Bros
Maywood
Maywood, Ill
Fire in Oak Park Destroys Home of John Sargeant
A 5 30 p m blaze at 136 South Oak Park avenue caused by an overheated pipe damaged the home and furnishings with losses near $1000. Fire companies Oak Park and Ridgeland faced water delays from a frozen plug before gaining control. Dr. Thomas E. Robert, owner of the house, lives at 144 South Oak Park avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sargeant
South
Oak Park
Oak Park and
Ridgeland
Thomas E. Robert
South Oak Park Avenue
Annual Reciprocity Day at Oak Park Churches
The Woman's Council will direct the annual reciprocity day at the first Congregational Church on March 22 at 1 30. The program begins with a discussion of local church work and interests, followed by an uplifting program and a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of
Oak Park
Woman’s Council
First Congregational Church
Austin Congregational Church Notes Lent Sermons March April
Rev W L Demorest conducts a Lent sermon series with themes from March 11 to April 15 including Eighteen Voiceless Years The Voice in the Wilderness The Temptations of Jesus The Lord's Supper The Crucifixion and The Resurrection Dr W A Barton of Oak Park will speak at 5 p m vesper services next Sunday Easter market preparations are under way with special chorus music offered at vesper services.
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W. L. Demorest
Jesus
Euaster
W. A. Barton
First Congregational Church of
Oak Park
Austin
Woman's Union
Toes and Muscles Hypothesize Human Evolution
A New York Press idea contends humans might evolve by discarding unused digits and relying on machinery for chewing. It suggests interosseous muscles could spread toes, while most muscles remain dormant from infancy. The piece argues perpetual mitten-like isolation would erode independent finger control.
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New York Press
Obituaries for Dan Drake and Mary Owens in Oak Park area
Dan Drake of 301 North Park Avenue died suddenly on Saturday March 10 1900. Born in Bradford England 1838 he settled in Evanston after coming to the U S in 1880 and married Ellen Reccka widow of Capt Frederick Edward Reccka of the Chinese navy. Also Mary E Owens of 105 North Boulevard Oak Park died March 13 from heart inflammation after la grippe born Troy New York May 22 1847 sister of W F Van Bergen and Nakama Club member funeral held at home with Rev Dr Strong officiating burial at Rose Hill.
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Dan Drake
North Park Avenue
Bradford
Yorkshire
England
Evanston
Ellen Reccka
Frederick Edward Reccka
Drake
Sir Francis Drake
Mary E. Owens
William H. Owens
North Boulevard
Oak Park
Philadelphia man sells foreign travel labels to fake seasoned travelers
A Philadelphian acts as agent for foreign steamship lines and acquires many luggage marks. He sells these trunk labels to individuals eager to appear as worldly travelers, with many young men posing as seasoned foreigners without leaving the city.
Plants that bear jewels from tropical life
A director of Kew Gardens lectured at the London Institute on curiosities of tropical flora. He cited pearls found in the Philippine coconut palm and opals in bamboo, noting both minerals come from the soil. Celebes natives use the vegetal opals as amulets to ward off disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kew Gardena
London Institute
Philippine Islands
Celebes
Anoele Sam's Reindeer Herd Leasing in Alaska
The government holds about 3 500 deer in Alaska leased to natives near missionary stations. Government agents supervise caretakers who may keep the herd’s annual increase, estimated at about 60 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anoele Sam
Alaska
Indianapolis News
Remarkable Cures for Rheumatism
The Vindicator of Rutherfordton reports two tests of Chamberlain's Pain Balm by its editor. A shoulder rheumatism case had immediate relief after two applications. A thigh joint rheumatism case also improved with two applications and nightly rubbing. Available from J P Garner Co Austin, Geo Koch Co Moreland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vindicator
Chamberlain
Haiment
J. P. Garner & Co
Austin
Geo. Koch & Co
Moreland
Deaths in Washington flats and Lake Street families
Eugene Baskin aged 23 died of appendicitis at his parents home in Washington flats on March 8. Funeral held March 10 at the residence with Rev Johnson. burial in Geneva NL. Baskin worked as a paymaster's clerk for Northwestern Railway. George Johnson aged 3 from 124 Lake Street died of diphtheria at the county hospital on March 10 and was buried at Forest Home.
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Eugene Baskin
Washington Flats
Johnson
Geneva
Baskin
Northwestern Railway
George Johnson
Edward Johnson
Lake Street
County Hospital
Forest Home
Death of Minnie Hillmer at age 11 in Concordia burial Friday
Minnie Hillmer, 11, daughter of August Hillmer of 75 North Marengo Street, died Tuesday March 8 and was buried in Concordia Friday March 16 with Rev Grosse officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Hillmer
August Hillmer
Marengo Street
Concordia
Grosse
Kenniston couple urge neighbors to mind own business
A Gardiner Maine Independent notice quotes Mr and Mrs William H Kenniston of Chelsea asking locals to mind their own affairs and refrain from meddling, stating they can take care of matters themselves. It emphasizes self reliance and privacy for Chelsea residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Maine
William H. Kenniston
Chelsea
William Kenniston
Moral Teaching in Public Schools Debate Abides
Historical discussion notes that religious and moral instruction in schools is urged to reduce crime and improve intellect, citing studies that crime correlates with literacy and education levels varies by locality and demographic.
Ancient Mines of Sinal and Pepi I Scepter
History records copper mines of Sinal dating to 5000 B C B C and notes wars over these possessions. The scepter of Pepi I of the sixth dynasty is housed in the British Museum. Ruins include entrances furnaces crucibles miner huts and tool fragments. debris reveals furnaces slag and cinders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinal
Pepi I
British Museum
Philadelphia Press
Skin pore count from microscopic observation estimate
Observation suggests skin contains about a thousand pores per square inch. With a body surface of 16 square feet, the total pores exceed 2 804 000. This calculation estimates a large number of skin pores in an average human.
An Austrian Scientist Colorates Birds with Dyed Food
Dr Sauermann reports feeding birds dyed with aniline to alter plumage. Pigeons show a bright red hue from methyltra bromo-fluorescine, others blue with methyl violet. Canaries may rainbow as experiments advance, sparking questions about the cockney sparrow adopting hummingbird colors and potential fashion envy.
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Dr. Sauermann
Canaries
The
London Globe
Man Cures Fistula Using Arnica Salve
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio suffered 18 months with a rectal fistula. Doctors predicted death until a costly operation was suggested. He reportedly cured himself with Bucklen's Arnica Salve, advertised as a top pile remedy, at 25 cents a box. Traill & Cooling and Chas Miller drug stores offered it.
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Renick Hamilton
West Jefferson
Ohio
Bucklen
Traill & Cooling’s
Chas. P. Miller’s
Cave church in Oban founded by local postmaster poet
A natural cave in Argyll near Oban was fitted as a place of worship by John Campbell, a respected local poet and postmaster who served as pastor for years. He cleared the cave, furnished seating from tree trunks, and used a tree-portion as a reading desk and altar once linked to King Robert the Bruce. The Highland worshipers never exceeded thirty, sometimes only three or four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledaig
Oban
Argyllshire
Scotland
John Campbell
Robert the Blue
What’s Your Face Worth
An ad pitches Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a cure for liver trouble and blemished skin. It promises clear skin and rosy cheeks for a price of 25 cents at Traill & Cooling’s and Chas. P. Miller’s drug stores.
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Dr. King
New Life
Traill & Cooling’s
Chas. P. Miller’s
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Austin Congregational Church Notes
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Room
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Oak Park Ave
Rutherfordton
52Nd Avenue
Kennard Barradell
Austin Women’s Ciub Rooms
Abbott Block
B. Burns
S. Prairie Ave
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Austin and Vicinity
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F.page
Garner's Drug Store
Central Ave
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Tel
Mala
M. Champlain Palfding
Rt. State
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