Bones of a Sloth Foiled Jefferson’s Scientific Pride
In 1796 a bone deposit in Greenbrier County Virginia reached Monticello and Jefferson declared it as an unknown carnivorous clawed mammal. Dr Wiser named the bones Megalonyx Jeffersonii and later public display in Philadelphia’s Academy of Sciences confirmed the misidentification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
Buffon
Jefferson
Greenbrier
Wiser
American Philosophical Society
Virginia
Alpena Firewood Delights Residents and Mills
A Detroit Free Press note describes Alpena residents well supplied with firewood. Mills generate abundant refuse wood cut into stove lengths sold for fifty cents per load. Some material is split into eighteen inch and three foot lengths for furnaces and boilers. mill owners now haul wood to customers at fifty cents per load.
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Alpena
Detroit Free Press
Local Happenings Highlight Community Life In Moreland
Mrs F J Bippus returned from a five day outing at Grand Haven. Mrs Lena Otto hosted a party at 48th and Lake. A Union church service and a large crowd. An animal show and lunch at 2217 Huron street. Miss May Gurney leaves for De Kalb to visit friends. Cicero Lumber Co improves 49th street property. A streetcar delay at 48th and Lake. Mrs B A Cowan recovers after tumor removal at St Elizabeths hospital. Harvest party at Central Park Hall Sept 19. Two weddings at Mrs Malinda May’s home. Earnest May weds Mabel Long and Frank Johns weds Melia Miller. Elder Light conducts the ceremonies at Lake and Ann streets. All parties reside in the city.
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B. A. Cowan
Denham & Co.'s
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Ladies of Columbia Hive
Central Park Hall
Moreland
Malinda May
Kingle Street
Earnest May
Mabel Long
Frank Johns
Melia Miller
Elder Light
Lake and
Ann Streets
Cave Nearing Crippled State Endurance Testimony
Josh Westhafer of Loogootee Nebraska says Chamberlain's Pain Balm saved him from being a cripple despite poverty. He praises it for stiff joints swollen muscles stiff neck sprains and rheumatic or muscular pains and notes cures for partial paralysis. Available from George H. Harris Schnitzus' and Oak Park Austin Avenue Pharmacies.
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Josh Westhafer
Loogootee
Chamberlain
George H. Harris
48Th Avenue
Schnitzus
Austin Avenue
Oak Park
Take a Tenderfoot Along Forest Outing Ends in Joy
Woodaman extols taking a tenderfoot on wilderness trips. He recalls his youth among redwoods and forests and argues the best times come when sharing the outing with a well bred novice. He notes others, including wealthy hosts, gain as much from giving joy as the recipient gains health and gratitude.
Dignified Baltimore Woman Stops Short in Elevator Scene
A refined young woman in Baltimore entered a hotel corridor wearing blue waist and white skirt with long tape strips at the waist. An elderly woman warned her of missing apparel, prompting a hurried dash to the stairs as staff watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Insect Life's Law of Kill or Be Killed
The article argues nature favors insects that kill or evade foes. It notes insects born armed for survival, describes tree hoppers, ants, birds preying on them, and caterpillars battling parasites like ichneumon flies. It ends by stating Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake, at 32,000 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason
Superior
Missouri
Sheep Raising on Ranches and the Loyal Shepherd Dog
An Anaconda Standard discussion of sheep ranching highlights the dangers and costs of neglect from lambing to winter storms. It credits the steadfast shepherd dog as essential to a successful herd, noting wolves, poisonous grasses, blizzards, stampedes, and hundreds of dead sheep can occur without diligent care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Politics by sentiment in France and roof dwellers in New York
A Ledger Monthly piece notes that French politics hinge on sentiments and personal relations rather than formal programs. It contrasts this with New York roof dwellers where caretakers live on building rooftops above Broadway, forming a quiet, unusual community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
New York
Tle
Broadway
Ledger Monthly
Gigantic Tintoretto Picture in Venice Palace
The largest painting in the world titled Paradise by Tintoretto hangs in the Doge's Palace in Venice. It measures eighty four feet in width and thirty four feet in height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise
Tintoretto
Venice
Vermont federation bill on women on asylum boards defeated
A Vermont federation proposal to appoint women to boards controlling women’s asylums was introduced but quickly rejected as an unreasonable demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Federation
Bright's disease described and its fatal course
The article explains Bright's disease or nephritis as a common fatal ailment. It describes kidney inflammation impairing excretion, leading to toxin buildup, brain and heart distress, and circulatory issues. Dropsy in Chest Abdomen and limbs accompanies the terminal stage with death from brain edema and coma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Pierre Lorillard
Tanning Leather Process and Penetration Rates
The article explains that tanning slows as penetration into the hide progresses. The outer layer converts to leather and becomes impervious, reducing further penetration. Thick hides require months of soaking in the tanpit to complete the process.
Old Times at Fort Smith When Judicial Hangings Were Chief Industry
The article recalls Fort Smith during the era when executions drew thousands to the Arkansas frontier. It notes the Western District of Arkansas court’s reach over the five civilized tribes and describes how gallows days transformed the town into a bustling, feverish center of activity with merchants, gamblers, and visitors flocking in. It ends by reflecting that Fort Smith now seeks to forget those days of public hangings as it moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Arkansas
Federal Court of
Western District of
Five Civilized Tribes
Indian Territory
Fort Smith
America
Tori Smith
Italian government Creates Medieval and Modern Art Chair
The Italian government established at the Royal University in Rome a chair for advancing historical research in medieval and modern art. The chair was created through Prof. Venturi who has led the university’s medieval and modern art departments for eleven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal University
Rome
Prof
Venturi
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