Looking Northward to the Zodiac and Planets
A 1901 observational note explains northern sky views for September, detailing stars in Draco Hercules Bootes Cygnus Lyra and more, then introduces Libra and Scorpio meanings. It describes planetary positions Mars Venus Jupiter Saturn and a natal reading for Libra, with risks of timidity, marriage troubles, emigration, and a Bloodstone talisman for protection.
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Alward
Hranin
Hmit
Bootes
Cor Caroli
Charles
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Scorpio
Cygnus
Lyra
Serpens
Ras Alhague
Cabalrat
Altair
Capricornus
Libra
Like a Big Family Social Plan At Colorado Coal Plant
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company moves to create a sociological department for its 1500 miners and families. They plan kindergartens night schools libraries lectures and traveling exhibitions to raise education and morale for higher labor efficiency and dividends.
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Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Beieve
Richard W. Corwin
Pronunciation guide for English place and name spellings
A pronunciation list clarifies how to say varied English names and places. Examples include Abergavenny as Abergenny Beauchamp as Beech am Bolingbroke as Ballingbrook Brougham as Broom Bulwer as Buller Cholmondeley as Chumley Cirencester as Sissister Cockburn as Co bun Colquhon as Cohon Cowper as Cooper Hawarden as Harden Knollys as Knowles Marjoribank as Marchbank Marylebone as Marra bun St John as Sinjun St Leger as silliger Wemyss as Weems Paliaferro as Tolliver Worcester as Wooster.
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Abergavenny
Abergenny
Beauchamp
Beecham
Bolingbroke
Ballingbrook
Brougham
Broom
Bulwer
Buller
Cholmondeley
Chumley
Cirencester
Sissister
Cockburn
Cobun
Colquhon
Cohon
Cowper
Cooper
Hawarden
Harden
Knollys
Knowles
Marjoribank
Marchbank
Dance of David Before the Ark in Harrar Festival
Captain Cobbold reports a diary excerpt from his Abyssinian march with British forces describing Harrar’s Festival of the Dance of David Before the Ark. He portrays religious ceremony, ornate dress, psalms, and a priestly scene with prizes and beggars seeking gifts from European officials.
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Ndon
R. P. Cobbold
Harrar
Abyssinia
Constantine
Constantinople
Raz Makennon
David
Ras Makennon
Value of a Bee Tongue Shapes New Apiculture
The article notes tongue length as key to honey gathering and describes the glassmeter, a French syrup vessel with a perforated lid and floating scale. It aims to help apiarists select longer tongues, claiming bees can reach deeper with selection increasing reach by about a twenty fifth of an inch.
Praises Indian Pupils at Chautauqua Conference
At a Baptists and Missionaries conference in Chautauqua Misa Ferree of the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians praised Indian pupils for honor obedience and generosity noting these traits observed among the students.
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Chautauqua
Misa Ferree
Industrial School For
Carlisle
Penn
Phases of Vanity Special Letter on Ornament Use
The piece compares vanity in modern society with ancient and tribal adornments. It argues that ornamental display, from war paint to cosmetics and jewelry, serves to attract or terrify, reflecting cultural differences in what is deemed proper adornment. It links Simble artificial nails to bellicose vanity and notes varied racial practices.
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Western Plains
India
Ornamental adornments across cultures and times
The article surveys global body adornments from ancient fig leaves to modern jeweled displays. It notes Siamese artificial nails, Indian ankle weights and facial jewelry, South African kaffir forehead balls, and nods to Western consumer wealth. It contrasts de jure ownership with de facto possession of ornaments in Europe.
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India
South Africa
London
Paris
Berlin
The Kiowa Tribe On The Brink Of Oblivion
An analysis of Kiowa history and fate argues the tribe's doom is sealed as Oklahoma settlement begins. It traces origins claimed from a hollow log myth, migrations from Montana to the Black Hills, and eventual move to southern Oklahoma, with tribal cohesion waning despite individual land allotments.
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Oklahoma
Canada
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Montana
Black Hills
Quiet Restville Leading Citizen In Puck Quip
A light hearted item notes Restville as an unusually quiet town with the leading citizen remarking that even the unexpected does not occur there. The quip underscores the town’s calm reputation and suggests a humorous tone from Puck.
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Restville
Puck
Lights On In Thunder Storm Trolley Rule In Kansas City
The Kansas City Star reports the Metropolitan system keeps trolley car lights on during thunderstorms to complete an electrical circuit. With lights on a stationary car acts as a lightning rod, safely directing current to rails. The measure aims to prevent motor damage and rider injuries by reducing lightning risk.
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Saya
Kansas City Star
Metropolitan Company
Self Denial and Life Perspective Reflections
A collection of aphoristic statements on self worth humility and social insight. It argues that denying oneself can elevate dignity yet warns against excessive talk obscuring great causes while advocating broadened life experiences to counter egotism and reinforce genuine friendships.
Fresh eggs preserved by boiling dip and ash packing method
A German study cited by Dr W Hanika proposes preserving fresh eggs by washing to remove dirt, brief boiling, cooling, air drying, then packing in heated wood ashes or dried wheat bran. The process aims to create an albumen barrier to microbes and moisture for complete preservation.
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W. Hanika
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