Lane as interior secretary and progressive recreation advocate
The article profiles Franklin K Lane, secretary of the interior, noting his influence in forming the Home club for 1,600 clerks, his social leadership in Washington society, and his push for broader recreation and conservation programs. It highlights his popularity, ambitions, and cautious approach to policy.
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Franklin Knight Lane
United States
Lane
Prince Edward's Island
Franklin K. Lane
Mrs
Interior Department
The
Home Club
Lafaytte Square
Daniel E. Sickles
Schuyler Colfax
General Grant
White House
Washington
Iike
Department of the Interior
Secretary of the Interior
Sam
German inventor showcases hollow wheel tuber planter device
A German inventor features a potato plant er using hollow wheels to feed cut tubers into excavations formed by side attached spades. A new concrete pile form drives four reinforced casings, draws reinforcement, then fills with concrete. A Cincinnati inventor patents a trenching tool acting as spade ax adz pick and bullet shield for soldiers.
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Cincinnati
Man lends car to friend who wrecks it beyond repair
A man lends a $3,000 auto to a friend who cannot pay to replace it after a severe crash. The fragment notes the borrower’s inability to make good and the resulting financial tension.
Had Enough Refuses to Marry Again Says Judge
A judge reports a speaker claiming his wife urged him to remarry, noting the man’s stubbornness and long life. The exchange centers on marital expectations and personal resolve in a courtroom setting.
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Hilsond
No Room for Them
A dialogue about Halloween spirits. Mr Growcher asserts spirits walk the earth on Halloween only if they dare face the bold small boys in charge of that date.
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Mr. Growcher
Sweet Revenge in a Narrow-Row Family Feud
Fragmentary text shows a domestic dispute involving Mrs Dodds and a family next door. The dialogue hints at social friction, financial strain, and tensions over piano lessons and access to a flat. Names and complete actions are unclear, but the scene centers on jealousy and class conflict within a shared building.
No Great Loss Smoker Defies Health Myths
A note on a young man who smoked fifty cigarettes daily with no obvious harm, challenging common beliefs. The text questions apparent health resilience and hints at the smoker’s demise as a counterpoint to assumptions about smoking risks.
Fragmentary text about an agent and sales correspondence
The readable portions describe an agent who sold items and mentions someone being told about a situation last night. The note references names and unclear actions, but the details are incomplete and fragmented.
Fournier to Train Across Winter After Big Hit Season
Jack Fournier star outfielder of the White Sox, praised for a .330 average last season, will train in Los Angeles all fall and winter. Manager Rowland said fielding needs work and that Fournier will be kept on the market to pursue the best offer while preparing for next season.
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Jack Fournier
Whit
Tacoma
Los Angeles
Rowland
Sox
Fournier
Pacific Coast
Fourplier
Felsch
Stranger Puts Trustful One's $63 in Wallet to Show Honesty
Chicago tale recaps how Joseph R. Posledsy and a companion help a sick epileptic man reach a car by placing $63 in the man's wallet. The wallet is later returned, but Posledsy discovers what remained inside after the incident near Blue Island avenue and Sawyer avenue.
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Chicago
Joseph R. Posledsy
Blue Island Avenue
Halsted Street
Posledsy
Sawyer Avenue
Kid Broad Knocks and Gets Up Amid Cleveland Memory
Abe Attell recalls Kid Broad, famed for resilience, being knocked out by Aurelio Herrera. Broad's father urged him to think of Cleveland and rise each time. After a series of knockdowns, Broad finally refused to get up without his father pulling him up.
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Abe Attell
Kid Broad
Aurelio Herrera
Broad
Attell
Cleveland
Herrera
Corkscrew in Key Ring Ends Scout Talk
Scout Neall of the Philadelphia Nationals visited a small town to inspect a player. The scout, concealing his identity, spoke with the player at his hotel but noticed a corkscrew and beer opener on the player’s key-ring. Neall ended the meeting and left without making an offer.
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Neall
Philadelphia Nationals
Public School Athletic League reports wide school base
The Public School Athletic League of New York City comprises 228 schools with about 40,000 pupils. To qualify as an all around athlete a girl must compete in a standard test season featuring swimming skating walking folk dancing basketball baseball relay races and ball throwing.
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Public School Athletic League of
New York City
Oakes Faces Hard Task With Pittfeds Club
Rebel Oakes of the Pittfeds is faced with strengthening his club after a report says he must add depth though a team that lost the title by a point fraction may not require major overhaul.
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Oakes
Rebel Oakes
Pittfeds
Dausa's Good Record By Tiger Pitcher Dauss
George Dauss, the Tiger pitcher, earned a solid reputation last summer with 23 wins and 12 losses, establishing his strong performance and reliability on the mound.
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Dausa
George Dauss
Tiger
University of Pennsylvania expedition finds Mundurucu habitat
Dr William C Farabee leads a Philadelphia museum Amazon expedition that found the Mundurucu habitat in Brazilian wilderness. He studied language customs and folklore, hopes to resolve how the tribe relates to the Tupi after months abroad.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Museum
William C. Farabee
Farabee
Snakes Found In School Locker In La Crosse
In La Crosse Wisconsin a nest of water moccasins was found in a school locker. Panic followed as the snakes darted across the floor and some were killed while others disappeared into wall holes. The incident caused notable alarm among students and staff.
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la Crosse
Wis
Skeleton Find Reveals Old Trap in Cascades
In Canonville Oregon the remains of a long vanished hunter Blynn were revealed when skeletal fragments and a leg bone were found in a rusted bear trap. The trapper disappeared seventeen years ago while hunting near Fortunecree headwaters in eastern Josephine county.
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Canonville
Ore
Cascades
Blynn
Fortunecree
Josephine County
Ghost encounter stirred North Wales rumor debunking Hartzell tale
A mistaken rumor claimed Hiram P. Hartzell, once Central Hotel owner, was dead. In a Souderton meeting a Black man claimed to be Hartzell's ghost, insisting he had harmed no one and urging the living to stay calm.
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North Wales
Hiram P. Hartzell
Central
Joe Ben
Souderton
Appeal
Aingly
Land
Mars Hartzell
Anuric Tablets Promised For Kidney and Heart Health
The advertisement links kidney disease to heart and brain risks and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Anuric Tablets as a proven remedy. It invites readers to send 10 cents for a trial package and a water sample for free chemical analysis at Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Color photography achieves full color prints for amateurs
The article explains a three plate color process using red yellow and blue sensitive plates. An image is reflected to a bottom plate by a mirror while two plates receive direct impressions. Separate positives from each plate are combined to produce color prints with a wide range of hues.
Strategy and the jiggle of decisive action in war
A Washington dinner remark on strategy stresses rapid decision and prompt execution. The anecdote contrasts a seasoned strategist with Jiggers who frets over a shirt, unable to choose between laundry or cleanliness.
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Washington
Optimist and Pessimist Preview A Weekend
A light exchange contrasts enjoying the weekend with dread of a blue Monday. The optimist smiles at plans while the pessimist foresees gloom, capturing a playful mood about weekly highs and lows.
No. It's easy for a young man to paddle his own canoe
A short aphorism notes that independence depends on having the right tools from a father figure. The saying humorously implies parental support, specifically a canoe and paddle, enables self reliance.
Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago illustrated Book of the Eye
A quirky note from Chicago promotes Marine Eye Remedy Co as an illustrated eye guide. The line about a merry sinner being more entertaining than a melancholy saint adds a playful, moral counterpoint.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Purifying skin products advertised by mail order
An advertisement touts fragrant creamy emollients for skin scalp hair and hands as cleansing purifying and beautifying. It invites free samples by mail with a postcard addressed to Cuticura Dept XY Boston and notes availability everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Suspect Counsels on British Trade Tensions Revealed at Dinner
Suspicious remarks by C. J. Faulkner, counsel for Chicago meat packers in a confiscation suit against Britain, suggest traders face distrust from the government. A dinner quip about a father and daughter adds a cryptic aside about time and routine, hinting at strained relations and delayed action.
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C. J. Faulkner
Chicago
Hannah
Burglary Verdict Returns to Courtroom
A Louisville jurist hears the tale of a man who lost his job as a baseball pitcher and turned to burglary. The exchange frames the defendant’s motive as poverty and poor aim at the plate.
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Louisville
Cruzier-Journal
After School Note Sparks Jealous Teacher Reaction
Tommy admits writing a note to Mary Snaith after a teacher catches the sheet. He explains the note caused jealousy as the motive behind the incident.
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Tommy
Mary Snaith
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