Mount Rainier Summit Reached by Mountainers Party
A Seattle dispatch reports that a party named Mountaineers returned from Mount Rainier. They climbed a northeastern route first used in 1893 and described the receding volcanic activity and snow covering mossy rocks. They planted the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific banner but the wind knocked it down.
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Mount Rainier
Seattle
Ahport
I. C.russell
E. S. Ingram
Crater
Asahel Curtis
Winthrop
White Glacier
Big Cleaver
Mr. Curtis
Russell
Curtis
Wallace Wall
Ind
Mejor Ingraham J
Camp Curtis
Columbia Crest
Chair Once Belonged to Alden Family Passes Generations
A Boston Herald dispatch reports in New York that John Alden descendant Liam P. Church keeps a 200 year old colonial high chair at his Essex Street office. The chair, owned by Alden descendants since the 1700s, bears scratches and knotholes from generations.
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Essex Street
Alden
Church
Rock of Ages and Classical Verses Echo Faithful Hymns
A vintage collage of poetry and hymnody. Ella Maude Moors recalls Rock of Ages sung at a coffin and by a girl at Jun, alongside Ben Jonson’s amorous verse. The piece blends lyric memory, devotional prayer, and literary引用.
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Ella Maude Moors
Stingy Crosby Faces a Dress Dilemma in Purchases
Crosby, frugal husband, swaps price tags on two bonnets a cheap imitation and a fine expensive one. His wife insists the expensive bonnet is best yet worries about the cost. He escapes before revealing the switch, leaving the question whether she chose the pricier bonnet by chance or plan.
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Crosby
Cros
Invention of flag signaling by Surgeon Myer
The New York American recounts that in 1854 Surgeon Myer of the U S Army invented signaling by flags, moving from simple color signaling to a form of motion signaling or “wis wagging,” a deaf and dumb telegraphy later adopted worldwide.
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Surgeon Myer
United States Army
Myer
New York American
The Naked Truth Fable
An argent fable tells how Truth and Falsehood bathed together at a crystal spring. Falsehood returns clothed as Truth, while Truth leaves naked, and Falsehood still wears Truth’s robes so many mistake her for Truth while Truth remains exposed.
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Truth
Frath
A&A Tad Demands Tooth Rooted in Local Quirk
A young man who just had a tooth extracted requested to take it home, declaring with a humorous accent that he wanted the “gut acme sugar” on it, prompting local amusement at the odd request and the magazine’s playful tone.
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A&a
See Magazine
First motor exhibition and other 1907 notes
A survey of early transport shows England's first motor exhibition in 1895 and the declining London hansom. Burma rice dominates 12 million acres, while Ireland's national university faces Irish language opposition. Japan builds few fire stations, and US debtors questions spark odd Washington inquiries about cents in a bushel with a rough penny estimate.
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England
Burma
London
Prince Edward of Wales
Osborne Naval College
Germany
United States
Great Britain
National University
Dublin
Queen’s College
Cork
Japan
Yokohama
Washington
Treasury
Pittsburg
West Meets East Aboard Advertising Halls Talk
A Louisville advertising men convention delegate from the west recalls meeting a New Yorker who says he has traveled from Los Angeles to Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The exchange highlights cross country oversight as the two men exchange stories of western and eastern journeys.
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Louisville
West
New York
Los Angeles
California
Empire State
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Denver
Salt Lake City
Amusing glimpse of a young doctor at work
A lighthearted note follows as a young doctor attempts to look wise while handling everyday tasks. The scene captures a moment of comic earnestness and curiosity in a daily medical setting.
Canadian iron mine on Lake Winnipeg could reshape supply
A St Paul report describes a Lake Winnipeg shore mine with 45,000,000 tons of ore in sight. The deposit is near coal and smelting materials, suggesting Canada may build a major iron industry that challenges potential U S control. The piece notes fierce competition and new sources will curb price power.
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Lake Winnipeg
United States Steel Corporation
St. Paul
Gays
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Alabama
Canada
Pittsburg
Dominion
Camargue Wild Horses of France a Diminishing Breed
The Camargue delta of the Rhone hosts about 2,000 small white horses roaming the steppes. They are occasionally captured for threshing, though their origin is debated with Roman and Saracen conjectures. Experts insist their current form stems from the region’s environment and wild lifestyle.
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Camargue
Rhone
Iil
Liberty
W. Huzzard
M. Gayot
Magne
Gue
Peculiar Colubial Anecdotes From Aged Couple To Pajamas Tale
A string of humorous vignettes unfolds from long ago. An elderly couple quibbles about death as a wife frets over her husband's cold extremities while a meek man ignores a salesman’s broad promises. A mix up warns of Reed’s past visit and a secretary’s blunder. A Pennsylvania regiment sends pajamas to Cuba, met with a colonel’s denial.
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Vermont
Frank A. Munsey
Speaker Reed
Mr. Munsey
Reed
Munsey
Conshohocken
Cinnaminson
Wawa
Manunka Chunk
Pennsylvania
Consho Hockener
New Gasoline Tractor Aims to Help Small Farmers
A California expert touts a two cylinder gasoline tractor as a boon to small farmers. The one man machine, mounted on a rigid steel frame, powers plowing harrowing and harvesting with forward and reverse speeds. It adapts to orchards and can be driven from a wheel plow seat, while front traction wheels provide power and steering.
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California
Bulging gun barrels and pig thumps in old tips
A misfiring gun tale recounts bulged barrels caused by snow dirt sand and obstructions with near-misses and a warning to avoid shooting clogged barrels. Extra notes discuss swine thumps low exercise poor air quality and care for seed corn and animal health with practical farm guidance.
Humorous Tale From a Bishop’s Reminiscences
In a reminiscence collection a late bishop is featured in a playful anecdote. He has children from a first marriage, a second wife with children, and a new third brood arriving. His wife storms into his study in a panic claiming their children are sliding with hers and murdering their children.
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Bieanfield
Man Praised For Concealing Prominent Condition
The remark lauds a man who hides a prominent health issue, praising discretion in revealing personal matters. The statement centers on admiration for restraint and privacy.
Farmers value coal ashes for soil improvement
The text notes coal ashes offer value for improving heavy clay soils, especially soft coal ashes which break down to a fine dust and provide a fertile volume. It also hints the opinion is not universally shared.
Snails and Slugs Advice for Garden Pest Control
State Zoologist H A Surface answers a gardener in Harrisburg with several methods to stop snails and slugs. Suggestions include barriers of soot or dry ashes, lime and paris green dusting, sprinkling flour with paris green on plants, poisoned leaves, boards used to trap pests, salt in a vessel to kill collected snails, and salt water in dry ground cracks. Keep barriers dry and vegetation trimmed to prevent multiplication.
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H. A. Surface
Harrisburg
Surface
Homemade Feed Cutter From Simple Wood and Ax
A farm project outlines making a feed cutter using a common broad ax mounted in a wood frame. A handle is affixed, a strap iron acts as a guard, and the assembly fits a box edge for cutting.
Potato Oil Experiments Under Way by U S Agriculture
The United States Departments of Agriculture conducts experiments to produce oil from potatoes using four Moscow Russia varieties. The starch producing coarse types are suited to steppe climates and may prove promising for American agriculture. The aim is to assess profitability of growing a dedicated alcohol crop.
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United States Departments of Agriculture
Moscow
Russia
England Abolishes Check Reins for Horses
A historical notice reports that England has abolished the check rein, noting horses stumble less when the head is free and praising Sir George Bourgoin for leading the change and testifying to its beneficial results.
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Yehen
England
Tse
Garnet Houds
Theharss Bbarmg
George Bourgoin
Grace Fayne the famed dairy cow dies at Moyer Farm
Grace Fayne a Holstein Fresian cow valued at 39000 died at the Harvey A Moyer Farm north of Syracuse OE from pneumonia. The cow once held the world butter record of 25.54 pounds in one week and a 30 day record of 138? pounds. A calf sold recently for 2080.
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Grace Fayne
Harvey A. Moyer
Syracuse
Vegetarian Health Revelation From a Californian Exile
In a personal account, Upton Simonclair of the Independent details his dramatic health turn after adopting a vegan, lightly cooked diet while isolated in California. He credits quitting meat and embracing fresh fruits vegetables and whole wheat crackers for renewed energy, calmer nerves, and relief from chronic ailments.
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Glegun
Aptes Sinclair
Helleon Hell
Upton Simoclair
The
Independent
Fee
California
Python Attack at Cincinnati Zoo Ends With Narrow Escape
The Cincinnati Zoo superintendent Mr. Stephens faced a deadly python that struck from its cage in a bid to kill. He grabbed the snake behind the neck and higher on its body as attendants beat it to free him. He broke off a fang to escape, saying his grip kept him alive until help arrived.
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Zoological Gardens
Cincinnati Animal Park
Pythcern
Mr. Stephens
Not Much Brains Required
A novelist living near Indianapolis becomes enraged at a man who claimed to be a gardener. The employer proves the claim baseless as the man proves to be useless and is discharged. The dismissed man reacts with jaunty indifference saying he is not worried and may pursue other work or write again.
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Indianapolis
Gamiemer
Rieke
Dialog on Coffee and Drinking Cited in Tribune Parody
A Chicago Tribune parody quotes a doctor and patient exchange about drinking. The patient hesitates to admit a habit, while the doctor suggests coffee as a red herring. The snippet highlights dialogue style over full context.
Man Invests in Car Advertises Himself
A man purchases a car and spends much of his time using it for advertising. He suggests newspapers deserve a chance at adverting opportunities in the vehicle.
Clamoring for Time to Play Draws Crowded Attention
Despite busy schedules many people seek quick playful outlets. The snippet suggests a chorus of demand for activities that fit limited free moments.
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