Old Santa Maria del Tule Cypress Ages Through the Ages
In central Oaxaca Mexico the Santa Maria del Tule cypress towers in a village churchyard as the world’s oldest living tree. Dr Herman von Schrenk plans a second visit to measure growth and estimate its age using tree rings, while noting a Humboldt tablet and sacred status surrounding the giant.
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Mexico
Santa Maria del Tule
Oaxaca
Herman von Schrenke
Nestor
Menes
Smiec
Christ
The
Nile
America
Babylon
Nineveh
Assyria
Britain
Abraham ‘Lis Tucks
Goliath
Solomon
Jerusalem
Troy
Athens
Acolonian
Roman Empire
Cortes
Santa ‘di Ie
von Kovo
Humboldt Disenue
von Schrenk
Pringt
Pris
Schrenk
Missouri Botanical Gar
St Louis
States Forestry Service
United States
Exnen
Ulr
Anya Ty Ili
Humboldt
Alphonse de Candolle
Asa Gray
California
John Muir
Louisiana
Jesus
Bethlehem
Edenborn
Winn Parish
Senegal
Cape de Verde Islands
Orotava
Teneriffe
Dublin Child Beggars A Pathetic Street Portrait
The piece portrays Dublin street children amid strikes and riots as they beg learned at their mother’s knee. Descriptions focus on their ragged clothes, weary faces, and nightly dances for charity, highlighting poverty in Sackville Street and the harsh life of young beggars.
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Dublin
Sackville Street
Ireland
London Mail
Not Home of Ancient Man Theories in Peru Not Strengthened
The National Museum expedition of Dr Ales Hrdlicka surveyed hundreds of miles of the Peruvian coast and Western Cordilleras. It found over one hundred cemeteries and ruins but concluded no evidence of human occupation older than pre Columbian times and no site inhabited for twenty centuries.
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Peru
Ales Hrdlicka
National Museum
Peruvian
Cordilleras
Sound Waves as Scientific Fact and Perception
The text explains sound as a real phenomenon that travels slowly through air about 1000 feet per second, likening sound waves to ripples in a pond. It notes audible range, how wind or obstacles affect travel, and that sound also moves through solids and liquids though muffled by soft materials.
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Ohuman
Ord
New York World Plans Advanced Communication Devices
The New York World notes that wires and short telephones have been constructed following a plan. It highlights progress in early communication technology and the practical steps taken to realize the concept.
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New York World
Sample Request in a Local Ticket Booth
A shopper queries ticket prices at Montblaska with comic confusion over numbers. An agent displays yellow pasteboard samples as the woman asks for a cut sample while browsing prices.
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Montblaska
A Simple Guide to Baseball Scoring and Play
An English explainer teaches baseball basics: runs count scoring, bases marked by corners, three strikes outs, four balls allow first base, and the ball must return before the player reaches base. Batsmen must return to fielders as needed. outs occur by catch, stepping out, or other means. nine on a side, nine innings.
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London Daily Sketch
Donkey in Lonesome Mood Inspires Child’s Tender Note
A summer tale from the White Mountains tells of a small girl vacationing with her mother and the insistence on a donkey as a pet. The donkey’s peculiar noises moved the child to pity, prompting her handwritten plea to her father, a prominent lawyer, that he visit soon because the donkey is so very lonesome.
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Oakes
White Mountains
National Monthly
The French insist on civil wed
A brief quirky note on French manners contrasts civility with dentistry noting a dentist’s careful work to satisfy clients.
Living Advertisement Health Claims for Postum
A Tennessee woman credits Postum with resolving indigestion nerves and insomnia after quitting coffee six years ago. She details caffeine withdrawal headaches and weight gain before switching, noting her health improved and her husband calls her a living advertisement for Postum. Product forms and prices from Bat tle Creek, Michigan are listed.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Line of Duty In Calhoun County a master’s son grows into office
Uncle Luke visits Calhoun County to see his old master’s son now a judicial figure. Luke notes Mr John has grown stout and that every button on his coat is doing its duty as if ready for a formal occasion.
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Luke
Calhoun County
John
r.John
Easy Payments Installment House Parody Through the Ages
A quip from the New York Herald about an installment house visiting a household. The joke centers on polite welcome turning to irony as the visitor occupies chairs and now pursues the table, highlighting consumer credit humor.
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New York Herald
New Modern Dancing Acknowledges Allen's Foot-Balls Use
A New York City instructor praises Allen's Foot-Balls as a daily aid for dancers. He claims ten years of use, dancing eight to ten hours, and says it keeps feet cool, reduces friction, prevents soreness, and is recommended to pupils.
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New York City
Allen
Pigued
Fletcher Hallamore
Ramplefrer
Adéreas Allen S.olmsted
Leroy,n.y
Mixed Up Rec ord Attempts Highlighted in Apology
A brief exchange shows an athlete aiming for a swimming record and a later question about whether the attempt appeared in the Baltimore American. The dialogue underscores confusion over publication and achievement.
Remedy Ad Promotes Pierces Pleasant Pellets
An old time remedy advertisement touts Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation and various illnesses. It presents a brief anecdote about pain and a physician’s intervention, framing the product as an epidemic interjection and single laxative cathartic.
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Pierce
Rivalry Humor Sparks Sheepish Exchange
In a playful exchange, Binks declares himself the goat while Jinks retorts that boastful pride should not alter looking sheepish. The banter centers on friendly bragging and witty rebuttal.
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Binks
Jinks
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