Passing of the Kansas sodhouse and its memory
A Kansas City Times report recalls the sodhouse era as old pioneers’ homes disappear. Though rough and unembellished, sodhouses kept warmth in winter and coolness in summer, serving a necessary public purpose as early settlers’ dwellings vanish from the landscape. The piece reflects on the quiet dignity and communal memory tied to these simple structures.
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Ead Souhouse
Jsots
Kutaut
Todus
Norton
Union Depot
City Times
Kangas
Kansas
Elevator then Skyscraper. Taverntor of the One Forty Years Ago
A Scribner's article traces the rise of passenger elevators as key to skyscraper heights, noting first uses in New York during the 1860s at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and Astor House. It recalls early hoists, hotel altitude limits, and the quick adoption of elevators to make upper floors accessible, while referencing various oddities and historical tidbits from the period.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Scribner’s
Astor House
Archimedes
Hobson
B. Halstead Scott
Chicago
Ills
William Belmont
Cleveland
Ohio
J. H. Taft
Brooklyn
N. Y
R. J. Hamlen
Detroit
Mich
Wm.j McCrain
Omaha
Neb
J. R. Clausen
Philadelphia
R. M. Ward
Kansas City
All Who Would Enjoy Good Health and Laxatives
An essay extols right living and timely remedies, endorsing California Fig Syrup Co. laxatives as the preferred option. It notes Washington Monument costs, height, materials, and features. It adds a definition of creole and lists traditional wedding anniversaries with milestones.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Washingtton
Washington, D. C
Maryland
China
Kingsnake Swallows Big Rattler in Roadside Duel
In Wadesboro a man named Frank Randall described a remarkable encounter between a kingsnake and a large rattler. The kingsnake first wrapped around the rattler, then swallowed its head, progressively engulfing the entire snake amid loud crunching sounds as the struggle persisted.
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Wadesboro
Frank Randall
Ansonville Township
Messenger-Intelligencer
Mr. Randall
Mr Randall
Mir Randall
The T Business Man and a Slapstick Show Plan
A caustic note on a proposed burlesque by The T Business Man, listing acts like Cannibal Isle and Broadway at Midnight with venom toward theatrical sensibilities. The text mocks the plan and suggests uproarious, crude entertainment to fill theatres.
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Monarch
Chorus
Broadway
Japan
T. Business
Seaman Lincoln's Double Seen At Maine Banquet
Capt Daniel David Willard of South Portland Maine longtime oldest Atlantic coast sea captain and exact Lincoln lookalike represents the martyred president at the Lincoln Republican Club banquet in Portland Maine. He recalls shaking hands with about 600 guests and notes his abstinence from coffee cigars and strong drinks as key to longevity.
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Daniel David Willard
South Portland
Atlantic
Abraham Lincoln
Sam
Boston Globe
Lincoln Republican Club
Portland
Maine
Lincoln
Willard
Lincoln Club
Worthless man linked to more friends than rival
A remark notes that a worthless man appears to command a larger circle than a rival, suggesting social influence may not reflect true merit.
Notable Anecdotes Span Politics Art and Archaeology
The piece recalls a historian’s vignette with Livingstone amid senators and a Smoot wife joke, an Edward King praise of Wagner, a father reading a letter from his daughter, a bishop’s rouge dilemma, and Ojibway treaty talk. It ends detailing 19th century exploration at Abydos and El Mahasna with artifacts on display at King’s College London.
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London
Edward King
Wagner
Beethoven
Schiller
L. Alma Tadema
SechHler
Tresort
Palaces of Bible Times Revealed at Babylon Site
German excavations led by Dr. Koldewey uncover Nebuchadnezzar’s palace beneath El Kasr, revealing a vast irregular enclosure, a great oblong hall, a throne alcove, a sacred way to Ishtar temple, and a gate raised by Nebuchadnezzar, with walls over twenty six yards thick and intact lower layers dating earlier than Nebuchadnezzar’s era.
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Babylon
Koldewey
el Kasr
Huphrates
Nebuchadnezzar
London Times
Nabopolassar
Belshazzar
Ishtar
Mesopotamia
Euphrates
Nebuchadnezzars
California Palm Move Breaks Distance and Weight Records
Two thirty foot palms, each weighing 18 tons, were moved from Nob Hill San Francisco to Los Angeles near San Gabriel by a 10-horse team after two weeks of effort. The palms, relics of the 1906 quake fire, survived with new foliage and became notable features of the Huntington estate.
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California
BE. Huntington
Nob Air
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Gabriel
Col
San Srrafcisco
Mr. Huntington
Huntington
Quiltings Fueled by Looms and Craft in England
The London News notes quiltings are fine textile fabrics including piques and mats, used for waistcoats rather than quilts. Once produced by hand looms in workers’ homes, quilting looms powered by steam widened output, with major improvements in the last two decades centered in Bury, England.
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London News
Bury
England
Prospect Wasn't Pleasing and a Shivering Man
A Billville resident plagued by perpetual chills endures the heat of summer until his wife comforts him promising warmth in another place. He pleads for mercy as his wife quips about his fate. A second quip notes a woman’s indifference to poverty if friends remain wealthy.
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Billville
John
Mary
Atlanta Constitution
Go slow and you won't have to g down and rest when you get there
A brief admonition echoes practical advice about pace and travel. The phrase emphasizes steady effort to avoid fatigue upon arrival.
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