Kobe Has Western Flavor In Kobe Sights And Telegraph Poles
A travel sketch contrasts Kobe as a bustling modern city with Western touches and crowded Japanese quarters. The author notes European visitors, Western dress, and the prominence of telegraph poles shaping the cityscape beside cherry blossoms and traditional scenes. A curious anecdote recounts a story of a fiction writer narrating a dangerous mountain road incident with lighting bugs and improvised signaling.
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Kobe
Catentry
San Francisco
Kansas City
Ft Ie
Japan
Gatucky
Secar Suimehed
Ately
The Egyptian Scale in Ancient Music Beliefs
The seven tones of the Egyptian scale linked to ten priests and seven planetary gods. The article notes the scale also mirrors weekly divisions and ancient deities, and says modern mind cannot trace all its music philosophy and astrology. It mentions harps, lyres, and the ascent to the modern orchestra.
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Mars
Que
Tilted Block of Earths Crust Shaped El Salvador Note
El Salvador, the smallest American republic with about 1.7 million people over 7 275 square miles, is described as a tilted block of the earths crust. The narrative notes occasional upheavals where buildings are crushed or the ground splits, sometimes releasing water from subsurface lava and triggering eruptions, with volcanic activity stirring in anger and fiery outbursts.
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el Salvador
Tes
Trust
Earth
Reformed Churches in United States Count and Denominations
The four U S reformed denominations include the Reformed Church in America with over 700 churches and the Reformed Church in the United States with about 1 800 churches. The Hungarian Reformed Church organized in 1904 has 74 churches, while the Christian Reformed Church in North America has 281 churches and members.
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United States
Reformed Church In
Marks of Brightness in Summation of Intelligence Traits
A distorted quotation from the Journal of Heredity argues about correlations between intelligence and physical traits in children. It claims intelligent boys are conscientious and robust yet may be quick tempered, while intelligent girls are athletic and conscientious with temper, contrasting dull and mediocre peers.
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Karl Pearsson
Journal of Heredy
Leix
Ahso
Jim
Prisoner Found Guilty Amid Odd Juror Remarks
A barrister with experience in queer juries recounts a Pennsylvania case where a man charged with murderous assault amid political rifts surprised by a guilty verdict. The foreman claimed guilt tied to a prior theft, provoking astonishment and questions about juror reasoning.
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Twining
Pennsylvania
Spallpeun
Spallpeun Who Stole Biddy McCarthy
Founded on a Religion
The piece profiles the prophet Mohammed, born in Mecca, who preached monotheism and faced persecution. After fleeing to Medina he established a growing faith, defeating Mecca’s forces, and by his death Arabia was subdued. Within a century, his followers spread from the Pyrenees to the Indian coast.
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Medina
Arabia
Mohammed
Dewart
God
Mecca
Pyrenees
Malas
India
Wonderful Cave Found Near Potgietensrist Cape Colony
A workman at the Hine quarries fifteen miles from Potgietensrist uncovers a vast cave. It houses exquisite stalactites and pendant carbonate formations formed by dripping mineral water. The cave runs about forty yards long and eighty wide, previously unknown.
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Hine
Potgietensrist
Cape Colony
Welcoming the Actor at Lunatic Asylum Benefit
A society performer volunteered to entertain patients at a lunatic asylum with a humorous monologue. The show pleased most, though some appeared bored while a single perceptive inmate praised the performer and urged harmony, noting others are overly dignified.
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Wefer
Tony
London
Speed of Waterfowl Measured in Flight Tests
The article explains how waterfowl speed is measured by two men stationed a distance apart on a field. One holds a stopwatch and a gun, the other a gun only. A blind helps prompt birds to full speed. the timer starts when the birds pass and stops when the second hunter fires. A typical course is a quarter of a mile, though a longer track is sometimes used.
Findings of Board of Inquiry at Payette Idaho
Board of Inquiry convened after a collision near Payette Idaho on August 6 1917 found No fault by the engine crew or Oregon Short Line Railroad Company. Train 86 with Engine 1538 Baggage 1835 Coaches 672 and 674 struck a moving auto at a crossing two miles west of Payette at 8 33 AM. The crossing was protected and the train was on time traveling about 35 miles per hour. The engineer acted promptly to stop and apply emergency brakes. Five people died Frank Hahn Sr and wife Alice Hahn and three Hahn children. several injured.
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Craumimaster
Namgot
Attutio
AL Palmer
Vostalio
Idaho
Courtesnauck
Petentia Ot Jungineers
Glens Ferry
L. Rasmosseh
Hicatello
Idano
William T. Ennis
Ferdinand A. Piecher
Enxineer
Edwin M. Jacobs
Harold M. Peerman
Payette
Prank Hahn
Alice Hahn
Prank Hahn, Jr
Joseph ‘Hahn
Elsie Hahn
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Assessment Notice by People's Irrigation Co. Ltd.
Assessment No 4 levied by the board on July 23 1917 at Payette Idaho. One dollar per share due by September 1 1917 to avoid delinquency. Delinquent shares sold October 1 1917 at 2 PM to cover unpaid assessment and costs. J R Woodward secretary.
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Payette
Idaho
People’s Irrigation Co. Ltd
First National Bank
Idzho
Isele
Agricultural Notes Propose Quality and Youth Education
Agricultural notes discuss prune quality prospects, feed strategies to reduce costs, and the impact of green forage on town flocks. It covers festival plans, high school agricultural education, county fair exhibits, and rabbit damage, calling for practical farming fixes and better feed during shortages.
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Sinikulewe
Sutton
Eael
Payette
Pau
Water
Payette County
Odd Thoughts of Children in The Inner Recesses
A collection of charming child thoughts revealing how youngsters imagine hidden realms and ideas. A boy wants to be a land agent, a girl recalls a hymn writer, and a mother’s tale of a dog doctor prompts a humorous question about the animal. May reflect gentle whimsy and moral light in childish speech.
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London
Green Hill
David
Heaven
John the Baptist
Sidewalks blamed for grip epidemics and colds
In Good Health, Martin Nevins links sidewalks to germ diseases like grip and colds. He argues flat sidewalks collect water, fostering moisture that invites infections, and urges convex, drained, slightly elevated sidewalks to prevent illness. He claims tuberculosis can start with minor lung issues worsened by exposure.
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Martin Nevins
Mr. Nevins
Mind wandering fuels progress says early 20th century editor
The piece argues that mind wandering is common yet productive when channeled toward plans and inventions. It cites the steam engine inventor daydreaming about power as evidence that useful daydreaming advances business and science, while aimless wandering should be discouraged. A local ad notes a for sale listing near South Whh Street.
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Arkansas Democrat
For Sale Two Good Cows at Don’t Worry Peutz Store
For sale two good cows offered by Hetry Get Powerene at Puone 283 11. It is guaranteed by the store.
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Hetry
Puone
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Boards OF Inquiry
William Wells
RE. Titus
A. Palmer
C. A. Hauch
L. Rassmuson
Office of People’s Irrigation Co. Ltd
J. R. Woodward
Secy
Say
Chicago
Smity Parma
Smith
Smith Parma
Oman
Ford
Maxwell
Dodge Bros
Buick
Chevrolet
Puarm
Bain Auto CO
Ida
F. H. Lyon
F. H. Lyon Building
First National Bank S Building
Edaho
The
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
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