Fate of a World Aesop Lectures on Mars and Moon
Garrett P. Servisa discusses Lowell's views from the Magstatt Observatory on Mars as a rival of Earth in a planetary drama. He describes Mars with canals as irrigated belts and a civilization smart enough to ration moisture, while Jupiter and Earth are depicted as stages in a cosmic tragedy, and the Moon is the empty final act.
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Siteh
Dram
Jupiter
Atmortiere
Flint
Mars
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Magstatt
Flagstaff
Lowell
Earth
Shakespeare
Garrett P. Servisa
New York Journal
Feast with Eskimos Described in Stefansson Memoir
The article recounts Vilhjalmur Stefansson’s Arctic hospitality among Eskimos, detailing first impressions, a multi course meal of seal meat and blood soup, and the shared drinking from musk ox horn cups. It notes the cultural exchange and Stefansson’s reflections on adversity revealing talents.
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Stefansson
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Arctic
Harper's Magazine
Seal
Payette Island club restrictions and local notices
Public notice lists hunting fishing and camping college restrictions on Herding Island for Payette Rod and Gun Club members with permission required for picnics. Several classified items include land sale in Payette Valley, musical instrument lessons, and summer excursion deal announcements with reduced rates for Ogden and Salt Lake City trip.
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Payette & Gun Club
Payette Rod & , Club
Origin of Quarantine and Dr Mead’s Plague Reforms
Dr Richard Mead earned fame for pioneering quarantine during the 1721 plague at Marseilles and for proposing a medical police system akin to modern health officers. He argued for strict cleanliness and a thirty to forty day quarantine, and his receipts and collections drew visitors including Pope who dined on his sweetbreads as eminent guests.
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Richard Mead
Richa Mead
George I
Marseilles
Mead
Lazaretto
Thas
Pope
Doctor's aid saves life with Miles’ Heart Remedy
In 1903 Mrs. T. S. Edwards of Milner Georgia wrote that her husband, once given weeks to live due to heart trouble, recovered after using Dr Miles' Heart Remedy and Restorative Nervine. She reports renewed energy, lighter work load, and thanks the doctor. The letter endorses the product with a money back guarantee.
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T. S. Edwards
Milner, Ga
Miles
Matthew Arnold as a School Examiner Tale
A fellow inspector recalls Matthew Arnold examining a class of girl pupil teachers. Arnold gave them all excellent marks. The other inspector complains some may be better, but Arnold notes they are all very nice girls.
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Matthew Arnold
Arnold
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Othae
Declaration of Independence praised for merit and fairness
A Washington Star exchange quotes a patriot and a legal expert praising the Declaration of Independence as an outstanding document. They note its brilliance and observe that no one appears to have been paid for drafting it.
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Washington Star
Present Troubles in Philadelphia Press Quotation
A fortune teller asks a woman about her future husband while she seeks information on her absent husband. The exchange highlights humor about marital focus and the narrator’s wife’s response.
Turning the Phrase in Washington Star Remains Noted
The Washington Star quotes a shifting label about a man once called a boneherd now seen as a man of hard steady sense. The exchange signals evolving public perception and language around a single figure.
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Washington Star
Folding a Coat Technique for Packing
Instructional excerpt detailing how to fold a man's coat for packing in a box or trunk. It covers laying the coat flat, aligning sleeves to the elbow, folding back sleeves to match the collar, folding along the center seam, smoothing wrinkles, and placing on a level surface in a trunk. The quote closes with a proverb about life from David Starr Jordan.
Prune Pickers Wanted Near Payette Alberta Peaches
Prune orchard seeks workers and offers contact details in Batt Alberta peaches district. Advertisement notes policy change for furnishing supplies to customers shipping fruit and requests inquiries about equipment and dairy cattle for delivery duties. Address shows Payette vicinity and named individuals George Winne and A. Elmth Jr.
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C. A. Berding
Payette Valley
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Ogden
Salt Lake City
Salt Like City
Utah
Fey of Ufe
David Starr Jordan
Olor
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Mountai States Telephone and Telecrash Company
Phone N. W. Lewis & Son
Poser
Alberta
Payette
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Rennel & CO
Dan B. Stock
A. Emlth, Jr
George Winne
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