California Condor and a Woman Prison Chaplain
A extinct sounding California condor is described as twice the size of the Andean bird with five foot length twenty five pound weight and a wingspan of twelve feet. An egg is valued at two thousand dollars to collectors though none has been found in 17 years. Eggs of the golden eagle bring thirty two dollars in San Francisco. A lone woman prison chaplain is reported at Lara mie California and possibly the only such cleric in the United States or world. Mrs May Preston Slos gon wife of the University of Wyoming vice president has led spiritual welfare for over two years.
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California
Andes
San Francisco
United States
Laramie
Wyo
May Preston Slosgon
University of Wyoming
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bees and ants harvest rubber from trees in nature
When para rubber trees are tapped the gum collected in receptacles draws large black ants to cut out pieces and move them away. Bees also use India rubber and some South American species gnaw bark to force sap flow, using the gum as nest wax.
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Para
India
South America
Bees as Military Messengers Could Replace Pigeons
A proposal suggests using honey bees as wartime messengers. By miro-photography a tiny note could be carried on the bee, bypassing interception risks faced by carrier pigeons. The bee’s homing instinct is said to be as strong as a pigeon's, making it a potential substitute.
Curious Australia’s moa described in old note
A historical note describes the moa as a wingless, hairy feathered bird akin in size to a large chicken. It hunts worms by a long bill, is active at night, and hides among ferns digging ground holes for nests as hunted birds retreat to burrows.
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Australia
Sinrock Mary Reindeer Queen of Alaska
Sinrock Mary, the reindeer queen of Alaska, lives at Sinrock near the Sinrock river about 25 miles west of Nome. She holds the title because she owns the largest herd of native reindeer, now numbering upwards of 100 head and growing at about 60 percent annually.
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Sinrock
Mary
Alaska
Territory
Sinrock River
Nome
Iss
Chicago Society Bans Cooked Food On Moral Grounds
A Chicago group advocates subsisting entirely on uncooked foods claiming cooked meals harm health and morals. They argue cooling food originated in early ages and that humanity has declined morally and physically since then. They assert fire destroys healthful nutrients and life preservation in diet.
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Chicago
Peculiar Japanese smoking style described in detail
The account notes Japanese smokers use small metal bowls on bamboo mouthpieces and fine blond tobacco cut very fine. Each pipe holds only three or four puffs, and smokers inhale and exhale through the nostrils. They rarely smoke more than one pipeful at a time.
Dawn Over Cu Ba Harbor And Morro Castle Lights
The text describes almost no dawn in Cuba as dawn arrives quickly eclipsed by sunrise. The tower at Morro Castle loses its great white light before day breaks, then colors the sky in brilliant hues. First sunbeams illuminate grimy fort walls and move to boats in the harbor laden with vibrant flowers and varied fruits.
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Cuba
Morro Castle
Turtles Use Grass Balls to Float Seaward for Feeding
Florida coast turtles frequent brackish streams where tides fall low and turtle grass blooms. They harvest grass, roll it into balls, cement with clay, accumulate provisions, then ride high tide to float seaward and feed while drifting.
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Florida
Mezieres Deploys First Motor Car Savings Bank
Mezieres France may house the first motor car savings bank a four seat electric carriage runs stop by village sites on stated days to collect deposits from local residents a small safe and fold ing shelves serve as a desk for depositors as clerks ride along inside the vehicle
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Mezieres
France
Iowa farmers seek state aid and new institutes
Des Moines reports Iowa farming groups plan legislative asks to boost St Louis Expo funding, create a state forestry department, improve state fair facilities, and back laws to organize farmers institutes modeled on Illinois. Proposals include a paid superintendent, 50 speakers, county institutes, and a $100 annual local budget plus a traveling library.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Forestry
Department of Horticulture
Agricultural Department
Finais
JR. Sage
Sime Crop and Weather Service
O. M W. Barnhill
Fremont County
Henry Wallace
Barnhill
Farmers’ Institute
S. 3. Packard
Marshalltown
Minnis
Iowan
Women’s Duty to the City and Civic Involvement
Rev R Heber Newton argues women owe duties to their city beyond voting including involvement in government, home life, and social issues such as tenement conditions and liquor reform. He cites lack of enfranchisement not hindering citizenship and urges women to influence many votes and engage in public life.
Speaking American Language Divisions Clash Across Seas
A girl proclaims “And we speak American” in class while her sister recalls experiences in England. An Englishwoman mocks the word muss as not in the dictionary, sparking a defense of American speech. The piece argues Americanisms enrich language and should not be dismissed as vulgar.
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Mittally
Anc
England
London
Hart Gallery
America
London Jewelers Loan Tiaras for Special Occasions
The London West End jewelers loan magnificent tiaras and jewelry for special occasions as a courtesy to valued customers. Other patrons must provide a deposit equal to the jewels’ value before taking them.
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London West End
Old ages told by city folk in playful quip
The fragment recalls Sam Slack and Uncle Ned claiming a man aged about a hundred and two, while another jokes about a one hundred one year old in Davenport. Puck notes add a bit of whimsy about age tall tales circulating in town.
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Sam Slack
Ned
Pete Johnson
Daweia
Puck
Foggy evening endangers pursuers in city tale
A foggy night heightens danger as Dudelitz and Dear recount a tense scene. The narrator reports two men lying in wait, prompting unease about safety and pursuit in the urban setting.
Cured by St Jacobs Oil in Welsh testimonial
A Cardiff Times reprint recounts Mrs G Thomas of Alexandra Road Gelli Ysbrod near Pontypridd claiming St Jacobs Oil cured her sprained ankles after months of immobilization. The letter lauds the remedy, notes medical endorsements and medals awarded to the product, and cites a Chicago Daily News remark on medical opinion.
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Cardiff Times
St. Jacobs
G. Thomas
Alexandra Road
Gelli
Ysbrod
Pontypridd
South Wales
Thomas
St. Jacobs Oil
Largest Cocoa and Chocolate Maker Wins Medals
Walter Baker and Company of Dorchester Massachusetts, a leading cocoa and chocolate manufacturer, earned three gold medals at the Pan-American exposition in Buffalo this year after a previous Paris exposition award. The firm prides itself on purity and excellence and cautions against Excessive storytelling in declaring success.
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Walter Baker & Co., Limited
Dorchester
Mass
Buffalo
Christmas Flowers and Greens From Chicago
Christmas Flow ers and Greens from us and get the best the Chicago Market affords. We will fill orders for flowers and ship by express to all parts of the country. Send us a trial order. S. Muir, Florist, 3580 Michigan Ave., Chicago, Long Distance Telephone Oakland 319. Established 1865. Every man takes off his hat to a banker.
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Chicago
S. Muir, Florist
Michigan Ave
Oakland
Garden of Eden in Saskatchewan described as ideal locale
A letter from Meltford Saskatchewan extols Canada as a Garden of Eden, praising abundant wild fruits like strawberries cranberries huckleberries and plums plus peppers corn and cattle. The writer notes settlers’ activities seeding branding and shearing, and invites further Canadian information through a government agent.
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Clarion
Jam
Meg Tatrong
Meltford
Saskati
Garden of Eden Leily
Yine
Andy
Reed City
Weg
Canada
Government of
Gas left on sparks cautious mood at home
Tess recalls a scene where a caller sensed encouragement from a gas left on in the parlor. Jess retorts that developing a negative requires a dark room, revealing a tense domestic moment captured by the Albany Journal.
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Tess
Jess
Albany Journal
Health remedies and ad quips from old newspapers
A compilation of vintage promotional copy and quips including Cascarets candy warnings, Piso’s Cure testimonials, a driving rain joke from Yonkers Statesman, a Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet ad, a pantry shelf quip about love stories from Atchison Globe, a Putnam Dyes notice, and a remark on being a deadhead from the Indianapolis News.
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Atchison Globe
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