Petersburg road fund debated by territorial division
Petersburg council discusses the First division road fund of 350,000 for this year and next, with a proposed diversion to waterway projects. The piece urges coordination with the federal road commission and prioritizes completing the Petersburg Scow Bay road to support local development and industrial growth.
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Petersburg
Divisional Road Commission
Road Commission
Juneau
Bar
Douglas Island
E. (. Hurlbutt
H. Tripp
T. E. P. Keegan
Hurlbutt
Thane
Federal Road Commission
Petersburg-Scow Bay
Scow Bay
Petersburg’s
Territorial Road Fund
Alaska
Longevity and social habits in New England life
Ageing trends show many in New England reach ripe old ages, with longevity tied to simple living and routine. The piece notes centenarians in cities and rural areas, praising cheerful minds, light daily exercise, sparing nutritious food, sleep, and steady work as keys to long life. It also mentions views from the Boston Globe and other short items on marriage attitudes and pineapple juice benefits.
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Benso
New England
Boston Globe
Army rules for saluting during The Star Spangled Banner
Army regulations require all officers and enlisted men not in formation to stand at attention facing the music. In uniform they salute at the first note and hold until the last. out of uniform they uncover at the first note with headgear held opposite the left shoulder. Weather may affect the headdress. Bands must play the anthem to completion without repeating parts. Medleys may not include the anthem.
Meaning of the title Sir in a playful exchange
A professor asks a student to explain the title Sir. The student replies with a humorous line that a girl uses that title when the wrong chap kisses her, ending the brief exchange.
Javelina the fiercest hog of the world say hunters
Youth's Companion profile notes the javelina as the most vicious hog, capable of berserk charges and discipline in battle, likening it to dangerous bears and African warthogs. It warns hunters in the southwest to climb a tree before firing to avoid being overwhelmed by a pack.
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England
Continent
Soap Making Across Ancient Cultures
The passage notes soap making among ancient Romans and a theory linking its spread from Germanic tribes via Gauls. Pliny cites Germans using hard and soft soap, suggesting westward transmission of the craft through Gaulish knowledge.
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Pliny
No Argument Sparks Unexpected Punching Incident
Cincinnati Enquirer notes a brief exchange where Smith says Brown struck him after an unsolicited threat. Jones questions any dispute, but Smith denies an argument occurred. The incident centers on Brown approaching and punching Smith in the eye.
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Jones
Smith
Brown
Cincinnati Enquirer
Mean Sayings and Proverbs in Early Dialect Quotations
A brief collection of quotes from Detroit Free Press Boston Transcript and Greek proverb snippets. The lines reflect humor and moral guidance about money speech and possibility, illustrating early newspaper quote compilations and cross trades of wisdom.
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Detroit Free Press
Size of atoms and radium decay described in Youth's Companion
Theodore M. Richards explains atom tiny in a tea spoon of water contains nearly a million million million million atoms. He notes radium splits slowly, with half an ounce left in 1670 years, yielding lead and helium. uranium forms radium. An eminent medical authority links contagion to nervous fear, saying terror and anger alter secretions and weaken resistance.
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Earth
Theodore M. Richards
Spanish Meat Balls From Old Recipe
A vintage recipe describes Spanish meat balls made by mixing one and a half pounds of hamburger with soaked stale bread, one onion finely chopped, garlic or cayenne, one egg, salt and pepper. Form into egg-sized balls and cook in the tomato mixture for about 45 minutes.
Meaning and origins of posset in Lan cashire England
The word posset commonly means a bedtime drink in Lancashire. It originated from a drink of milk curdled with wine and traces to a phrase meaning a drink made with vinegar and water.
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Lancashire
England
Plumber Exchange Sparks Gaffe in Jocular Dialogue
A humorous exchange features a journeyman and a master plumber trading quips about memory and the plumbing trade. The banter highlights pride in craft and the light side of shop talk.
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Jim
Bid to Cast Off Care and Kill the Night Cat
A fragment notes a satirical line from the Boston Transcript urging dismissal of care as a danger to joy. The verse imagines abandoning worry to silence a nocturnal cat’s yowls, framing care as a threat to delight.
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Boston Transcript
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Sunde Bldg
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Petersburg Weekly Report
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Cornell
Woman’s Home Companion
New York World
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U. S
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Jacob Johnson
C. E. Clare
J. W. Stoft, Jacob Johnson
T. Selsemore, Chas. Norberg
Knute Hestness
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Lewis A. Crossett, Inc
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