The Columbia River Journey Through Its Mighty Banks
Henry T. Fixce extols the Columbia as the world’s grandest river with crystal waters, snowcapped peaks, and dramatic cascades from Portland to the Dalles. He praises Rooster Rock and Cape Horn, Multnomah Falls, and Cascade scenery while noting a planned canal and locks, a six mile Washington rail link, and the river’s potential for growth and poetry.
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America
Washington Territory
Columbia
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Columbus
British Columbia
New York
Columbia River
Hudson
St Lawrence
Mississippi
Missouri
Sacramento
Rhine
Elbe
Danube
Bone
Switzerland
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Catskills
Cascade Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Territories
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Idaho
Montana
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Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
Mr. Hood
Rooster Rock
Columbis
Cape Horn
Show Mountains
Multnomah
Castle Rock
Hudson River
Monarcha Hood and
Adams
Dalles
Sun Dance Torture Described in Graphic Indian Rite
The Philadelphia Press details a Sun Dance ritual where a young participant endures ritual breast skewering and tearing free from a high pole. Warriors persevere through blood and pain to complete the vow, with observers fainting at the grisly spectacle.
Made Her Own Dress
A husband recounts his wife Maude saving ten dollars by sewing an outing dress herself, after buying anchors flannel and jersey cloth, visiting multiple stores, and enduring mockery, while he undercuts the cost with a playful tally of supplies, mishaps, and a French dressmaker finisher. Maude wears the result in the country, while the narrator mutters about the dress’s fit and an international misfit.
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Maude
Howdy
Smith's
Asid I. Maude
Gage
Gr Maude
Aaid Maude
Prma
The Ocean's Under-tow Explained as Safe Natural Flow
A Duffield Osborne explanation in Scribner clarifies that under-tow is a natural current created by returning water from breaking waves. The force of the receding water depends on wave volume and beach depth, drawing bathers outward if a deep ditch exists, accounting for many accidents blamed on under-tow.
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Oregon
Columbia
Europe
Rhine
Danube
Cascades
Dalles
Dalles City
Patore
Duffield Osborne
Scribner
The Smart Rogue Not As Steadfast As He Dares
A critique of clever criminals and their tricks. The piece argues that rogues misread human virtue, overestimate public tolerance, and miscalculate moral sentiment, leading to failure or punishment despite initial gains.
Westinghouse Cottage Stirring Lenox Architecture Trend
New Lenox project for the Westinghouses draws attention as a vast white marble residence in unfinished form. Critics compare it to grand public buildings and foresee a fashion for imposing Berkshires style, following past pushes by Osborne and Tilden along the Hudson.
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Newport
Westinghouses
Lenox
Hoffman
Berksh
Charlie Osborne
Tilden
Hudson Years Ag
No Time Like the Present
Taken when constipation is first noticed one or two Hamby bowala in ug will put Lani Bs condition and prevent serious trouble. Dose varies, all druggists, Mack Drax Co.
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Mack Drax Co
The Boys of Girard College and its Founder
A detailed portrait of Girard College its 1848 opening 1600 orphans educated under Captain Stephen Girard s will. It describes facilities academics trades athletics discipline and the will s ban on clergy and emphasis on morality and self reliance. It notes a Civil War memorial and Mother's Day celebrations and outlines admissions provisions for destitute male white orphans from Philadelphia Pennsylvania New York City and New Orleans.
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Philadelphia
Stephen Girard
Delaware Bay
New York City
Girard College
Girard
Great Britain
Admiral Howe
Pennsylvania
Spain
New York
North America
New Orleans
Oeenrae
Ohio
Chasing the dollar in Bellamy's scheme critique
James C. Purpy critiques Bellamy's wealth system and the promise of easy fortune. He cites a Pittsburgh woman who seeks riches through fraudulent schemes, detailing wasted money on stamps, corsets, and color methods, highlighting overwork and societal impact.
Shooting Water Wells at Ford England Finds Water
At Ford pumping station of the Herne Bay Water Works Company a well 576 feet deep yielded little water until explosive charges were used. Roburite, fired from the bottom upward, released a large volume of water at the bore mouth and water continued to rise.
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Ford
England
Herne Bay Water Works Company
London
The Light of the World Poem by Sir Edwin Arnold
Sir Edwin Arnold advances a new poem titled The Light of the World aimed at presenting Christianity as conceived by its founder. He seeks to remove distortions that have accrued through centuries and align the faith with modern thought while preserving its core dogma.
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Sir Edwin Arnold
Japan
Sir Edwin
Villard’s cello bid fails at London sale
Henry Villard is described as a devoted amateur violoncellist, similar to the late Joseph W. Drexel. At a London sale of old instruments a $2,000 bid on an antique cello was placed on Villard’s account but failed, and the instrument went to an English amateur collector for £610.
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Henry Villard
Joseph W. Drexel
London
Villard
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