Assault on Bald Eagle Sparks Alaska bounty protest
A protesting note from J G Davis warns against Alaska’s 50 cent bounty for each bald eagle killed. He cites dwindling eagles, wartime sentiment, and calls for federal protection to prevent near extinction of the national emblem. The piece argues against bounty laws and urges swift federal action and public awareness.
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Alaska
United States
J. G. Davis
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Kluch
Alaskan
United States Department of Agriculture
H. W. Shoemaker
Pennsylvania
Saturday Evening Post
Bird of Freedom
Capt
Shoemaker
Fto
Helpfulness as Its Own Reward Motto
The saying states that genuine helpfulness brings intrinsic reward regardless of gratitude. It encourages selfless acts without fearing thanks, framing kindness as its own payoff.
Honor Among Thieves Illustrated by Portsmouth Prison Warden
Lieut Commander Thomas Mott Osborne, warden of the Portsmouth naval prison, cites a mutual welfare league among prisoners as cutting escapes. A long-term inmate who escaped once seeks a second chance, promises to stay, and the warden shakes on it, illustrating the saying that there is honor among thieves.
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Thomas Mott Osborne
Portsmouth Naval Prison
Mutual Welfare League
Boston Post
African Bird Sweet Singer
The Cape canary is the only native African bird famed for a sweet continuous song. It is found even in the Orange River colony where song birds are otherwise scarce.
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Cape Canary
Africa
Orange River
Crocodile Guarded Treasure In Annam Palace
Annamese ruler hid coins in teak logs sunk in a water tank guarded by large crocodiles. Logs were drilled and filled with gold and silver, then sealed and submerged. Crocodiles kept hungry and fierce, deterring thieves without human guards fully trusted. The treasury remained intact and fireproof.
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Ara
Antari
Nature
Woman mocks Enver Pasha in wartime protest
A Turkish woman rebukes Enver Pasha during protests over Dardanelles and Baghdad casualties. He cites mothers of martyrs while a frail elder laments, and she retorts that even his mother could endure similar pride in her son. The remark underscores deep civilian outrage amid imperial conflict.
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Enver Pasha
Committee of Union and Progress
Dardanelles
Bagdad
Empire
Muarshallah
Effendi
God
Barnett Miller
Asia
The Modern Washlady Recounted by Columbus Family
A Columbus family faced a late wash delivery from their washer who blamed daily motor trips in fine weather. The note clarifies the washer owns no car, prompting questions about how summer will affect their laundry service and schedule.
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Columbus
Columbus Dispatch
Electric ground thawing device used in Alaskan railroad work
A hollow steel pile with a sharpened point and solid driving head contains a resistance coil. Driven into frozen ground, the pile connects to a portable transformer on a sledge and a low-volt high-amperage current thaws the surrounding soil enough to drive a wooden pile.
Wood Waste Uses Highlighted by New York College of Forestry
The New York College of Forestry shows how sawmill and shingle waste can cut living costs. Exhibits include Sik socks sausage casings and tanbark shingles made from treated wood to imitate silk and create cheap alternatives.
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New York College of Forestry
Ints
Fragmentary banter at boardinghouse in judge remark
A clipped exchange occurs with Lerrét and Yadtah debating the pace of Jackson. The judge interjects with a sardonic comparison about an elephant taking a sponge bath and a body massage while Jack washes his face.
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Jackson
Lerrét
Yadtah
Jack
Bayer Aspirin Story Highlights A Trusted Medicine
Aspirin advertised as a physician trusted remedy for nineteen years with the Bayer name signaling global safety. It notes the Bayer Cross on packaging and tablets, with twelve tablet tins offered cheaply and larger packages available.
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Bayer
Aloo
Dew and boredom themes mingle in a pithy 19th century note
The excerpt discusses dew as a vitalizing force due to oxygen content and possible ozone formation, suggests dew prevents grass under a tree from thriving, and includes a comment on boredom linked to life interest. It also cites Dr Rivers on native peoples losing interest as a welfare factor, not just disease or colonization impacts.
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W. HH. BR. Rivers
Unexplored Libya Split Into Two Provinces
The region now called Libyan Libya comprises Tripolitana and Chenaica along Africa’s northern coast between Tunis and Egypt. It lies from 9 to 28 degrees east and stretches north to about 33 degrees north with the southern extent into the Sahara remaining unmapped.
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Libya
Tripolitana
Chenaica
Africa
Tunis
Egypt
Sahara
A Clean Sweeper and Munsey Newspaper Empire
A report notes Frank A. Munsey aggressively reshaping the Gordon Gennett chain with a string of layoffs and office cleanups. A visitor asked if Scribbs, the reporter, was in but the office boy replied that today’s reporters had not yet arrived.
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Frank A. Munsey
Gordon Gennett
Munsey
Sccribbs
Domestic Storms Clarify Matrimonial Atmosphere
A light domestic storm is sometimes needed to shake up married life. Vivacity helps when one seeks vigor rather than rest, suggesting periodic upheaval can renew partnership.
Music as morale booster in wartime camps and postwar gains
The piece describes how music was mobilized in training camps to lift soldiers morale. Song leaders, phonographs, and an abundance of records spread musical culture, producing both educated listeners and many capable performers who return home with a lasting appreciation of good music.
Allot Land to Eskimos in Canadian North
Ottawa announces a reserved area for Eskimos to sustain their life, covering Banks and Victoria Islands north of the Northwest Territory. White hunters will be excluded from the waters and lands adjacent to the reserve, and operations on Banks Island will be ousted. The plan aims to safeguard resources for the Eskimo communities.
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Ottawa
Banks
Victoria Islands
Northwest Territory
Banks Island
Burying and Berrying In A Small Town
A fragment describes a couple touring a town during blueberry season. They pass a cemetery called the burying ground and notice many people heading there. The scene shifts toward a road leading to a State Hospital with casual banter about “kicking the bucket.”
Fragmentary quote on excitement and beat in track
A fragment from a sports or conversation piece quotes OTA asking why someone is anxious and the reply that they want to get off the beat in track. The text is incomplete and reads as a casual exchange about mood and focus before a race.
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Ota
Fragmentary Note Sees Buried Friend Amid Brave Reverie
A garbled fragment reflects a note about a friend presumed buried in a brave reverie. The text hints at a class rule being a menace to democracy, capturing a tense, unclear moment.
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Aden
Annam
Postum Cereal, Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Michigan
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