World wide search for truth regarding psychical phenomena
Boston February 16 report surveys belief in occult powers and ongoing scientific interest. It notes Clark university bequest for spiritism study, cites Sir Oliver Lodge and James Hyslop, and details journals and societies researching psychical phenomena, including advances, debates, and notable researchers.
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Boston
Clark University
University At Worcester
G. Stanley Hall
Clark
Europe
America
Oliver Lodge
Sir Oliver
William E. Gladstone
University of Birmingham
Sir Olive
Annals ‘of Physical Science
Paris
London
Hhe
Small, Maynard and Company
Dariex
Professor Richer
William Crookes
Camille Flammarion
Caesar Lombroso
American Society For Psychical Research
James H. Hyslop
Columbia University
Old American Society For
William James
Josiah Royce
Harvard University
Richard Hodgson
Hyslop
Mrs. Smead
Mr. Piper
Philadelphia
Gold From Ocean Sand Off California Coast
A Technical World Magazine report by Harry H. Dunn details gold in Pacific beach sand from Shasta to San Diego. Despite low value per ton, a recent 1000 ton run yielded 200 dollars after expenses, with total gold estimate about 235 dollars. a machine finally extracted gold from black sand, marking a cheap mining achievement.
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Shasta
San Diego
Harry H. Dunn
Technical World Magazine
Balloon Crossing the Alps Highlights Airship Progress
Recent advances in dirigible construction and crew handling add interest as engineers push the era of balloon flight across challenging Alpine routes. Experts debate hull design, propulsion, and navigation while noting practical tests and potential commercial uses.
Seed swindle and high priced flowers in old trade tale
A fragment recounts a plasmid swindle where a man sold palmleaf fan packets labeled as rare flower seeds for a dollar each. Buyers, including florists, found no viable germination as a woman helped bring him to justice. The piece contrasts seed costs with the high price of premium garden varieties like cale plaria and begonia.
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W. G. Witz-Gerald
Technical World
Gonia
Toward the Light and Truth in Family Ideals
A reflective piece extols progress and inner growth citing belief in divine intelligence. It emphasizes selfless effort, the ascent of mankind, and a family culture of honest ideas and pursuit of truth as guiding themes.
Remedy for Nosebleed Chewing Action Cures Fast
The best remedy for a nosebleed is vigorous jaw motion as when chewing. For a child, place a wad of paper in the mouth and have the child chew it hard and fast to stop bleeding.
Cocoanut Pie Method with Meringue Topping
Recipe notes describe creaming butter and sugar, then mixing yolks with corn starch and desiccated coconut soaked in milk. Bake with a bottom crust, then whip egg whites with sugar to stiff peaks, heap on top, dust with sugar, and brown quickly.
Congress Debates Currency Bill and Indian Aid
Washington reports show Senator Foraker defending patronage records in Ohio while Aldrich's emergency currency bill dominates Senate debate. House members contend with tariff reform talk and a federal payroll scope as Indian appropriation measures advance and police diplomacy over passports draws praise and criticism.
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Washington
Foraker
Roosevelt
Ohio
Dudley Foulke
Civil Service
Charles H. Bryson
Athens
Bryson
Taft
White House
Douglas
Aldrich
Committee On Finance
Depew
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
House
Mr. Bryan
Denver
Bryan
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Fort Lewis
Carson City
Nevada
Mount Pleasant
Mich
Senate
J. Pierpont Morgan
Tawney
Committee On Appropriations
Inland Waterways Commission
John JH. Bankhead
Alabama
Messrs
Crumpacker
Indiana
Underwood
Harrison
Root
Russia
United States
Lowden
Illinois
Wee Wee
Rayner
Nestries
Standard Oil
Ral
Tlliois
Free List Petroleum
Standard Ol Company
Champ, Clark
Missouri
Senaator Rayner
Clay
Georgia
Clapp
Kittredge
Cortelyou
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Jeb
It Flowed From a Babbling Brook Advice Dilemma
Stillwater Gazette notes the aphorism about advice from people of all ages as easily offered as water, yet following it proves as hard as dragging a two ton coal load up an icy hill with smooth shod horses.
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Stillwater Gazette
The Jealous One Delivers Quip on Pegasus Verse
A playful exchange between two writers features the maker of verse belittling Van Scribbble’s rhymes while quipping that his Pegasus reads more like a horse fly. The judge voices a skeptical verdict on the poetic effort.
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van Scribbble
Weilgalted
Chicago Markets Cattle Hogs Sheep Dairy Produce Report
Chicago market notes show cattle receipts around 2 500 with varied prices for beeves and cows, hogs near 38 000 with c قیمت s ranged from 4.05 to 4.80 for different classes, and sheep receipts about 7 000 with steady to higher ranges. Dairy items list butter and cheese steady, eggs strong with high marks, and produce including live poultry and potatoes with mixed price movements across weights and grades.
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Mark
Caves
Fatal fall of Wisconsin politician in Waupaca
Ole R. Oimoe prominent Wisconsin Republican figure dies at 68 after falling on his porch breaking his neck. He served as Waupaca County register of deeds and spent eight years at the state land office in Madison.
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Waupaca
Wis
Ole R. Oimoe
register @ deeds
Waupace County
Madison
Wolves Paid Bounty in Superior County to John Rantie
In Superior Wis on February 14 the ninth wolf bounty paid by the county since October 1 1907 was awarded to John Rantie. Wolves have been numerous this winter.
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Kit Many
Superior
Wis
Atasby
John Rantie
Wilkes Booth Captor Dies in Barrage of Time
Chicago Feb 14 Colonel Wendell a former member of a band of soldiers who helped capture Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln is reported to have died in bereavement.
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Wilkes
Oles
Chicago
An@ag Wendell
Wilkes Booth
Assassi
I Erattont Lincoln
Bere
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Atmilar
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Nova Scotia
M. Flammarion
E. W Scripture
Psychological Department
Yale University
Middle West
Piper
Alps
Alloon
Alfred ‘Gradenwitz
Spelterini
Swiss Alps
Brockelmann
Berlin Aeronautical Club
Eusapia Paladino
Flammarion
Camille
Lombroso
Lodge
Crookes
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