Coal Trade Seen Carrying Coals to Newcastle
A Washington Geographic Society bulletin notes American producers export a wide range of goods to many nations, effectively carrying coals to Newcastle. It cites apples to France, perfumes to France, raisins to Germany, fertilizer to Chile, quinine to Peru, cacao from the Dominican Republic, chocolate to the United States, and sugar to the Antilles, among others, illustrating global trade dynamics and the Newcastle metaphor.
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Newcastles
National Geographic Society
Normandy
France
United States
Germany
Chile
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Peru
Dominican Republic
Erith West Indies
Cuba
Antilles
Mexico
China
Holland
Canada
Japan
Philippines
India
America
Indi
Bulgaria
England
Newesstle
Scranton
Britain
American Wins French Title Backed by Winged Foot Star
American golfer from Winged Foot Club at Mamaroneck New York defeats Richard Fletcher of England to win the French Amateur Championship. Westland previously resided and played in Seattle and Chicago.
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Back Westland
UU. S
Richard Fletcher
Westland
Winged Foot Club
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Seattle
Chicago
Daily Thought On Friendship Moral Guideline
A succinct maxim attributed to Robert E. Lee urges never doing a wrong thing to gain or retain a friend. It frames friendship as grounded in virtue rather than expedient acts.
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Robert B. Lee
Tide ripped Moon away from Earth
Washington reports a scientist's view that a tidal event carved earth's crust, forming the moon. William Bowie argues against an explosion, supporting a crust disruption theory with granite fragments forming continents and the lunar body as remnants cast into space.
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Washington
Space
Moon
William Bowie
Division of Geodesy
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Osmond Slisher
Tisher
Bowie
Pacie Ocean
Europe
Africa
South America
Atlantic Ocean
Marriage Ritual Turns To Divorce Plea In Court
In Carthage Missouri a young couple entered a county courtroom and declared they were already married and seek a divorce to avoid newspaper notoriety. The groom explained they had lived together and were unsuited, asking the judges to grant a friendly divorce. The clerk read the ritual as judges considered the matter.
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Carthage
Pickings Miss Fanny on Freight Robberies Worthless Sum
The phrase notes that freight train robberies total only 1.8 cents per car per year, asserting burglars would not find it worthwhile to break into a car for such a small amount, as mentioned in the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
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Fanny
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Damp Organ Keys Restored By Drying And Sanding
When an organ keys stick after moisture, remove them and dry slowly. Rub with fine sandpaper before reinstallation. Keep the instrument in a dry room to prevent recurrence.
Chester the Train Rascal Reflects on Modern Child Training
Dean of Men Thomas Arkle Clark observes a boy named Chester on a train from Seattle to Minneapolis. Chester, a well-dressed and spoiled child, disobeys, shouts, and disrupts others while his parents ignore his behavior. Clark argues Chester embodies a permissive modern upbringing with little parental restraint.
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Thomas Arkle Clark
University of Tlinois
Chester
Minneapolis
Teaas
Seattle
Western Newspaper Union
Maple Sugar Production and the Natural Wonder
The article explains maple sugar as a purely plant product, formed from mineral carbon hydrate through sun and root activity. It notes carbon’s natural forms, questions how carbon moves from soil to sap, and cites the Montreal Family Herald on the tree’s complex chemistry and future discoveries.
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Montreal Family Herald
Romance in Veneers Love for Wood Shapes Veneer Narrative
A compact meditation on veneers as a romance between craft and timber. The piece likens veneers to a life story of trees, not their growth, celebrating the plasticity and artistry that reveals character across thin sheets of wood.
Trap Burglar Stealing Stockings for His Girl
Thomas Smith twenty seven was jailed charged with burglary in Brooklyn after he had previously stolen five thousand dollars worth of goods from a specialty shop. He returned for silk stockings and triggered a burglar alarm while awaiting an accomplice to move the bulk by automobile.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Thomas Smith
Smith
School Janitors Learn Scientific Ways of Work
More than 100 janitors and public school custodians in Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma turned students at the Kansas State Teachers College Pittsburg attending a short course in the science and practical art underlying their work. The project is sponsored by the state board for vocational education the college and the Kansas Janitor Engineers association.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas State Teachers’ College
State Board For Vocational Education
the College
Kansas Janitor-Engineers Association
Father and Son Admitted to Bar at Same Time in Lincoln
Lincoln, Neb. Robert Smith, clerk of the Omaha District court, and his son Edson were admitted to practice law together. The elder Smith had studied in law offices for years and waited for Edson to graduate from the University of Nebraska College of Law before applying for admission.
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Lincoln, Neb
Smith
Robert Smith
Omaha District Court
Edson
University of Nebraska
Cats and Catnip Mystery Links to Feline Taste
The Biological Survey notes no clear reason for cats’ fondness of catnip yet confirms every breed in the cat family shows interest. Some countries lack catnip but unfamiliar cats often like it on first contact.
Unchanging Human Nature Quote
A short aphorism asserts that while mountains may move if believed, human nature remains constant despite belief in change. The saying echoes classical wisdom about steadfast character.
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Mohammed
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