The United States roof Mount Whitney reach marked
A government survey traced a 92 mile line from Death Valley to Mount Whitney, proving Whitney the highest US point at 14 501 feet above sea level. The trek crossed deserts and mountains, with water wells, Panamint and Owens valleys, and the Owens Lake soda production noted along the way.
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United States
California
Death Valley
Ocean
Mount Whitney
Panamint Range
Government Geological Survey
Whitney
Rainier
Tropic Zone
Arctic
R. H. Chapman
George R. Davis
Valley of Death
Mr. Chapman
Panamint Valley
Argus Range
Owens Lake
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Owens Valley
Lone Pine
Los Angeles
Sierras
North America
Gift shopping in the holiday season and toy trends
The piece surveys early shopping, toy fads, and gift ideas for men women and children with notes on German imports dolls wardrobes and bracelet watches. It mentions Roosevelt and Wilson political ties and reflects on the history of Jerusalem and Golgotha with a Yale discovery credited to Dr Harlan P Beach.
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San Antonio
Kris Kringle
Roosevelt
Germany
Europe
Asia
Christ
Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Gordon
Calvary
Harlan P. Beach
Yale University
General Gordon
Khartum
Christian Herald
The Unwelcome Wife
A column urges wives to leave an unloving husband if he tires of them and wants a divorce or separation. It contrasts fatalistic, clingy wives with those who retain self respect, advises strategic absence to rekindle affection, and notes that a wife’s value rises when she is unattainable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien D. Smith
James A. Hughes
Huntington
W. Va
Cincinnati
John Jacob Astor
Poslam Promises Rapid Skin Relief and Soap Benefits
Poslam claims rapid cure for eczema acne itch salt rheum and other skin troubles with its antiseptic remedy. The product and Poslam Soap are marketed by W. C. Burns & Co H. L. Wagner and druggists with sample requests directed to Emergency Laboratories New York.
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W. C. Burns & Co
H. L. Wagner
A .West 25Th Street
New York
Cty
Young Italian experiments sends pictures by Marconi method
Francesco de Bernocchi a 25 year old Turin merchant's son reportedly achieved transmission of drawings and autographs by the Marconi wireless process. Inspired by Professor Rhigi's Hertzian wave studies he transmitted images with high fidelity preserving original features.
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la Revue
Francesco de Bernocchi
Turin
Rhigi
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Tropics
Rene Bache
Tion
Atever
Funeral Range
Dead Mountain
Cal
Mt. Whitney
U. S
SAN Antonio Loan & Trust CO
West Commerce St
L. G. Denman
Edwin Chamberlain
Wm. L. Herif
Sec'y-Treas
West Texas Bank and Trust Company
Ah Guaranty Fund Bank Bedell Bldg
McCaleb
Wvity Amin
Leon N. Walthall
W. B. Hamilton, JR
State Bank & Trust Company
Guaranty Fund Bank
Maverick-Clarke Lithographing CO
Monogram
San Antonio Business College
Southwest
AdGreas
McStab
Jerolomon
Minnie
Chicago Triune
New Orleans
Velva
Alleies Fans Gators Che Reve
Penick Ford
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