Veteran explorer Schrader plans Alaska field work at age 68
Frank Schrader, a longtime geologist with the Geological Survey born October 6, 1860, will return to fieldwork this summer. His career includes Arctic expeditions from Bergman to Point Barrow, exploration along the Yukon and Arctic coasts, and discoveries such as a mastodon tusk near Fairbanks. He recalls Nome gold strikes and the early Beach mining era with рассказs of camp life and local beliefs about gold.
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Washington
Geologiecal Survey
Frank
Schrader
Alaska
Montana
West
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
California
Sterling
Interior Department
Arctic Circle
Bergman
Arctic Divide
Endicott Mountains
George H. Wilkins
Ben Kielson
Point Barrow
Nome
Anuaktuvuk
North Pole
Colville River
Arctic Ocean
Mr. Schrader
Cape Lisburne
Northwest Passage
Collier
Endicott
Anauktuvuk
Arectic Ocean
Yukon River
Tanana River
Fairbanks
Anvil Creek
New Jockey Genius Shines in Turf Spotlight
A rising star jockey George Shreiner, aged seventeen under contract with Misxey Hirsch, gains attention as a riding genius. A closeup photograph highlights Shreiner's firm grip on the reins as he charts a path to prominence.
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George Shreiner
Laud
Misxey Hirsch
Phistography
Shreiner
Remote conducting via silent piano spans towns
Dr Erich Fischer patented a soundless piano that records single tones and dynamics which are transmitted to an orchestra in Berlin while soloists perform in Goettingen. Each group uses headphones. signals travel to a central receiver and are emitted through loudspeakers in Berlin, creating near instantaneous feedback.
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Berlin
Erich Fischer
Doctor Fischer
Goettingen
High School of Music
Derlin
Never Fails Recklessness and Reckoning
A compact aphorism notes that reckless acts tend to invite inevitable consequences. It echoes a caution about cause and effect, suggesting that persistent risky behavior provokes accountability in time.
Translation Shows Old Time Students Echo Modern Life
Professor Robert F. Seybolt translates Teter Schade’s dialogues from Leipzig 1517 revealing that medieval students shared similar concerns with today’s students. They debated teachers and coursework, sketched social life, feared money shortages, and crowded into campus life much as in Illinois and Michigan during the present day.
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Robert F. Seybolt
University of Ilinois
Teter Schade
University of Leipzig
Leipzig
John Street
University of Illinois
Union Building
Ann Arbor
Orpheum
Digging for Treasure or Truth on Santo Domingo Coast
Herbert Kreiger of the Smithsonian visited Santo Domingo to study prehistoric cave sites and shell middens. He collected shells and animal bones to illuminate the island’s ancient human life, noting fertilizer removal has altered some shell heaps and aboriginal village remains.
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Washington
Caribbean
Santo Domingo
Herbert Kreiger
United States National Museum
Kreiger
Santa Dominicans
Mr. Kreiger
Dians
States
Smithsonian Institution
Samuna
Kyeiser
Tennis Court Outfit Described In Vivid Fashion
The description outlines a navy blue tennis outfit with a white band and striped chiffon velvet jacket featuring pockets. It mentions a distinctive Boston or sparrow Chinese motif and references Bayer aspirin branding as a cautionary note on genuine packaging.
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Bayer
College discipline gossip echoes among holiday crowds
A fragment from a 1928 Western Newspaper Union item recalls undergraduates gossiping about college discipline during Christmas travel. Fresh arrivals seek explanations while veterans claim rules are enforced by snooping observers who report to the faculty.
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Sng
Veollege
Sinf
Western Newspaper Union
Army Wives to Cook on Electric Ranges
Maj. Gen. B F Cheatham, army quartermaster, has ordered 1 900 electric ranges to replace gas wood and lethal units. Officers quarters at Madison Barracks Fort Totten New York and Fort Hancock New Jersey are to receive the new cooking equipment with automatic heat regulator.
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Washington
B. F. Cheatham
Army
Madison Barracks
Fort Totten
New York
Fort Hancock
New Jersey
Early US dynamite production spurred 19th century use
Fragmentary notes indicate dynamite was manufactured in the United States in 1887 and used earlier by 1805. A US producer's factory was established at Stuckholm in Iowa.
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Mailer
United States
Stuckhom
Isu
Castoria Comforts fretful babies and children
The advertisement touts Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for babies and older children. It claims quick relief for fretfulness, constipation, and colic and advises keeping an extra bottle on hand. It promises doctors approve and notes daily use is safe.
Suburban tribute labeled the "George Washington" of gardens
Alfred praises a flourishing garden while Eloise calls the man the "George Washington of our suburb" as they discuss his early success in growing peas in Louisville.
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Alfred
Eloise
George Washington
Louisville Courier- Journal
Water Power Through Ages Drives Turbine Foundations
The water wheel origin traces to ancient Egypt, while Archimedes inspired the screw still central to modern turbine design. The piece links historic water power to contemporary energy technology and engineering heritage.
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Egypt
Archimedes
When marriage is not a success divorce its successor
A concise essay notes that a failed marriage often leads to divorce as its outcome and explores social and personal factors shaping the decision. The piece reflects on timing, legal steps, and the pursuit of new beginnings after separation.
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Nils A. Qulsen
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
Lloyd S. Tenoy
Missouri Pacific
Tola
Kan
Inventor
Charles Sughroe
Carter
Hanford
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