Decline of Applejack Ties to Tax and Taste Shifts
A Chester New York correspondent notes Applejack, once a major Orange county product, fell from favor as beer consumption rises and tax policy U S compared to rye or corn whisky. The Warwick Sayre distillery long operated since 1812, with a worm from England, illustrates a once thriving trade now waning.
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New Jersey
Chester
New York
Orange County
United States
Warwick
Sayre
England
Newbury
Cd Sayre
Correction sought on Higginsville teacher's death and belongings
A reader from Hughesville requests correction of a clipping about Miss McClure a Higginsville teacher who died in 1905. The letter traces her movements from Higginsville to Columbia and Nevada and notes unsettled items including a trunk and possessions held by Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Anderson.
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J. H. Baker
St. Louis
Fort Scott
Nevada Post
McClure
Miss McClure
Higginsville
Mr. Baker
State University At
Columbia
Nevada
Hughesville
Anderson
S. D. McClure
No Interference Amid School Whipping Tale
A Chicago News piece recounts a boy’s claim that his teacher punished him “on principle” and his retort that she knew well where she had struck him, reflecting a humorous clash between student and educator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Chicago
News
Pardons Two Convicts In Thanksgiving Day Act
Governor Folk pardoned George Troutman and Benjamin Harvey on Thanksgiving Day. Troutman, convicted in 1896 in St. Louis of first degree murder, received life imprisonment. Harvey, from St. Louis, 1894, for second degree murder, also received a life sentence. Both are noted as oldest serving inmates.
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Folk
George Troutman
St. Louis
Penitentiary
Benjamin Harvey
Actor Richard Lee Taken to Europe on Accidental Voyage
Richard Lee an actor active in local theater joined powers Gouraud at the Hamburg America line pier in Hoboken on October 24 to see him sail for Europe aboard the America. Lee stayed aboard too long and was carried to Europe with Gouraud. He returned on the Mesaba on Wednesday declaring the involuntary trip was a splendid time.
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Richard Lee
Hamburg-American Line
Hoboken
Powers Gouraud
Europe
America
Mr. Lee
Mesaba
New York World
The Spy and the Novelist Adventure on a Voyage
Kansas City reporter turned author Eu gene P. Lyle Jr. toured South and Central America and Venezuela where he encountered a government spy aboard his ship. Lyle planted a fake revolutionary note implicating Castro's allies, spurring the spy to seize it and report to authorities.
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Eugene P. Lyle, Jr
Kansas City
the Missourian
Saturday Evening Post
Lyle
South
Central America
Venezuela
Castro
Mr. Lyle
Only two women in America build violins
Grace Barstow of San Jose and Margaret Deitz, now in Denver, are cited by the Denver Republican as the only two women known to have constructed violins. Deitz not only crafted the instrument but plays it well and speaks engagingly of her work, guided only by an illustrated directions book.
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Grace Barstow
San Jose
Calif
America
Margaret Deitz
California
Denver
Denver Republican
Deitz
Hog Skinning Spreads in Yates County Farms
In Yates County New York farmers adopt hog skinning as the profitable method. A local butcher pays 50 cents to $1 per skin and skins hogs on the yard. Loss in weight is five to fifteen pounds. butcher pays extra for skinned pork. The practice is spreading across the state and may replace scraping in years ahead.
Eve's Diary Excerpt Reflections On Beauty And Vigilance
An entry from Eve's Diary narrates a newborn perspective on existence and memory. The speaker ponders time, self, and the hunt for order while observing a damaged world, moon loss, and a longing for beauty and stars. The piece ends noting Harper's Magazine as the source.
Divining Rods and the Question of Water Quest
The piece discusses divining rods and the claims of water finding by men like Von Bulow Bothkamp and others. It notes skepticism, then cautious acceptance by some engineers, with Franzius and Barrett cited. The article surveys methods, outcomes, and the psychological aspects of dowser skills.
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Ed Twig
New York Tribune
Engineering News
Herr Franzius
Kiel
Germany
Navy Yard
von Bulow- Bothkamp
Herr von Bulow-Bothkamp
Europe
W. F. Barrett
Dublin
Kiel Navy Yard
Indorsement on Deafness Cure Medicine
A clerk and Jenks debate the claim that a medicine cures deafness. Jenks asserts the remedy works, while the clerk defends it, noting twenty years of personal use. The Philadelphia Ledger quotes the exchange.
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Jenks
Philadelphia Ledger
Dialogue Exchange About Tea and a Boiler Shop
A brief exchange features Rivetts mentioning a 5 o'clock tea with his wife and Chumley noting he owns a boiler shop. The peers react with surprise at the social riff and boiler shop pride.
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Rivetts
Chumley
Across the Continent Captain Chadeayne Travels Motor Cycle
The article notes growing popularity of motor bicycles with buzz and prints from Recreation. It highlights Captain Chadeayne of the Buffalo Motor Cycle club en route to cross the continent, a demanding journey that seems lonely yet compelling.
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Chadeayne
Buffalo Motor Cycle Club
German four cylinder motor cycle with shaft drive
A new light German motorcycle features a four cylinder air cooled engine and rear wheel shaft drive. Ignition is magnet powered, giving a noiseless, neat appearance. A Boston firm has US agency and plans importation, with major manufacturers reportedly securing patents.
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Germany
Boston
Griscoms Host Dinner and Golf Jewel Cabinet
In Clement A. Griscoms Haverford home a drawing room cabinet displays Frances Griscoms golf trophies after a dinner dance for niece Miss Gladys Griscom. Guests include Rhona Adair and other golf figures with frequent outdoor contests and active social events.
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New York
Clement A. Griscom
Haverford
Gladys Griscom
Frances Griscom
Griscom
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Hughesville, Mo
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Yates County
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Mark Twain
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