A Trip to the Red Fish Lakes
An account of a family trip to the Red Fish Lakes with details of a fishing excursion on Alturas Lake and the Salmon River area. The narrator describes travel from the Boake River valley to the Sawtooth region, a camp by the lake, and a day of catching red fish with improvised methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miyeel
Jin Grew
Lowe Harien
Lightlife
Boake
Wood
Wali
Hoddie Loker
Nwmdalne
Morrewhal
Ue Ie
Halley
Alturas Lake
Placid Lake
Forks
Uli
Waler
Sibey
Jo Pygout
Valley of the Snake
Lightfoot
Hak
Pete
Geow
Grow
How Arabs Prize Their Mare Inheritance And Breeding Rules
The Arab regard for mares is practical and concise, with sayings about wealth and lineage. Mare ownership follows tribal systems and Islamic marriage customs, with thoroughbreds never sold. shares divide ownership into leg terms and complicate leagage. Wealthier families may own multiple shares, while theft carried severe penalties in ancient laws.
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Arne
Pierro Ponafidine
Mon Jem
Burpewea
Turkish
Arabia
Hagdad
Highest price paid for apple tree shocks Oregon market
David Junkin of Linn County Oregon sold a remarkable 12 year old apple tree for 600 dollars two weeks ago. The tree bears ripe green and budding fruit from May to November and promises monthly harvests. The buyer plans to keep the tree in place and receive ten years of fruit in an ever bearing orchard dream.
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David Junkin
Linn County
Oregon
Florida
Breakfasts shared by Rogers Jerrold and Hugo muse
Samuel Rogers hosted famed breakfasts with Britain’s wittiest and visiting minds. Douglas Jerrold, dramatist and Punch figure, sparked sharp gibes as Hugo’s poem was debated, a youth from a noble house boasting of writing on the same topic. Jerrold retorted with a gleaming quip about sculls.
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Samuel Rogers
Great Britain
Douglan Jerrold
Victor Hugo
Post
Hugo
Jerrold
Estimating sea power by surge and speed forces shore loss
The article explains live sea power as mass times speed squared, noting surf against obstacles yields up to thirty tons per square meter of water pressure. It describes waves 43 to 80 feet high, 825 feet long, repeating every 18 seconds, each wave yielding about 1,400 horsepower per square yard.
Value of History in Reforming Society
An excerpt on historical awareness and patience in change from World's Work. It argues that misdeeds linger and only those who deeply study history can avoid rash, revolutionary schemes. It emphasizes careful, long-term perspective for leaders who love their fellows.
True Devotion in a Humorous Michigan Gargoyle Tale
A playful item from the Michigan Gargoyle features a staged romance moment with lines about love and devotion. The quip highlights a mock exchange where one lover declares boundless affection for the other’s belongings, offering a witty twist on romantic bravado.
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Michigan
Chowboys Retribution Muckraker Reference
A Washington Bureau report quotes Farmer Corntossel denying helping elect a popular politician. He explains he opposed him for a long time and aimed to expose him to muckrakers, seeking scrutiny rather than support.
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Farmer Corntossel
Then and Now Old Fogey and Youth Respect Shifts
In reminiscence, an elder recalls how respect from young men toward age has changed. He contrasts past manners with present behavior, noting a shift in how older people are treated and perceived by younger generations.
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Old Fogey
Fupp
Unconventional Prompts On Prose And Letter-Writing
A scrambled excerpt mixes dialogue with advice on systematic letter writing for busy women. It contrasts social snatches with practical tips. The piece mentions Eleanor and a wedding ring, illustrating social expectations and witty misfires in domestic life.
What They Goth Said Horace Greeley Note Tale
A brief anecdote recounts Horace Greeley sending a note to a brother editor in New York whose handwriting was illegible. The note returns unread, prompting Greeley to ask what the damned fool means, while the messenger insists the scribble says exactly what the other man wrote.
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Horace Greeley
New York
Messenger
Mr. Greeley
Ikewise
Abhorrent Flight From Night's End
A winged horse awakens after a long night and vows to endure more daffydilly horse fly jokes. He snorts at the idea, spreads his wings, and soars toward the Elysian folds.
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Elysian Folds
Goods and Goods in a Cautionary Note
The piece blends tongue in cheek dialogue about unexpected goods and a fretful mother. It shifts to a report on timber reserves in the Caucasus noting two main mills at Pati and Sukhum-Kalee driving lumber activity. It mentions insect flight and wing speed as odd side details.
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Caucasus
Pati
Sukhum-Kalee
Amiable Stupidity in Wives Sparks Modern Paradox
A London magazine asked 60 prominent men to name their preferred wife type. Most favored amiable stupidity, yet the trend shifted as clever women gained demand in professions and in marriage. The era of male preference gave way to appreciation of intelligence in partners.
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Smart
London
Los Angeles
Max O'Rell
Darma
Self Made Senator Ollie Jamies Adored by Colleagues
A Friendly Tip to architect Ollie Jamies, soon to be Kentucky senator, praised for his bald head in Washington. Handsome Tom Heflin calls him a fine fellow and self made, noting he rose from nothing to prominence. Harry Maynard jokes why no hair tops his head.
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Ollie Jamies
Kentucky
Washington
Tom Heflin
Congress
Alabama
Hein
Ollie
Harry Maynard
Writer parts roads to a novel but lacks writing work
A writer boasts of a forthcoming book with chapter plans and titles complete yet a clammy friend points out the missing steps of writing and selling. The scene captures the gap between ideas and publication.
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Tera
Reverent remark at theater over fat neck plate
A theatergoer in an amused exchange mimicked a man's fat neck stacked like buckwheat cakes. The scene unfolds as one observer comments quietly to another, drawing a comic comparison from the rear neck profile.
Randegger Praises American Students of Singing
Noting the death of Sigist Randegger, the famed singing master says Americans show more go and enthusiasm in training. He praises American pupils for understanding and acting on instruction with eagerness and intelligence, contrasting them with many English learners who seem cold and self-conscious.
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Sig. Randegger
Set Style in Presents in Munich Dolls Capture Court
An elderly Munich artist loved by children created lifelike dolls and copied provincial peasant costumes. The empress admired the figures, giving them as Christmas gifts to royal children. Factories worldwide now await new peasant life dress models from the studio.
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Munich
Germany
Work of Real Forester in Orchards
The modern forester aims to make orchards profitable through scientific tree care. While some orchardiats excel in tending trees, many orchards suffer from neglect or poor practice. A skilled forester can restore a rundown orchard and, with systematic care, achieve large, abundant apple production.
Daring Ike Reported Dead After Heart Shot
A terse local exchange suggests Daring Ike was killed by a gunshot to the heart. The speaker notes Ike's long weakness of heart, signaling a fatal end and a matter of public notice in a rough frontier context.
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Ike
The Mystery of the Laughing Hyena
An old lady asks a keeper which animal in the zoo is most remarkable. The keeper, after joking reflection, says the big cult goes to the laughing hyena because he only sleeps once a week and eats once a year, making his laughter a mystery.
Respect Due to Rank Alice Wenban Observes Janitors House
Alice Wenban, a cit dweller, watches across the street as a new apartment rises and the janitors house is built first. She spends hours studying the excavation and foundation, finding the progress exciting and amusing.
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Alice Wenban
Cleveland
The Most Expensive Tree in London’s Wood Street
A London plane tree in Wood Street is described as the world’s most costly tree. It occupies space worth about $1,200 a year in ground rent, yet it remains valued for its nature-loving qualities and the owner’s fortune as the ancient tree flourishes annually.
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United States
England
Wood Street
London
Out-Romancing Romance in Deep Sea Tech
A Woman's World critique extols a diver’s undersea gear and feats, noting a water-tight searchlight water gun and helmet phone that keeps surface contact as the crew guides the boat. It lauds Jules Verne as a dreamer surpassed by real science and calls imaginative romance weak.
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Jules Verne
Simple home remedy for colds in the head
A simple ten to fifteen minute home remedy provides quick relief from cold symptoms. Inhale the vapor of half a pint of boiling water with pulverized camphor poured into a drain to ease sneezing streaming eyes and head pressure.
Never Let Him Forget It Attested Message
A Houston Post fragment recalls a man indebted to his wife who will not be allowed to forget it near the family lot at the cemetery entrance. The note captures a blunt public rebuke and a sense of lasting memory tied to kinship.
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Houston Post
Annual Meeting of Big Gettonwood Canal Co
The annual meeting was called for 2 o clock p m Saturday July 6 1912 at the office of D Sidney Smith to elect officers and transact regular business. Harry W Anderson secretary June 28 WH Te
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Big Gettonwood Canal Company
D. Sidney Smith
Harry W. Anderson
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