Fourth of July Salute Ends With Buried Wealth Found
In Hillview, the erratic Seth Crowne fires a celebratory blast that uncovers a hidden cache of twenty three hundred dollars. Elmer Crowne, supported by the recovered funds, plans to attend college as the town realizes the old man’s unintended deed.
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Seth Crowne
Seth
Si Warden
Crowne
Albert Crowne
Mr. Crowne
Elmer
Elmer Crowne
Ned Wayne
Grandfather
Ned
Hillview
Mrs. Crowne
Per
An Athletic Age On Fourth of July Sports Take Center Stage
The article notes a shift in Fourth of July observances toward outdoor sports. Parades remain present but are not the main events, as all ages eagerly pursue baseball, boating, sailing regattas, and other athletic activities. The era marks a move from formal ceremonies to healthful recreation.
Do Not Take Chances With Fireworks Warning
A sympathetic caution list advises readers on Fourth of July safety. It warns against crowded excursions, loose powder, laughing at the drum major, grouping fireworks, driving nervous horses, and handling rockets or loaded devices improperly. It emphasizes patriotism without risk.
Freaks of Fortune and Hidden Lottery Wins Across Europe
A collection of odds and ends on lottery luck. Luke White rises from a Dublin shop assistant to fortune after rescuing unsold tickets destined for Belfast. A couple buy a bonnet with an eighth share in a German lottery winning a large sum. A Spanish ship’s crew shares a Christmas lottery prize of 165000 dollars. A Berlin widow recovers a 50000 prize from a burned ticket. The item ends with a note on beche de mer exports from Queensland and rich sea life imagery.
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Dublin
Luke White
Lord Annaly
Belfast
Bonnet
Spain
Berlin
Australian Coral Reef and Its Splendid Underwater Life
The great barrier reef along Queensland’s coast to Torres Strait forms a vast protective barrier for navigation. It hosts intricate coral islets and a flood of trading ships within sheltered inner passages. Living corals display a spectrum of colors from brown fungia to lemon yellow, lilac, pink, and blue, with diverse polyps creating vibrant underwater scenery.
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Great Barrier Reef
Queensland
Brisbane
Torres Straits
Curious facts on animals plants and a storied tortoise
The piece notes that snakes never close their eyes while sleeping or waking and cites Walter Rothschild's giant tortoise as the world’s oldest living creature at about 150 years and a quarter ton in weight. It covers figs as favored by many animals and birds, snake dislikes for white ash leaves, and warns the grass of Parnassus as beautiful yet deceitful with glassy honey imitations in petals.
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Queensland
London Standard
Walter Rothschild
Parnassus
England
Use of Coal in Naval and Ocean Passenger Vessels
The amount of coal a vessel uses on a voyage depends largely on speed. Warships burn far less coal per day than swift ocean passenger steamers between Europe and America. Ocean passenger steamers may consume 2 500 to 3 506 tons per voyage lasting six to seven days, depending on speed.
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Europe
America
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Brain Weights in Humans and Apes Compared
Historical note on brain weights cites that African and European women average 44 to 45 ounces for female brains with negress weights lower, apes show 11 to 15 ounces, gorilla similar, and human brains far heavier, nearing newborn male infant weight of about 11.6 ounces.
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South Africa
The Sun's Tremendous Heat Explained
The article explains that earth receives at most one thousand millionth part of the sun's radiation. If a large portion of this heat focused on earth, it would render it uninhabitable and quickly consumed. Melting the North Pole ice at focus could occur at 300,000,000 cubic miles per second, with heat energy about 10,000 horsepower per square foot.
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Earth
North Pole
Evolution of the telescope through early inventors and Galileo
The text traces telescope development from Roger Bacon in 1259 to Leonard Digges in 1537 who set up distant vision. It notes Lipperhey and Jensen building telescopes in 1608, enabling Galileo in 1609 to refine the instrument and reveal Jupiter's satellites in 1610.
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Roger Bacon
Leonard Digges
Lipperhey
Jensen
Galileo
Jupiter
Russian Education Shortages Highlight Rural Schools
A report notes Russia has one village school per 12 000 people, underscoring limited access to basic education in rural areas and prompting calls for policy action to expand schooling.
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Russia
Lyons Tests Glass Street Pavement Amid Cobblestone Run
Lyons France trials glass pavement on Rue de la Republique since last November. Devitrified glass blocks 6 by 6 inches, heated to 1250 degrees and packed by hydraulic force form a water tight square surface. Claims include greater durability low heat conduction resistance to ice and fewer microbes than stone.
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Lyons
France
Rue de la Republique
Millionaire Reveals Secret To Success
A millionaire attributes his fortune to hard work and later spends money to regain health. The text touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia and indigestion.
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Hostetter
Birds that Dance Use Wing Beats in Lancer Like Displays
The Philadelphia Press notes bower birds prairie fowl and American grouse perform ballroom style dances. They beat down grass with wings to prepare a dance floor and move in pairs or groups bowing, dropping wings, turning on toes, and clucking.
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Philadelphia Press
Nickel Plate Tourist Tickets To Denver Colorado Springs
From June 24 to July 10 the Nickel Plate road sells Special Tourist Tickets to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Utah Points. Palace Sleepers and unexcelled Dining Car Service via Nickel Plate Road. Special low rates. Ask Agents Nickel Plate Road for particulars.
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Nickel Plate Road
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Utah
Palace
A Fitving Limite Model Wife Comment
A brief exchange turns on Smithers and his wife described as fond of being a model for her dress maker. The Philadelphia Bulletin notes the remark and the implication it carries for Smithers.
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Smithers
Philadelphia Bulletin
Fourth of July Excursions Via the Nickel Plate Road
The Chicago Post notes July 3 and 4 outings with the Nickel Plate Road offering a single round trip fare. Passengers are advised to ask agents for details and return schedules.
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Nickel Plate Road
Sth
Ask
Quote on rank and pretense by Bulwer
A short aphorism notes that higher status reduces pretense since less remains to pretend. The reflection emphasizes authenticity through power and position.
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Bulwer
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Detroit
Mich
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Bad Aze
James Grieve
Reed City
Gov' M’t of Canada
Mesere
Everatt & Kantz
Fort Wayne, Ind
Western Points
Wabash
Kash
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Tolovo
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Bauanh
T. A.voredo
Ohio
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Fort Wayne
Ind
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