Acetylene Gas Lighting Promises Cheaper Rural Illumination
The article argues acetylene gas offers a cheaper, better lighting option than city gas, with refining via calcium carbide and generators. It claims acetylene provides a steady, bright light, distributable by small-pipe networks to homes, mills, and isolated sites, and notes costs ranging from 85 cents to 3 dollars per thousand cubic feet depending on locale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Taborer
Taree
Gaa
Electro
A Lovely Errand Improvised Child Anecdote
A four year old cherubic boy with blue eyes tells a playful story as an impulsive woman hugs him on a fence. He recalls his brothers Jack Billy Frank and explains he once bit Billy on the leg after a feigned mischief. The tale, attributed to Carroll Watson Rankin via Lippincott's.
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Jack
Billy
Frank
Jack Heat
Carroll Watson Rankin
Lippincott's
Postum Coffee Improves Health in Young Woman
A testimonial praises Postum Food Coffee for curing stomach issues and headaches after coffee and tea caused distress. The speaker credits improved health, alertness, and better physical condition to adopting Postum, noting that proper brewing boosted flavor and soothing effect.
Klondyte Mysterious Rescue in Glum Ralston Camp
Clarence and Ethel track Paul Miller believed lost after an Arctic ordeal. They meet Metlakahtla islanders who identify Paul as Cracklash and recount his escape by iceberg voyage. A planned rescue unfolds as Lackland schemes to separate lovers and secure Paul’s recovery with nurse Laura Kean and Kate Willis in a bleak Klondike setting.
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Lina
Fim
Clarence
Ralston
Ethel
Gid
Glum Ralston
Metlakahtla
Ong
Iirec
Helgard
Paul
Laah Paul
Yukon
Crack-lash
Gum
Plarence Berry
Pant
Anil
Lackland
Cummins
Vanl
Maldon City
Milas Laura Kean
Dunean
Lim
Tial
Laura
Misa Kate Willis
Kate
Klondyker
Kate Willis
Beaides
Lustie Ami
Laira
Lig Mina
Esquiman
Holt
Kate for Harmony in a Snowbound Alaska Tale
In a snowstorm a wounded Paul regains strength in a cabin as Kate Willis, Seattle laundress en route to the Klondyke, tends him. She shields him from others while arranging a meeting with the train boss. An Indian scout is sent ahead to the next camp to locate the delayed dog sled.
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Kate
Alaska
Kite Willis
Seattly
Vin
Klondyke
Paul
Seattle
Irish witch doctor charged with fraud at Galway court
At Ballygore police court County Galway a small farmer known as a witch doctor faced a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. He told Moore a cure required gold silver and copper coins after a brutal burning and burying of coins the man kept the gold a sovereign a 2 shilling piece and a penny and warned against digging up the site. Police found no coins. The prisoner was held for trial.
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Ballygore
County Galway
Ireland
Moore
Discomforts of Submarines
Report on early submarine tests notes crew members face severe gas fumes from the gasoline propulsion as they descend for initial dives.
Messenger Boy's Hasty Dash Ends in Slippery Tumble
A district messenger boy burst from a large office on Nassar street and attempted a sprint in the slick after rain. He slipped on asphalt and slid several feet, ending with torn clothing and a scraped knee. He muttered regretful that he ran fast.
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Nassar Street
Passysby
Cedar Street
Sali
Making the Garden Pay in Older Suburban Life
Uncle Bob outlines a practical garden plan with southeast exposure and north-south row alignment. He describes hand-tool cultivation, a combined wheel hoe system, and careful crop placement to maximize yield and ease. Lettuce radish sowing, late beets carrots turnips, and peas along with cabbage reflect a ready list for a generous, adaptable plot.
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Uncle Bob
A Memorial Day Memory Poem By John R Rathom
A fragmentary memorial poem recalls Memorial Day rituals and soldiers passing gates echoing with final calls of Lights out. The speaker reflects on long years, hardship, and the flag’s journey as memories fade and life’s fabrics decay. The tone is somber and reverent.
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John R, Rathom
Portrait of ex Governor Busiel Praised by Belknap Farmer
A Belknap County oil farmer, an admirer of ex Governor Charles A. Busiel, visited Commissioner Julien F. Trask in the New Hampshire state house. On seeing Busiel’s portrait hung in the council chamber, the farmer expressed high regard for both the portrait and the ex governor and quipped that Charles has a mighty fine physic.
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Strong
New Hampshire State Grange
Belknap
Charles A. Busiel
Juli
Charles
Asparagus Radish Planting Tip From Garden Magazine
An excerpt urges planting radish in the same row with asparagus to mark rows, ease weeding, and yield a radish crop. It notes asparagus is hardy, productive from spring to June, and improves with rich manure. Memorial Day reflections praise Union soldiers and public good over private gain, urging national service.
Mrs Mary Dimmick Praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Two open letters from Mrs Mary Dimmick of Washington DC recount long battle with painful uterine condition. After following Lydia E Pinkham’s advice she claims dramatic recovery, walking without pain. Letter emphasizes ease of contacting Pinkham and cites life saved by her guidance.
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Mary Dimmick
Washington
Lydia B. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Maas
Mna Dimmick
Washington, D. C
Mra. Pinkle&Am
Lydia EB. Pinkiam
50Th
East Capitol Streets
Definition of a Gentleman Farmer Quote by Quay
In Harper's Weekly the late Senator Quay is cited amid a discussion on what distinguishes a gentleman farmer. When asked to define the difference he says one eats what he cannot sell while the other sells what he cannot eat.
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Quay
Harper’s Weekly
Lesson on ape vs man by biology teacher
A Chicago Tribune caption describes a biology teacher in class growing impatient as he urges students to watch closely to understand the principal differences between anthropoid apes and humans. The scene emphasizes hands on chalkboard teaching and student attention.
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Chicago Tribune
NAMES BEST DOCTOR Indigestion cure praised in patient story
A San Francisco man credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing chronic dyspepsia and stomach pain. The testimonial cites eight boxes, improved sleep, and restored appetite, urging readers to obtain the diet book and request information from the Dr Williams Medical Co. in Schenectady New York.
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Baysson
Dr. Williams
Joseph Baysson
Aix-les-Bains
France
Larkin Street
San Francisco
Cal
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