Peary contests Cook north pole claim with Eskimo testimony
The Peary Arctic Club releases a signed statement by Peary and his fellow officers rebutting Dr. Cook's north pole claim. Eskimo boys I Took-a-shoo and Ah-pe-lah are questioned about Cook's journey from Anoratok in 1908 1909 with detailed route descriptions and corroboration from Panikpah.
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Peary
Bartlett
McMillan
Borup
Henson
Roosevelt
Ptook-a-shoo
Ab-pe-lal
Cape Sheridan
Nerke
Cape Chalon
Ftah
Dr. Cook
Cook
I-took-a-shoo
Ah-pe-lah
Anaratok
Panikpah
Khown
Cat
Stook-a-thoo
Natesen
Mr. Whitney
Billy Pritchard
Commander Perry
Francke
Anoratok
Smith's Sound
Cape Sabine
Commander Peary
Payet Harbor
Rice Strait
Buchanan Bay
Flagler Bay
Ellesmere Land
Sverdrup
Flord
Everdrup
Heuerka Sound
Nansen Strait
Axel Helberg
Cape Thomas Hubbard
Koolootingwah
Inughito
Dy. Cook
Francka
Biah
Will Ie
Helberg Land
Cape North West
Ringnes Land
Cape ‘Thomas Hubbard
Cape
Thomas
Trained Eagles for Aviation Balloon Idea
A historic Austrian proposal from nearly a century ago suggested guiding balloons in any direction using trained eagles, one of the era's most fanatic ballooning schemes.
Long Delayed Tribute Delivered by Philadelphia Preacher
A Philadelphia preacher acknowledged a veteran reporter as model of courtesy while noting a long awaited tribute. The Traveland Leader highlights the ceremony, praising the first bouquet given to the king in years as a symbol of renewed regard.
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Philadelphia
Clothing buttons, eras and laundering by machinery
A New York Press suggestion notes clothing could use soft buttons from ancient Egypt or modern China. Removable buttons may be better. The opinion implies most laundering could be automated if buttons were redesigned.
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New York Press
Salt Whale Trade Notes from Food Magazine
Salt Whale reports ongoing trade with Japan in canned and salted whale meat. It states the meat is more tender than beef and tastes similar to tonal foods, reflecting Food Magazine commentary on maritime fare and global exchange.
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Japan
Natonal Food Magazine
Damage by Brown Rat Calls Worst Mammal Pest in U S
The brown rat, also known as the Norway rat, is described by the United States Department of Agriculture as the nation’s worst mammal pest, with depredations causing losses of many millions of dollars annually.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Peculiar Florida River Flows North to Ocean
The St. John's River in Florida stands out as the only navigable river in the country that flows generally northward toward the Atlantic Ocean.
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Florida
St. John's
Two Girls Visit Orphan Asylum In Moral Lesson
Two little girls walk past a brick orphan asylum. One points out that the place houses orphans and notes that Mr. and Mrs. Orphan are both dead. The remark reflects a child’s awkward attempt at imparting knowledge.
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Minnie
Rosy
Foolish Notion About Insignificant Men
A terse critique argues that most men who boast of grand importance are so unremarkable that the world never takes notice, dismissing inflated self view as mere vanity.
Medal honors War Secretary Dickinson for river rescue
An 14 year old recall tells of Jacob M. Dickinson saving Detroit lawyer James F Joy from the Detroit river. A solid fold medal, approved by President Taft, was awarded by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Lillies to Dickinson. Dickinson downplays the deed saying he could not have known what was best to do then. He notes Rip Van Winkle as a comparison and credits fate for his cabinet appointment.
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Washington
Jacob M. Dickinson
James F. Joy
Detroit
Detroit River
Dickinson
United States
Taft
Gretchen
Gen Bell Mountaineers Bright Angel Trail Adventure
Gen J Franklin Bell chief of staff of the U S Army and aide Capt Sladen led a party through the Bright Angel trail in the Grand Canyon. Miss May Chandler of Los Angeles joined as escort. They climbed a 1000 foot mountain near the canyon and viewed the chasm from rim to horizon before continuing eastward with army inspecting tour.
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Los Angeles
Grand Canyon
J. Franklin Bell
United States Army
F W. Sladen
May Chandler
Los Angees
J. H. Fleming
el ‘Tovar
Miss Chandler
Horion
Hell
Aide
Harry Chandler
Gray Otis
Blow Growth of Australia Population
At the start of the year the population of Australia stood at 4,376,000, marking the current growth pace.
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Australia
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promoted in Gardiner Notice
An advertorial letter from Gardiner Maine extols Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash as cures for female weakness and organic trouble claiming a three month course fully cured. The writer Mrs A Williams urges women to avoid surgical operation and to write Lydia Pinkham for advice.
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Gardiner
Maine
Lydia Pinkham
A. Williams
Lydia E. Pinkham
United State
Lydia Inkham
Dorothy and the Stork Baby Tale At Yonkers Parsonage
Dorothy Walworth recalls meeting her baby brother at the Yonkers parsonage. She tells of visiting the Bronx Zoo and spotting a stork, which she says winked at her as she whispered that she wanted a baby sibling.
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Dorothy
Dorothy Walworth
Yonkers
Pajlo
Bronx
Papa Wild
Hin
Good to Her Husband Walk
Mrs. Dovéling offers to walk with George to the car, expressing gladness at his early rising to spare her the dreary three-block walk. He responds with appreciation and asks how much she desires in return.
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George
Fragmented dialogue about restoration and loss
A fragmentary dialogue depicts a child distressed by the idea of being restored in the next world. The mother reassures, but the child laments the loss and distance from life, mentioning a baby’s curtailment and a distant grave.
Editorial Hair Quip Sparks Laughs Across Papers
Sterling Bulletin editor Junkin jokes about hair color while Sedgwick Pantagraph editor Cretcher boasts none. The exchange, misheard and misspelled, captures playful editorial rivalries and a lighthearted banter about thinking before speaking.
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Junkin
Sterling Bulletin
Cretcher
Sedgwick Pantagraph
Cratchér
Broken by Coffee and Restored by Postum
A Chattanooga banker testifies that coffee harmed his nerves and caused tremors and unfocused thinking until he switched to Postum. He says he feels steadier, younger in hand control, and attributes his improvement to Postum, urging readers to try the beverage and pamphlet The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Chattanooga
Ile
Wellville
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Explorer Cook
North Pole
Dr.Cook
Heiberg
Heiberg Land
I Ice
Crown Prince
North Kent
Norfolk Inlet
Colin Archer Peninsula
Cape Vera
Jones Sound
Cape Sparbo
Cape Tennyson
Clarence Head
Cadogan Ford
Cape Isabella
Payer Harbor
Pan-ikpohy Stookashoo
Smith Sound
Pened
Many
Roker A. Dartlett
Hugwevalt Gos Boi
Matthew A. Henson
Gen. Bell
Mountaineer
J. Franklin Gell
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