Polar sovereignty and law clash over North Pole claim
A discussion contrasts Peary’s Arctic achievement with sovereignty arguments. It argues Greenland’s status as an island undermines Danish claims and British rights to Canada, while noting open polar seas complicate ownership. The piece contrasts explorers with evolving legal and technical regimes on farming infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Law
Peary
Greenland
Canada
Gilbert Parker
America
Gulf of Mexico
France
Ohio
Mississippi
Cook
British Law Journal
Mechanical farming advances fuel a future Amer ican farm
The piece notes that automation may replace hired hands as the future farm runs by switches and valves. It cites a Winnipeg test where a 2.6 acre per hour steam plow beat a 1.09 acre per hour gasoline tractor, and lists devices such as disc barrows and gem pickers that harvest and process crops, reducing reliance on human labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
American achievement and democratic ideals hailed
The Boston Globe extols American progress from equality before the law to inventions by Americans including the steamship telegraph telephone electric light and sewing machine. It credits Americans with a citizen soldiery and lifting social distinctions, noting their conquest of pain with ether and the nation’s pioneering spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merica
Joo
Boston Globe
Brains and Brawn in College Life Debated
The New York Times argues for integrating intellect and athletics in colleges. It suggests freshmen be challenged by peers and upperclassmen to develop both mental and physical faculties, with prizes for achievements in both fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
America
Lowell
United States
New York Times
Desert irrigation and locomotive feats headline scattered notes
A collection of brief notes covers California desert reclamation, a Roumanian population estimate, olive oil mills, a railroad test claiming haul of 6100 tons, potato yield figures, submarine warning signals, a Chilean locomotive project, Japanese tax burden, and a humorous antique exchange about a sausage request.
Taunton pupil builds backyard biplane glider
Taunton Tech High pupil Taunton Bean constructs a twenty three by four and one half foot wooden biplane in a backyard. The single seat craft, weighing about eighty pounds, uses a front horizontal rudder and rear vertical cone, similar to the Wright machine, to gain pilot balancing and steering experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taunton Bean
Technical High School
Washington Star
Bean Plans Motorless Aeroplane Tests For Practical Use
Spectators followed the field to watch trial flights as Mr. Bean demonstrated a machine that can support a passenger, balance, and respond to its rudders. He will mount it on a truck with bicycle wheels to start, aiming to gain experience before building a motor powered version and raise about $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bean
H Om
Bill
Young Bean
Breaking a Record in Houston Post Language
A short exchange recalls a boy who lied about who he was and his work ethic. The quote questions honesty and suitability for their business, highlighting a cautious judgment of character and talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston’ Post
Fragmentary dialogue on relationship tensions in verse style
A stylized dialogue presents a wife pressuring a husband to provide better support. The rough verse captures a domestic quarrel with implied promises and threats, set in a rustic voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Very Likely. A Fragmentary Romance Scene
A garbled OCR fragment shows a woman thanking a man with a look and remarks about her gown being tight, suggesting speech hesitation and a musical moment. The text is incomplete and remains a partial glimpse of a scene.
Fishes Walk On Land Relocate During Drought
A fragment from Pearson's Weekly notes claims fishes adapt to dry land with leglike fins. Dr Francis Day records migrations of land traveling fish in India. English officers observed cumb lg perch moving across grass in search of new water sources as streams dried up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CiebMag
Pearson's Weekly
Nature
Francis Day
India
Book notes and literary notices from a UK source
The column covers Wilson Vance and family ties to Louis Joseph Vance, upcoming English release by Bristol publisher Meher, two 19th century Lord Kelvin works, Mrs King and Mrs Veima Swanston Howard, Miss Selma Lagertof, and an aviation book by Harry Delacombe with updates on Zeppelin and early aircraft. It also includes social commentary on American views of English traits and a spinster narrator's reflections on women and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kelvin
Silvanus Thompson
King
Veima Swanston Howard
New York
Selma Lagertof
Harry Delacombe
Curtiss
Reims
Old Favorites Beany Eletve and Eloise at Mohawk Vale
Poetic reminiscence recounts childhood scenes by the Mohawk river and the beloved Eloise personifying the vale. The verses evoke blue-eyed beauty, cherished memories, and moonlit wandering with references to romantic songs and nature imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borhood
Eloise
Mohawk Vale
W. Elliott
Messina Ruins Yield Vast Unclaimed Jewelry Hoard
A Rome dispatch reports Messina ruins hold unclaimed valuables worth about 20 million dollars stored in citadel vaults and shelters. Four officers guard the irregular treasure amid crude shelves. a matchbox box holds a 20 thousand dollar pearls necklace and state bonds valued at 400 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messina
Rome
Departere and the parlor young feller inquiry
A fragmented note records Mrs. Oatcake asking about a young man in the parlor and whether drums replaced horseshoes, with rural dialect hints and a teased rumor about entertaining visitors.
Teeing Muck Realiem. Why are you crying Johnny
A cryptic courtroom remark centers on a boy named Johnny crying during a game described as a train. A judge comments that a misstep in the play occurred when a line was switched to a comical pun. The piece ends with a quip on gender roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Pi Comedim
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sovereignty OF the Pole
Teoledo
Brains
Brawke
California
Roumania
Pain
Eastern Railroad
la Pinta River
Uruguay
Alfred A Winslow
Chile
Sociedad de Maestranzas Y Galvanizacion
Valcarabo
Phil
Butchers
John
New York Press
Wilson Vance
Old
Virginia
Big John Baldeth
England
Bristol
Hugh Conway
Jerome K. Jerome
Anthony Hope
Louis Joseph Vance
The
Stephen Glover
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!