Wonders of the Grand Canyon and Arizona’s Natural Marvels
The article surveys the Grand Canyon and Chalcedony Park in Apache County with towering walls, colorful cliffs, and scenic routes. It notes the Tonto basin’s natural bridge, the yucca and fish hook cactus, an ostrich ranch near Phoenix, Montesauma’s Well near Camp Verde, and a horned toad farm, highlighting dramatic geology and unique flora and fauna.
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Globe
Chalcedony Park
Grand Canyons
Mesgas
Dare Rock
Arizona
Apache County
Tonto Basin
Gila River
Zoological Societies
Phoenix
America
Montetsuma
Camp Verde
Newsboy Drops Fleeing Coin Sparks Street Chaos
A busy section of Forty second Street erupts as a newsboy drops his quarter and darts into traffic. A motorman brakes hard, a lamp post is knocked over, a drag is thrown, and fire crews respond as debris and neon lights flare. Onlookers flee while the boy and bystanders escape with the coin intact.
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New York Sun
News Bay
Miotorman
Ag Antomo
Lynn Laren
Misreading Address In Chicago Lawyer's Letter Causes Delay
Ralph RK Bradley of Chicago represented a client with a dispute against a downstate farmer. He wrote on firm letterhead bearing the Rookery address but received no reply, forcing him to undertake a trip to pursue resolution.
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Ralph Rk, Bradley
Chicago
Bradley
Rookery
Needs of Puppydom Says Three Essentials for Pups
William Haynes argues in Outing that growing pups need food room and sunlight. Feed milk and soft foods five times daily after weaning, then reduce meals as they grow to a year old. Farm-raised pups gain health and vigor, whereas kennel raised ones lack attention and thrive less. Sunlight boosts growth and spring whelps are preferred. one litter per year is ideal for terriers.
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William Haynes
Close the litigation over a misread letter head
A meeting with a farmer reveals miscommunication over a letter receipt. The farmer explains that a misread term on the letter head led him to believe the signer’s organization was a den of thieves, prompting him to avoid further contact. The exchange underscores the impact of wording on negotiations.
Cattle in the Low Countries
The Netherlands long has a major cattle industry with Hol land herds famed for centuries. Black and white blotched cattle are standard, with red white and mouse gray varieties also raised.
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Low Countries
Netherlands
Holland
Boating scene on Rhine stirs duel with Admiral
The Admiral de Vivonne crossing the Rhine at Tolbuys observed the bores stumbling in mid stream. He shouted a provocative question about drowning an admiral in freak water to his aide.
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de Vivonne
Rhine
Tolbuys
Old Puritan Bible Boxes Endure From Ancestral Homes
The article describes 40 inch teak and oak Bible boxes with ashwood inlay once used to store family Bibles in Puritan homes. It notes the boxes’ durability, their role in recording births deaths and marriages, and the scarce authentic records they preserve and the custom of raifling Bibles for the poor in 1675 with a $250 bequest by Dr Wilde.
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Ted
Milton
Commonwealth
Wilde
Hints to Travelers from a Pleasant Peddler
A humor piece notes John a peddler who sold stove polish. He charmed with weather talk and compliments about a baby and hall upkeep. The narrator buys multiple packets, remarking that encouraging a real gentleman is harmless.
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John
Fine Distinctions in Carving From Early Language Guide
The piece notes a 1696 Salton list of proper expressions for meat preparation and serving. It contrasts carving with obsolete terms like leach brawn and rear goose, listing alternative verbs such as spoil a hen and unbrace a mallard to reflect historical usage.
Child of Genius Actor Praises Belasco at Club
An actor at the Players' Club in New York lauds David Belasco for his superhuman sense of harmony in stage management. He notes Belasco’s precise attention to detail and recalls a childhood anecdote about chocolate cigars and a smoking room.
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Players’ Club
New York
David Belasco
Belasco
David
Carefully Selected Library Volumes Cited By Patrons
Mrs Lotte Mann notes over 2000 beautiful volumes in the library and Mrs Oldcastle replies that while readers cannot finish them all, Mrs Mann hopes to read through most eventually. She adds that the selection was made with care and nearly all volumes have gilt tops.
Plan for a 100 Story Building in Gotham Narrated
At a Cleveland meeting, George T. Mortimer argues a 100 story skyscraper is practical. He cites 49 and 56 story precedents, predicts no deeper foundation need, and outlines massive material needs for a steel structure with hundreds of thousands of bricks stone and terra cotta.
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EW York
National Association of Building Owners and Managers
Cleveland
George T. Mortimer
United States Realty and Improvement Company
New York
Equitable Life Insurance Company
Paul Morton
Metropolitan
Mortimer
Manhattan
Aged Churchman Charged With Arson in New Jersey
Eliis Appleby a 60 year old deacon of a Baptist church in Old Bridge New Jersey is charged with arson after a six year terror spree of fires and murders. The August 31 blaze at Mrs Jessie Browns home prompted the indictment amid county wide fear and insurance company accusations.
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Eware
N.J
Eliis Appleby
Bridge
N. J
Middlesex
Jessie Brown
Old Bridge
Jane Wright
Baptist Church
Appleby
George Whiteman Jr
Rooster Inn
Pretty Girl Thief Poses as Inspector at Wanamaker Store
A 21 year old woman posed as a store inspector at John Wanamaker in Philadelphia and extorted about 600 dollars from five cashiers before being thwarted by a wary suit and cloak department clerk. She tried to steal thousands but failed as staff balked at turning over funds.
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Hiladelphia
John Wanamaker
Suit and Cloak
Suit and Cloak Department
Cowboy Shopper Is One Real Spender
ANSAS CITY Mo When the top of the Bar Circle X and Bar Y ranches come to the city to buy winter wardrobe the swagger western buyer outspends his eastern rival He buys boots gloves hat and saddle spending forty dollars ten twenty and seventy six dollars respectively then heads to Kansas City to outfit before entering town for cards and drinks
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Ansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Kansas City
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