Cedar pole cutting rivals冬ice roads and timber crews
The article explains United States telegraph and telephone uses cedar poles from three sources the white cedar from the north Idaho and Pacific northwest red cedar. It details harvesting road building hauling and stacking methods the seasonal peak after Christmas and break up time and notes the looming end of cedar supplies. It also notes woodpecker damage and possible creosote protection research.
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United States
Lake Region
Idaho
Rocky Mountain Country
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Cedar Savage
Forestry Department
Woodpecker
West
Forest Service
Louisiana
Indiana
Two Men Battle 17 Foot Devil Fish Near Tacoma
Fred Nelson and a companion fought a 17 foot devil fish that towed their boat toward Seattle. After slashing tentacles with knives and boat hooks they killed the creature and sold it to the American Fish Co. for transfer to a Japanese buyer for soup.
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Tacoma
Wash
Fred Nelson
Seattle
Point Defiance Pavilion
Vashon Ialand
Nelson
American Fish Company
Climbing Longs Peak Seen Through a Colorado Poet
A narrator recounts the ascent to Longs Peak in Colorado describing the rugged trail from Keyhole to the Narrows. The journey tests climbers with wind and height revealing vast mountain vistas and the reward of accomplishment.
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Billy
Tucker
Big Thompson Canyon
Stead’s
Elkhorn
Salvation Army
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Illustrated Buffalo Express
Long’s Peak
Mount McKinley
Pike's Peak
Long’s Peak Inn
Timberline Cabin
Erin
Carrie J. Welton
Playful Language Quirk Sparks Simplification Debate
A garbled excerpt shows reformers arguing over spelling changes such as dropping final zg from egg and double letters in words like purr and leg. The anecdote attributes chatter to Prof Brander Matthews about self-respecting animals and altered spellings in a humorous misprint.
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Brander Matthews
Big crane fights a man on Coon River
A seven foot sand hill crane attacked Henry Ackers near Lake City Louisiana after he shot it on the Coon River. Ackers, thinking the bird dead, carried it toward town when the crane revived and pecked his eye. He subdued the bird but suffered facial injuries and possible eye damage.
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Lake City
Coon River
Henry Ackers
Ackers
Court Plaster a Preventive of Colds
A grand opera star nearing Europe bound for sailing claims his winter cold avoidance comes from external court plaster. He applies strips nightly over his mouth to force nasal breathing, believing improper breathing causes many singer illnesses. He notes no nose or throat trouble this season.
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Europe
Cdlds
Passing Strange: Bigamist Lives Two Wives Under One Roof
A dialogue notes a bigamist living with two wives in the same house without disorder. The response remarks that many things happen in the world, citing two tenors who were friends and sang in the same opera.
The Plight of the Liar and Truth's Enduring Power
A Success Magazine quotation extols truthfulness over deceit, arguing that honest people gain universal backing and confidence. It contrasts the sleepless burden of deception with the unshakable integrity of truth tellers, claiming lasting prosperity for those who always tell the truth.
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Success Magazine
The Ideal Home Picture by Helen Hunt Jackson
A narrative praises a simple home where modest means sustain a loving family. The mother shapes daily life with care from breakfast rosebud to bedtime story, embodying the ideal of mother and homemaker through steady influence.
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Helen Hunt Jackson
Sullivan area farm and property sale listings include many tracts
A broad real estate list offers 40 to 365 acres near Sullivan in Gill and Sullivan counties with farms, woodland, and truck land. Properties include several 60 to 80 acre tracts, a 113 acre stock farm, and multiple homes, with terms, exchanges, and trade options. A mining town merchandise trade and insurance and loan services are also advertised. Sullivan is touted as oil boom region. sellers promise favorable terms and quick action.
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Jefferson Township
Gill Township
Sullivan
Old House
Rock Road
Merom
Farmersburg
Newton County
Indiana
Daviess County
Missouri
Graysville
Ind
Sullivan County
Carlisle
Hymera
North Main Street
East Beech Street
East Washington Street
Highland Park
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Oacto
Devil Fish
Enos A. Mills
Mills
Roosevelt
East
White House
Winter
Mountain Lion
Bear
Rockies
Bird
SALE
HOTEL
Davis Block
Indianapolis Star
the Star
Indianapolis
Star
The
W. H. Hill, JR
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