Ices Of The North: Thompson Montana Cold Air Refrigeration
The article describes Montana towns like Thompson and White's Gulch using underground cold air strata as natural refrigeration all year. Sen. Fletcher Maddox explored Thompson's system where a 30 to 40 foot depth cold-air shaft cools groceries and butter. Similar natural ice rooms exist in White's Gulch and Upper New York Gulch with cellars serving as refrigerators even in July.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Fletcher Maddox
Thompson Falls
Sanders County
Maddox
MéGaddox
Thompson
Enre
White's Gulch
Meagher County
Belt Mountains
James McCabe
Feiches
McCabe
Upper
New York Gulch
Belt Range
Cascade County
Stage Driver Has Driven Far
Salem New Jersey feature profiles George M Pierpont proprietor of the Salem and Quinton stage line. For over two decades he has personally run the line, chalking up more than 104000 miles with only three trips missed due to blizzards. Salem remains the sole county in the state without trolley service. Two companies planned an automobile stage line but abandoned efforts over steep grades and engine uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
N. J
George M. Pierpont
Salem and Quinton
New Jersey
Budd Proposes Waterproof House From Trash Materials
Defiance Ohio resident John Budd claims a new waterproof building composition made from broken bottles, bricks, mud, feathers and straw costs less than Edison’s cement house. He has applied for a patent and demonstrates the material forming walls, floors and roof at Summit street East View addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Budd
Thomas Willison
Edison
Budd
Washington
Stope
Summit Street
East View
Mr. Budd
Government Probes Snakes Meet in Creek Nation
In Muskogee Oklahoma on July 22, authorities say Snake faction of the Creek Indians has been meeting in western McIntosh county at Old Hickory grounds. Fred B Cook was sent to investigate the purpose and outcomes of the gatherings at Crazy Snake’s former capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Fred
Cook
Old Hickory Grounds
McIntosh County
Crazy Snake
Indiana
Longest living woman in Central America lives in Guatemala City
Juliana Lopez in Guatemala City is described as 131, possibly the oldest woman in Central America or the world. Born in 1777, she remains active, walking miles daily and performing light domestic tasks in Miss Trinidad Vajeres’s household, with keen memory and sight.
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Guatemala City
Central America
Juliana Lopez
Ayarze
Juliana
United States of America
Chariea
Spain
Poland
Frederick I
Prussia
Catherine
Russia
Joseph
Germany
France
Louis XVI
Napoleon
George III
Pius VII
St. Peter's
Europe
Happy Times for Hoobiers fishing tale at Big Pigeon
In Booneville Indiana low water at Big Pigeon yields prime fishing holes above Chandler. Herbert McCool and Frank Haberstroh pulled a small channel cat from a 50 pound yellow cat, which swallowed it. A large fish hid in a hollow log and struck a man as it darted free, knocking him from the skiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booneville
Ind
Chandler
Herbert McCool
Frank Haberstroh
Giarce Che
Wrecked by a Dog Junior Clerk’s Wedding Present
A Kansas City Star item recounts a comical disaster after a clerk buys a bulldog named Xenophon as a wedding present. The dog rampages through the flat, shattering china, injuring furniture, and ultimately killing the dog when it swallows a shoe. Emaline’s reaction escalates to threats of bigamy as she plans to bring her mother to live with them.
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Ewan
Emaline
Emaine
Xenophon
Zenophon
Bigamist
Kansas City Star
He Forgot to Inquire American Millionaire Comedy Bit
A dialogue pits an impecunious duke and the American millionaire as they debate marriage prospects for the daughter. The millionaire denies a daughter exists, while the duke insists on introducing himself and pursuing the match despite the supposed obstacle. The scene ends with the millionaire revealing there is no daughter.
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A. M
No consent possible until a decisive act is done
The speaker refuses to consent to the daughter’s care stating that only a decisive achievement will sway him. He recalls that last night he claimed success in the attempt after the daughter had assured him of no prior approval. The exchange underscores a power struggle and a test of resolve.
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Etern
Cnti
The Born Detective Sherlock Holmes Explained
Sherlock Holmes explains inheritance of a mother's keen sense of detection and intuition, noting a personal history of unexpected experiences and observations leading to his famed investigative skill. The passage blends self reflection with a claim of inherited perception and swift deduction.
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Sherlock Holmes
Taxpayer Roots in Rented Life Then Home Ownership
A southern city policeman recalls a shift in attitude toward taxation after buying a house. He notes renters rarely become taxpayers and criminals often avoid real estate, while ownership fosters civic responsibility and a sense of government support. The piece quotes the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Holland Bulb Trade Immense and Regions for Bulbs
The Netherlands leads in bulb cultivation as tulips and hyacinths thrive only in a soil strip between Leyden and Haarlem. This area, former Haarlem sea bottom, yields prime bulbs now exported worldwide with demand rising yearly. In 1906 the sector covered 4,058 hectares or about 10,027 acres, signaling expansion.
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Netherlands
Leyden
Haarlem
First at Last Stevens Earns Praise From German Boss
At Washington Market in York Press Stevens nearly lost his job for chronic lateness. Employer Schmitz warned him of discharge, spurred reform, and now notes his punctuality. Schmitz jokes about English language errors while praising Stevens for arriving early.
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Stevens
Washington Market
York Press
Schmitz
Harry
Mr. Schmitz
de Falrdt
Poem Fragment Prompting April’s Imagined Place
A fragmented poetic reminiscence evokes springtime in a park with England imagery. The speaker reflects on authorship and the wish to be in a moment of April, hinting at uncertain attribution and the playful tone of verse.
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England
Bo Ter
Opp
Morning countryside as front yard scene in poem
A vivid line from Wilbur D. Nesbit in the Chicago Evening Post paints a railroad view of neat meadows hedges trimmed into rounded shapes sheep positioned on hillsides and dusted roadways, likening the countryside to a carefully kept front yard.
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Wilbur D. Nesbit
Chicago
Doubly Useful Mucilage for Home First Aid
A Women’s Home Companion note suggests making your own mucilage by adding a heaping teaspoonful of gum arabic to a standard mucilage bottle, offering a cheaper alternative to patent plasters. It claims ordinary cuts can be coated effectively and two ovate pieces dry well, resisting water better than commercial adhesive plasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Alberta
Women's Home Companion
Fortune teller distressed after theft of wallet and ring
A fortune teller who aids recoveries via divination is upset after a wallet full of bills and a diamond ring disappear from her bureau. She asks her assistant Marta for the best method to recover them, and Maria replies she reported the theft to police immediately.
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Marta
Maria
Slow Combustion Plan Featured in Structure Tour
An attending guide explains the building uses a slow combustion design while a visitor mentions Slocum and says he has seen him at the club but never met Mr Bustion, noting limited introductions during the tour.
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Pneurlich
Slocum
Bustion
Electricity From the Human Body Claim Made by Hovendon
London researcher Frederick Hovendon argues that electricity heat and ether are one fluid and that people exhale electricity from their fingertips. He claims to capture the process moving pictorially using a glass box with cigarette smoke and air, then showing an arc lamp emitting ether from the fingers on film.
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Frederick Hovendon
London
A Boy Discovers A Mouse Trap In The House
Three year old Roger finds a mouse caught in a trap in the kitchen. He studies the device with curiosity and notes a red thing on the mouse, expressing surprise at its presence in their home.
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Roger
Wanted Honest Young Farmer Seeks Wife in Bottineau
Classified notice seeks a home loving young farmer to marry a wife of similar nature. Offered value about $3,500. Genuine applicant only. Respond to six, 75 care of Courant Bottineau North Dakota.
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Courant
Bottineau, N. D
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