Lumber camp tale of Hank Bellman and the mine tale
A Williamsport correspondent recounts a winter woodsman camp near Kettle Creek where Hank Bellman and crew endure isolating loneliness, panther alarms, and a dangerous bear encounter. Bill Blake shares a tale of romance in Slate Run, a jealous mine venture, a bear chase, and a comic mining misadventure that ends with a practical joke by local girls.
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Insylvania
Kettle Creek
Williamsport
Druys
Hank” Bellman
Jack Poker
Bill Blake
Bill
Slate Run
Bill Islake
Shorty
Cmp
Alrtin
Clover
Ito
Pretty Back Yards for Town House Gardens
A Chicago Daily News feature urges urban homeowners to transform neglected city back yards into welcoming spaces. It suggests using wire netting for walls, planting vines and perennials, adding a summer house and arbors, and focusing on bulbs, sunflowers, hollyhocks and early spring blooms to create beauty from mid summer to frost.
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Chicago Daily News
Learn to Laugh And Keep Your Troubles Private
From the rural column comes advice on cheerful living and self control. Emphasizes smiling, minding one’s own business, and avoiding sharing ailments or sorrows to avoid burdening others in daily life. Encourages a positive, unobtrusive presence in social interactions.
Death Notice From Fonsago County Widower
A widower writes a heartfelt obituary for his beloved wife in Fonsago County, thanking neighbors, sisters, brothers, and friends for their prayers and condolences after her passing. The message expresses deep sorrow and gratitude for support during the loss.
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Fonsago
Mrs Palmer Heads American Commission To Paris Exposition
Mrs Potter Palmer of the American general commission to Paris is the sole woman among the world commissioners. She spoke at the opening ceremonies and visited the American pavilion to see President Loubet pass. Palmer praised Chicago’s influence on Paris and noted France’s imitation of American exhibition planning including women’s recognition and Congresses starting in June. Charlen Henrotin of Chicago was appointed to secure American women’s participation.
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Potter Palmer
American General Commission
Paris
France
Loubet Pass
Seine
Chicago
Prance
Palais d'Industrie
America
Beautifying the Hand Exercise Method
A historical guide describes ten minutes nightly hand exercises to strengthen the hand and forearm. It covers wrist bends, upward and sideways motions, finger bending and stretching, and finger spreading to improve suppleness, contour, and appearance, with a note on slow results.
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Sim
Women Drugists Rise in Russian Apothecaries
Buasio's Women Druggists shows apothecary shops in Russia increasingly staffed by women clerks. The article notes physicians and the public favoring female workers, signaling a shift in professional norms. Also mentions a rough set of home remedies, including a vinegar tip for cooling and a camp treat for children.
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Buasio
Russia
Maxims for Boys from Cincinnati Tribune
A fragmented OCR lists rules urging boys to seek noble ends, study health laws, avoid intoxicants, honor superiors, and save for old age. It cites Jack Pimmone of Cincinnati Commercial Tribune and notes wealth should serve virtue. The text preserves old moral guidance with scattered misspellings.
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Lawsulia
Jack Pimmone
Cincinnat
Commercia
Tribune
Building a Rowboat From Simple Tools
A practical guide notes that amateurs can craft a board skiff or similar craft simply with a jack plane tenon saw tule hammer nails brad awl gimlet chisels and that the sharpy type boat is among the best for rowing due to its lightness and ease of construction.
Sharpy boat construction praised as ideal American skiff
A historical note extols the Sharpy as the handiest and cheapest American boat, closely resembling a dory but suited to smoother water. It details a paper plan method, a midship mold, and step by step planking, framing, caulking, and optional sailing. Specifications for a 20 foot Sharpy follow.
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Star
America
How to Play Tether Ball in Home Courts
The article explains tether ball setup with a 16 foot pule, buried 2 feet, and a 11 foot cord. It suggests using tennis rackets or a pine board, makeshift net, and a black one inch circle marking six feet from the base. Players toss for court, wind the ball around the pole, and the last turn to hit above the black ring decides.
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Huttin
Eiben
Boston Globe
Monster Spider Web Spans Mountains of Ceylon
A entomological study describes the largest known spider in Ceylon, a web spinning creature that builds gigantic yellow silk nets five to ten feet across in rocky basins and fissures. The hunter uses long silk lines to anchor its trap, catching birds lizards and small creatures with a body about 1.5 inches wide and six inches long.
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Ceylon
Epider
Wanders os a Rat's Tail and Pigmy Camels of Persia
The article notes the rat’s tail is a prehensile propelling its balance and climbing. It cites Cuvier on tails and describes rats using tails like hands to navigate narrow ledges. It also mentions Persian pygmy camels described as white, venerated by the people there.
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Cuvier
Persie
Fersia
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the Bear
Ilea
Mrs. Potter Palmer
Mer Reaant
Monster Spider Web
Tia
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