Mountain Climbing An American Pastime Says WALDON FAWCETT
Mountain climbing in America has grown from a local New England pastime to a national activity. Governors like Charles E. Hughes and his son turn to Adirondacks, White Mountains, and Blue Ridge for peaks testing a hiker, while West Coast climbs and grand canyons attract climbers. Railroads to peak summits and hotels atop mountains make the sport accessible, with American guides leading many excursions.
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Charles E. Hughes
New York
United States Supreme Court
Hughes
Switzerland
Adirondacks
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Blue Ridge
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Mississippi
America
Mount Wilson
California
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Atlantic
Yosemite Valley
Alaska
McKinley
Glon
Sera
Mount Washington
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New England
Pike’s Peak
Colorado
Great Divide
Pacific Northwest
Congress
Whitechapel Bell Foundry of England's Oldest Craft
A portrait of Mears & Stainbank's Bell Foundry in Whitechapel, established 1570, praised as England's oldest continuous business. The piece traces its history from Elizabethan times, notes famed bells like Bow bells and Montreal cathedral, and explains bell-making artistry and family traditions carried through generations.
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Whitechapel Road
The
London Chronicle
England
Mears & Stainbank
Bell Foundry
Shakespeare
Schiller
Earth
Loughborough
Whitechapel
Whitt
Caenae
Weatt R
Repti
York Minster
Montreal
Buenos Ayres
Quebec
Calcutta
Colombo
Hongkong
Tasmania
Outlook 13 Better Highlights Trade Signals
R G Dun weekly review notes firmer crop news and improved iron and steel markets. Foreign trade shows export excess while open hearth demand rises and pig iron orders increase. Bessemer prices sit around 25.50 while 29 at Pittsburgh. Western cotton goods firm, stock clearance efforts intensified, and crop prospects improve with warmer weather.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Pittsburg
Bessemer
Markets Record Prices for Cattle and Grains
Live Stock markets report prices across cattle hogs sheep and calves with ranges for shippers butchers and feeders. Grain futures show No 2 red wheat at 1.05 to 1.08 and corn white and yellow varieties with mixed grades listed. Prices for hay barley rye oats and bran and middlings are included in the same market slate.
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Incinnati
Fry Salt Bacon With Water For Tender Juicy Slices
A Woman's Life advice suggests adding a small amount of water to the pan with bacon. Let the water boil away then fry as usual. The bacon should be less salty and come out tender and nice.
Aunt Margaret's Fudge Recipe Note
A vintage fudge recipe lists two cups sugar one cup English wannula three-fourths cup milk and one teaspoon vanilla. Instructions say to cook until it treads.
Automatic system scores on rivals in telegraph test
At the Farmers Convention in St. Louis the Telepost Automatic Telegraph Co. demonstrated rapid press work by transmitting a 1000 word Taft speech story to Chicago Indianapolis Springfield Terre Haute and other Middle West cities within one minute. Extension plans include Chicago to Detroit and Toledo and a New York Washington link awaiting Senate approval.
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Farmers’ Convention
St. Louis
Telepost Automatic Telegraph Co
Taft
Chicago
Indianapolis
Springfield
Terre Haute
Middle West
Farmers of America
Press Association
Raymn Hitchcock
Department of Science and Industries
Smithsonian Institution
N. S
Peary
North Pole
Labrador
New York Times
Detroit
Toledo
Cleveland
Louisville
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Senate Committee On
District of Columbia
National Capitol
New York
Washington
How to Make Table Linen Last and the Soap Debate
A column discusses rising table linen costs and wear after washing, blaming caustic soaps. It recommends Easy Task laundry soap as a dirt and stain fighter and promises money back if unsatisfied. The piece also cites quotes from Thoreau and Disraeli and mentions Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup for teething.
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Yankeedom
Uncle Sam
Pacific Slope
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Aelzonal
Lee Cock
Wein Moon
Hoop
PALF
Pradstreet’s
Canada
Marjorie
Madge
Perry Davis
A. Williams
Dodds
W. L. Douglas
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