Marie Curie Receives Radium Gift in White House Ceremony
The piece recounts Mme Marie Curie’s U S visit, the White House gift of a gram of radium by American women, and her plan to return to work at the Paris Carie Institute. It describes radium production, ore mining, and the science behind radium rays, with figures on global supply and processing.
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Mme
Marie Curie
United States
Harding
White House
Carie Institute
Paris
Mme. Curie
Placerville
Colo
Frome Salida
Sburg
Coast Steamer Alaska Sinks With 46 Lost Near Eureka
A Pacific steamship, the Alaska, bound from Portland to San Francisco, sank after striking Blunt's Reef in dense fog thirty miles south of Eureka. Forty eight aboard were lost, including 36 passengers and 12 crew. Lifeboats saved some survivors, while one boat capsized. The wreck follows a history of strandings at Blunts Reef and mirrors the owners of the earlier Columbia wreck.
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Eureka
Calif
Alaska
San Francisco
Portland Steamship Company
Portland
Ore
Blunt’s Reef
Blunts Reef
Cal
Columbia
Copperhead Test Used at Revival in Nauvoo
In Nauvoo Alabama William Edmonds lies critically ill after a copperhead bite at a revival where Rev Albert Edmonds preached that the true believer was immune to snake venom and invited non believers to bring snakes. A copperhead was captured and brought to the service. William Edmonds and the minister fell ill immediately. doctors fear William will die.
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Nauvoo
Ala
William Edmonds
Albert Edmonds
Albert. Edmonds
Doomed to Life of Single Blessedness Berlin
A brief item notes a humorous or satirical line about singleness tied to Berlin and a Bulgarian, implying a cultural stereotype or anecdote without broader context. The fragment hints at an Eastern European setting and a personal outlook on marriage or bachelorhood.
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Berlin
Fret of its Kind Publicly Exhibited by Radio Air Service
Fragmentary text notes the fret of its kind publicly exhibited by the radio air service with unclear context and minimal readable details.
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Hile
Radio Air Service
Freight to a Stock of Lumber Valued at One Billion Pounds
A freight shipment arising from a trade in timber is reported with a stockpile of lumber valued at 1 billion pounds. The item highlights the scale of the asset and its economic implications for the market and involved parties.
Betty's Defiant Outburst At Home Sparks Teasing Scolding
A mother admonishes Betty as she drags along younger siblings and ignores warnings. Betty persists in mischief despite constant scolding and a repeated question about staying at home, highlighting a domestic scene of discipline and stubbornness.
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Betty
Talking to a man you had no introduction with
A fragmented line hints at a social scene where conversation begins unexpectedly with a man the speaker has not met before. The text suggests informal dialogue and a casual, uncertain tone about starting a chat with a stranger.
Eve and Calla Meet After Mirror Event
Eve met Calla after a mirror event that drew attention from locals. The encounter followed a period of limited contact.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Geriously
Bombbucks
Calla
Alpha
W.N. UL
Lincoln, NO
Rue
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