Painted Desert Near Indian Wells Could Become National Monument
The piece argues for preserving a vast Painted Desert region near Indian Wells as a national monument. It describes the desert’s immense extent, diverse scenery from red walls to lava cliffs, and its status as a potential public treasure for all Americans, noting its proximity to Robbers Roost and historic routes.
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Arizona
Painted Desert
Colorado River
Southwest
George Wharton James
Rio Grande
Calleo Mountains
Salton Sea
Mojave Desert
Utah
Mexico
Colorado Desert
Grand Canyon
Mongolian Plateau
Tonto Basin
Verd
Hassayampa
Salt River
Petrified Forest
Superstition Mountains
Tin
America
San Francisco
San Mateo Mountains
Colorado
Gila
Williams Fork
Isleta
Gallup
Canyon Diablo
Winslow
Holbrook
Ita
Yonder
Indian Wells
el Pintado Desierto
Adamana Ie Dead River Canyon
There Was Something Wrong
A mild mannered Rhode Island figure interrupts a boastful orator with a query about acoustics and ocean scale. The exchange turns into a humorous aside as the audience gauges the speaker and the anecdote underscores the gap between rhetoric and simple facts.
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Maj. Pierce
Rhode Island
Nim
Crtizan
Echo
Wonderland of Pike's Peak and Colorado Springs Delights
A vivid panorama of Pike's Peak and Colorado region friend to travelers. Giant peaks and canyons stand as ancient monuments while medicinal springs promise healing and renewal. The land’s grand scenery inspires awe and invites visitors to seek health and fresh beginnings in its famed climate.
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Pike's Peak
Great Plains
Oas
Colorado
The Suspected Beaver in an Atlanta Constitution Tale
A late 19th century Atlanta Constitution snippet recalls a wary old woman accusing a man of concealing a "blind tiger" inside a beaver hat. She notes quiet behavior, rumors spreading by Deacon Jones, and suspicions the hat hides liquor, with the man closely watching the beaver to prevent discovery.
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Deacon Jones
Kivler
Atlanta Constitution
Alaska's virgin empire awaits rails and farms
A Review of Reviews extols Alas Hidden Treasures for gold, copper, and vast arable lands. It notes Alaska is largely landlocked along its Pacific coast, with rugged interior and a vital need for railroads to unlock commerce and development.
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Alaska
California
Australia
South Africa
Pennsylvania
Wales
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Pacific
Ava
Electricity From the Earth Sparks Mining Power Idea
A German engineer proposes tapping earth currents as a new power source. In shallow borings he recorded weak currents between submerged rods and surface rods. He urges mining firms to test 60 foot copper cylinders and buried surface cylinders, and to study charging accumulators from earth currents for power, light, and heat.
Sapphires and Sapphira as Names in Christian Lore
The passage notes artificial sapphires evoke Sapphira and expounds how one evil bearer can ruin a name. It contrasts Biblical names like Cain Judas Angulus Sapphire with their decline, suggesting Sapphira might have thrived as a Christian name absent Ananias wife’s ruinous association.
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France
Sapphira
Cain
Judas
Angulus
Sapphire
Ananias
Peart
Effects of Friendship and the Silent Warden Night
Three cronies at the summer warden dine together for years. One night one departs, sits alone, sparking a whispered discussion from a nearby table. A woman assumes a minor quarrel, noting the man’s gloom and the others’ obliviousness until they reconcile, leaving them happier than before.
Pensions Advice Column on Widows and Service Claims
A long reader correspondence from Chicago to Baltimore and New York covers widow pensions after remarriage, laws from 1890 to 1908, and how to file for pensions for disability or death tied to Civil War service. It includes example questions from Mrs MeD and Victor M. A., with responses on eligibility, application timing, and how benefits begin.
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Chicago
Query
Sarah J. Med. Anewer
Baltimore
George T
Mary Me N
Great Iguazu Falls Vast Cataract Near Tri-border Nation
Immense Iguazu Falls towers over the Parana basin where Brazil Argentina and Paraguay meet. Water plummets 229 feet on the Argentine side, forming a horseshoe bend and a spectacular amphitheater. Spectators view from 280 feet up, while the roar can be heard miles away. Travel from Buenos Aires spans about 1,250 miles through plains and jungle ruins.
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Paraguay
Brasil
Parana
Igdaxu
Buenos Aires
Santa Fe
Mlaxions
London Landmark Vanishing Barge Sails Away
The red sailed London barge, once thriving on the Thames, now fades from the coastline trade as the coasting industry weakens. The Express extols the vessel for its simple rig, shallow draft, and small crew capable of handling 200 tons, navigating channels others cannot.
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London
Thames
The
Express
World sugar production and value estimates in the early 20th century
World sugar production is about 2,000,000 tons per year, with nine tenths from sugar cane. About 25,000,000 tons of cane are needed for that output, and 18 to 21 percent of macerine matter in ripe West Indian cane yields only about 8 percent usable for commerce. The total theoretical cane- sugar value would be around $230,000,000, but half is lost during processing.
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T18
Shock Restores Speech After Boiling Water Accident
An 11 year old boy from Spalding England named George Herbert Foster who had been practically dumb has partly regained his power of speech after sustaining a shock from falling into a copper of boiling water.
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George Herbert Foster
Spalding
England
Silk plant to feature in Japan exhibit at Seattle expo
A complete silk plant from worms on trees to looms will be a feature of Japan's exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle.
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Japan
Seattle
Triumphant Ugly Women and the Hidden Truth of Beauty
A historical meditation notes that victory and achievement have come from women not praised for beauty. It references figures from Louis XVI era and others, mentioning flaws and contrasts between public perfection and private resilience.
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Princess d'Evoll
Louis Xvia
Montespan
de Maintenon
No Money In Either Says Starving Bard Borrowed A Quarter
A didactic figure proclaims virtue is reward while a hungry poet, unable to borrow, laments his lack of funds seeking a quarter. The exchange highlights hardship and the poetic mindset of the era.
Market Reports and a Quotation on Belief
The brief notes quote Heliodorus on desire and belief and add a wry line about a singer not weighing words on a musical scale, framing a compact market oriented omen with classical reference.
Squirrel Upset by Picked Nuts in Forest
Manly Mardy recounts an amusing forest moment in Forest and Stream. A red squirrel angrily berates the author after a nut-picking incident, leaping onto a beech and vocalizing a fierce, unprintable tirade rather than retreating.
Perfect Cure by Cutlura for Baby Eczema Meant Relief
A six month old infant with red facial spots and swelling faced prolonged illness. After doctors failed and expenses totaled $20 to $30, Cuticura remedies cured the eruption overnight. Includes testimonials and cautions about mercury in catarrh cures. Mention of ad copy and unrelated notes from Chicago News and other papers.
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Mia
Gumbin
Sheldon
Potter Drag & Chem, Corp
Bala Props
Boston
F. 4
Cheney & Co
Tale
Toledo
Cheney A Co
Unobserving Traveler Recalls Roxley Affair in Town
A returned traveler recalls that last month your uncle Peter Roxley was taken seriously. Young Poorman assures him it turned out all right and comments on the remarkable salt he carries, signaling a scene filled with local gossip and curiosity.
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Peter Roxley
Young Poorman
Castoria ad and pastry mentions in local grocer copy
An old newspaper fragment notes Castoria with the slogan In Use For Over 30 Years and mentions a line about flowers at a mother-in-law's grave. It also highlights Souders Cream of Tartar Baking Powder and Souders Flavoring Extracts as ingredients for delicious cakes and pastries, ending with All good groceries.
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Souders
Sowders
What the Dollies Had
Lite Mary believed she was ill with an attack of appendicitis while Grandma feared convulsions threatened the other dollies. Relying on soothing remedies, Mary recovered by the next day. Later she told her mother two dolls were sick, one with spiders and the other with convulsions.
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New York
Misa
Annie
Mary
Weill
Gwendolyn
Marguerite
Gota
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