Letty Tibet and the mystery of Tibet’s terrain
The passage describes Tibet as an inhabited land of 700 000 to 800 000 square miles with a mean elevation above 16 400 feet and peaks near 29 000 feet. It notes deep valleys above 14 400 feet and rice and fruit grown up to 11 500 feet while listing centers Lassa Shigatse and Guangtze in Youth's Companion.
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One Day Cure for Cold BromO Quinine Ad
Advertisement claims Laxative BromO Quinine widely used to cure a cold in one day. Mentions signature of E. W. Grove and price 25 cents. Note phrasing as a consumer promo from a historical paper.
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E. W. Grove
Show and Use Placards Solve A Home Puzzle
A man returns home with a bundle of placards reading For Show and for Use He declares he has solved the problem and plans to place the cards on cushions around the house His companion questions the plan The Philadelphia Inquirer note about Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup appears as an advertisement listing teething relief and price
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Atlantic cable diameters vary by depth and bottom
The diameter of Atlantic telegraph cables depends on water depth, bottom type, and anchor interference. Shore end cables are 2 1/16 inches, intermediate 1 5/8 inches, and deep sea 1 inch, with lighter cables preferred in deep water for easier repair.
Hide and Fur Co Catalog Ad
We sell guns and traps cheap and buy furs and hides. Write for catalog 103 N. W. Hide and Fur Co. Minneapolis Minn.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Inexpensive Damp-Proofing for Walls Using Corrugated Cardboard
Architects and Builders Journal notes many damp preventers fail by hindering wall ventilation. A cheap method suggests painting corrugated cardboard with asphalt varnish, tacking it to damp walls with diagonals from ceiling to floor, leaving floor gaps, then layering packing material and wallpaper.
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Architects and Builders’ Journal
Honor for Jefferson Named for Town Says Mrs Bragley
Mrs Bragley of Jefferson City praises the writer of the Declaration of Independence saying the honor lies in being named for their town. The Philadelphia Press notes the joke about the town having a famed namesake.
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Streetcar Tales of Frugal Rides in Town
Silenelaga Voaster recalls riding twenty miles on a streetcar for a nickel. Uncle Jed counters with memories of riding for free to the town’s tallest building last year.
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Jed
Poultry and Livestock Notes On Feed Health And Milk
A farmer endorses quarter pound baking soda for calf colic while warning against corn as the sole ration. Poultry manure is valued at at least $12 a ton, with storage moisture cutting value. The piece covers cattle water heating, alfalfa seeding rates, milk inspection, and pasteurized milk as a public health measure.
Feed for Winter Livestock Needs Succulent Rations
The text urges providing abundant succulent food for livestock in winter. It highlights ensilage turnips and mangels as excellent additions, noting a value in succulence beyond chemical analysis and stressing study of this aspect.
U.S. accident toll shows 80 000 workers killed annually
A bureau of labor bulletin cites 20 000 to 35 000 deaths among workers and 2 000 000 injuries last year in the United States. It highlights iron and steel, electricians, linemen, coal miners, and railway workers as high risk and urges factory inspections and rational safety measures.
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Forest Waste Hits 50 Million Annual Loss, Senator Smoot Says
Senator Reed Smoot told the conservation congress that the nation's forests waste more than 50 million dollars yearly, with fires causing many losses and fifty lives. He urged planting treeless lands and expanding timber preservation by state and national action.
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Plague Threatens America Says Scientific Authorities
An article in Collier's by C. P. Connolly reports experts affirm the plague poses a real danger to the U S. The piece explains bubonic plague symptoms including buboes and varied forms, cites high fatality in China India and explains its global spread via trade routes. It notes no human cases in San Francisco since January but warns the danger may lie dormant and reemerge.
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Minnesota News Summary of Farm Events and Honors
Bots break out among Barnesville horses. farmers lose. White Earth Reservation tops wealth among Michigan? and other reservations. Minnesota Horticultural Society opposes free seed distribution by Congressmen. Minnesota Agricultural College wins Aberdeen Angus fat class with Eclipser and tops yearling steer. dairy and hogs results show Iowa leading with exceptions. Wolf hunts rise in South Dakota as ranchers combat sheep slaughter. In Chicago stock judging, Kildee Iowa State College takes first, McCampbell Kansas, Gramlich Nebraska, Cooke Nebraska, Miller Texas A&M.
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Hall's Catarrh Cure Advised by Cheney Firm
State of One, City of Toledo, Lucas County. Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason. Medicine sold by all druggists 75 cents. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Skinning Mantell in a Tragic Quip at Show
AChicago Tribune quips about an actor Bob Mantell in a witty stage riff. The remark suggests Mantell’s dominance in tragedy and jokes about others attempting his style, noting ears sticking out as part of the humor.
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Bob Mantell
Chicago Tribune
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by PazO Ointment
An advertisement claims PazO Ointment guarantees cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days or money back. The offer emphasizes fast relief and a refund option.
Wine consumption per Briton falls sharply
The article notes that average wine intake is about three pints per person annually and has dropped by nearly half over the past six years, signaling a significant decline relative to Britain's population.
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Great Britain
Eczema Relief Claims Cure After Year of Suffering
Mrs. Algy Cockburn of Shiloh Ohio says her son Clyde suffered a year with severe eczema. He wore large scabs on face head and neck and bled from rubbing until Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent gave him his first night of sleep in months. Within six weeks he was well.
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