World’s Largest Creamery Averages 55000 Pounds Butter Daily
Topeka Kansas reports the Continental creamery as the world’s largest, averaging 55 000 pounds of butter daily with 20000 farmers in its system. Cream is separated at farms, shipped in refrigerater cars, and farmers receive semimonthly checks totaling about 280 000 dollars monthly. The plant uses ripening and testing processes to produce high quality butter for shipment.
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Topeka
Kan
Continental
Towpriere
Continental Creamery
Ite
Kansas
Navy Plans New Warships as August Progress Report Released
Washington reports thirteen first class battleships added to the United States navy with more vessels under construction including armored cruisers and torpedo craft. A six month target to commission a flat close battalion and a summary of August progress shows varied completion percentages across battleships from Rhode Island at 92 percent to New Hampshire at 18 percent.
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Washington
United States Navy
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Cramps
Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Virginia
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Louisiana
Negrase
Minnesota
Vermont
Kansas
Michaissippi
Idaho
New
Snake Head Kille Dog On Perry Farm
William English and Milton Davis of Dear Town were hunting at J. D. Powers farm in Perry Missouri. They shot a large rattlesnake, severing its head which struck the bird dog of Mr. Bugneh. The dog died within minutes.
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William English
Milton Davis
Dear Town
J. D. Powers
Perry
Mr. Bugneh
All men are grifters claim by ancient writer idea
A fragment suggests a playful if flawed view attributing a modern truism to an ancient text. It notes the author might have shifted language to express that all men are grifters, a satirical hypothetical on translation.
Desert misnomer shaped early map lore in west
Charles Woodward Lamb recounts how English and French map usage fostered a mistaken view of the American West as a desert. Early English prints echoed French cartography that labeled unknown regions as desert, misguiding public opinion about the continental landscape and inspiring Western place names tied to that misinterpretation.
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Great West
West
Charles Woodward Lamb
Desert
England
Mississippi
Minnesota
United States
Wisconsin
Neyerak
Risks in Australia Timber Crew Defies Commands in Bush
An Australian explorer recalls timber cutters who ignored orders to stay armed and kept their revolvers and carbines near a small trench as they worked at about 60 yards. He notes the natives’ habit of probing grass with spears, suggesting a dangerous potential if misread.
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Australia
Free Army
Globe
Great Revival of Buddhism in Western Thought
Der Buddhist, the German Buddhist organ, discusses revived Buddhism. It notes study of the Pali texts unveiling Buddhist depths to educated Westerners, influencing Western thought through Schopenhauer’s philosophy. The revival energizes Buddhist schools in Asia, especially in Ceylon and India.
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Schopenhauer
Soule- Hew
Schoola
Buddhist
Asia
Ceylon
India
Swimming in the Rain at Public Bath
The City Star notes swimmers enjoying rain at the public bath with lifeguard William Long praising rain swimming. A youth resents leaving the pool as rain pours, describing the sensation as a shower and tub bath combined.
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William Long
City Star
His Regret and Sloping Lovers Stir Chicago Journal
A clipped Chicago Journal line laments a housekeeper’s report that a son and the cook have eloped. The old lady exclaims in shock and derision, threatening no dinner as the scene unfolds in a vivid, period-tone snippet.
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Chicago Journal
Signs and Practices of Laundries Around the World
A Century article surveys how different countries mark laundry items with unique identifiers. It details methods in France Bavaria Bulgaria Russia Austria Finland Portugal Serbs Egypt and general African hospitality customs for guests, including stamps threads ink crests and ceremonial tips.
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France
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Bavaria
Germany
Bulgaria
Russia
Holland
Odessa
Austria
Count Golouchowski
Finland
Portugal
Alexander
Obrenoviteh
Egypt
Saving Platinum: A Placer Mining Word Now In Use
The article explains a method to recover fine platinum dust from southern Oregon placer gold deposits. Brisk water stirs keep platinum suspended until it reaches a rifle table then coco-mat riffle to trap platinum and tanks for rinsing. Previously platinum was wasted due to misidentification and lack of saving method.
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Oregon
True to His Art Ends Curtain Call in Comedy Tragedy
A Chicago Trib report describes a stage moment where the hero dies during a performance after facing the villain Neht. The audience remains eager for a curtain call while the manager, noted for his strong accent, informs them the actor is dead and will stay dead, prompting the audience to accept the sudden finale.
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Sianager
Chicago
Two Sioux City Electricians Claim World Wide Phone by Wire
M L Garrett and EB W Preston announce a patent for a two receiver Eureka transmitter that pairs with a mouthpiece to send sound across continents via copper wire. The device uses two electro magnets and two receivers to enable bidirectional speech over long distances, a feature not present in earlier single receiver systems.
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Sioux City
M. L. Garrett
EB. W. Preston
Europe
Alpina
Mhen
Florida
Patagonia
Garrett
Preston
Haunted room at Glamis Castle holds secret for heir
London reports that when Lord Glamis comes of age the mystery of the haunted room at Glamis Castle in Forfarshire will be revealed by his father, the earl of Strathmore. Tradition says enemies once died there, and the earl fainted upon entering the chamber, later sealing it.
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London
Glamis
Glamis Castle
Forfarshire
Earl of Strathmore
Lindsays
Ogilvyies
Lord Strathmore
Tragic Deaths in Family at Fulton County Farm
Indianapolis report details a string of thirteen deaths in the Abra ham Cripe family spanning years. Sanrie Horn was killed hauling logs. amid superstition the homestead is deserted. Cripe’s wife burned herself. Cripe’s sister died. son Lucign died deranged. Elias was murdered. his sons Clarke and Jay died in an asylum. Wilson Hurne killed his wife and two others before dying by suicide.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Abraham Cripe
Fulton County
Sanrie Horn
Cripe
Lucign Cripe
Elias
Bis Barn
Clarke
Jay
Wilson Hurne
Joseph Cripe
Margaret Braham
Indiana Court Rules Ring Must Stay With Donor
An Indiana court decides a tired lover cannot recover an engagement ring by lacks of contract. The ruling means some lovers may now leave rings as security until marriage, affecting arrangements and expectations of couples in the state.
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Indiana
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Crockery, Hardware
Challis, Idaho
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