Floating raft dwellings dot remote port on coast
A remote logging coast, perhaps Brit Columbia, features a city of cedar raft homes built on logs. Logs are moved as logging sites shift, with homes towed to new locations. Families live years on floating houses, some near Simeon Sound, where sheltered waters attract shipping and a government post office. A gardened earth-filled boat and growing float houses mark the distinctive, ongoing community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toon Sound
Brit‘olumbia
Lace
Simeon Sound
Schorage
Astore
Pilgrims and Puritans Confusion Clarified in Public Ledger
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes a March 7 correction by Henry Caedge on a Theodore Roosevelt claim. It contrasts Pilgrims who settled Plymouth with Puritans who migrated earlier, and highlights differing colony practices, including voting restrictions and notable figures like Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Caedge
Jane H. Farnham
Public Ledger
Plymouth
Roger Williams
Anne Inson
Pilgrim
New England
Lightning myths and local geology in Essex houses
The note discusses beliefs that lightning strikes twice in the same place. It cites recent Essex house strikes near Brentwood and a case involving W. Larkins, linking repeated strikes to iron-rich subsoil in the Weald of Sussex. It also touches on scientific naming of oaks and mentions Quercus alba and Quercus rubra with their white and red bark traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brentwood
Essex
W. Larkins
Weald
Sussex
Istion
Joseph Slick
Mutty Twins Tale Baffles Father and Friends
In a curious excerpt from a San Francisco Argonaut piece, a mutty father and a friend discuss how to tell two nearly identical baby twins apart. The father insists a piano, a toy, and a whispered trick reveal the difference, while the friend suggests a playful nickname and a teasing line about crying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cisely
Wil
Janes
San Francisco
Local land sales fuel poultry farm plans and social notes
Mr Edwards of Chicago bought parts of Cliff Holman land west of Thomson including a ten acre strip at 1575 per acre and a twenty acre island tract at 25 per acre. He plans to start a poultry farm. Sunday visitors at the Wm Hawk home included multiple families from Lyons. Interest grows in Clinton chautauqua sessions with copies of the complete program available at the Review office farms. Andrew Strauch of Chadwick Clarion will delay issuing the Clarion until September due to heat and health reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Strauch
Chadwick Clarion
Andy
Clarion
County veterinarians list tested herd names and counts
The county veterinarian's notes include Freece Senneff with 31 head, Wm Griswold 21 head, Carl Daehler 23 head, and Wm Satter 24 head among the herds tested this past week. Dr Mary Sagner has been elected secretary of the Carroll County Medical Association, with Dr Cottral of Savannah serving as president. James O Connell, who managed the large ranch west of Thomson, has returned to Thomson to resume his former position. Mr and Mrs F A Steele visited Fulton on Tuesday and were hosted at local homes for Mr Steele's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freece Senneff
Wm. Griswold
Carl Daehler
Wm Satter
Mary Sagner
Carroll County Medical Association
Cottral of
Savanna
James O'Connell
Thomson
Heat in the upper room with drum from stove below
A humorous exchange features a plumber and a householder debating heating a room, urging the reader to “Read The Review” for more. The playful banter highlights household problem solving and a local newspaper's voice.
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Ees
Wm. Hawk
Rush
Thos. Kustes
Justice Prins
Thos. Sheridan
Thompson
Lyons
Carl Nagel
Sean
Ridenour
Erickson
F. A. Steele
Fulton
A. W. Bastian
Frank Sardam
Mr. Steele
Kodaks
KODAK
A. C. Williamson
Rexall
Fulton, HI
First
National Bank of Lyons
Clinton
Iowa
Clinton County
Mr. Farmer
D. E. Hollinshead Thomson
Illinois
Hoffman
Fifth Avenue
Brumer Bros
Fifth Ave
Aerolux
J. M. Fay & Son
Fay’s
W. A. & O.stuedemann
Lyons, Iowa
Fine Motor
Toledo
Lewis Motor CO
Llinois
E. Musk
Ill
Smaltz Bros
Dainty L.uncheons
Clinton - Iown
Clinton National Bank
E. A. Young
C. H. Young
Albbert B. Rathbun
A.f.johnson
Clinton Savings Bank
Sixth Avenue and
Second St
Savings Bank of
Kewanee, Illinois
Savanna Battery & Electric Station
Main St
W. E. LaShelle
Prop
Exide
Michelin
Julius Stoecks
Howes
M. G. Rogers
J. R. Bather Co
5Th Ave
Bell Phone
Tri-City
K. B. Carpenter
A. E. Sheridan
Paint and Paper
Fulton III
F. A. Wythe
The
Beautiful
F. Roe Cramer
Kodak and Gift Shop
Sixth Avenue
Fuston
Reimers
G. W. Blohm
Heropractic Health Service
C. L. Dolson
Palmer
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