Heat and travel misadventure in London tale
A comical exchange in London features an English resident venting about heat while an American praises the climate elsewhere. An anecdote recalls a hot day and a dog chasing a rabbit as a scene illustrating cultural differences.
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London
Cutting Trees Fast Across Regions Raises Timber Concerns
The Permanent Builder in Chicaza reports annual forest cutting in New England and New York totaling about 3,262,000 cords, risking depletion in 17 years if current rates persist. Pennsylvania and neighboring states show 5,088,000 cords yearly with exhaustion in 18 years, while Alaska Washington Groton and California face immediate danger at 2,218 cords annually.
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New England
New York
Chicaza
American Forestry Association
Pennsyvania
Maryland
Virginis
North Carolina
Alaska
Washington
Groton
California
California Fig Syrup Promises Quick Child Health
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a cure for constipation and cleansing the bowels. It claims a single teaspoon eases illness and urges mothers to ask for the genuine product, warning against imitations.
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California
Morrow
Tour Drurgist
Csiffornia
Yun
Workingmen's Carelessness in Steel Plants
The United States Steel corporation cites that about 5 percent of workman accidents in its plants are machinery related. The remainder stem from bond labor and are claimed to be preventable by care. Analysis shows that nearly all accidents could have been prevented by the workers themselves.
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United States Steel Corporation
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy At Home Color For All Goods
Advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as guaranteed not to spot or ruin fabrics and claims simple directions for dyeing wool linen cotton and blends. A Manitoba farmer reports a cow with six teats stirring questions about unusual lactation and milk yield.
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Riding Mountain
Manitoba
Spanish Doubloons by Camilla Kenyon
A sea adventure tale features a red haired heroine on an uninhabited island with treasure, danger, and humor. Camilla Kenyon, born in San Francisco, writes a lively first person narration blending love, treachery, and adventure in a treasure island setting.
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Stevenson
Treasure Islands
Camilla Kenyon
San Francisco
Rover
Aunt Jane’s Treasure Quest Reaches Panama Harbor
A narrator pursues Aunt Jane and the misfit band she has joined to find a map to a treasure. In Panama the quest collides with the narrator’s urgent plan to reclaim Aunt Jane before she sails to the Pacific island. The scene erupts as the ship’s crew and family meet.
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Bess
Jane
Aunt Jane
Abe
Panama
Isle
Pacific
Violet Higglesby- Browne
Sheba
Allis Higglesby-Browne
Miss Jane Harding
Shingles for Trees and Healing Claims in 19th Century Ad Copy
Fragmentary ad style text references shingles for trees and medicinal claims. Mentions American Magazine, burns relief, and a call to readers to contact a druggist or return to a listed address for a product. Lacking clear facts or dates.
The Ruling Passion and a Boatload of Anvils
A humorous fragment recalls a crew unloading a boat with a cargo of anvils paid at two cents per item. A mishap sends a sailor into the river with two heavy anvils, prompting a quip about losing four cents while pleading for help. The passage ends noting Malay preference for knives as fighting tools.
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Jose
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