Thawing Out Pipes by Electrical Method Details
Professor Wood explains an electrical method to thaw frozen pipes amid a water famine in Madison Wisconsin. He cites a test using a 300 foot wire run from a house to a street service line, restoring water in twenty minutes with pipe heat to about 69 degrees Fahrenheit, and notes the approach requires proper apparatus and skilled workers. The Madison demonstration thawed two houses at once without damaging streets, crediting Prof Jackson for the apparatus and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Madison
R. Wwend
University of Wisconsin
Gald
W. PF. Wills
WeHikent
Jackson
War boomed a town near Jacksonville during Civil War era
Residents recount a vast troop presence near Jacksonville with as many as 50,000 soldiers. The influx boosted retail, saloon patronage, and lodging as locals claim profits soared, a saloonkeeper funded a garden and a shop owner earned enough to buy a saloon and build an opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Journal
Jacksonville
The Courtship in Moonlit Waters and Cautionary Health Warnings
A romantic scene of a young couple on the water under moonlight is described, but the piece emphasizes health concerns in marriage. It warns that a suitor with incipient consumption risks harming his wife and children, arguing early illness alters life plans and responsibilities. The text references medical discoveries and the era’s view on disease and virtue.
Hole-in-the-wall dealer ties to government shop purchases
A fragmented report describes a small operator moving from pies and sandwiches to hidden dealings, claiming ties to large funds and city improvements. The tale mentions checks totaling various large sums and a shift to a bigger Jacksonville operation with marble tables and six cashiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Cormee
Edmunds Fees Controversy Hits Carter Case
Report outlines how ex-senator Edmunds was allegedly paid not from federal funds but from private sources connected to Captain Curits. The Carter case and related court martial charges move to the attorney general for review as questions of appropriations and legality surface.
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Edmunds
Washington
DD. C
War Department
Tcurters
Curtl
Geitend Laipostd
Sterefane Alger Wi
Treasury ‘Pracewell
Edmund
Wan Tre
Cat Leva Friends
United States
Ural
Fitzsimmons Ready to Film Jeffries Clash in Indy
Indianapolis reports Fitzsimmons radiates peak health and confidence as he plans a six week training ramp up for a match with Jeffries. He dismisses aging claims, backs a single fighter approach, and rules out Lenox club involvement while signaling openness to future challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharkey
Indianapolis
Fiteshamans
Australien
Ehreus
Fitzsimmons
Matich
Jeffries
Fitzemmons
Bors
Issa
Jefries
Corbett
Curnes
Pitzalmmons
Fiteshumans
McCoy
Sam
Bob
Ars
Mme
Ipse
Fita
Immons
Bradys Sureestiuns
Bia
Jef
Lenox
O'Rourke
Firesimmons
Automobiles for City Officials Ordered Amid Growth
Fantom reports Fasten city officials will receive two automobile carriages for official use with more vehicles likely as city services expand. The move follows the postwar demand for reliable transport and anticipates broader municipal needs in Sidernen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fantom
Fasten
Sty Rt
Sidernen
Turn Back Urges Return to First Principles at Michigan Club
Detroit February 23 Fourteenth Annual Michigan Club banquet featured Governor Pingree urging a return to original Republican ideals. He argued the party was built for common people and equal rights, denouncing corporate influence and urging leaders to restore early motives and principles. Secretary Wilson responded on agricultural interests, citing westward expansion and territorial acquisitions shaping the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Pet
Michigan Club
Pingree
Republic
Republican Party
Abraham Linvolt
Abraham Linests
Wilson
James Wilson
Etretary of Agriculture
United States
Louisiana Purchase
Texas
New Mexico
Pyramid Pile Cure Claims With Patient Testimonial
A Columbus Ohio man reports relief after using the Pyramid Pile Cure, stating four boxes cured four years of painful protruding piles with no opium or minerals. Physicians endorse it as safe and painless, with Pyramid Pills recommended for constipation. price 60 cents per package with a mail offer from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Thomas
Hosack Ave
Columbus
Oto
Pyramid Drug Co
Sam
Jaer
Erie
Marshall, Mich
Mall Free
United States Expansion and Education Through 1967
A historical overview traces U S territorial gains from 1792 to 1867 and beyond. It highlights treaties that shaped regions, Alaska, and the Garden Purchase, then links growth in education, manufacturing, and moral governance to expansion. The author asserts strong self rule and humanitarian aims in foreign policy and stresses American leadership in world affairs.
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Northwest Territory
Florida
Mexico
California
Rocky Mountains
Gardsen
Arizona
New Mexico
Alaska
Russia
United States
Spain
United
Hgtess
Une Persi— Dent
America
Caribbean
Ching Seas
Tin
KUNKEL JURY SECURED IN LAWRENCE TRIAL
Jurors for John Kunkel murder case are selected after exhaustive screens, with twelve yet to be chosen. Prosecutor Brownell seeks to admit evidence of previous offenses and arsenic poisoning linked to Mrs Kunkel, aiming to prove motive and method.
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Lawrence
Kan
John Kunkel
T. Patton
Fb. Porter
J. B. Hell
Smith
Hudiéston
Walters
William Brompisick
BA. Wiltlins
Prosteutor Brownell
Hindle Combugore
Tre. Kunkel
Sue
Afra Iunkal
Airs Runkel
Haeliness
Rin Jets
Tie Prushlitor
Kunkel
Judee Mice Jy
Congressmen Decline Alger Cuba Porto Rico Junket
Secretary Alger's proposed junket to Cuba and Puerto Rico faces scrutiny as several Senators and Representatives decline invitations, citing government vessel use for leisure as improper. Doubts linger on funding, with some suggesting the trip may be scrapped or paid privately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Alger
Washington
Cuba
Porto Rico
Bate
Cockrell
Pasco
Sulzer
Hay
Cox
Jett
Iis
National Defense
Submarine inventor builds larger boat after submerged test
Milwaukee inventor Mr. Raddatz spends days supervising a larger seven foot diameter ninety foot long submarine while his earlier model lies submerged in twenty feet of Kinnickinnie river water. He reports air purification features and a remarkable wind effect from compressed white substance, describes underwater observations at Lake Michigan, and notes vegetation and life around the submerged crib with detailed, vivid imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Raddatz
Wisconsin
Kinnickinnie River
Hanover Street
Dis Neckters
Raddats
Isis
San Sininge
Lake Michigan
Ad- Paine
Ing
Tovar
Iits
Bennett Lake Gold Find Reported to Ottawa
The Canadian Mounted Police announce a rich gold discovery near Bennett Lake. Inspector Moody reports from Lake Bennett that the find lies in a creek on the east side about five miles from the island, likely within Canadian boundaries. This marks the first gold discovery in the Bennett area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Lake
Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa
Mystic Cure Rheumatism Promoted by Indianapolis Doctor
Dr Hal Hettinger of Indianapolis testifies that after months of ankle sprain associated rheumatism he used Detachons Mystic Cure and in four days could walk without a cane with two bottles cured him. He endorses the remedy for rheumatism and notes Swift Holliday in Topeka sells it for 23 dollars. A Kansas brand promotes home production and urges shoppers to prefer locally made goods to support industry.
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Hal Hettinger
Indianapolis
Ind
Detchon
Efs
Swift & Holliday
Druggista
Kansas Avenue
Topeka
Kansas
Jas. A. Jones
Leader
Mexia
Texas
Chamberlain
Why beer is stopped on ships of the navy
Secretary Long explains the navy ban on beer sales aboard ships. He says the order protects apprentice boys, came from naval officers acting on duty, and aims to curb evils linked to beer aboard. The decision followed concerns raised by Captain Polger of the cruiser New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Boston
Mass
Polger
New Orleans
Prentice
Swept Out to Sea By Chesapeake Bay Trawl Fleet
Reports from Cheapside Chesapeake Bay indicate over a hundred small craft including stoops and schooners have been swept out to sea by a strong lee and heavy seas. Crews face imminent danger from exhaustion and starvation. some vessels frozen in ice. Several bodies washed ashore near Smith’s Triange. some survivors walked ashore while others failed to reach land.
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Chespeake Bay
Notfol
Volurteer
Cheapside
Chesapeake Bay
Mississippi
Oulskine
Smith
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W. 9Th SL
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Fitz
Gov. Pingree
Owder
Alway
Europe
Pond's Extract CO
London
Are. DE Moss
L. M. Penwell
Odd Fellows
Quincy St
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de de Mending and Sey
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P. Bacon
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