The Portrait in the Painted Frame
A portrait painter recounts acquiring a damaged old frame with a hidden canvas. He uncovers a masterful portrait resembling a young woman, hidden beneath a crude prior painting of a politician. The canvas is traced to a missing heirloom tied to a bereaved man who seeks the original portrait.
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Chicago News
Secon
Spa
Anna
Sixth Avenue
Bess
Tanta
Simeror
M Junk
Portrait Commission Despite Wealthy Client Pressure
The narrator recounts a wary artist owed payment after delivering a portrait. The client praises the work, refuses to let the artist abandon the deal, and insists on paying the full fee despite doubts about the result. The scene ends with a high price tag, suggesting tension over value and satisfaction.
Biggest Kodiak Bears Headed for National Zoo Trip
Dr Frank Baker of the Smithsonian sends Elwood Hofer of Yellowstone to capture Kodiak bears from Alaska s Kodiak Island for display at the National Zoological Park. The white polar breed bears weigh up to three tons and roam on the ice and coastal hills. Hofer plans to trap them with honey or pork bait and transport them by canoe and raft due to no docks on the island, hoping to bring several young specimens for acclimation and easier handling.
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Chicago
Kodiak Island
Alaska
Pacific
Frank Baker
Smithsonian Institution
Elwood Hofer
Yellowstone Park
National Zoological Park
Hocky Mountains
Yeon
Carlton H. Bean
Department of Fisheries
Radlak Island
Kadiak
Yellowstone
Hofer
Smithsonian
Catching the Albatross from Cornhill Magazine
A voyage near Tristan da Cunha reveals albatross behavior as they circle the ship, land on the water, and interact with debris. Birds balance on waves, then sail with wings tucked, diving for squid. Researchers note safe specimen collection and the birds’ curiosity about overboard debris.
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Cornhill Magazine
Tristan da Cunha
Amateur Photographers Kodak Pictures Finished In A Day
Amateur photographers are urged not to wait a week for Kodak photo processing. The shop promises same day development and printing every day rain or shine, ensuring quick service for all customers.
Great Wandering Albatross in Ocean Bird Handling
The text describes catching and handling a Great Wandering Albatross during a shipboard process. It covers the catching method, restraint, and a detailed description of the bird’s size, plumage, and wingspan, noting the 17 feet 6 inch wingspread and varying coloration across ages and subspecies. It mentions the Tristan da Cunha region and common sailor names for albatross varieties.
Whisky export scandal delays Roland departure in Baltimore
A customs investigation halted the North German Lloyd liner Roland to Bremen as 225 barrels of whisky lacking proper export records were found on board. The liquor, owned by A Guckenheimer & Bro. of Freeport, Pa, was routed via Baltimore with no clearance stamps. Treasury officials authorized unloading 800 tons of freight while an inspector accompanied the whisky to Bremen for proper gauging and report.
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Baltimore
United States Customs Inspector
Bremen
Roland
A. Guckenheimer & Bro
Freeport
Lloyd D. Shaw
Gremen
Northern Central Railroad
Lloyd Steamship Company
Locust Point
Custom House
Pennsylvania
Treasury Department
Washington
Steamship Company
United States
Birch
Burlington Route: Through Trains to Northwest Regions and Beyond
The Burlington Route advertises through Portland and Sally trains via Grand Island and the Northwest, covering Montana Washington Oregon and the Upper Northwest. It touts 24 hour Central Montana and 61 hour Puget Sound travel, with through coaches tourist sleepers and standard sleeping cars.
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Portland
Grand Island
Merraska
Black Hills
Wyoming
Montana
Washington
Tatoma
Puget Sound
Oregon
Bilines
Missouri River
Missour River
Omaha
le Paul
Minneapolia
Main St
Ramses CIA
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Topeka
the National Hotel
Eessee
National
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Nations Hotel
the National
Chas. L. Wood
the Copeland
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Gordon
Beeore
New Business Center
State House
Kas
Hotel Oxford and Restaurant
Frank Long
Kansas Avenue
Topeka, Kansas
Oxford
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Kansas
A. T. Pigg
Postoffice
U. S. Cycle Coo
East Eighth St
Kansas Tent & Awning CO
F.A. Anton
Mabager
Kodaks
John F. Strickrott
Sydney Museum
Burlington
Columbia, Tribune, Andrae
Andrae
Topeka Cycle CO
West Eighth Street
Kansas Ave
Jonathan Thomas Planing
Grace Cathedral
Lea
Perrins
Lea Vrenis
John Duncan's
New Yorks
G. F. Miller Plumbing and Heating Co
Telephone
Chaney & Morton
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