Preparations for Big Celebration Draw Thousands
Preparations move ahead for a large Fourth of July celebration in Bubly Kine Pro with no expense spared. A water fight between two city departments tops the sporty program, cash prizes offered in contests, a morning band concert, and a city park patriotic address by Milesimon, Idaho agriculture commissioner. Baseball between Birfey and Bwhl closes the day with dancing and a grand pyro display, drawing visitors from distant points for a two day celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bubly
Bui
Twit
Miles
Iomon
Testiute
Idaho
Cannon
West End
Birfey
Bwhl
Bahl
Traet
Maion
Cuban sugar producers halt sales until 24 Cent price
Cuban cane brewers and sugar mill owners, brokers and other authorities claim control of 2,188,000 sacks of unsold sugar and pledge not to offer more until prices reach 24 cents per pound, a level seen in late May. Miguel Arango presides the mass meeting of the Association of Macenda dos and Coronos of Cuba, as officials estimate total unsold stock near 3,920,000 sacks with 2,180,000 sacks under outside control and efforts to pool them continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Miguel Arango
Association of Macendados and Coronos
Cuba
Release of American Aviator in Mexico City Reported
June 30 report from Mexico City states General P. Elias Calles ordered the release of Lieut. Stanley M. Ames, the American aviator held by Mexican authorities. Ames, seized Sunday near the border, was in custody at Matamoros before transfer to Mexico City for handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
P. Elias Calles
Lieut
Stanley ‘M. Ames
Fainstorm
Ames
Matamoros
Jad Salts Kidney Remedy Promoted In Old Ad
An old advertisement extols Jad Salts as a kidney health remedy. It claims backache and urinary symptoms signal overworked kidneys and promotes drinking a dissolved dose before breakfast. The pitch cites universal usefulness, low cost, and pharmacist availability to “keep the kidneys clear and active.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indus
Felke
Care of Plants in the Home for Housewives
Practical guide for housewives on watering and caring for houseplants. Wait for surface dry to half an inch, water to saucer, avoid overwatering, keep ferns moist by soaking fern dishes and misting foliage, use nicotine extract in water to combat plant lice, dip foliage in soap suds for aphids and mealybugs, and use fir-tree oil for scale on ivy and palms.
Piano Care Tips for Temperature and Humidity
A guide advising to protect pianos from heat cold and dryness resist moisture. Do not place against outer walls near radiators or open windows. Remove footboards, rub with soft lead pencil on squeak areas, and clean keys lightly with a barely damp cloth. Use a toothpick and linen to remove dust behind keys. Tune in spring after furnace use and in fall before heating resumes. Prolonged silence harms tone.
Sea Salt From Sea Water A Classic Industry
Salt has been harvested by evaporating sea water since ancient times. Warm coastal areas like Cadiz Spain provide ideal conditions for basins where water dries and salts crystallize. Edible salt drains first, others are gathered, washed and dried for refining or local use in oiling and pickling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
Cadiz
Spain
The Fish Was Drowned A Droll Aquarium Experiment
A naval officer recounted a strange tale of an ordinary herring placed in a saltwater bowl with water replaced by fresh. The fish thrived in freshwater until daily water removal emptied the bowl. Eventually the herring lived in an empty bowl in a cage hopping between perches until a sudden noise startled it and it drowned in the trough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. A.D
Uy Asia
Choose the Beautiful Way in Daily Life
A reflective snippet on kindness and manners, urging readers to choose pleasant ways of speaking and greeting others. It argues happiness stems from the graceful approach to daily interactions and the impact of small courtesies on people and the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hne
Me Had the Dough and Foolish Spending Early
A fragmentary local note describes a person named Viinks-Tere and a millinery bill paid, warning that fools and their money are soon parted. It references luck and fortunes tied to having money, with quoted talk suggesting caution about spending.
When a Typhoon Hits Guam
An article explains how Asiatic typhoons can devastate Guam especially when their center passes directly over the island. It notes July 1916 as a disastrous example with roofs torn off crops lost and trees uprooted while government house suffered major roof damage. The piece describes typhoons as rotary storms with a calm center and violent winds encircling it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Government House
Modern Readers of Fiction Question Women's Sphere
The New York Evening Post says women valuing their sphere are less reader of fiction. James Hay Jr notes readers seek new viewpoints, defend opinions with facts and fancy, and develop personalities through intimate contact with unusual characters created by great writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening’Post
James Hay, Jr
Tongigo
Foretelling Weather by Signs in The Boston Globe
The article lists traditional indicators for rain or fair weather. It cites gray or green sunsets, red sunrises with lowering clouds, halos after good weather, coronas, morning rainbows, evening rainbows, deep blue skies through clouds signaling fair weather, fogs, and unusual atmospheric brightness as weather cues. It notes frost tends to be preceded by above normal temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
Birds and Their Nesta. Robin Nest Building Facts
The robin is a top nest builder preferring medium sized trees though it sometimes nests near human structures. Nests are made of straw grass string and mud, sturdy and heavy, exposed to weather for years yet used only once. Some birds reuse nests, cleaning and patching them, while orioles renew and reinforce their nests yearly with new material and strong attachments.
Is a Hatbox a Passenger Title Story from a Train Scene
A trimmed excerpt recalls an English woman asleep in a diminutive railway compartment. A man labelled Papa twists with anger as he demands seating for his daughters and their hatboxes, threatening the sleeping woman. The narrator Arthur Stanley Riggs narrates in Going to Leon Travel magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Fred
Arhur Stanley Riggs
Leon
Travel, Magazine
Thun
Fragmentary remark on a new school and an oculist
A garbled line questions a woman starting a new school and criticizes an oculist, implying general public support or opposition. The text is incomplete and contains nonstandard spelling and quotation marks, offering little clear context or names.
Savage wooers and fierce brides in history
A meddling widow reports a man who sprang from doorways and chased her with a club, claiming immunity from harm. The piece riffs on savage wooing across history, citing Henry VII and Henry VIII as examples of powerful, relentless suitors and the enduring pull of lasting affection despite danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry VII
Hal
Early ether and chloroform discovery stories
A Boston dentist Horace Wells witnessed ether’s effects during a lecture and tested it on himself, leading to painless tooth extraction concept. Boston dentist William Norton proved ether could render a person unconscious for eight minutes. Morton administered ether in 1846 at Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1847, James Young Simpson in Edinburgh began inhaling chloroform, testing its effects with friends Duncan and Keith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ath Ibis
Horace Wells
Hartford
Conn
Colton
Wells
William Norton
Boston
Morton
Massachusetts General Hospital
Simpson
Edinburgh
Duncan
Keith
Most Remarkable Cave at Lowessatts Near Albany
The Most Remarkable Cave at Lowessatts located 30 miles from Albany New York was discovered in 1842 by Lester Howe after whom it was named Howe’s Cave Also called Ostgiravee Cave it is regarded as a wonder of the continent The entrance sits about 80 feet above the valley with chambers such as Reception radii Washington hall Bridal chamber and chapel followed by the Farlequin tunnel Cataract hall Ghost room and Music hall Tourist routes reach 11 to 12 miles though explorers rarely go beyond four miles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlowessats
Albany
N.Y
Lester Howe
Howe
Washington Hall
Farlequin
Dr Charles R Scott Announces Office Move
Dr Chas R Scott announces the removal of his office to the Central Building over The Togsery in a local advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. R. Scott
Togsery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Island Maken
Himeolf
Emerson
Jenkins Stackers’ Emerson Mowers
Osborne Binders
C. O. Meigs
Third Ave
Twin Falls
VESTA
Lincoln Produce and Refrigeratory. Company
Chronicle
Magel Brothers Garage
Ewin, Falls
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!