Sign Language and Moose Calling in North American Tribes
World Wide Magazine describes the evolution of the sign language among North American Indians used as a universal visual tongue. It notes later pressures from younger generations and white contact threaten its survival and recounts Dr. A L Edington aiding Cheyennes in creating new signs. It also recounts a moose caller using birch bark horn in a canoe to summon game, noting voice projection can reach four miles and distance aids the hunt.
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West
Oklahoma
A. L. Edington
Watenga
Okla
Cantonment
Edington
Kansas City
World Wide Magazine
Science's Newest Task in Measuring Ocean Waves
An English invention measures wave impact using a device that recorded over six hundred pounds per square foot off Skerryvore Scotland in summer and up to ten pounds per square foot in winter. The readings show the fierce stress on ships lighthouses and other structures during foul weather, highlighting sailors and shipmen as fortunate to be alive on their postings.
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Scotland
Atlantic
Finnan Haddie Fish Cakes Time Saver for Homes
A new flaked haddie product offers ready use for fish cakes creaming or chowder. Par boiled Honan haddie mixed with mashed potatoes, melted butter, malt and pepper, plus a beaten egg, forms cakes then fried. Emma Paddock Telford in the New York Telegram.
Hard on Children When Teacher Has Coffee Habit
A Mississippi teacher recounts long coffee use harming mood and nerves. After switching to Postum, symptoms like irritability and heart palpitations subsided, and her energy and outlook improved. The letter praises Postum and cites The Road to Wellville as a reference.
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Miss
Pontum
Ians
Postam
Wellville
Bennine
Quotable quips and crossword of witty lines
A collection of humorous exchanges and punchlines from various publications. Jests on games poetry and dances appear alongside quips about poetry fathers and barbers. The snippets showcase light fare from columns and student papers with brisk, period voice.
Punning Motto Sparks City Name Debate Across Papers
A quip from the New York Herald about Oshkosh, Wisconsin prompts jokes about changing city names. The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Louisville Courier Journal join the banter, listing Kalamazoo, Jersey City, and other places with lighthearted notes on name changes.
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Oshkosh
New York Herald
Kalamazoo
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jersey City
Loulaville Courier-Journal
The Reverse Proposition
The Louisville note recounts a taunting black hand threat claiming a $10,000 hidden in a hollow tree and a demand for retrieval. The letter is part of an extortion style incident with chilling improvisation.
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Philanthroup
Louisville Courier-Journal
Resurrecting the Old Santa Fe Trail to a Speedway
The Santa Fe trail, once a prairie caravan route, is proposed to become a thirty foot speedway from Kansas City to Santa Fe. Seven western counties, urged by economic logic, back the project with a dirt surface as best pavement. The plan aims for rapid completion as counties mobilize to improve interregional communication and commerce. The idea recalls Harriman era planning and the historical importance of the route to coastal markets.
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Kansas
Harriman
Kane1s City
Santa Fe
Chicago Post
Unclear OCR fragment hints at remedies and household tips
Fragmentary text mentions patent medicines like Rick's Carupinets and Dr Pierce's Pellets, plus dental or tonic lines. It reads as a rambling 19th century advertisement column with misread phrases, brand names, and inconsistent punctuation. The piece conveys old style domestic guidance and health claims without coherent narrative.
Biography Barred in Census Tale from Louisville Courier-Journal
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal presents dialogue about census counting. Bhucks questions the census value while Uncle Peleg complains about figures and neglect of his rheumatism and recent marriage in a humorous rural scene.
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Peleg
Louisville Courier-Journal
Beautify Hands and the Era of Useful Living
Mrs Jamieson extols white hands as a desirable ornament and links cleanliness to constant motion to boost circulation. She urges young ladies to keep busy at domestic tasks and highlights a shift toward practical daily virtue in the era of modern conveniences.
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Heedle
Curious medical ads mix and match vintage cures and quackery
A jumbled historical page shows multiple medical ads and dismissive quack remedies. Doan’s Kidney Pills touted for backache and bladder issues, while Cuticura remedies claimed to cure eczema and scalp disease. Various endorsements from readers note dramatic claims and a free 10 day trial offer.
Farm life moviemaking and hired help woes aired
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes farmers struggle to hire farm hands as they urge moving pictures from crowded cities to depict rural life. The piece questions how to film life on the farm without catching hired help in motion.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Notwithstanding duty on apples and cross-border trade
Report notes 40 percent duty on a barrel of apples limits supply as large quantities from Oregon and Washington reach Western Canada. A New York Times item humorously claims a man can keep his wife content by talking back during disputes.
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Oregon
Washington
Canada
New York Times
Public Exhibitions and Seasonal Franity Across Papers
The Boston Transcript mocks seasonal woes with humorous lines on biliousness hats gardens landlords and married life. A New York producer arrested for indecency claims past attempts at playwriting led to a conviction for public exhibition of stupidity. The Louisville Courier-Journal deems such indecent plays a last resort of the incapable.
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New York City
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Scott
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Libby
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Pennsylvanian
Dean
W. W. Gosden
Doan
Foester-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Blaby
J. Fish
Ella M. Fish
Mt. Vernon
Ferry Dane Fetkner
Suoxe
Providence Journal
A.rt Lewis
St. Louis
France
Allen
Ife
Hicks Oarupine
Reliers
Acte Antes
Cerita
Lydia E. Pinkham
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E
Pinkham
Lydia H. Pinkham
Ewa Luay
First St
Medicine Company
Mass
E. Pinkham
Ja. Pinkham
Lynn
See
Pea
Bor Barre
Suoes
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Tennessee
Caroline
South Carciiss
Misissippi
Chickamauga Park
Lookout Mountain
Ennesses
Snails Road
Missionary Ridge
America
Patten
Bor
Barrur Axe
Yool
Louisville
Dlsabel & Sons
Lesielts, Fy
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