Pike's Peak or Bust A Glorious Panorama of Light and Shade
Charles Applebee reports from Manitou Colorado on Pike's Peak as the weather signal of the valley and a grand ascent scene. He recounts the peak’s exploration history from Pike to Abt rack rail and notes a grave of Erin O Keefe the infant daughter of John and Nora O Keefe as a sobering point of the visit and ends urging travelers to see Pike's peak or bust.
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Manitou
Colo
Colorado
Rockies
Pike’s Peak
Zebulon Pike
Cheyenne Mountain
George F. Ruxton
North America
Pike's Peak
Mount Rigi
Switzerland
Mount Washington
New Hampshire
Alps
United States
Washington
John O'Keefe
Erin O'Keefe
Joohn
Nora O'Keefe
Bust
Charles Applebee
How Wire Is Made in a Mechanical Drawing Process
Describes wire production from a coiled rod through drawing plate holes, lubrication, annealing steps, and final finishing. Explains that different metals require varying anneal cycles and that soft steel can be drawn without cleaning or annealing. Notes wire sizes range from one fourth inch to one one hundred seventy thousandth inch.
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Cassier
Credit Where It Was Not Due In The Buffalo Papers
A Buffalo Express column recounts a professor at the University of Buffalo who tests a medical idea on a private patient with a student present. A joke ends with the student failing to catch the doctor’s intended idea as the patient reveals no medicine was taken.
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Pittsburg
Thorn
University of Buffalo
California
Genesee Valley
Buffalo News
Wey
Calumet Remedy Company
Chicago
Ill
Siegfried & Co
Blind Children Express The Queer Notions In Everyday Talk
A collection of anecdotes on how blind children express themselves, with examples from Dr Anagnos and at the institution. Stories include a raised-line writing method, a dainty composition about a preacher named Jack in the pulpit, Poe's The Bells tale, and a humorous dictionary plagiarism tale. Also notes on laughing owl birds and a pair of jokes.
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Jewett Gas Ranges
Sapolio
Baugh
Baugh & Sons Company
Delaware Avenue
Philadelphia
Len
Sam
von Mohl CO
Cincinnati
O. i
Carron
A. Weiss
John Ckeefe
Madan
New York Recorder
McEll
Brooklyn Eagle
Tre Dreamer
Alvic
Sindbad
Spain
Arlo Bates
St. Nicholas
Jack
Mother Earth
Boston Advertiser
Henry Sartain
Poe
Sartain
John
Father
Philadelphia Record
Capitol Hill
Washington Post
the Laughing Owl
Florida
Chesapeake
M. Waters
E. T. Hazeltine
D.L. Geronid
L. W. Dennison
M Waters
P. Hall
John M. Siegfried
O.F. Honman
P.J. Bayer
C. A. Cornen
Werra Savings Bank
A. J. Hazeltine
O. W. Beaty
G. B. Ensworth
Cashier
0. W. Beaty
M.B. Dunham
L.R. Freeman
L.B. Wood
Charles W. Stone James Clark
F H Rockwell
Firs National Bank
L. D. Wetmore
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Warren County
England
Ireland
Scotland
Europe
PISO
4Izs
Laura E
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Iowa
Fehlman’s
Fehlmans
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