Gift promises vast sums from century old town fund
Charles D. Rood of Lancaster Pa endows Washburn Wis with a 1000 gift set for 2174 third centennial, yielding a projected 10 million under compound interest. A second 1000 in 2074 and another in 1974 are also placed in trust with similar aims for the town’s worthy poor and sober young men. The projections spark debate on the value of such long term philanthropy.
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Ludlow
Mass
Charles D. Rood
Lancaster
Reed
Death of Bronx Zoo Polar Bear Peary Ends Nine Year Run
Peary the 800 pound polar bear at the Bronx Zoological Garden died in his tank without warning. Brought from Germany nine years ago, he had been the park’s lone polar bear until a mate arrived a year and a half ago. After they were moved near each other he killed her, then his temper worsened. No clear cause. pneumonia suspected. Peary stood 50 percent inches in see and 7 feet 2 inches from nose to tail.
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Peary
Bronx Zoological Gardens
Germany
Hagenbeck
Bronx Park
Illusive 1902 penny gold lure shocks New York shoppers
A uptown lunch shop posts a Richmond firm paying 10 cents for 1902 pennies and the shop offers 15 cents for any 1902 cent found. Crowds search pockets and buy papers, but none turn up the date piece. A caller to the sub-treasury yields no redemption.
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New York
Richmond
Sub-Treasury
A Sure Cure for Winter on a Small Farm
A Dallas Love Sharp passage from the Atlantic argues a year round cure for winter lies in keeping a farm productive and a salary, paired with a love of nature. The prescription favors an acre or more, a thousand dollar income, a family of four boys or more, and daily morning and evening chores through winter.
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Dallas
Sharp
Atlantic
Hoffman House Paintings Relocated Near Original Spots
The Hoffman House in New York is moving paintings to near their historic positions. Correggio’s Narcissus will hang in the first floor writing room under shaded electric light. Bouguereau’s Nymphs of Satyr will be framed for display in the lobby near the old barroom, with other works adjusted to similar locations.
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New York
Correggio
Bougueran
Bougeureau
Nature Making Gasoline From Natural Gas Impacts Wells
Nature converts natural gas into gasoline at local oil fields, causing freezing in pipes and hindering oil extraction. Only 22 of 530 wells in Rockland township escape the effect this month, per Oil City Derryick.
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Nature
Rockland Township
Oil
Railways Rapidly Fill West Open Lands With New Towns
A vast westward expansion follows rail links across Missouri Iowa Minnesota and Nebraska as Mobridge and other towns surge. The Missouri River bridge connects St Paul lines to a coast division while homesteads multiply along the Marmarth Musselshell route. Dry farming boosts Beach flats and Montana-Dakota line towns with mills elevators and hardware stores rising amid a land rush.
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Mobridge
S. D
Missouri River
St. Paul Road
New Coast Division
Missouri
United States
Marmarth
N. C
Little Missouri
Musselshell River
Montana
Pacific Coast
Prairie Westward Expansion and Coal Rich Montana
The piece extols the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Pacific Coast extension as fueling settlement across plains cites rapid track laying and future rail service to Butte Seattle and Tacoma It highlights Montana coal deposits especially lignite along the Yellowstone bluff and predicts abundant government land for settlers as surveys near completion and claim shanties proliferate.
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Chicago, Milwaukee and
Chicago
Butte
Mont
Seattle
Tacoma
Wash
Montana
United States
Yellowstone
Sam
Happiness and worry in human nature
George Harvey argues that humans are generally disposed to find comfort in reflection on troubles and that worry, though common, can be managed with simple mental treatment. He notes most people are normal and hopeful when skies are clear, yet fear can cripple effort if left unchecked.
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George Harvey
North American Review
Extreme Northern and Southern Cities Map Globe Reach
The text identifies Hammerfest in Norway as the northernmost town with about 4,000 residents where the sun remains above the horizon for two months. It also notes Punta Arenas at the Strait of Magellan as the southernmost town with roughly 10,000 inhabitants.
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Hammerfest
Norway
Punta Arenas
Strait of Magellan
The Baby's Fault in London Tatler
A nursemaid quits over fear of police, confessing she cannot approach the baby due to a policeman's threat. the mistress questions the motive but the nursemaid insists the danger lies with law enforcers.
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London Tatler
Secret Pocket In Coat Attracts Cigar Stealth
A Detroit Free Press note suggests a tailor could profit by inventing a coat pocket that hides cigars from curious friends. The idea promises wealth for the designer who creates a discreet, practical solution for carrying cigars unseen.
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Detroit Free Press
University of Paris Doctoral Degree Requirements
The University of Paris requires the lower degree in the relevant division, two theses on different questions, oral or written examinations, and a fee of 140 francs plus 100 printed copies. Doctor of letters requires one Latin and one French thesis. science demands original research. theology demands both oral and written exams.
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University of Paris
Scottish Laborer at Cramp’s Shipyard Mishears Name
A Scottish worker at Cramp's shipyard in Philadelphia started work as a laborer and carried heavy planks. After two hours he asked the foreman if he had correctly heard his name, thinking perhaps Samson instead of Tomson, prompting a practical joke line about his own mispronunciation.
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Cramp’s Shipyard
Philadelphia
Tomson
Samson
Worth Reading In A Global Media Snapshot
A concise collection notes France hosts over 300 daily newspapers. It adds comparative remarks on ear size and a public health worry about rats in England. It states a silver to gold ratio of fifteen to one and reports Germany ships 29 million feathers yearly to England for millinery use.
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France
England
Germany
An Icicle Factory in Austria Produces Ice Sticks
In Austria ice sticks are made for profit by letting water fall over a series of poles in winter. The resulting icicles are broken off by workers and hauled to storage, a method easier than cutting ice from rivers, though quality may differ from lake or river ice.
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Austria
Pathfinder
Brazilian Convict Colony Produces Cotton On Island
The Pernambuco penal colony on a distant Brazilian island houses about 600 convicts. They rise at 6 a.m. and work to 2 p.m. for the state cultivating superfine cotton, then work for themselves. The island is noted as orderly and productive.
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Pernambuco
Brazil
Chicago Tribune
Portly passenger debates seating on rival’s hat
In a Harper's Weekly vignette a portly traveler in a railroad car asks if he can sit on the other man’s hat. The hat owner replies with a sly retort and a playful exchange ends with the portly man admitting he did so.
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Harper’s Weekly
What Causes Headache and a Laxative Remedy
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headache. Laxative BromoQuinine removes the cause. E. W. Grove on box 25c.
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E.w.grove
Extravagant claim by Lee heir against Washington estate
Robert E. Lee Jr., descendant and administrator of Washington's estate, seeks 310 500 dollars for 38000 Virginia Military District acres in Ohio. The land was not properly recorded. heirs argue modern value far exceeds historical value. Congress first heard the claim in 1807, revived in 1852, then again in 1899 with a time limit for surrender. The paper urges granting 3000 acres elsewhere and dropping the larger demand.
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Washington
Robert E. Lee, Jr
Congress
George Washington Parke Curtis
George Washington
de Bonis
Virginia Military District
Ohio
Virginia
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
The Obliging Butcher Note Quip in Philadelphia
A humorous note from a Philadelphia butcher named John Sirlein replies to a parson's wife with a quip about not killing himself this week and offering a leg from his brother. The exchange reads as a witty, tongue in cheek rebuke set in a 19th century urban context.
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John Sirlein
Philadelphia Inquirer
Old Surgeon Cuts Coffee To Cure Tremors
An Illinois surgeon details his coffee-related tremors and insomnia and explains how switching to Postum restored steadiness and nerve health. He credits Postum with calm hands for surgery and shares a testimonial of a friend who also abandoned coffee and praised the drink.
Cleft rolls recipe steps for light yeast dough
Instructions describe making a sponge with milk yeast sugar and flour then mixing in egg melted butter salt soda and more flour to form a soft dough. Let rise four to five hours then roll shape fold place close in pan and let rise another hour. Just before baking score each ball to form a cleft roll.
How to Prepare Macaroni with Tomato Cheese Bake
A half box of macaroni is broken into pieces and cooked slowly in salted water for two hours. It is drained and rinsed, then combined with one quart of tomatoes. Six onions are peeled, sliced, and fried in butter. added to the pasta and simmered ten minutes. Cheese is melted on top and parsley used as garnish for a hot bake.
Tomato shells with stuffing and cheese topping
Prepare firm tomato shells by removing the tops and hollowing centers. Mix pulp with bread crumbs onions celery nuts salt and pepper, refill, top with grated cheese and butter, cover, bake 15 to 20 minutes, uncover briefly, restuff covers, and serve on lettuce with croutons.
Molasses and Flour Bake With Raisins Recipe
A simple batter using one cup molasses or sirup two large tablespoons melted fresh lard one cup boiling water with three teaspoons baking soda plus sifted flour to form a stiff dough. Flavor with spice or ginger bake slowly about one hour with optional seeded raisins to imitate fruit cake flavors.
Devil's Food Chocolate Loaf Cake Recipe
A recipe instructs to cream one cup sugar with a half cup butter and beat in two eggs. Melt and cool one cup grated chocolate with boiling water, mix in sour milk, a dissolved soda, flour, and vanilla to taste. Bake in a loaf tin.
Recipe for Brandy Flavored Custard Card
A concise recipe lists one egg yolk, three quarters cup sugar, one tablespoon butter, three tablespoons cream and three tablespoons brandy. Beat sugar with butter then add egg. Combine in a double boiler, bring to a boil, add remaining white and use at once.
Egg Mixture Beaten With Sugar Salt Mustard and Vinegar
Instructions describe breaking two eggs into a bowl and beating them. Add sugar salt mustard vinegar and cream then cook thick in a double boiler.
Short Household Tips For Cleaning And Fridge To Fridge
Verdigris on metal can be removed by rubbing with liquid ammonia. Add milk to mush for browner frying. Whipped cream on squash pie enhances appearance. Do not put carving knife and fork in water. rub with wet cloth. Hot iron frees rusty screws before using screwdriver. Save water from boiling rice or pasta for soups and gravies. Silver polish uses whiting and ammonia with soft cloth. Scent an invalid room with oil of sandalwood heated on a hot shovel. Vaseline stains linen and is set by soap. remove with kerosene or turpentine before washing.
Temperance Worker Endorses Peruna Remedy
A Brooklyn temperance leader, Ella Farrell, president of the Young People's Christian Temperance Association, endorses Peruna as a nerve and blood tonic for worn-out women. She cites personal experience aiding digestion and strength, noting Dr. Hartman also prescribes Peruna for thousands of women. Man a Lin the Ideal Laxative.
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Iss’ Bessip
Farrell
Third Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Young People’s Christian Temperance Association
Hartman
Depew Exchanges Banter With Illinois Minister
Senator Depew, leaving the President's office, greeted by an aging Illinois minister who recalls meeting him in Galena twenty five years ago. The minister wishes to meet in heaven, to which Depew jokes he hopes to meet him there after a long while and hops away like a boy.
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Depew
Illinois
Galena
Ill
Mr. Depew
Senator Depew
Wash Lady Delays Work Over Brother's Remains
A Pennsylvania family notes the colored wash woman arrived late to explain she stayed home to receive her diseased brother's remains from Pittsburg. The incident reflects a somber domestic moment recounted in Lippincott's.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Lippincott’s
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Postum
Postum Co
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Mich
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Man-a-Lin
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Milwaukee, Wis
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