Cincinnati Warehouse Fire Destroys Block, Deaths Reported
Fire in Cincinnati modern factory district causes two deaths and injuries to six firemen. A high wind aided flames that burned ten firms and eight large buildings, sweeping from Ninth and Sycamore to Broadway. Firms affected include Krippendorf & O’Neal Shoe Co and Cahill Shoe Co among others. Fire likely started in Krippendorf & O’Neal engine room.
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Cincinnati
Ninth and
Sycamore Streets
Broadway
Krippendorf & O'Neal Shoe Co
Taylor Poole Leather Co
Cahill Shoe Co
Twin Lock Co
Sycamore Street Stable Co
Gries Pflezer Leather Co
Victor Safe & Lock Co
Chicago Wheat Prices Decline on December Contracts
Chicago wheat figures show December at 91 1 2 cents, May at 95 5 8 cents, and July at 92 7 8 cents. The report notes the market activity in Chicago on December 21 with these price points for futures contracts.
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Chicago
Congress Adjourns for Holidays Amid Slow Carload Pace
Washington December 21 Congress has adjourned for the holidays. The report notes a slow freight carload pace as the session ends.
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Congress
Washington
A Desirable Xmas Present Showcased Cards and Copper Plate
An advertisement notes one hundred engraved cards and a copper plate offered as a desirable Christmas present. It invites readers to view samples at WORLD OFFICE.
Easygoing Mr DeBorem Rumor Stirred by Parlor Visitor
A Chicago News item describes a weary girl in a parlor accusing Mr DeBorem of being an easygoing man after hearing a questionable remark. The scene unfolds with a cuckoo clock striking midnight and the pair exchanging subtle dialogue.
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DeBorem
Realistic Church Scene Delights The Critic
The Author asks if the church scene was realistic and the Critic says it was intensely so. He notes many in the audience actually fell asleep during the performance in London Tit-Bits.
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London
Patience recalls sister on stage now married
Yonkers Statesman notes a sister who previously performed on stage has wed and gained a speaking part, sparking casual amusement about progress in her acting career.
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Patience
Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
A Queer Ceremony in Valle Maggio Italy
An annual ritual held on the Sunday of September in Valle Maggio features a peculiar procession. People of all ages carry large snake figures stuffed with cotton and weep as an expiation to ward off snake bites during the grape harvest.
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Valle Maggio
Italy
Dawn sighting at Miss Clara in white
A reader recalls admiring Miss Clara in white as she appeared at dawn, joking that the sight resembled Miss Julia-Harper's Bazar.
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Alyr
Jove
Clara
Julia
Harper’s Bazar
Heiress Offers Heart to Poor Youth in Witty Exchange
A beautiful heiress quips that she has no heart while a poor but willing youth replies he will give hers. The playful dialogue centers on affection and sacrifice in a light social vignette.
Reflect on Present Blessings and Past Misfortunes
A reflective meditation urges considering current blessings shared by all, contrasting with past misfortunes that many dwell on. The piece contrasts gratitude with regret, inviting a tempered view of life’s ups and downs.
First Anthracite Coal’s Early Philadelphia Trial
The piece notes that in 1803 Philadelphia residents tried and failed to burn the first two tons of anthracite coal and eventually walked on the material. In 1817 Colonel George Shoemaker sold eight or ten wagonloads in the same city and faced warrants for arrest on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses.
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Philadelphia
George Shoemaker
Scientist and humorist discuss dog guiding tail
A scientist remarks that a dog can steer itself with its tail while the humorist quips about guiding bark. The exchange highlights playful dialogue on animal behavior and perception.
The Ruling Passion and a Smoking Jacket Bargain
A husband resumes smoking after his wife had urged him to quit. She admits she allowed it to justify buying a pretty smoking jacket at a bargain sale. The exchange reveals a light domestic wrinkle and playful irony.
A Hurricane Devastates Towns and Structures
A newspaper description depicts the hurricane's impact as it shatters mountains tears up oaks dismantles churches lays villages waste and overturns a haystack illustrating widespread destruction.
Manlicity motto echoes through style and manners
A concise meditation on supreme excellence being found in manliness and conduct. The saying links character, manners, and presence as key ideals, echoing a Longfellow reminiscent sentiment about virtue in daily life.
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Longfellow
Busy Wenatchee Notes Highlight Winter Move and Trade
Local items report Hamilton Marr family moving into the R L Bartlett house for the winter, Petersellers offer extra Fancy Delicious apples for Christmas, and real estate activity in Ephrata Moses Lake country with prospects improving due to moisture. Christmas gifts, flower and typewriter ads appear amid travel plans and local shop specials.
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Hamilton Marr
R. L. Bartlett
Milot Mills
E. E. Shotwell
Lakeside
W. S. Belser
Col. Valley Bank
J. M. Pierce
Ephrata
Ephrata-Moses Lake
Pierce
Best Vaudeville For Months At Wenatchee Theater
Amusement seekers can see Harland and Rollinson at the Wenatchee theatre this week. The vaudeville duo deliver a comedy musical act praised as the best in months with skilled instrument work and sharp wit. Moving picture features remain popular.
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Harland & Rollinson
Wenatchee Theatre
Land Purchase Under Government Project in Okangan
C. N. Meredith bought twenty acres of fruit land in upper Okangan from P. P. Holcomb for 5000 dollars. Holcomb received a new Seattle house as part payment. The Real Estate Exchange arranged the deal under the government project.
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C. N. Meredith
P. P. Holcomb
Upper
Okanogan
Pirates at Panama Ate Leather to Survive Hunger
Captain Morgan and his crew faced extreme famine in Panama. Exquemelin recounts pirates slicing leather bags, pounding it with stones, soaking it in river water, scraping hair, roasting, then chewing tiny morsels with water to ease swallowing.
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Morgan
Hts
Panama
Exquemelin
West Indies
French Official Red Tape at the Nice Funeral
Two Italian visitors carried a wreath with a silk ribbon into Nice for a funeral and were taxed a duty of 25 dollars. They argued the wreath used natural flowers only, but the tariff taxed the gross weight of the memorial. They discarded the ribbon at the frontier and returned home, missing the funeral.
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Nice
Italy
Keep In the Sunshine
A reflection on two kinds of people the shadowed and the sunny side. Pessimists dwell in gloom, casting wounds on others while fearing every pit. The author urges choosing the brighter path across the twenty feet to the sunny sidewalk.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
Pan ky Humor From An Admiral Milne Era Gardener
A London Tit-Bits quip recalls an old gardener in Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alexander Milne’s service. The strict disciplinarian warned of irons for disobedience, but the gardener replied that on ship there was one man to do many tasks, so ashore there was more work for one.
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Alexander Milne
Alexander
London
Something to Interest Him in a Monthly Caller Scene
A girl laments lacking new entertainment for a weekly caller while her mother and father discuss their balanced and itemized accounts from the last three months. The father jokes he would have brought his ledger of dry goods millinery stationery and confectionery bills to entertain him.
Fruit storage urged to boost Wenatchee growers profits
J J Hill told Wenatchee businessmen to build large storage to time fruit shipments and set prices. He cited Chicago fruit prices and warned that wholesalers profit from delayed sales, urging growers to hold apples until buyers demand them to maximize earnings and long term acreage.
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J. J. Hill
Wenatchee
Wenatchee-Oroville
Empire Builder
W. T
W T. Clark
Mr. Hill
Chicago
Darius Miller
Burlington Railroad
Monroe Street
South Water Street
Hill
Gig lamp eyes of Java spider change color at will
A Buitenzorg captured attus spider shows large pair of eyes that shift from brown to bright green and back repeatedly. The change occurs in either one or both eyes and may reflect terror or instinct, as reported by Harper's Weekly.
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Java
Buitenzorg
Harper's Weekly
Ancient Egyptian garden design and Nile water features
The text notes Egyptian landscape gardening adapted to flat terrain using water from the Nile. It cites three garden plans from Meryleat Tell el Amaron tomb for the grand layout and includes depictions of Egyptians reclining on chairs and fishing in artificial lakes.
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Meryleat
Tell el Amaron
Useless Speculation in a Courship Conversation
An elderly wife asks if vows during courtship were true. The husband replies that belief by both parties matters more than truth. The Washington Star quote reflects lighthearted marital perspective on romance and fidelity.
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Washington Star
Drummer and widow recall years of business dealing
A drummer questions the widow about her late husband while she notes he would still be alive had the man come earlier. The widow hints at unsettled affairs and possible orders left behind, reflecting long acquaintance and unresolved matters.
Cultivation of the Earth as Man’s Key Labor
A reflective line citing Daniel Webster on the importance of farming and earth work. The brief note includes a stray fragment “netT gases” that suggests OCR noise but does not alter the core quote about agriculture. The aim is to present the historical sentiment in a concise headline and summary.
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Daniel Webster
English Mine Horror Claims Dozens in Bolton Blast
An explosion and ensuing fire at the Little Hullon mine in Bolton Eng. today trapped 90 miners. Of 290 at risk, eight escaped by two o'clock as ten bodies were recovered and hundreds remained in peril. The adjoining mine was damaged and rescue effort delayed.
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Bolton
Eng
Little Hullon
Cardinal's Salt Cup Model by Benvenuto Cellini
In his Autobiography Cellini recounts designing a salt cup for a cardinal. The piece features an oval base two thirds of a cubit long, two sea figures embracing land, a ship with salt, four sea horses, a trident, a female earth figure with a temple, a pepper holder, a cornucopia, land animals, and ornate oceanic and terrestrial ornaments.
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Earth
Benvenuto Cellini
Not a Tramp Rider Haggard Encounters a Dusty Gentleman
The story from Popular Magazine recounts Rider Haggard traveling in John Hays Hammond's private car. Harris Hammond finds a tramp aboard, dust-covered and ragged, who later converses with Haggard about literature. Hammond reveals the man is a gentleman in distress.
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Rider Haggard
United States
John Hays Hammond
Hammond
Haggard
Harris Hammond
John Hays
Harris
Popular Magazine
The Virtue of Traveling as a Modern Insight
Harper's Bazar argues against two old fallacies about travel. It praises pursuing the richest and most beautiful lands, notably Italy and Greece, while life lasts and health permits. The piece asserts travel is a noble, intelligent choice for those who can afford it.
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Italy
Greece
Harper's Bazar
Deadly Pulque in Mexico’s Drink Problem
The Chicago News notes pulque as the national drink of poorer Mexicans. The unrefined alcohol from a plant resembling aloe tastes stale and watered, must be drunk within 24 hours, and can instantly cause brain impairment nerve paralysis and death, leading employers to avoid pulque districts.
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Mexico
Chicago News
Lot For Sale By Owner Close In
Small lot close in offered by owner for 750 dollars cash. A small house on the lot rents for 10 dollars monthly. Contact phone 2333. Dated 12-23.
Advertised Letters List Read in Local Postal Register
A listed batch of names appears in the town postal notices for unclaimed or advertised letters. Included are James Adem, Mike Curran, C. Clark, Mrs. Ethel Duncan, Albert Duncan, Giacindo Doraigo, J. Da ley, Andrew Forstorm, Andrew Gorman, Mrs. E A Gilliand, Thomas Hoyne, Wm. Johnson, Kittie, Mrs. Harry Kelly, Harry A Kelly, C O Love, Bertha Mudge, Mrs. Luther Ovalen, Ole Y Olson, Fred O Neil, W E Pooler, S S Patrick, M W Raynor, Benjamin Rich, W B Striskland, Alvin Spindt, Alice Skillman, Albert Thompson, Edward Y Thomas, Henry Terhune, F Ss Young.
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James Adem
Mike Curran
C. Clark
Ethel Duncan
Albert Duncan
Giacindo Doraigo
J. Daley
Andrew Forstorm
Andrew Gorman
E. A. Gilliand
Thomas Hoyne
Wm. Johnson
Kittie
Harry Kelly
Harry A. Kelly
C. O. Love
Bertha Mudge
Luther Ovalen
Ole Y. Olson
Fred O'Neil
W. E. Pooler
S. S
Grotto Novelty Store Christmas Stock Update
A large new flock of Xmas Cards expected tonight on No. 4. Sled shipments arrived this morning. Drop Head Sewing Machine with ball bearing offered at 19.75. Self playing piano for the daughter's stocking, one good as new for less than half price. Lots of toys remain but moving fast. Grotto Novelty Store, 12-21.
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Grotto
For Sale Front Lot Near Kittitas Street
For sale one sixty foot front lot east facing in a good location off Kittitas street. Price cheap with terms. Inquiries to P O Box 843 City. Also notice urges against wasting spare time and promotes Wenatchee Business College with R M Lewis.
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Kittitas Street
P. O
R. M. Lewis
Wenatchee Business College
Warner Library for Sale or Rent Gift Idea
For sale or rent a Warner Library set of thirty new volumes marketed as an elegant Christmas gift. Listed by Mrs. H. J. Smith on South B Street with phone number 2766. Includes a New Year’s gift angle.
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Warner Library
H. J. Smith
South B St
Wenatchee Bids Open for 1911 City Printing Contract
City of Wenatchee invites bids for legal printing for the year 1911. Bids due by 8 p.m. Tuesday December 27 1910. Bids must quote price per square inch for solid non pareil type. SAM R SUMNER posted 12-21-12-27.
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Wenatchee
Washington
Sam R. Sumner
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