Dr Grenfell a Real Hero of the Far North
Dr Grenfell, an Oxford and London University trained physician, serves Labrador fishermen as doctor and missionary. He travels by dogsled and leads three land hospitals, twenty two libraries, a school, and medical stores, raising funds in New York while saving lives through ether, surgery, and care across ice and storm.
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DR. Grenfell A
Far North
Oxford University
London University
Regan Bia Ufe
Labrador
Andrew Carnegie
Wilfred Grenfell
Dr. Grenfell
Esquimaux
Oxford
North America
Hix
Butte Harbor
Grenfell
Toan
New York
Henry van Dyke
Arctic
Labrador Coast
Belle Ise
Pole
Lquor
North American
Lord Strathcona
Canada
Lonely Labrador
Christ College
Medical Department
North Sea
New York World
Child and the Rattlesnake Forces of Fate in Sunset Field
Archibald Rutledge narrates a haunting scene where a fearless child greets a rattlesnake in sunlit grass. The snake simmers with menace yet the child's innocent caress ends the immediate danger, leaving questions of fate and love lingering in a rustic wilderness setting.
MINN OWNER TO WED ACTRESS AND MINING PIONEER
Nevada born miner and publisher Mr. MacMillan, born June 22 1878, plans marriage to actress Edna Goodrich. He rose from Ogden reporter to city editor of the Anaconda Standard and built extensive mining ventures from Georgetown to Goldfield. He controls about 200 Nevada claims and has partnered with major multimillionaires. They met in Goldfield during her engagement with Nat C. Goodwin's company.
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Vada
Edna Goodrich
Ogden
Utah
Anaconda Standard
Marcus Daly
Georgetown
Montana
Goldfield
Daily Sun
The
Tribune
Manhattan
Manhattan Chipmunk
MacMillan
Corn History in Kansas Traced to Coronado Era
The earliest Kansas corn reference appears in Coronado’s 1541 42 expedition notes with Prof Williston reporting charred corn at prehistoric Indian pueblos in Scott County. He estimated the remains to be at least two centuries old and linked cultivation to early Kansas sites around Doniphan.
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Kansas
Coronado
Williston
Scott County
Beargmeat
Doniphan
Oden Te Hans Andersen House Becomes Danish Literary Shrine
London reports the town of Odense Denmark has acquired and restored Hans Christian Andersen’s birthplace. The museum displays include pictures busts first editions original lead pencil drawings by Petersen and relics such as Andersen’s silk hat umbrella trunk traveling bag his will and boot lasts noting the unflattering feet remark in the guide.
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London
Odente
Denmark
Hans Andersen
Petersen
Andersen
Joseph Durham
Chicago Five Maiden Aunts In Uplift Crusade
Chicago boasts its five maiden aunts who led improvements in industrial conditions nationally. The group includes Jane Adams of Hull House, Julia Lathrop, Mary McDowell of the University Settlement, and Margaret.
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Chicago
Ave
Jane Addams
Hull House
Julia Lathrop
Mary McDowell
University Settlement
Margaret
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Health Restore
A historical advertisement claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restores health for women suffering from uterine and related ailments. It cites testimonials from Mrs. Maggie from ar and Mrs. Josephine Hall of Bardstown Kentucky, asserting renewed health and motherhood after use. The piece urges sick women to write for advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pin
Maggie
Lydia
Josephine Hall
Bardstown, Ky
Lydia E Pinkham
Eee Ham
Ted Ares Kote
Ad ‘Beri Medy
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
A Man's Tact and Miss Fairley Exchange
Mr Henler asks Miss Fairley how she would change her hair and eyes if she could. She replies that she would look exactly as she does now. Henley expresses honest surprise, unable to grasp why she calls him a man of little taste and tact.
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Archibald Rutledge
Imputing Magazine
Mr. Henler
Miss Fairley
Henley
Advice to the Lovelorn From Albany Politician
A Albany politician jokes about heart troubles drawing famous men into court and recalls Abe Hummel's warning to never make love to a woman through an ink bottle. The piece then shifts to promo for Defiance Starch, highlighting its removal of harmful chemicals and a newly invented ingredient for stronger, smoother starch. A quip about a human clam hiding pearls closes the note.
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Albany
Abe Hummel
Abe
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Jamas MacMillan
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Home OF Fairy Tales
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Saya
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Guari
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