Rainmaker's Rain Turns to Golden Windfall
John Burnham and Adria Newton, a village couple, face finances after a failed storm-creator project. A careless throw by two tramps detonates hidden dynamite, revealing a stash of gold buried near the shed. Gold rains down, transforming prospects as the couple plans to marry.
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John Burnham
Adria Newton
Adria
Burnham
John
Daniel Burnham
Newton
Four Sisters
Letts and Lithuanians A Brief Ethnographic Note
The Letts and Lithuanians are Indo European groups in western Russia and northeastern Poland and Prussia. About 3.5 million total with 1.3 million Letts inhabit Vitebsk Courland Livonia and other areas. They maintain forest dwelling customs and forest worship of oaks while Lettic languages form a distinct group with eastern western and literary dialects. In the eighteenth century a Young Letts movement arose to preserve language free of German influence and has grown. many Lettic emigrants have settled in the United States.
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Russia
Poland
Prussia
Vitebsk
Courland
Livonia
Young Letts
United States
Montreal Herald
Anthrax Now Rare Menace to Humans Says Medical Study
The article notes that anthrax is mainly an animal disease but occasionally appears in humans. It argues physicians often miss symptoms due to limited familiarity, yet claims modern preventive measures and cures remove the danger to human life.
Growth Requires More Food and Heat for Youth
The text notes that growing bodies demand more food and heat to avoid wasting away. It argues that young persons need substantial fuel, while older people with feeble hearts require less fuel. The passage reflects a belief that sustenance should align with bodily vigor and age.
Oklahoma Off For Its Trials
A fragment notes a voyage with an official trial voyage toward the Maine coast and mentions a speed of 21 knots in an observed passage.
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Oklahoma
Maine
Sioux Indian Guard Joins Washington Capitol Police
Frank Janis a Sioux from Tripp county South Dakota joins the Washington Capitol police force. He is well educated owns a large farm on the Rosebud reservation and drives his own automobile.
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Frank Janis
Tripp County
South Dakota
Uncle Sam
Washington
Janis
Rose Bud Reservation
Polish producer Ordynski speaks eight languages in New York
Richard Ordynski a Polish producer in New York contrasts with typical Broadway managers by speaking eight languages. He rehearsed Pavilowa in six languages Russian Polish French Italian German and English. He is a former Cracow university faculty member and was invited to lecture on Polish literature at Columbia University.
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Richard Ordynski
New York
Ordynski
Pavilowa
University ‘of Cracow
Columbia University
State of Iowa Film Workportraits Social Themes
A fragment notes Iowa officials or groups examining films that depict social issues. The readable text references state level concerns about media portrayals and potential impact on public perception. The snippet lacks concrete actions, dates, or named organizations.
White House Interior Described in Casual Tour Narrative
A fragmentary description notes guarded access during certain hours and five guest chambers adjoining the library in the White House. It mentions ten bedrooms along a central corridor and a second story toward the right, with government furnishing the rooms and the president and wife nearby.
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White House
Riere
Cieee
The Old White House Rooms Described in Quoted Fragments
Readable fragments describe rooms and furniture once at the White House. Reference mentions a half office building, a palace like interior with blue and gold boudoir styling, satin walls, a weighted linen press, and kitchen department hints.
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White House
Navigators and Engineers Highlighted in Government Volume
A government publication titled Wonderful Machine presents navigators and engineers in focus. The annual volume includes tables for sea conditions and coastal tides, emphasizing maritime science and hydrology across the shore.
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Hydrous World
Tide Table Machine: Century-Old Geodetic Marvel
An ornate mechanical tide computing device in Washington converts harmonic constants into local tide tables. A 11 foot long, 2 foot wide, man-height machine uses shafts cams and pulleys with an electro magnet stop system. Operators read off the dialed figures and record them as a fountain pen traces the data.
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Ras Coast and Geodetic Survey
Washington
Ontonagon Copper Bowlder Moves to National Museum
Smithsonian employees completed moving the Ontonagon bowlder, a massive copper ore standing 344 feet long and weighing about three tons. Originating with Chippewa lands near Ontonagon Michigan, the rock passed through Henry and Eldred before reaching Washington in 1860 and later the National Museum with Congress reimbursing Eldred roughly $5,646.90.
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Alexander Henry English
Henry
Bowlder
Julius Eldred
Detroit
Lake Superior
Sault Ste. Marie
Washi
Quartermaster’s Bureau of the War
Ment
Government Printing Office The Nations Biggest Printer
Cornelius Ford head of the Government Printing Office describes the vast operation in Washington with more than 32 million pounds of paper and 65 000 pounds of ink annually. He notes every government activity eventually passes through the office with a staff of around 4 000.
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CEQ
Thi
Washington
Cornelius’ Ford
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T. R. BI
Smnett
W. G. Chapman
Bergen
Norway
Penn University
University of Pennsylvania
William Lifson
Elizabeth
N. J
International Dictarmesa Ae
Samuel Gompers
Labor
Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Indiana Capitol Guard
Les
Iowa
Ea Films
White Hoy
Ashington
Lion
Uncle’ Sainecleaning
the Kitchen Department
Sam
of Printi
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