Brave George Smith Hero in Iron Foundry Rescue
In a steel foundry a young boy witnesses molten iron danger as Big George Smith charges through seething pools to save the child. He leaps the fiery torrents, shields the boy, and is saved by coworkers. A surgeon reports eventual recovery and the directors weigh wage gains and future positions for Smith.
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George
George Smith
Big George Smith
Ine
Smith
No. 3 Foundry
Jong
Amusing Hermit Crabs and Their Shocking Shell Habits
A Cincinnati Enquirer piece notes the hermit crab as a vast crab family member found worldwide from north to equator. It details how these creatures inhabit snail shells and even unusual homes like tobacco pipes or sponges, their quarrels over shells, and the wide size range from tiny shells to large whelk homes.
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Jinally
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Happy Bumblebee Narrates Its Daily Flight
A playful description of the bumblebee feeding on clover, gathering pollen in two hind leg baskets, and exchanging nectar for flower money. It explains how bees nest in abandoned mouse holes, lay eggs on pollen masses, and emerge as new bees after larvae feed and cocoons form.
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N.Y. Tribune
Little Peter Hope Orangutan Learns Human Ways on Travel
An infant orangutan named Peter Hope, reportedly the only one in America, traveled half price from Philadelphia to San Francisco aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. He behaves humanlike, eating at a table and following commands, with a $3,000 life insurance and a $2,500 purchase price. The article details his journey from Borneo, his early life, voyage, and care in Philadelphia before moving to California.
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Peter Hope
America
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Thomas Thurston
San Francisco Zoological Garden
Borneo
New World
Peter
Bornio
Barnese
Crat
Berlin
Jacob Hope
Albert Elser
Albert
N. Y. Tribune
Inspiration of West Sparks Painter Dream in Child Kiss
The note credits Benjamin West with a motherly kiss that spurred his artistic ambition. He recalls how his likeness of his baby sister drew his mother in a warm kiss, and he claims that kiss made him a painter.
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Benjamin West
Kise Muta
Fibroid Tumors Cured by Pinkham Remedy Shown
Mrs E F Hayes of Roxbury Boston writes of long fibroid symptoms and relief after following Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound advice. She praises the remedy as restoring health and urges others with ovarian trouble to try it, noting she is now well and grateful.
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Boston
Hayes
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. F. Hayes
Dudley St
Roxbury
Dean Mas
Masa
Mrs. Hayes
Cal
Seren Casper Ie Ae
North Coast Limited trains continue service this winter
The Northern Pacific Railway announces the North Coast Limited will be continued through winter. The vestibuled steam heated electric lighted train offers broad amenities including parlors, libraries, magazines, a dining room, barber shop and card rooms. Through service between St. Paul Minneapolis Duluth Fargo Butte Spokane Seattle Tacoma Portland remains unrivaled with two daily through trains and Burlington connections.
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Northern Pacific Railway
North Coast Limited
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Fargo
Butte
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Burlington’s
Kansas City
Billings
Zy Gen
Minn
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Detroit Free Pro
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Lincoln
Chicago Record- Herald
Chicago Post
TH Coast Limited
Oey
Glen
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