Great Lumber Cut in 1907 Sets New U.S. Record
The 1907 lumber production reached over 40 billion feet from 28 850 mills, about 95 percent of the actual cut, marking the largest total reported though not necessarily the largest real output. The South led in supply with yellow pine forming 33 percent of the national total, while Michigan and Wisconsin fell in state rankings. Prices rose as per capita consumption climbed from 250 feet in 1850 to 480 feet in 1907.
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Washington
Bureau of the Census
The
Forest Service
United States
Lake States
Northwest
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Atlantic Coast
Carolinas
Texas
Laughing Classes Aim At Musical Study In Milan
A foreign report says Milan will found a school of music that includes laughing lessons. An American advocate urges such schools at home, arguing most laughter is poorly produced and harms the voice. A musical expert cautions against wrong technique while praising healthy laughter.
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School of Music
Milan
Winchester Roller Mills Promotes Home Flour Brands
The Winchester Roller Mills touts itself as the oldest and best in the county and urges the use of Kerr Perfection and White Pearl flour, claiming no equal quality.
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Winchester Roller Mills
Kerr
The Oldest Aristocracy Quote Circulated
A quotation from Chateaubriand notes that talent deserves privileges as the oldest aristocracy known, reflecting on merit as a longstanding form of social distinction.
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Chateaubriand
Cat Deputy Steps In On Half Rations In Bengal
An Indian civil servant’s stay in Shillory, eastern Bengal, ends with his steward reporting the official cat missing for three days and appointing a deputy cat on half rations, a humorous note from Kumer Ghosh the steward.
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Bengal
Shillory
Himalayas
Kumer Ghosh
Where the Octopus Abounds on Brittany Coast
A lifeguard notes the Brittany rock coast is rich with octopus bones and cuttlefish remains. From St. Luaire beach at low tide, locals find many six inch to foot long white bone pieces used as ash trays bird food and cigarette cases.
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Brittany
Breton Beach
St. Luaire
France
Old English Sundays and Sabbath Regulations
A London Chronicle excerpt notes strict 17th century Sabbath rules under Charles I and earlier. Sunday walks limited to church attendance, kissing forbidden, private houses searched for nonconformity, with shifting laws on milk, food cooking, and fish trading across Jame I to William III.
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Charles I
James I
Charles II
William III
London Chronicle
Drainage Key to Road Building and Subdrainage Needs
An extended treatise stresses drainage as the core road-building rule. It urges raising road centers to shed water into side ditches, lists ditch slopes, cross drains, and frequent tile or concrete subdrains. It warns that improper tile work and near-surface groundwater cause mud and heaving, and advocates durable concrete tiles with proper outlets.
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United States
Flour Wins Premiums for Kerrs Perfection and White Pearl
Kerrs Perfection and White Pearl flour from Winchester Roller Mills has taken premiums for fine cakes and pastry at the State Fair in Louisville and at fairs in Lexington Richmond Winchester and Vanceburg and other venues. The flour is advertised as unequaled and in the lead.
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Winchester Roller Mills
Louisville
Lexington
Richmond
Winchester
Vanceburg
Kerr
Humor and Health Across the Page
A medical commentator extols humor as a health aid but questions how one learns the gift and how to cure oneself when the means remain unclear. The quote appears in Lady's Pictorial urging practical guidance beyond praise.
Fraternal Society Meeting Schedules Across Winchester
Local fraternal groups list meeting nights and locations in Winchester. Masons, Winchester Lodge No 20 meet first and third Tuesdays at J O O F Hall. Winchester Chapter No 12 R A M meets second Tuesdays. Knights of Pythias Ivanhoe No 488 meet Thursdays. Uniform Rank meets Tuesdays. Elks Winchester Lodge No 539 meets second and fourth Wednesdays. Hickman Lodge No 72 meets Mondays. Eagles Clark Aerie No 1674 meets second and fourth Tuesdays. Young Men Institute Major Council No 216 meets second and fourth Wednesdays. Red Men Onequea Tribe No 2 meets second and fourth Fridays. Royal Arcanum Daniel Boone Council No 1070 meets first and third Fridays. Confederate Veterans Gen John S Williams Camp No 1295 and B F Buckner Post No 21 meet at courthouse. Daughters of Confederacy Virginia Hanson Chapter meets second Saturdays. Maccabees Winchester Test No 22 subject to commander's call. A O O W Oak Lodge No 93 meets Tuesdays. WW O W Winchester Camp No 98 meets second Friday and fourth Saturday at courthouse.
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Winchester Lodge
Eagles
Clark Aerie
J. A McCourt
Young Men’ Institute
W. B. Ryan
George Curry
Onequa Tribe
Tuttle
Sachem
C. E. Lyddane
Royal Arcanum
Daniel Boone Council
Odd Fellows’ Hall
O. M. Flynn
E. R. Bush
John S. Williams
B. F. Curtis
G. A. R. B. T. Buckner
J. E. Wood
R. R. Perry
Daughters of Confederacy
Virginia Hanson
Maccabees
Value of the Smile in Human Life
The passage compares the smile to sunshine for nature, quickening life, adding beauty and fragrance, and even giving dead matter a glow. It says the smile eases sorrows and disappointments and makes joys sweeter, enriching human experience with glow and warmth.
Woman climbs 125-foot chimney at Torrington site
Mrs. Guy Nadine scaled rickety ladders to reach the top of a 125-foot chimney under construction in Torrington Connecticut. She posed there several minutes enjoying the view before descending.
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Torrington
Conn
Guy Nadine
Gertrude Coghlan Buys a Gold Brick Canary
New York actress Gertrude Coghlan bought a canary from a street hawker for fifty cents. She later learned the bird was painted to look like a canary but was actually an ordinary sparrow. Coghlan warned against trusting appearances.
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New York
Gertrude Coghlan
Gaiety Theatre
42Nd Street
Miss Coghlan
Touch and Sight in Helen Keller’s Reflections
A reflective excerpt emphasizes the value of human touch over sight, pairing Keller’s reverence for tactile connection with a broader meditation on form, empathy, and the warmth of hands. The passage underscores tactile experience as a source of fullness and nobility.
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Helen Keller
Country Magazine
Cold in the Head Home Remedy
Snuffing a piece of sugar up the nose has long been suggested to relieve a head cold. Repeat several times daily or whenever breathing through the nostrils is difficult.
Cultivating Joy in Life Through a Bright Outlook
The article urges cultivating joy as a fruit of the Spirit by forming the habit of looking on the bright side. It notes many people postpone happiness and instead focus on life’s troubles, encouraging a more hopeful daily perspective.
Following His Thoughts Elderly Bore Punch Quip
A Punch cartoon shows an elderly man ad libbing on memory triggered by a younger woman. He tells her her face awakens a memory and thoughts leave him while she longs to follow them.
Rule for Life's Journey
Quotable maxim urging focus on present duties as key to future success attributed to George MacDonald.
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George Macdonald
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More Mills Report
Jones
Winchester Paint & Wall Paper CO
Main Street
Masons
Elk’s Lodge
C. H. Rees
E. R
J. W. Stapleton
Odd Fellows
Hickman Lodge No
Ed Clark
N. G
W. P. Arbill
Oak Lodge
J. W. Crone
Ww. O. W
C. A. Tanner
Eagle Casting Co
Sen Eutaskiim of
F. G. Cornell
Capital
Winchester Bank
N. H. Witherspoon
W. R. Spear
Gilbert & Botto
Cincinnati Tailors
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