Northwest school ads mix college and military training
An advertisement promotes Vashon College and Academy in Burton Washington as a military school for young men and a seminary for young ladies with a September 5 1905 start under new ownership. It also lists boarding for the College of Our Lady of Lourdes in South Park and offers khaki suits rifles and hunting gear from Seattle vendors with prices and contact details.
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Northwest
Vashon College and Academy
Burton
Washington
West Point
Lake Steilacoom
Tacoma
Pulford, Prin
Wash
R. F
New Incubator Idea Aims To Duplicate Hen’s Rolling Nurture
A Chicago inventor patents an incubator design that keeps eggs in continuous rotation during incubation, attempting to mimic the daily turning nature of a mother hen. The concept reduces reliance on traditional manual turning and other complex devices used in poultry incubation.
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Chicago
Inventor’s Wheel Nourishes Egg Germ Within Chamber
A warmed chamber holds a wheel with peripheral pockets large enough for an egg. Bonds encase the pockets and balance the wheel so little power drives a rapid rotation. The germ is brought into contact with nourishing substances inside each pocket as the device spins.
Instinct and judgment in animals and a theater anecdote
A writer compares animal nesting choices to instinctive decisions showing no clear reasoning. Examples include a robin and a hermit crab following instinct, plus a red squirrel and cliff swallow misjudgments. The piece closes with John S. Flaherty recounting a Broadway anecdote about a meer schaum pipe and a theatre friend debating its price.
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Woodbine
John S. Flaherty
Majestic Theater
New York
Broadway
Flaherty
Romans invaded Britain explains Latin word similarities
Miss Gilligal and Uncle Charles discuss Caesar's conquests and how Roman presence in England could account for Latin words in English. The excerpt ends with a reflection that a conscience fund would help people who owe money repay it.
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Great Britain
Miss Gilligal
Charles
England
Boston Transcript
Commodore Nicholson Endorses Peruna for Tarrh
A 1887 letter from Somerville Nicholson of the US Navy praises Peruna as a cure for catarrh and endorses its use for army and navy personnel. The notice highlights widespread testimonials and urges readers to contact Dr. S B Hartman in Columbus Ohio for results.
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Ommodore Somerville Nicholson
United States Navy
Ratreet
Northwest
Washington, D. C
Dr. Hartman
S. B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Dr Van Hise, Wisconsin Geologist and Leader Since 1902
Charles Richard Van Hise, at Madison commencement, scored tainted money and has led the University of Wisconsin since 1902. Born 1857 in Fulton, he is a noted educator and geologist, alumnus of Wisconsin University, member of multiple scientific societies, and author of influential monographs.
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Charles Richard van Hise
University of Wisconsin At Madison
van Hise
Fulton, Wis
Wisconsin University
la Follette
Roosevelt committees to run government like business
President Roosevelt forms a committee to investigate all executive branches with a view to modernizing the government. The panel, drawn from various departments, will search for waste and extravagance, amid talk of thousands on the payroll drawing salaries with little work. The move coincides with a time of rising expenditures and aims to cut excess while reshaping the capital's procedures.
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Roosevelt
Rea
Uncle Sam
Dr Kline nerve restore and home remedies advertised
An advertisement bundle promotes Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restore with a free trial offer and a cure claim. It also touts washing aid recipes using soap lye and solvents, Piso’s Cure for coughs, and teething relief from Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, citing various endorsements and testimonials.
Island of Sakhalin described as harsh penal colony
The island of Sakhalin in the Far East is a vast forested land with a 80 000 population and a large prison system centered at Alexandrovsk. Martial law grips the island where most convicts remain on Sakhalin after exile, with harsh conditions, limited free people, and widespread crime and insanity.
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Sakhalin
Russia
Far East
Japan
Tartary
Siberian
Nicolaievsk
Alexandrovsk
Korsakovsk
de Windt
Siberia
Istand
S.S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
London cab horse Lottery wins eight point-to-point races
Found among London night cab horses Lottery is a fine old animal bought for 25 dollars. Lottery has won eight point-to-point races for its new owner. It’s hard to do business for people who don’t know what they want.
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Cab Horse
London
Beutel College Promotes Tuition Savings and Courses
The Beutel Business College advertises low tuition and cheaper living in Tacoma than any Northwest city, with unsurpassed facilities and correspondence courses, catalog free. A separate note reflects on wartime secrecy and press limits in reporting naval maneuvers, while a religious reflection urges better living beyond the basement of the house.
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Tacoma
Northwest
Growth and Change and the Soul’s Eternal Rise
The piece reflects on human growth stages, noting the body and mind reach limits at set ages while the soul continues to grow. It quotes a sermon style statement about the soul’s ascent from earthly glory to divine honor, drawing on religious imagery and references to a saintly progression beyond this life.
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Rev
W. J. Thamnenn
Branklen
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