Shelter for Homeless Animals in New York City
A New York shelter run by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals houses dogs cats and goats rescued from streets. It describes daily intake, return of pets to owners, adoption options, and the use of a gas chamber to euthanize unclaimed animals after 48 hours. It cites annual intake figures and notes the society's founding by Henry Bergh in 1860 and legal powers in New York State.
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Yorke
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Ial
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Richmond
Staten Island
AM Manhattan
Board of Health
Barren
American Society For the Prevention of
America
Henry Bergh
New York
United States
States of the Union
The Whistle Splitters in the Workplace
In factories across towns some workers earn the nickname whistle splitters. They clock out at every whistle, leave at noon exactly, and stay at the same wages while others advance. The behavior is well known to all in the shop.
Bubbles That Will Endure From A Soap Solution Recipe
A recipe to make durable soap bubbles uses castile soap dissolved in warm water, then cooled and filtered. The solution is bottled in a pint to a sixteen ounce bottle and reinforced with glycerin added gradually while shaking.
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Boston Herald
Castile
Machinery Bywords In Old Forgework Description
A whimsical list links workplace tasks to animals tools and parts. It mentions a dog on a lathe a log cut and abiatios iron castings a crab moisting a shop crane and a crow to straighten work. It ties printing presses valves gears cylinders and fly wheels to natural creatures and animals.
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Hest
Woman hides coffee in clothing to dodge duty
A returning traveler smuggles Paris coffee past Calais and customs by sewing grounds into her petticoat. She insists no duty on coffee, while her husband laughs at the clever ruse and notes there is no duty on coffee. The tale, attributed to Dearson's Weekly, ends with amusement at the idea.
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Continent
Paris
Calais
Customs House
Victoria
Just Where People Hung Out
A traveling drummer recalls a southern stop where locals pointed to a large chestnut tree near the railway yard as the usual gathering place. The old driver spoke in a guarded manner, hinting at a community spot known to locals for socializing and lodging suggestions.
Fruit for young children and patent observations
The piece advises giving well ripened fruit with skin and seeds removed to avoid intestinal trouble in children and to require chewing with bread or cake. It notes Switzerland grants no patents for inventions and comments on a woman’s usefulness at home despite church respect.
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Switzerland
Doctor Doyle’s First Spark of Sherlock Holmes
A New England Magazine excerpt recalls how Dr. Conan Doyle conceived Sherlock Holmes from an Edinburgh professor of medicine. The man’s keen eyes, patient room observations, and dramatic deductions inspired the future detective’s famed methods and identity.
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Onan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Conan Doyle
Edinburgh University
Isis
Bermuda
New England Magazine
A New York Physician Claims Instant Sleep Cure
A prominent New York physician reports a self designed method to induce sleep instantly. By deep inhalation holding breath until discomfort, then releasing and repeating, the patient can fall asleep. He notes insomnia stems from opposing cerebral activities and cites Dr Johann Meuli Hiltz promoting head lower sleep to refresh the mind and improve circulation.
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New York
Johann Meuli-Hiltz
New York Press
The Helpful Man And The Picture Hanging Job
A humorous snapshot recalls Mr Barker in a domestic task gone comic. He promises to hang a picture “in a jiffy” using a chorus of helpers and a hunt for tools while describing the work and insisting on practical steps. The vignette contrasts male practicality with female caution.
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Johnny
A Pocket Filter safeguards travelers from waterborne germs
A simple rubber tube with a mouthpiece and wire netting holds powdered charcoal. When inserted into water the charcoal removes impurities, letting the user draw pure water through the tube. It offers a convenient way to drink from a brook and protect against contamination during travel.
Cornstalks Value Explored For War and Industry
Stated uses for corn stalks include cellulose for hulls and sails, ship repairs, cardboard and paper, dynamite bases, cattle feed and glue. The article notes 250 million tons of corn stalks are wasted annually in the country.
Suburban move and romance notes amid city chatter
A fragmented local column notes Fuddy-Joggles leaving for the suburbs for exercise, buying Shandy's house while Shandy moves to town. A lover obtains a writ from parents to wed, and a caustic exchange prompts a fatherson insult. A Raleigh ship tale recalls Captain Coghlan and a no tobacco stance, while a Norway law targets underage cigarette sales with fines and confiscation.
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Joggles
Shandy
Boston Transcript
Telegraphed Tale of Wires and a Distant Brother
An exchange quotes a man asking for a wireless telegraph and a policeman replying that the invention is not yet available. The man laments before the officer that five or six wires burned hot while he tried to reach his brother in law for money to return home.
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Philadelphia Press
Peruna Credited By Robert Downing For Health
Robert Downing praises Peruna as a preventive for summer illnesses and malarial influences. He calls it the finest traveling companion and claims it has done more good than any tonic. The ad invites readers to write for Dr Hartman’s book Summer Catarrh.
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Robert Downing
Downing
Peruna
Peruna Promoted as Cure for Summer Catarrh
A medical notice claims cholera morbus and related summer bowel afflictions are all catarrh of the bowels. It praises Peruna as an absolute remedy, citing Dr. Hartman with forty years of practice and a claim of never losing a cholera infantum or dysentery case. A free copy of "Summer Catarrh" is offered from Columbus, Ohio.
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Hartman
Columbus, O
Oregon Short Line Adds Modern DiningCar to Fast Mail Service
The Oregon Short Line introduces a modern dining car on the fast mail train between Portland and Chicago. The car features a buffet library area with writing desks and a selection of standard and popular books and periodicals, plus a barber shop and baggage apartment. Vestibuled cars will soon join the route, improving service toward the East with new Pullman palace and sleeper cars planned.
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Ice
Pullman Palace
Pullman
Fragmented Mental Strain Echoes In Distant Voices
A jumbled set of phrases hints at inner struggle and social observation. References to home, neighbors, intellect, and self doubt appear amid uncertain dialogue and incomplete lines. The piece reads like a poet’s stream of consciousness about identity and belonging.
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Schilling
Your Grace
Hoitt
Menlo Park
San Mateo Co
Mentin
Hoit
Red Coast
S. F. Chronicle
Ira G. Hoitt
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