New Ocean Safety Rules Endorse Global Sea Vigilance
London delegates from Great Britain United States Germany France Italy Spain Sweden Norway Canada Australia New Zealand Holland Belgium Denmark signed a sea safety pact creating an international ice patrol derelict removal wireless watch and watertight subdivision rules. The agreement effective July 1 1915 requires ships with 50 or more persons to carry wireless and duty to report hazards while establishing lifeboat and crew competencies and penalties for noncompliance. Admiral Capps US plan for watertight compartments and Captain Lewis IL adds calm future of international cooperation.
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International Congress On Safety
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London
Great Britain
United States
Germany
France
Italy
Spain
Sweden
Norway
Canada
Australian
New Zealand
Holland
Belgium
Denmark
Lord Mersey
North Atlantic
Washington L. Capps
Admiral Capps
J. Hamilton Lewis
Ilinois
New World
Women as enteric fever disseminators receive pensions
London local government board medical officer cites two women who are healthy carriers of enteric fever. Sixty cases traced to one woman, six deaths, both carriers to receive pensions to keep them isolated. Also notes on oysters in literature and a sixth grade spelling task misrendering Milton and Shakespeare.
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London Local Government Board
Witty Exchange Over Wife’s Maiden Aunt
An exchange in the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a joke about a wife’s maiden aunt moving in and the humorous clash over household arrangements. The quip reflects domestic humor and family dynamics.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Buying Books Without Fitting Worth or Fame
A quotation notes buying books solely for publisher prestige mirrors buying ill fitting cloth from a famed tailor. The point contrasts value with branding and craft, suggesting discernment over status in choices.
Legal quip on lawyers and laws from Washington Herd
A brief exchange mocks legal steps with a critic questioning why a pin must hire a lawyer for every minor matter. The responder argues that a clever lawyer can reinterpret any law to show it means something different.
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Washington
Footlight Heir Sparks Paradox On Stage
A quirky remark notes Footlight’s inheritance making him both the wealthiest and poorest actor on the stage. The exchange blends humor with a paradox about status and talent within the theater.
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Footlight
Dueling Prime Ministers in British History
The Don standard notes a string of prime ministers who fought duels in the past century. Croker cites Pulteney Shelburne Pitt Fox Canning Wellington Peel Castle Reach and remarks on the decline of dueling in recent times and the fewer Lords who have fought.
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John Wilson Croker
Pulteney
Lord Path
Lord Shelburne
Pitt
Fox
Canning
Duke of Wellington
Peel
Castlereach
House of Lords
The Organ Invention Through Ancient Times
The organ’s origin is wrapped in mystery with claims tracing to Ctesibius of Alexandria about 250 B C and Archimedes 220 B C. It is certain the instrument spread to Europe from the eastern world and found use in church devotion by about A D 650.
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Ctesibius
Barber
Alexandria
Archimedes
Europe
Evolution of Railway Bookkeeping from Early Pullman Cars
The text recalls crude early practices when Pullman cars began operation, noting conductors collected fares and paid themselves before turning funds to the company with no receipts or formal records. It highlights the lack of accounting steps in that era.
Paid Her In Full and London Punch Exchange
The fragment shows a line of dialogue about a fiancé, a niece or nephew, and a social encounter. Reggie informs that the fiancé is pretty, while one speaker protests being told she is pretty and notes the need to be polite. The excerpt appears from a London Punch style cartoon or caption.
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Canad
Reggie
London
Paxton Toilet Co Paxtine Ad Claims Medical Value
An antique advertisement touts Paxtine as a superior medicinal antiseptic for douches addressing catarrh and feminine ailments. Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co endorses it via private correspondence, with claims of cures and a price of 56 cents for large boxes from the Paxton Toilet Co in Boston, Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
City and mill addresses in Aberdeen and nearby streets
A list of street corners and business names appears, including City Hall, several lumber mills, hospitals, and railroad avenues. The compilation mentions Aberdeen Lumber & Shingle Co, Mead Street, West Boulevard, Wilson's Mill, Slade's Mill, Exchange Street, Freet Street, G Wishkah Streets, Hume Street, Heron Street, River Street, Sisters' Hospital, Fourth Street, H Street, Fifth to Ninth Streets, K Street, Broadway intersections, and the General Package Co.
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City Hall
Bay City Lumber Co
Curtis & Front
Curtis & Evans
Aberdeen Lumber & Shingle Co
Mead St
West Boulevard
Fairfield & Summit
Wilson’s
Chehalis & Wishkah
Slade’s
Boone & Marion
Exchange
Marion
Freet
H & Hume
G & Wishkah
F & Heron
Anderson & Middleton
Heron & Broadway
F & River
Sisters’ Hospital
Cg St
Fourth & H
Fifth & M
Sixth & Thornton
Ninth & K
Third & Broadway
Keriarket
Federal Mill Heron
Michigan Ave
Western Rage
Hume
Washington Sts
Western Mill Market
Second & E
Besa
Railroad Ave
Geneer St Duastery General Package Co
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SEA Barry Congress
Great Beltain
Desiunas
Cape Sable
Atlantic
Sip
Som Mersey
Lond Mersey
SEA Safety Congress
Division of Watches
American Press Association
England
Juvenal
Trojan
Jadrian
Genoa
America
New York American
Milton
Shakespeare
Joseph Nikodym
Blyth & Blyth, Inc
Aberdeen
Centralia
Laurie
John
Meg
Grand Theater
Faber
Frye & Company
Palace Market
Hoquiam
Choice Creamery
U. S
Gil Br
Gils
Vainlitier
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