Judge Rules Wife Must Live Where Husband Wills
A St. Louis judge declares the husband head of the family and the wife obliged to follow him and obey his wishes. The St. Louis Post Dispatch calls the ruling idealist, while a local joke notes bachelorhood. The section also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only constitutional remedy, with testimonials and a money-back claim, and cites President Draper on inherited common sense.
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MelIlhinney
St. Louis County
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Piso's Cure Promises Relief for Coughs and Colds
A vintage advertisement touts Piso's Cure as a remedy for coughs colds and consumption offered at 25 cents by druggists.
Ma's Masterpiece and the Auction Trounce
A farmer recalls a Paris paint affair taught by a roaming teacher. Ma bought a doodle deemed a masterpiece and teased, then the family auctions crafts. The painting lands back with Pa for fifteen cents before the car trip ends. William Cary Duncan.
Forest industries and the rise of wood based trades
The article surveys the forest industries in the United States, listing products from fencing and telegraph poles to turpentine and wood pulp. It notes how small-scale labor persists alongside capital intensive sectors like bark tanning and modern packaging materials, with Wisconsin and North Carolina highlighted as centers.
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United States
Ernest Bruncken
North America
Wisconsin
Argentina
Biltmore Forest
North Carolina
Glaciers Shrinking Could End White Coal Promise
European scientists warn Alpine and other continental glaciers are diminishing, threatening the stored energy source dubbed white coal. While earlier hopes linked glaciers to power via melting ice and mountain torrents, new French and German studies suggest a possible future reduction, tempering optimism about endless glacier energy.
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Alps
Wonderful Timepiece of Major Copping-Hepenstal
A Royal Engineers officer, Major Copping-Hepenstal, owns a remarkable watch celebrated as one of the most wonderful timepieces. The small device, roughly the size of a lever, performs multiple functions beyond simply telling time.
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Major Copping-Hepenstal
Royal Engineers
Why do you stop here
A brief quotation features a held exchange about luck and the landlord. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the speaker questions fate and familiarity with the landlord, implying tension between fortune and risk.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Favorite theme captivates Gibson and Wenzel girls
The text notes Gibson and Wenzel girls attracting suitors with charm and airs as many fellows seek a girl whose name may blend with theirs. It also mentions that halting horse feeding is a method to speed them.
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Gibson Girls
Wenzel Girls
New York Times
Persian Nomads Use Primitive Goatskin Butter Churns
The article describes Persian nomads churning butter in goatskin receptacles inside goatskin tents. It contrasts their mobile nomadic life with sharp punishments and widespread use of harsh methods, noting prisons are discouraged and death is common for criminals.
Amphitheater Formed by Ohio River Near Evansville
A natural Ohio River bend between Evansville Indiana and Henderson Kentucky resembles a Roman amphitheater with yellow riverbanks showing stepped edges and swirling water creating circular stages. The feature evokes ancient architekture as if nature imitated Greek and Roman design.
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Evansville
Ind
Culiar
Henderson
Italy
Tallest German Soldier Becomes Kaiser's Favorite
Corporal Tappli coff, six feet ten inches in stocking feet, is praised for height in the German army. His stature draws jokes from comrades but earns favor with the Kaiser who assigns him special duties. He recently joined the Kaiser on a Rome trip, drawing attention from Italian troops. The piece ends noting patience as the supreme compliment.
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Corporal Tapplicoff
Kaisr
Tapplicoff
Kais R
Rome
Italy
Painful Periods Cured by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Miss Grovate Menard of New York City touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as curing her of severe menstrual pain and general weakness after doctors failed. The ad claims the remedy ended her suffering within months and urges others to try it. Also promoting drilling machinery by Reierson Machinery Co. and Kelly Tanneyhill Co. with engines and repairs in Portland, Oregon, and an invitation to request a free illustrated catalog.
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Miss Menard
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Grovate Menard
152Nd St
New York City
Kelly & Tanneyhill Co
Reierson Machinery CO
Morrison Street
Portland
Ore
Mrs Grant and the Adirondack Washwoman Tale
In the Adirondacks during Grant’s first term, Mrs. Grant hires a local washwoman. The anecdote recalls the washwoman paddling a dugout with linen piled before her as she notes the loss of the family colt, a twenty year presence, provoking nostalgic lament.
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Colt
Grant
Adirondacks
New Times
Jackal More Destructive Than Tiger in India
Government statistics show 928 people killed by tigers while over 1,000 children were carried away by jackals. A weather expert claims late conditions trigger personal crises and crimes, and speculation places John W. Gates' wealth at 25 million. Guatemala remains unsettled with ongoing upheaval.
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India
Government of India
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David H. Murphy
Newark
Candy Cathartic
Teyraes
Gerling Remedy Company
Chicago
Montreal
New York
Draper
University of Illinois
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First and Taylor
Oregon
Dr. Kline
Hottie
Philadelphus
Richard Harding Davis
Breathitt County
Kentucky
Fannie
Kate
Bradder
Cartersville
M. J. Pittard
Paducah
FT Specific CO
Atlanta
S. N.Y
Ma’s
Paris
Pieter
Walt
Angelus
William Cary Duncan
Prince of Wales
Royal
Josh
John
Farmer Corntessel
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Lydia E. Agentham
Jackal
Tiger
John W. Gates
Gates
Guatemala
Ayer
J.C, Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
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