Towne to Visit Far East With Congressman Plans
The item notes Congressman Charles A. Towne preparing for an extended visit to the far east. It also mentions President Roosevelt reading many newspapers daily and highlights brief biographical sketches of several figures including Alford W. Cooley, Joseph B. Topkins, the Aberdeens, Eugene Ware, Jonathan Woodbury, Amos Martin, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mrs Holliness, and Colonel Hugh L. Scott with remarks on language and service.
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Charles A. Towne
The
Far East
Alford W. Cooley
Roosevelt
Cooley
Joseph B. Topkins
West Derry
N. IL
Lord Aberdeen
Tron
Dudley
Won
Archie Gordon
Aberdeen
Eugene Ware
Kansas
Popeka
Jonathan Woodbury
South Aceworth
N.el
Amos Martin
Newcastle
Scotland
Canada
Philadelphia
Washington
Oliver Wendell Tolmes
Justice Hollines
Cedar Gap Missouri tallest point and other curious claims
A compilation of notable facts and trivia including Cedar Gap as Missouri’s high point at 1,688 feet, claims about women’s small hands, global battle deaths, Argentina’s provinces and territories, presidential salary, Pennsylvania coal mine pumps, asparagus imports in Mexico, and the Tasmanian myrtle wood for fine furniture.
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Cedar Gap
Missouri
North America
Argentine Republic
Pennsylvania
Mexico
France
California
New York City Wealth and Crime Amid Rapid Growth
The New York Herald notes that city salaries total 132 dollars per minute for over 50 000 workers. It states Jews hold more land here than anywhere else, with 317 residents per saloon and 175 000 clothing crafts workers producing 300 million dollars annually. The piece also reports a surge in hotel robberies and widespread proprietor efforts to curb publicity.
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New York City
New York
New York Herald
English Etchings and Oddities From Old England
Surrey and Wiltshire have the fewest rivers while Yorkshire and Devon are the most. The Lords chamber is forty five feet high and the Commons is one foot lower. The Bank of England earns £325 per million to manage the national debt, minimum £160000 yearly. A seventeen year old hanged himself in Bristol after painting himself green. In Westminster police court John White says he steals pewter pots when asked his occupation.
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Surrey
Wiltshire
Yorkshire
Devon
House of Lords
House of Commons
Bank of England
Bristol
England
John White
Westminster Police Court
London
Mr. White
The Office Boy Dreams of a Rainless Day
A hopeful office boy rises at dawn and believes it will not rain so he can watch a game. He cleans the office, eyes a bleacher seat, and senses the boss might grant him permission to join him, asking after his grandma.
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Jim
Cleveland Plain Dealer
First Stout Lady and Marjory in a Playful Exchange
A dialogue snippet shows two women, one lamenting her thinning figure and effort to reduce, the other suggesting a practical remedy while watching kittens. The tone is observational and subtly humorous.
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Marjory
Home Made Catarrh Cure Promoted as Cyclone Remedy
An advertisement touts Cyclone as a home remedy for catarrh and spreads a mixture recipe using Fluid Extract of Dandelion Come Kargon and Compound Syrup Sarvaparinla. It claims the formula cleanses catarrhal poisons from blood and kidneys and advises teaspoonal doses after meals and at night.
Prodigious memories and a casket joke
A lord chief justice claims a memory greater than Gladstone's after a tale from his youth. Gladstone dismisses it as impossible. A western state senator, mistaken for a laborer, fears a shop’s offer to “lift with a casket” containing drinks.
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Mr. Gladstone
Hogland
Sare
Lippincott’s Magazine
Gray's Harper-The At deen Semi-Weekly Herald Item
A transcript of the biweekly happenings section from Gray's Harper The Ad een Semi Weekly Herald outlining notable local events and community notices.
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Gray’s Harper
Atdeen
Herald
Sherdeen Undertaking Parlors Brief Ad
Sherdeen Undertaking Parlors Bowes and Randolph at 406 Wishkah Street advertise services with lady attendants offered by Sherdeen.
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Sherdeen
Bowes & Randolph
Tide Tables For Astoria Oregon And Vicinity 1907
Compiled by the U S Government for Astoria Oregon and vicinity these tide tables serve as the standard port reference. Use the following table to determine the exact times tides occur.
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Nork
U. S
Astoria
Oregon
Storms and brain storms in a curious kitchen scene
Unere Peter scans the room while the uncle seeks an expected storm as characters discuss a brain storm and a tonic that makes a man look twenty years younger. A chemist and a minor’s bill weave through a sharp exchange from multiple city papers.
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Peter
Chicago News
Tam
Detroit Prep Press
Masked motorist teased by Derbyshire police
A famous personage was stopped by a Derbyshire officer who urged removal of a frightening mask. The offender protested that Tim was not wearing one, in a humorous exchange cited by the London Tatler.
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Derbyshire
Tim
London Tatler
Humorous exchanges spark chatter in early papers
A Washington Star quote ponders fame as a driver of business and advertising while a Cleveland Leader gag highlights a joke about changing minds via a grumpy character. The snippets reflect light, humorous newspaper fare from era papers.
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Washington Star
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