Woman finds health with Lydia E Pinkham remedy
A Louisiana Missouri woman suffering twelve years with cramps pains and bilious spells credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with rapid improvement after eleven doctors could not help. Testimonial notes the product uses native roots and herbs and contains no narcotics.
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Louisiana
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Berthamuff
4Th Street
Pinkham Laboratory
Lynn
Mass
Three Mocking Gestures In Roman Notes
In Latin lore storks snap their bills as a derisive act. Persius notes three favorite ways to mock a man, listing ears, tongue, and the snapping of fingers against the palm like a stork bill. The first two are clear, but the third’s origin remains questioned in Notes and Queries.
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Persius
Thin Gold Leaves Measure Inches Thick
A historic note explains gold can be beaten into ultra thin sheets, with 282 000 leaves needed to reach the thickness of one inch, illustrating gold’s malleability and value.
Minor Leaguer Seeks Funds From Browns Owner
A reserve minor leaguer sent a letter to Owner Hedges asking for $400 before the season opens. Hedges replied with a counter offer of $4,000 and 10 percent to raise it. The incident is closed.
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St. Louis Browns
Hedges
Outfielders Called On in Lead Off Roles Across Leagues
Eight leading off men in the American League include seven outfielders such as Butcher Graney Vitt Lord Milan and Hooper, with Chicago supplying the lone infielder. National League shows more infielders in lead off roles with Evers Huggins Sweeney Knabe and Byrne and outfielders Bescher Devore Moran leading off in a reversed pattern.
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Butcher
St. Louis
Sweeney
Boston
Knabe
Philadelphia
Byrne
Pittsburgh
Bescher
Devore
Moran
O Day May Be Successful Reds New Leader Names Two Promising Players
O Day appears well suited to guide the Cincinnati Reds as he inherits a stronger roster. Jimmy Esmond has developed into a star shortstop and Benton, a capable left handed pitcher, adds depth. Clark Griffith had these players last season and they have improved since.
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Reds
Hank O'Day
Cincinnati
Jimmy Esmond
Benton
Clark Griffith
O'Day
Strunk A Speedy Boy in Athletics Roster
Amos Strunk, Athletics left fielder during Bris Lord's absence, is among the fastest players in the American League. Mack has developed the young star for several years and he may become the regular left fielder before midseason.
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Athletics
Amos Strunk
Bris Lord
Mack
Coast to Coast Walk Planned by Hayes and Murphy
Willie Hayes brother of Johnny and Sergeant Julian W. Murphy plan a walk from New York to San Francisco. They will travel in heavy uniform and cook their own meals. The start date is May 20 and they expect to finish by October 1.
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Willie Hayes
Johnny
Julian W. Murphy
Coast Artillery
New York
San Francisco
Baseball Equipment Costs Mount for Major Leagues
The sixteen MLB clubs spend about 418 000 dollars annually on athletic goods with roughly 11 000 to 12 000 baseballs used per season. Each team uses sixty dozen baseballs, and owners pay nearly 2 500 dollars to equip a club. Theft and wear push total annual costs to about 3 000 dollars per club and about 17 280 dollars for balls across both leagues.
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Smlll
New York Tribune
Relic of Lafayette Chair Promised to U S National Museum
The United States National Museum houses Marquis de Lafayette’s arm chair said to be used the day of his death. A recent acquisition from Marquise Arconati Visconti of Paris was brokered by Professor Franz Carmont of Brussels. The low mahogany chair features a green silk worsted cover with tulip motifs and sphinx head decorations.
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United States National Museum
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquise Arconati Visconti
Paris
Franz Carmont
Brussels
Edmond de Lafayette
Wireless longitude test links Paris and Tunis clocks
The Westminster Gazette notes a bold longitude experiment via wireless between Paris and Bizerta, Tunis, comparing clocks from the Eiffel Tower to a Tunisian station. Signals crossed the distance in 0.07 second, implying a speed near 200,000 miles per second.
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Paris
Tunis
Liffel Tower
Bizerta
George Airy
Valentia
Kerry
Greenwich Observatory
Westminster Gazette
London Watercress Queen Builds Fortune From Market Trade
London’s Watercress Queen Mrs James is reputed to have amassed about 400000 dollars by selling watercress at Covent Garden. She started selling at age five with two baskets and now maintains a farm, a country house, a watercress farm, and a motor launch. She works outdoors daily from eight until four and emphasizes studying customers and never disappointing them to succeed.
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London
Swiss Boy Scouts to Organize Across Switzerland
A Geneva formed influential committee of professors and sporting leaders to establish a Swiss Boy Scout corps modeled on English lines. The plan aims for branches in major cities with cooperation from the Swiss Alpine Club, projecting wide adoption as healthy boys are expected to become soldiers.
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Switzerland
Geneva
Swiss Alpine Club
Sitzerland
Japanese Station Master’s Suicide Sparks Debate on Self Destruction
Pall Mall Gazette notes a Moji station master’s act after a mishap delayed the emperor. Public sympathy grew into a monument proposal while Kyushu University’s president resigned, condemning the glorification of self destruction. Suicide rates in Japan are rising with modern methods shaping the crisis.
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Moji
Imperia
Kyushu University
Japan
Asama
Asasan
Kyushu
Yamakawa
Idaho Promoter Scams Highlighted in Borah Interview
United States Senator Borah cites Idaho as so prosperous that even victims profit from scams. An eastern woman recounts her husband’s drunk purchase of mining stock at 4 cents a share, worth $140,000 at market, sparking claims western promoters are burglars.
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United States
Borah
Idaho
Washington
Boise City
Germany’s high speed rail sets pace on military line
Germany leads railroad progress with a military line from Zossen to Marienfeld. The 14.5 mile straight track hosts trains about seventy two feet long and weighing ninety tons. Each car carries four electric motors totaling 1,000 horsepower and has reached 180 mph with potential to hit 150 to 200 mph per engineers.
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Germany
Zossen
Marienfeld
Leslie
Missale Spe echale Book Sought At 75 000 In Munich Auction
The most expensive book is the Missale Spe echale for the diocese of Constance owned by L. Rosenthal of Munich. A unique vellum church service book printed in red and black, thought to be by Faust and Schaeffer at Mayence around 1400. Originally 102 leaves, fourteen missing. Asking price 75 000 dollars, about 852 per leaf.
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New York
Diocese of
Constance
L. Rosenthal
Munich
Faust and Schaeffer
Mayence
Cuxton Magazine
Sand Spray Preserves Steel With Silver Sand Coating
A method called sand spraying coats steel or iron with a fine silver sand while paint is wet. After successive spray applications the sand mixes with the dried paint to form a hard shell that greatly resists rust.
Oscillating Tandil Rock Falls After Centuries
A famed natural wonder near Tandil Argentina known as the oscillating rock toppled from a cliff edge. The enormous boulder rested on another rock and swung when touched. Despite ages of stability a mysterious collapse ends a long local mystery.
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Argentina
Tandil
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City Messenger CO
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Stone
West Heron Street
Humboldt
Fred Hewitt
Aberdeen
F Street
Drenexexdord
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Armchair
The
National Museum
Messer
E. Heron
Aberdeen, Wash
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East Wishkeh
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