American Drummers Warn Scottish Trade Rules For Travelers
U S Consul Fleming in Edinburgh explains why many American commercial travelers fail in Scotland. He cites improper contact with department heads and lack of knowledge about firm hierarchies. He warns agents to respect unwritten Scottish buying norms and to study managers before presenting goods.
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Unite States
Fleming
Bdinburgh
Scotland
United States
Fetter
Hin
Esif
America
Sen
Edinburgh
Welllnows
Grms
Jone: Smith & Co
Jones
Custtom
Weeds and a Kalamazoo Widow Stir Chicago Echoes
A humorous exchange notes how Weeds, grieving for his wife, has become “utterly mashed” after meeting a young widow from Kalamazoo, illustrating social gossip in Chicago.
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Kalamazoo
Chicago Daily News
Dish Rinsing and Drying Rack Uses Wood Slats
The article describes rinsing dishes in a second pan with hot water or pouring water over them afterward. It advises lifting with a fork to dry while steaming hot or placing on a plate rack. The contrivance uses wood slats large enough for a dozen plates and saucers, but notes polishing may still be needed after drying.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Tea at Paris Orphanage Fundraiser Draws High Prices
A fete at the Ministry of Marine raised funds for the Paris Ast Orphanage with tea at five cents per cup and extra charges for sugar and milk. Paris actresses sold luxuries at premium prices while a lottery and face powder sales boosted donations for daughters of artists and musicians in need.
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Paris
Mile. Lavalliere
Mme. le Bargy
St. James
George Alexander
Mme. Polaire
Champion Mean Man Accused Of Starving Children
A county man, described as a local terror, allegedly starved his two children for meals and forced them to surrender a penny each night. Neighbors report he beat them when pennies were not produced, despite his financial comfort. Police records reflect a severe case of suspected abuse in the village.
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Binghamton
Remarkable Recovery From Setback Credits Lake Superior firm
P F Rothermel of the re organized Lake Superior company praised its strong year. He noted the firm quickly recovered and was not badly hurt, and told a widow's joke about rapid resilience to illustrate the point. The Pittsburg Gazette reported the remark.
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P. F. Rotherme
Lake Superior Corporation
Lake Superior
Pittsburg Gasette
Rothermel
Tattooed Stilt Walkers of Marquesas Islands
The Marquesan islanders are described as towering, tattooed people whose skin attire lasts for life. Chiefs reach extraordinary heights and they perform on stilts, racing and dancing with striking politeness including tripping rivals during contests. Stilts resemble those used by others but are designed to secure the foot with a curved block.
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Marquesas Islands
New York Hippodrome
Islands
Prolific Writer Jones Probed by Ledger Exchange
A Philadelphia Ledger quips about Jones being a prolific writer, noting his high output and joking that the money paid should cover return postage, reflecting a light editorial tone about his productivity.
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Jones
Philadelphia Ledger
British Civil Service Remains Stable Across Administrations
The British civil service is portrayed as a merit based, largely nonpartisan system. Civil servants retain posts through good behavior, with political changes affecting only a small cadre of top officials. Ministers appoint partisan choices, but most clerical staff stay insulated from politics. colonial service also keeps power dispersed yet guarded.
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Great Britain
United Kingdom
Geatha
Colonial Service
England
Conferees Near Statehood Accord Amid Senate Talks
Conferees discussed statehood legislation as the five tribes' affairs were under review. Senators Bailey and Long signaled leaders nearly reached agreement, likely by midweek, with possible recision of the Burrows amendment and adoption of the Foraker plan as basis. Meeting adjourned after consideration of Indian Territory Fielding County lines and Oklahoma joint admission.
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Bailey
Long
Kansas
New Mexico
Arizona
Foraker
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Glasses washed in running water rule in Buenos Ayres
A former Milwaukee man recalls Buenos Ayres public drinking places require glasses to be washed in running water to curb disease transmission. Inspectors enforce the rule, and the city is praised for cleanliness and progressive laws. The speaker notes inheritance laws distribute a deceased’s estate to heirs equally, reducing large landed estates.
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Buenos Ayres
Milwaukee
Argentina
United States
Persian crafts and dye laws halt carpet exports
The text notes that every girl must weave two specific rugs or saddle bags, reflecting value placed on such work in Europe and America. It recalls a 1904 Persian law empowering customs to seize carpets dyed with certain agi ne dyes, stopping exports and granting a grace period to dispose of stocks.
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Europe
America
Customs Department
Cannibalism Not Yet Quelled in British New Guinea
In British New Guinea natives maintain well tended gardens and settled villages with generally harmonious relations to Europeans. Each village appoints an influential chief as constable who wears a uniform, handcuffs, a brass badge and earns $6 annually, under supervision by six white magistrates. Crime remains rare, partly because natives are not allowed to obtain liquor.
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British New Guinea
Third attempt to remove Indian surplus land restrictions
Washington May 1 A bill to remove restrictions on surplus lands of the Five Tribes is drafted for senate sponsor Clark of Wyoming and house sponsor McGuire of Oklahoma The measure may pass if amended to cover mixed bloods while full bloods would be addressed later and committees handling Five Tribes affairs are expected to favor it
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Washington
Senate
Clark
Wyoming
House
McGuire
Oklahoma
Ada Ladies Lead Honor Parade Representing Indian Territory
The News praises Ada and Ardmore for sending the principal number of ladies of honor in the Veterans and Sons parade. New Orleans hosted about 300,000 residents and 60,000 visitors while over 100,000 onlookers favored the beautified group as they passed through the city streets.
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Indian Territory
South
Ada
Ardmore
Veterans and Sons of Veterans
New Orleans
Disoat
Mrs B Reveals Secret to Youthful Looks
The article notes ladies inquire how Mrs B preserves youth with Prickly Ash Bitters claimed to keep the system in perfect order.
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Mrs. B
Ada Youth’s Sunday Night Stormstampede Rumor
Report claims a local man fled his lady at church during a thunderstorm. Witnesses say he remained calm at first but panicked after a vivid lightning flash and thunder, running until he fell into the flood hole, proving the storm frightened him more than the pledge.
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Ada
Drugstore Clerk Pleads Guilty to Liquor Cases
W. C. Ray, Roff druggist, pleaded guilty to four liquor counts at last term of court and received a 30 day jail sentence to start May 1. On Monday his lawyers got a telegram from Judge Dickerson approving a suspension of the sentence.
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W. C. Ray
Dickerson
Deeds for Indian allotments to proceed despite claims
Report from Muskogee Oklahoma May 2 says a circulating rumor about redoing deeds in the Choctaw Chickasaw nations is false. Congress extension of tribal governments will not affect deeds already made and thousands are being signed by Indian governors. The department is pushing to issue deeds for allotments in three nations.
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Muskogee
I. T
Indian Territory
Congress
Energetic Workers Describe Ailment And Cure
The most vigorous workers suffer periods of tired feeling and a misdirected stomach and liver. A few doses revive blood flow and carry life and renewed energy through the body.
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Ada National Bank
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Ada Opera House
Otis B. Weaver
Broadway
Storm
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