Peruna Tonic Promoted For Grip Epidemic Claims
An advertisement extols Peruna as the safest remedy during grip epidemics, noting its tonic laxative qualities and ex plaining why harsh coal tar powders should be avoided. It includes testimonials from Mrs Gates of Alabama and Mrs Wolfe of Ohio and invites readers to ask for a 1914 Almanac.
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Mra
Gentry Gates
Firat Ava
East Late
Ala
Charles DB. Wolfe
Bouth St
Delaware
Ohio
Absent-Minded Father Delays Millinery Bills
A letter from my father reveals his absent mindedness and failure to include funds for millinery and dressmaking bills after an elopement. The scene notes his early rising habits and contrasts the neglect with a warning to give credit where due. Mire Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children is briefly referenced for teething relief and calming effects.
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Papa
Winslow
Habits Of A Rustic Ladder In Verse And Prose
An humorous essay by Hngene Wood in Everybody's Magazine parodies ladder mishaps and the hazards of lifting a heavy runged tool. It blends comic farm detail with absurd observations on cherry trees, economics, and the dangers of ladders, ending with a joking warning about tongue damage during a fall from a tree.
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Hngene Wood
Everybody’s
Prasiimea
Satan
Pay Before You Eat in Latin Quarter Café Tale
The story recalls Robert Henri recounting friends from Philadelphia who visited a Paris restaurant with a rule to pay before eating. A young Philadelphian objects, the waiter demands payment, and a comical scene ensues as the bowl is emptied then refilled with a syringe.
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Robert Henri
New York
Philadelphia
Boul Midi
Gaby Deslys Fashion and Wallace’s Delayed Fortune
A Chicago modiste mocks American spending on couture citing Gaby Deslys as the world’s most extravagantly dressed woman and noting how even costly robes appear in America. The piece also recalls Alfred Russell Wallace’s poverty before fame, with a London observer recounting his struggle and patience before marriage and achievement.
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Gaby Deslys
Chicago
America
Paria
Mora
Ingenious lamp shade clamps on incandescent globe
A Kentucky inventor presents a compact shade device for incandescent lamps. The metal semicylindrical shade clamps onto the globe with spring claws, allowing any position. It protects patients in sickrooms by shading faces while keeping the rest of the room lit, and its small size suits traveling men in hotels.
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Kentucky
Electrical Ship Does Well With Diesel Electric Drive
The Tynemount, a 2400 ton vessel built for the Montreal Transportation Company, demonstrates electric transmission to a diesel propulsion system. It uses two 600 hp electric motors driving a single propeller from three 300 hp diesel engines and features compressed air starting, vertical camshafts, two-piece bedplates, and control systems extending to the bridge for propulsion management.
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Tynemount
J. R. Wilson
Montreal Transportation Company
New Wire Skinning Pliers Feature Three Knives and Bending Slot
Popular Mechanics details wire skinning pliers with knives on both tongue sides for insulation cutting and splitting, a knife for scraping, a bend slot, and crosshatched jaws for grip. Report notes wireless telephony installed in an English coal mine showing satisfactory results.
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Saya
Underground Telephone Cable Links 10 Cities Boston to Washington
A vast underground cable system completed connects Boston to Washington across 460 miles, linking Boston Providence Hartford New York Jersey City Trenton Philadelphia Wilmington Baltimore and Washington. The project used 4,650 reels of cable weighing 8,900 tons and copper wire totaling 5,860,000 pounds, with 74 duplex pairs and extensive protective wrapping.
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United States
Boston
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Washington
Providence
Hartford
New York
Jersey City
Trenton
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Baltimore
Indianapolis News
New Static Machine With Large Surface Debuts in Paris
A Roy Court establishment in Paris introduces a new static device using an ebonite cylinder with a large surface to create a powerful effect. The unit features an electric heater powered from home wiring, allowing operation in damp weather and replacing traditional glass disk designs.
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Roy Court Establishment
Avenue d'Orleans
Paris
New Electric Advances Reported Across Nations
A survey of early electrical innovations notes commercial wireless stations in the United States, signs with 100 miles of wiring in New York, and a light powered lamp for feminine use. Swiss plans harness a 5412 foot waterfall for hydro power while devices for plant growth and pocket storage batteries are introduced.
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New York
Orderly Service In California Church
A Methodist minister in a remote California town entered the pulpit after being warned that many congregants might react violently to his remarks. He produced two revolvers from his pocket and, placing one on each side of the Bible, began the service with a firm “Let us pray.” The session proceeded in an unexpectedly orderly manner.
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California
Grateful old man praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mr W D Smith of Hthel Ky says he used Dodd's Kidney Pills for years and owes his life to them. He suffered back strain from forty years ago and bladder inflammation, and credits the pills with preventing backache. At 77 he remains a farmer and endorses publishing his testimonial and photo.
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Mr. Smith
Dodd
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
Adv
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