Wonderful Growth of the Canadian West
Western Canada shows vast expansion as Winnipeg serves as a gateway to thriving prairie cities. Banquet speakers in Chicago praise wheat and grain output, noting Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan crop wealth could finance transcontinental railways and hint at a burgeoning Anglo-Saxon empire in the region.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Chicago
Deacon
Prairie
Threes
Europe
Childrens tales and clever quips in a busy afternoon
A mother recalls a tiring afternoon spent with a sympathetic group of friends. She mentions meeting Annia Green who was impudent, while a six year old girl scolds and asks why the woman did not retaliate. An advertisement section promotes Castoria for infants and children and features quirky product and trivial observations about country sites and artworks.
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Annia Green
Dlla
Partners for Life. Cobb tale of Percival Deane returns to save a failing iron firm
Percival Deane, heir to a collapsing iron works, discovers partner Marvin vanished after a risky Peru venture. He restructures debt, launches sales to revive the business, and reassures Mrs. Marvin of ongoing support. Milie Marvin, resolute, declares she will work rather than return to school.
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George Elmer Cobb
Bailey
Percival Deane
Marvin
Uberal
Elsie
Deano, & Marvin
Percival
Milie Marvin
de Huitely
Perilous romance at Deane mill ends in partnership joy
In a village factory Percival Deane invites help from Miss Elsie Marvin and her sister Disa as they merge duties and courtship unfolds. A rival suitor, poverty, and intrigue threaten, but a pale traveler reveals a missing partner and a 330000 investment, sealing a hopeful reunion and lifelong partnership.
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Deans
Percival
Disia
Har
Parcival Deane
Tish
Elsie
Hissa
Osie
Marvin
Deane
Wiste
W. G. Chapman
Do Flowers Feel Pain The Mimosa Experiments
French physiologist M L Chassaigne argues flowers feel pain based on mimosa plant responses to heat which twist leaves. He notes anesthesia with chloroform stops the reaction, implying plant protoplasm may act like a primitive nervous system despite lacking nerves.
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M. L. Chassaigne
M. Chassaigna
M. Chassaigne
Labeled Trunk Return Offers Free Replacement in NYC Window
A globe trotter’s well traveled trunk, covered in labels from hotels, ships, and express companies, is sent for repair. The maker offers a new trunk in exchange if the customer relinquishes the old one, advertising their durable line on a Broadway window display.
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New York
Broadway
Leslie
Ambassador Page Chooses Palazzo del Drago Rome Residence
Ambassador Page selects a princely first floor apartment in Palazzo del Drago Rome once home to Henry White and Lloyd Griscom. The historic building, among Rome’s oldest aristocratic houses, preserves relics of Queen Christina of Spain including royal crown topped chairs in the suite.
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Ambassador Page
Rome
Henry White
Lloyd Griscom
Palazzo Do Drago
Palazzo del Drago
del Drago
Berchtold hailed as master diplomat after Balkan treaties exposed
Austria’s Count Leopold Berchtold, once vilified, is praised as a master of statecraft after Paris papers publish secret Balkan coalition treaties. The documents show Russia organized the alliance of Servia, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria, with aims against Austria. Russia pledges war matériel and intelligence to the Balkan states to shield them from Turkey and to counter Austria.
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Leopold Berchtold
Austria-Hungary
Balkan
Turkey
Russia
Europe
Servia
Montenegro
Greece
Bulgaria
Austria
Ambassador Rockhill Retires Longtime US Diplomat in Turkey
The veteran diplomat Rockhill has sent in his recall letter marking the end of the oldest serving member of the American diplomatic corps. He held 14 commissions tied to American foreign fairs and contributed scientific insights from expeditions in Tibet and beyond. He helped shape the China US treaty and drafted the protocol ending the Boxer uprising in China, earning recognition as a foremost authority on Chinese affairs.
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Rockhill
United States
Turkey
Tibet
China
Radhill
Churchill on Tango and Faith in Modern Times
In Chicago, Winston Churchill calls tango a symptom of social disease and condemns the modern dress of women as frivolous. He also discusses religion in universities, noting theology evolving with science and philosophy to shape student beliefs, and highlights a sweeping educational shift in which religion is seen as central to politics, sociology, and life.
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Winston Churchill
Chicago
Churchill
Blata
Homemade dishes and kitchen tips from a bygone era
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century culinary column offers recipes and cooking advice. It includes fig conserve with almonds, hot rice pudding with cinnamon sauce, split pea soup with pork and onion, cream-thickened chowder-like soup, French beans with onion and egg yolk, and notes on keeping stock. Classic quotes appear translated from Shakespeare.
Some Best Recipes And Polished Kosher Dishes From Home
A compact set of home kitchen tips includes overnight prunes turned into fruit salad with celery walnuts and mayonnaise. A saucy fry of sauerkraut mashed potatoes bacon and onion, then garlic stirred in, simmers briefly. Polish pork roast dusted with garlic salt and pepper and rested overnight. An economical ragout browns steak onions tomatoes and green pepper with water until tender. Oysters and macaroni bake in layers with white sauce salt pepper and buttered crumbs until bubbles form.
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Poland
Corsican forests managed by the French government
Coralean Foreste notes that Corsica, Napoleons birthplace, is governed by France. The forests supply lumber firewood and turpentine and every part of the tree is utilized more fully than in America.
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Corsica
Napoleon
Trench Government
America
Sure Sign Opera Quip Sparks Lively Banter
The exchange jokes about a singer once being a cook and the singer’s frequent stumbles in the aria. The humor hinges on a bright persona and playful misreads about talent.
Epilepsy Cure Claim From New Jersey Doctor
A New Jersey physician Dr. H. W. Perkins of Red Bank is advertised as offering an epilepsy treatment that allegedly helps old stubborn cases. The notice urges sufferers to write for a free supply and claims widespread reports of remarkable results.
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New Jersey
Red Yank
N. J
Perking
H. W. Perkins
Red Bank
Cuticura Remedies Said To Cure Child Eczema
A Hillsboro reader reports a child’s eczema starting as pimples with yellow discharge and itching. After trying several remedies, Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured the condition in ten days. a sample and Skin Book offer are included.
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Walnut St
Hillsboro
Hern
Mra
Edith
Schwartz
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Best Fortune Teller
The tale follows Bar on Assebach and Miss de Millyans as they joke about wealth and love. The baron recalls visiting a fortune teller who reveals his last visit was to the probate court to learn about the grandfather’s will.
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America
Baron Assebach
Miss de Millyans
The
Chicago Record-Herald
Evolution of billiards table sizes through history
The article traces billiards development from early indoor play to the standard carom table. It notes rooms of about 30 by 18 feet housing large tables, followed by gradual reductions in size until the modern standard emerged. The text references a 1864 tournament held in Samson Hall, Philadelphia.
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Samson Hall
Philadelphia
Self Delusion and Coffee Myths From Postum Ad
A fragmented advertorial piece argues that coffee deceives drinkers by causing headaches and nervousness. It cites a Wisman anecdote and promotes Postum as a healthier substitute, praising its taste, aroma, and health benefits for the body and family. The ad mentions two Postum forms and urges readers to buy at grocery stores.
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Wisman
Postum
Postum Co
Battle
Wellsville
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Partners For Life
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Ake
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Hare
Shakespeare
Henry VII
Alyorace
Coffon
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