Baltic call and other early 20th century notes
The British channel fleet plans a Baltic voyage from August 20 through September. Various officials and entities report on finance, exploration, politics, and incidents including a large French steamer ashore near the Channel Islands, a Tweed lineage death, and a major railway projection in western Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltic Sea
Clark
Montana
National Lead Company
Secretary of the State of
New Jersey
Navy Department
Treasury
Bank of Japan
Thomas Greenway
Manitoba
Canada
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Bishop Clark
Warwick Neck
Fear for Niagara Commercial Powers Dredge On Falls
Niagara Falls August 7 The volume of water diverted from Niagara Falls is prompting state lawmakers to seek laws to prevent the potential wiping out of the falls. Water to generate nearly five hundred thousand boree power continuously is drawn above the falls with more development planned. Calcium carbide, produced by electric furnaces, reacts with water to yield acetylene gas used for lighting in farms, villas, streets and towns, fueling a growing acetylene generator industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Falla
Soldiers as Beer Testers at Alla Habad Garrison
An order directs N. C. Ds and men from a garrison artillery unit in Alla Habad India to report to the quartermaster sergeant on June 1 at 9 am to test beer at the supply and transport godown. They will be held responsible and liable to pay for any beer returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allahabad
India
N. C. Ds
N. C. CO
Contents of Fish's Stomach Reveals Surprising Catch
A female pike thirty two inches long was caught on Barton Broad in Norfolk. When opened the stomach contained two roaches seven and four inches, no wire pieces eight inches, two steel spanners, two tied keys, a portion of a saw, a fragment of iron, and a piece of a spanner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton Broad
Norfolk
England
Beautiful Savages Women and the flit between sexes in society
The passage remarks that women among savages approach male stature more closely than those in civilized races. It praises athletic young ladies with free limbs and clear voices, describing them as Wells might in a speculative note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Wells
Sound as a Dollar and Cure Claim for Dodd's Kidney Pills
Monticello Minnesota man J W Moore credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing Bright's Disease after doctors predicted death and years of swelling and illness. He says he recovered after starting the pills and is now as sound as a dollar. The item closes with a Cecil quotation about metaphysicians.
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Monticello
Minn
J. W. Moore
Bright
Dodd
Mr. Moore
Defiance Cold Water Starch Promoted for Quality and Value
An appeal to housewives to try Defiance Cold Water Starch highlighting a 16 ounce package size versus 12 ounces from competitors. The ad claims superiority and urges customers to switch for better quality and quantity, quoting a Franklin maxim about buying sparingly to gain abundance.
Defiant allusion to tobacco and factory price claim
Fragmentary text mentions Lewis' Factory in Peoria and high grade tobacco, a line about "the path to perdition" and a slogan about Defiance Starch, suggesting advertising content and moralizing sales pitch without clear events or dates.
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Lewis
Peoria
Faded Portrait of a Woman in a Chicago Record-Herald Note
A garbled excerpt references a Golden Maiden and ideals of beauty, with cryptic lines about age twenty to forty, features and a “Prices Sweet” phrase. The fragment cites Kiser in Chicago Record-Herald and mentions envy, painters, and sensual imagery without clear events or context.
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Br. Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
Judge Concedes Favor to Suitor in Dramatic Family Plea
Priscilla and her father clash over a marriage proposal as a stranger arrives for consent. The judge finally grants his blessing to John Howard Brooks, though the daughter declares the suitor as Jack, revealing a name mix up and hidden family plans.
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Priscilla
John Howard
Jack
John Brooks
John Howard Brooks
Parson Caught Cutting Sermons Short on Lawn
A Western town minister, famed for long homilies, was seen mowing the church yard as he spoke on brevity. A church member remarked that the preacher was indeed shortening his sermons while trimming the grounds.
Birds Humored Men Roast Duck at Experience Awards
The hardware merchant quotes Dr. Kennedy on birds' humor and recalls a robin fooling a crow with a twig worm. He then lauds the duck’s comical stubbornness at dinner, noting how a roast duck tests a cook and never aligns joints, with a sly bite about the duck outwitting a cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magasine
Anxious for His Divorce
A Rhode Island lawyer who handles divorces recalls a German client seeking a divorce. The applicant argued his case, and the lawyer suggested letting the wife file first. The man feared he had already harmed his wife and threatened to strike if not, revealing a tense motive behind the divorce pursuit.
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Rhode Island
Signature Thieves Target Historic Government Signatures
Government archives face autograph theft as thieves remove signatures from documents. H Clay Evans notes many signatures once graced items now vanish. Guards and procedures have reduced incidents over the past five years with no autographs stolen from archives recently.
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Washington
Clay Evans
Hamilton
Burr
Lincoln
Jefferson
Food That Produces Cancer Warns Of Diets In Woods
An English writer cites a Canadian lumber camp tale alleging heavy cancer prevalence among North American backwoodsmen. He links high tea consumption, molasses, sugar, and fatty fare like pork and beans to increased cancer risk. The claim contrasts dietary habits across European regions with noted cancer rates.
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North America
Canada
Holland
Scandinavia
Switzerland
Baden
Bavaria
Life Is Good on Broadway with a Dreaming Maiden
A fragmentary poem scene depicts a maiden's coy plea for love, an angel's pitying reply about sorrow and reward, and a distant reference to Broadway with a character named Bostwick. The text blends dream imagery and moral questioning.
London Fatal Accidents Report
London's daily death toll from accidents among men aged four to five is high. With a male population of 2,161,897 London shows elevated accident death risk compared with the rest of the country. On average nine Londoners die from unpremeditated violence every two days.
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London
Women Pick Hats and Independence in Milliner Window
A woman in a milliner's window eyeing a hat declares independence by choosing the hat she wants. The piece argues a few women still let others select foods, contrasting with Lion Coffee’s claim of quality and consistency, urging shoppers to seek reliable brands.
Camel Load Bounds and Averages
The record notes that a camel’s ordinary load ranges from nine to ten hundred pounds. It presents a concise statement of typical carrying capacity without extra context or figures.
Bears the Signature of Ei In Use For Over Thirty Years
A fragment notes the enduring use of a familiar label and warns that many fatal blunders stem from assuming advice is completely disinterested. The text blends an advertising slogan with a cautionary thought on trust and decision making.
When Your Grocer Says He Does Not Have Defiance Starch
The ad claims Defiance Starch outperforms competitors as a cold water starch with 16 oz per package sold as 12 oz. value. It suggests grocers avoid stocking it until their 12 oz. stock is sold and implies readers have aged and gained awareness of market tricks.
Shoddy Defined in Textile Terms and Types
The term shoddy covers two meanings in textiles. It can describe fabric made from scrap material recycled into yarn and cloth. It also refers to fabric made from degraded old woolens transformed into a weak, coarse material.
The Truth of It Says a Georgia Philosopher
A Georgia philosopher proclaims in the Atlanta Constitution that humans cannot outrun lightning nor halt the sun when gas runs out. The message argues against wasting two thirds of life worrying about such fears.
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Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
All Chips of One Block. Mr. 8. Sparkes Dies in Devon
Mr. 8. Sparkes has died at Uffeulme Devon aged long service in the woolen factory he led for sixty years. His father and grandfather served the same firm and his son has now succeeded him in the business.
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Sparkes
Uffeulme
Devon
England
Paris Woman Finds Brass Box With Gold Coins
While chasing a mouse, Mme. De latour of Paris broke through her floor and discovered a brass box buried in a hole containing gold coins valued at $1,000. The finding occurred in her room and details promise potential curiosity about the relic.
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Mme. Delatour
Paris
Technicalities in courtroom fights over limited evidence
Lawyers clash over technicalities as the case hinges on limited evidence. The dispute centers on admissibility and procedural rules that could shape the trial’s outcome.
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William
House of Hohengollern
Norway
George W. Tweed
William M. Tweed
New York
Percy Pierce
Buffalo
Charles J. Glidden
Mount Washington
Des Moines
North Dakota
Henry J. Harding, Jr
Chicago Board of Trade
Federal District Court
Chicago
William Olsen
San Francisco
Friendly Islands
George
Charles Herreshoff
American & British Manufacturing Company
Bridgeport
Conn
A. B. Loutzenhouser
First National Bank of
Duluth
St. Paul
Page Morris
William B. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Pluteburg
Senate
Germany
Hawaiiian Islands
Wyman
Public Health Service
Carter
George L. Benton
Harrisburg
St. James
Steclton
Nelson A. Miles
Sherman Miles
Berlin
Wilkie
United States Secret Service
China
Japan
Lanier Cravens
Artillery Corps
Cecil
Franklin
Pepe
Lisa
Vyf Dura
Daily Story Pub, Co
Alretty
Race Bostwick
Broadway
Og Re Paymenta
J. Mulhall
Sioux City
Wellville
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