Ex Convicts to Get Help From Indiana Aid Society
A Chicago leader reports Indiana warden George A. Shideler backs a philanthropist group to reclaim paroled convicts. The organization would place ex offenders in jobs, support parolees, and push for parole and juvenile court reforms, operating as a national bureau of cooperation.
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George A. Shideler
Indiana State Penitentiary
Indiana
oMdiala
Central Howard Association of
Chicago
Bshideler
Chicago News
Shideler
Iie
F. Emory Lyon
Indianapolis
Lyon
Iowa
John L. Tait
Britiah Howard Society
John Howard
Ephraim Banning
R. Winchell
John L.tatner
W. M. R. French
Erick A. Brown
Estimating Train Speed By Telegraph Posts Per Mile
A railway method uses telegraph posts set thirty per mile. Count posts passed in a minute, then multiply by two to obtain miles per hour. This provides a simple speed estimate for the train.
SOME SUCCESSFUL WOMEN MISE MARY J HALE ARCHITECT OF MISSOURI
Mise Hale, a young Columbia Missouri native, is described as a leading US architect. She trained in St Louis and private practice, then returned home to design a statewide asylum for the feeble minded and epileptic on a new village plan costing about half a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Mary J. Hale
United States
Mise Hale
Mias Hale
Columbia
St. Louis
St. Laura
Iodian Chief Surprised By Governor-General Dufferin
A Chicago News item recounts Lord Dufferin's West visit during his term as governor general of Canada. In British Columbia he met Indian chiefs, who mocked his appearance as he sat by a venison supper, saying Oh pshaw and walking away in disdain.
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Lord Dufferin
Dominion of Canada
West
Canadian Pacific
British Columbia
Dufferin
Chicago News
Auction of stamps in London fetches $21000 in four days
A four day London stamp sale drew about $21,000 with top prices including British Guiana 1850 12 cents blue $220 Hawaii 1851 5 cents blue $360 Canada 1851 12 pence black $385 Brattleboro 1846 5 cents black on buff $200 United States 1869 24 cents green and purple $120 and 30 cents with inverted flags $270 among other high values and errors.
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London
British Guiana
Hawaii
Guiana
Saxony
Tuscany
Wurtemberg
Reunion
Canada
Nova Scotia
Brattleboro
United States
Tongue Sandwichs Quote From Guthrie
A Victorian era reflection by Thomas Guthrie on female qualification for certain tasks and the need for moral guardrails. The quote warns against sin, suggesting vigilance at every access point, especially around young ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Guthrie
Time Reckoning and Health Fads in The Twentieth Century
The piece notes a flawed view of white washing versus being washed white and claims the century begins in 191 January 1st and ends in 2000. It states people did not start counting from A D 1 but from about 550 years into the Christian era and promotes Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a remedy for early dyspepsia malaria rheumatism constipation nervousness and kidney trouble with an immediate cure claim.
Wealthy Can Wait for Help, Small Boy Serves
A proverb notes that anyone can send a boy on a task but only the wealthy can afford to wait for his return. The saying reflects class differences in relying on help and time.
Western Canada farm lands offer promising yields for poor farmers
A Missourian reports on Saskatchewan and Alberta settlement, noting high grain yields from small plots seen by W. R. Corser of Higginsville. He cites 600 bushels of wheat from 15 acres, 600 bushels of barley from 10, and 15,000 bushels of oats from 150, plus healthy stock and cattle on the range. Information available from government agents. Also a London suburb scientist records 20,000 dust particles per cubic centimeter in the air versus 500,000 in central London, with city air far more polluted.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
Aagsinibola
Western Canada
W. R. Corser
Higginsville
Lafayette Co
London
Italian Scholar Reports Vesuvius Active Since 1895
An Italian researcher notes Mt Vesuvius remained in constant eruption from July 1895 for four years with lava flow continuing until September 1899. Lava blocks rose as high as 1800 feet and a thirty ton block was ejected, estimated at 610000 horsepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vessuvius
Persian minister Isaac Kohn joins Washington golf scene
Issac Kohn the Persian minister in Washington shows early golf talent and has announced he will not attempt the dialect, marking him as a new convert to the game in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Issac Kohn
Washington
Garfield Tea Health Claim in Old Newspaper Clip
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea purifying the blood regulating digestion and promoting health. It claims long standing use as a herb medicine. A proverb about the dog in the manger and warning that too many friends can spoil a bank account appears alongside the health note.
Stimulants seldom hurt a man if he leaves them alone
A brief line notes that stimulants cause harm mainly when used or continued rather than when avoided. It suggests self-control limits risk and emphasizes restraint as a preventive approach. The message frames stimulant effects as mitigated by abstinence.
Cure Blood Diseases with Free Treatment Offer
An old newspaper ad promotes Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a cure for various blood conditions. It claims to heal sores joints and skin issues, improve digestion, and provide rich blood. The promo offers free medical advice and a free trial by writing Blood Balm Co. Atlanta Ga.
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B. B. B. Sent Absolutely Free By Writing Blood Balm Co
Tehell St
Atlanta
B. B
Hidden Wounds Heal at the Jewelers
A noted correspondent notes that some domestic fractures find healing only after a visit to the jewelers where rings and bracelets symbolize reconciliation. The piece implies cultural weight of jewelry in mending family rifts and restoring harmony.
Allen's Foot-Ease and other household advertisements
A collage of old vendor pitches including Allen's Foot-Ease for foot swelling and bunions, Russ' Bleaching Blue for laundry, Velvet Starch, Kis-Me Gum, and generic pleas about wealth and love. The snippet shows multiple product claims and taglines from a historical ad page.
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Wisscart Haliding
Mate Institution
Mia
Winslow
Hecine Wis
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Maud
Aoris
Sciatica
Lumbago
St. Jacobs Oil
Sim Press
David Bradley
Sgapesy
Diamond Soda Works
Milwaukee
Wis
Y ci
C.K. Anderson & Co
Kim St
Dallas, Tex
Hall & Ruckel
New York
W. L. Douglas
W. N. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Wetmore
J. C. Wetmore Tobacco CO
T. Louis, MO
America
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