Five OClock Tea in Berlin Hotels for Shoppers Abroad
Berlin letters report that major hotels in Berlin now serve afternoon tea between four and six, a welcome comfort for weary shoppers far from home. English tea customs spread in private homes, while German cafes mainly offer pastries, tea in glasses, bread and butter rare, with cocoa and chocolate popular among ladies. The term Mahizeit, meaning blessed meal, is widely used after dinner and by the uneducated class throughout the day, now a common sign of politeness.
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Berlin
London
Polock
Munich
The Caroline Islands Questionin Harper's Weekly Tale
Harper's Weekly notes public interest in Germany’s purchase of the Caroline Islands from Spain and a proposed annexation by the United States. The piece recounts a petition from Kusaie leaders, who claim long contact with Americans and wish to join the U.S. It also describes island geography and a legend of how the islands were formed by a man dropping soil from a basket.
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Germany
Caroline Islands
Spain
Pacific
Harper's Weekly
America
Kusaie
Carolines
Congress
United States
Caroline Group
Coral Islands
Ladrone Islands
Philippines
Battleship Illinois Delayed by Material Shortages
Work on the battleship Illinois is seriously delayed due to difficulty in obtaining machinery material and hull components. The ship was to be ready for trials this year but that now seems impossible as congested steel factories curb production and meet excessive demand.
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Illinois
Navy Department
Rev Joshua Axtell, barber and preacher in Michigan
Axtell, a barber highly regarded in Pontiac and formerly a preacher in Royal Oak, is noted for quelling a saloon dispute in a prize fight. He also lectures and is writing a novel while reflecting on optimism versus pessimism. Also mentions telegraph links from Brazzaville to Paris and a telegram cost.
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Pontiac, Mich
Joshua J. Axtell
Royal Oak
Brazzaville
Loange
Libreville
Stanley Pool
Paris
Baltimore Butchers Fined for Colored Red Frankfurters
Three Baltimore meat dealers were fined for selling red frankfurter sausages colored with aniline dye. An expert testified the dye was a coal tar preparation containing no arsenic and the product was a healthy article of food.
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Baltimore
Lawrence M. Jacobs Profile in Philippine Commission
Lawrence M. Jacobs a statistician with the Philippine commission is noted as a University of Chicago graduate of 1899. While an undergraduate he earned two scholarships and several prizes in college debates.
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Lawrence M. Jacobs
Philippine Commission
University of Chicago
Sullivan Genealogy Myths Debunked and Health Snippet
A medical note describes quick sneeze suppression by pressing the nose notch and by exhaling fully at sneeze cues. Wisconsin property owners unite to rid Fox Lake area waters of invasive German carp to protect famed game fish.
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Fox Lake
Wisconsin
Portrait of William L. Wilson to be placed in University hall
The portrait of William L. Wilson, author of the Wilson bill and postmaster general under Cleveland, and later president of West Virginia University, will hang in University Hall with President Raymond overseeing the arrangement. An old bachelor quips that a widow accepts a marriage proposal faster than a mouse.
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William L. Wilson
Wilson
Cleveland
West Virginia Univrsity
University Hall
University
Raymond
National Live Stock Assn Convention Heads to Salt Lake
Fourth annual meeting in Salt Lake City promises largest stockmen gathering with entertainment at the Mormon Assembly Hall and a Tabernacle concert. Colorado plans a big delegation. Denver & Rio Grande offers a special train January 13 with round trips from Denver Colorado Springs or Pueblo at 18 dollars.
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National Live Stock Association
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Assembly Hall
The
Mormon Church
Tabernacle
Colorado
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
S. K. Hooper
Rio Grande
Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample Offer Ad
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for sweaty damp and swollen feet with a free sample offer by mail to Le Roy New York and notes it eases tight shoes and treats chilblains and frost bites sold at druggists and shoe stores. The ad closes with a humorous line about men's mistakes.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Chickasaw stump dance draws hundreds near Eret
The Chickasaw Indians performed a stump dance near Eret in the Indian Territory to ward off evil spirits. Hundreds watched the novel display with vigilance due to fears of disturbances that could threaten nearby settlers and the red men.
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Eret
Indian Territory
Red Men
Tacoma Streetcar Disaster Settlements Total $100000
The Fourth of July streetcar accident at Belin street bridge in Tacoma Washington. A loaded car plunged forty feet into a gulch killing forty five and injuring one hundred six. All damage claims settled for a total of one hundred thousand dollars.
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Tacoma
Wash
Belin Street
Cadetship At West Point Granted To Reamy Joyce
Arthur Reamy Joyce, son of Colonel Frank M. Joyce of the Methodist Episcopal church, is named a West Point cadet by President McKinley. Joyce formerly lived in Ohio and served on Governor McKinley’s staff.
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Sir Arthur Sullivan
Righi
Wellington
St. Helena
Arthur Reamy Joyce
Frank M. Joyce
Methodist Episcopal Church
West Point
McKinley
Joyce
Ohio
Mr. McKinley
Brooklyn Woman Seeks Divorce Over Husbands Flirtations
A Brooklyn woman requests divorce citing her husband flirted with the household servants. The piece comments on the persistent “servant question” and critiques the head of the house for misreading the help’s duties.
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Brooklyn
Baltimore American
New York Plans $20,000 Lab for Bubonic Plague Study
The New York health authorities announce a $20,000 laboratory dedicated to bubonic plaque research. Construction will be rat and insect proof with strict preventive measures.
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New York
When People Order They Seek Best Yet Pay Low Price
A compact reflection notes consumer tension between choosing quality and seeking cheaper costs. The line contrasts expectations at purchase with the desire for minimal price at checkout.
Japanese Government Considers Air Tight Execution Method
The Japanese government weighs capital punishment by suffocation placing the condemned in an air tight chamber and exhausting air with a pump.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsements
An advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for any catarrh cure Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot treat. Proposes J Cheney Co Toledo as makers with testimonials from West & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin. claims cure acts on blood and mucous surfaces and sells for 7 cents per bottle with free testimonials. Hall's Family Pills also marketed.
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Hall
BP. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
PJ. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Onla
Henry H. Rogers Early Life in New Bedford
Henry H. Rogers, the New York financier and copper king, sold newspapers on New Bedford streets fifty years ago in May. He later worked in a grocery store earning $3 a week plus board.
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Henry H. Rogers
New York Millonaire and Copper King
New Bedford
Mays
Female weakness cured by kidney remedy claims
A testimonial from Mia J R Faver of Atlanta Georgia reports six months of severe female weakness resolved after one month on Smiths Sure Kidney Cure. The healer is praised by the last treating doctor. Price is 50 cents and available from druggists. Also a cleaning product ad promotes Russ Bleaching Blue and a moral line ends the piece.
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Smith
Mia
J. R. Faver
Atlanta
All Druggista
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