Do People Marry Too Young in a Boston Post Symposium
A Boston Post symposium on marriage features Helen M. Winslow and four women plus three men including Rev. A. J. Gordon and Dr. Noyes. Opinions mix early wed optimism with cautions about maturity, finances, faithfulness, and the risks of both hurried and delayed unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Helen M. Winslow
Boston
Miss Winslow
A. J. Gordon
The
Baptist Church
Mae D. Frazar
William H. Whitmore
America
S. H. Marryfield
Globe
Gas for cooking and heating praised by The Lancet
The London Lancet lauds gas as a clean fuel that would reduce smoke and fog in cities and improve health. It cites American examples of natural gas, claims better digestibility and richer gravy from gas cooked meat, and notes fast fat removal and tender meat. The price remains the main barrier to adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
English Banker Claims U S Has Fallen Behind Finances
Mr Cross, an English banker, warns the United States has run a six year deficit of 1.5 billion dollars and borrows European capital to operate. Interest on debt now at least 300 million dollars yearly. exports must exceed imports by 25 million to break even, yet even in good years the U S credit has not surpassed 200 million. Resulting in ongoing deficits and periodic panics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cross
United States
Anthropometric method links Paris bomber to living suspect
Pauwels, known as the bomb thrower of the Madeleine, was identified by anthropometric measurements. A France system compared marks on his dead body with those recorded last year in Paris police files for a suspected anarchist connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauwels
Madeleine
Paris
Surplus in banks. high lending fear and deafness cure ad
The piece notes a larger bank surplus than a year earlier with New York banks 70 million higher, yet borrowing remains hard. It includes an ad promising one hundred dollars for hearing loss cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with testimonials and price. It mentions Bismarck quote and solder recipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Coenry & Co
Toledo
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Electric Bitters Advertisements
Sarsaparilla cures even when other preparations fail and Hood's is urged as the remedy. Testimonials claim cures for neuralgia rheumatism stomach disorder liver trouble and weakness. Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve are praised for leg ulcers sores and burns. Endorsements from various readers appear with dates and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
John Speaker
Catawba
Bucklen
L. M. Bosworth
Castoria and Patent Remedies Parade in 19th Century Ad Spread
A long OCR fragment catalogs patent medicines and cures including Castoria for children, Dr. King’s New Discovery, Park’s Sure Cure, DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, Park’s Tea, and One Minute Cough Cure. It touts testimonials, sample offers, and druggist endorsements, with scattered notes on figures like S. S. Basford and Whitelaw Reid, plus a push for home oxygen treatment by Drs. Starkey and Palen.
Free Land venture eyes east Africa valley of Eden
Dr Theodor Hertzka’s plan to found a self sufficient colony in east Africa gains momentum. British and Austrian backers support the expedition to Mount Kenia and the Tana river valley with funds equipment and scientific aid from Vienna museums and London institutions. The group aims to map borders establish transport by river steamer and test domestication of elephant and zebra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley of Eden
Theodor Hertzka
East Africa
Mount Kenia
London
Pioneer Corps
Mombasa
Tana River
Commonwealth of Freeland
Hertzka
Royal Museum of Natural History
Vienna
Royal and Imperial Military and Geographical Institute of Vienna
South Kensington Museum
Royal Geographical
Tana
Hair and Gold Dust Theft at New York Smithery
A young woman at a New York gold and silver smith shop escaped prosecution for theft due to her looks. Her long greased hair collected gold dust and diamond chips as she worked, which she then combed out and sold nightly. After a jealous quarrel led to confession, she made restitution and left, though barred from further employment in the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aocee
Marriage and Divorce Rates Across Europe and U S History
A compilation of historical statistics notes Europe and the United States. It cites marriage totals in France and varying divorce rates in Austria Hungary England and Italy. It mentions incest bans in U S states Massachusetts anti Indian white marriage law 1786 and odd divorce cases from Connecticut and Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Austria
Hungary
England
Italy
Europe
Massachusetts
Carroll D. Wright
United States
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted Amid Student Scholarships
An ad style notice cites Williams students receiving nearly one third scholarships and urges Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for spring debility. It touts testimonials as proof and highlights Hood's as worthy of confidence. It also notes a Michigan University law department practice court and promotes Hall's Hair Renewer for thicker, darker hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Hood
Law Department
University of Michigan
Tests of wire rope and fastenings at D L W rail shops
At the Scranton shops of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad tests on one and a half inch steel cables show rope cones and the fastening mass can hold about 70 tons with the soft center compressing. Lead alone failed to hold, while a three to one lead antimony alloy performed better though forks broke in two places as load neared 70 tons. Locomotive Engineering notes the curious two breaks and unchanged cross section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Aeronaut's Paris ascent ends with dramatic drift 80 miles
An aeronaut in Paris intended a short ascent but rode a violent upper current, traveling 80 miles in 45 minutes. He was dragged along the surface for six miles in the Champagne district before making a landing as reported by Paris Figaro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Champagne
Figaro
A Gallant Frenchman and the Paris Public Kiss Law
A cabman and his wife were arrested after sharing a kiss in front of a restaurant under Paris public space kissing rules. The cabman was fined five dollars and paid it, claiming the kiss was worth the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Institute to Train People to Detect Lies Proposed
A proposal urges creation of an institute to teach citizens how to identify deception. Advocates say structured courses would improve critical thinking and reduce misinformation.
Premiers of Great Britain list of leaders through 1894
A compact chronological list from the San Francisco Examiner names British prime ministers with dates and party labels from Pitt in 1783 to Lord Rosebery in 1894. It includes entries for Pitt, Addington, Portland, Palmerston, Disraeli, Gladstone, Salisbury, and Rosebery among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pitt
Henry Addington
Lord Greenville
Duke of Portland
Spencer Percival
Earl of Liverpool
George Canning
Viscount Goderich
Duke of Wellington
Earl Gray
Viscount Melbourne
Sir Robert Peel
Robert Peel
Lord John Russell
Earl of Derby
Earl of Abercorn
Lord Palmerston
Earl Russell
Benjamin Disraeli
William E. Gladstone
Marquis of Salisbury
Lord Rosebery
San Francisco Examiner
Stage Glints and Theatre News from New York Adverts
Rhea reportedly will not act in this country next season. Kathrine Clemmons has quit starring. Richard Golden resumes his starring tour in Jed Prouty next fall. Gracie M. Russell injured in New Orleans with a broken arm. A Haymarket revival of Fedora with Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Tree as Spanoff is planned. Miss Fortescue to tour in Hypatia with original scenery. Effie Shannon and Rose Coghlan co star in A Woman of No Importance. A Buffalo burglar used complimentary theater tickets to rob a couple. Clara Morris undecided about next season. Sable fashion prevails in Paris with lace beading and new spring bonnets. Black violets and mignonettes favored for trims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhea
Kathrine Clemmons
Richard Golden
Jed Prouty
Gracie M. Russell
New Orleans
Mr. Tree
the Haymarket
London
Fedora
Patrick Campbell
Tree
Spanoff
Rose Coghlan
Buffalo
Clara
Morris
Edwin H. Price
Paris
New York Advertiser
How to Scrape Beef and Serve It
A historical description explains scraping beef to remove digestible pulp. It guides slicing across the grain, scraping with a spoon, creating a fresh surface, and reducing meat to pulp. It notes raw consumption on toast or light cooking, for weak stomachs unable to digest solids.
How to Remove Scorch From Wash Fabrics
Soak scorched areas in a bowl of hot water with borax until the solution dissolves. Lay the treated fabric in the sun to bleach. Repeat as the cloth dries until the scorch disappears.
Sand Box Butter Scented Preservation Method
Instructions describe filling a box with sand, placing butter in jars sunk within the sand, wetting the sand with cold water, and sealing the box airtight. The process implies long term storage by sand burial to preserve butter.
Silver novelties and table accoutrements in new designs
The piece highlights silver cribbage boards with card drawers and silver checkerboards with red and blue spaces. It notes a farina Cologne bottle with wheat ear-like spikes, a safety hatpin with a plate, and a mounted lemon squeezer on a silver plated stand with a lever for tall pitchers.
Railroad Ties and Early Locomotives In America
The piece notes the first French line opening in 1828 and cites U S rail data. It lists 182 710 miles of steel rails and 38 917 of iron in the country. It mentions Burton's 1813 legged locomotive and Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis 65 ton passenger engine. Tom Thumb weighed about a ton. wheels two feet diameter. smokestack described as like an aggravated putty blower. An Italian paper praises 80 ton American freight cars versus smaller European types for economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
United States
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and
Indianapolis Railroad
Peter Cooper
A Wife Who Is Also a Man’s Best Friend
A man's best chance is to find a wife who is his chum. A woman does not marry the man she loved most but the one who proves to be the most in earnest.
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Ayers
Read’s Market
AMES
Iowa
Bower & Sorenson
Main
Ames, Iowa
Story County Bank
Parley Sheldon
B. J. Shelden
Union National Bank
W.M. Greetey
E. R. Chamberlain
Cashier
Atlas National Bank
Chicago
Third National Bank
Valley National Bank
Des Moines
M. Hemstreet
F.T. McLain
Hemstreet & McLain
Pecenpiis
Maud Humphrey
Tage Whole Family
Russell Publishing CO
Summer St
Mass
VIOLA
G. Co. Bittner & CO
the Intelligencer
K. Wilson
New York City
God
Bismarck
J. Merritte Driver
Columbia City
Indiana
Samson and
Shylock
Driver
Ind
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
John Merritte
Germany
D. D. Bales
Castoria
Ayer
DeWitt
de Witt
DL. D. Bales
Boggs
Filorist
T. F. Anthony
Promise City
L. M. Oe Faegist
Pitcher’s Castoria
S. B. Basford
Carthage
S.D
Sioux City
Park
L. Bosworth
Green Bay, Wis
D. D
Rome
L. M. Bosworth’s
Bret Harte
Golden Era
San Francisco
Coates Kinney
Cinci Times
Leiure
Xenia
Catherine Black
LeRoy
N. Y
Vark
J. W. Hailey
Batavia
D. D. Bailes
Whitelaw Reid
Cincinnati Gazette
Agate
Gazette
New York Tribune
Joseph
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
Coxey
Tee Hee-Hee-Hee
Prof. Bluegoggle
Pitcher
Freeland Pioneers
Connecticut
Darwin
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Premiers OF
Great Britain
Samuel Pitcher
da. G
Osaoon
Lowell, Mass
J. F. Kincheror
Conway, Ark
Casteria
Children’s Department
Allen
Surra, Pres
the Centaur Company
Murray Street
Intelligencer
Dubois & Dubois
Washington, D. C
Silver Novelties
Keystone Watch — Case Co
Philadelphia
Perry
Iain
Address Medical Assn Il
INN & CO
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Mann & CO
DR. Winchells
Premy
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