Health Codes and Oddities From a Bygone Era
Quotes on health codes and decrepitude mix with curiosities from California foods and civic monuments. The piece notes grape shup production, Boston's proposed tribute to John Boyle OReilly, and France’s bachelor tax while Cincinnati discourages marriage in schools. It also reports instantaneous death via electricity in animal executions and a naturalization case in Reading, Pa, where a judge Endlich required knowledge of government form for citizenship.
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France
Cincinnati School Board
Reading
Endlich
Western architecture gains distinct style in Scribner piece
John W. Root discusses a new western architectural type praising room to breathe freedom from eastern constraints. He notes large front yards set far back, suburban charm, varied building materials, and a shift from former Queen Anne excess to a truer regional taste.
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John W. Root
Scribner
Europe
Radigonar
Heaven
Earth
The New California Telescope Is Cast in France
The article notes a forty inch diameter telescope lens nearly completed in France and to be shipped to the United States for Alvan Clarke & Sons in Cambridge to assemble. It describes a double crown and flint glass design with magnification between 4000 and 5000 times and potential to reveal new lunar and planetary details.
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California
France
Alvan Clarke & Sons
Cambridge
America
Lick
United States
Mars
Iowa Central Route Promotes Northwest Travel
Travelers eyeing Minnesota Montana Manitoba the Dakotas Washington Oregon Puget Sound or the Sioux Reservation should consult Iowa Central Route agents for lowest fares baggage through to destination and daylight through trains with new palace cars and coaches. A. F. Banks and Tos. P. Barry solicit time cards rates and further information from Marshalltown Iowa and G. P. A.
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Minnesota
Montana
Manitoba
Dakotas
Washington
Oregon
Puget Sound
Iowa Central
St. Paul
Northwest
Lowa Central
A. F. Banks
Gen'l
Marshalltown
Lowa
Tos. P. Barry
Suburban housing venture as business for millionaires
A proposed model village near a city would mix affordable rail access, drained land, shade trees, cottages and a park with low rent and modest profits. It would attract teachers, journalists, clerks and mechanics, building a refined, staged community while keeping the venture a sound commercial investment rather than charity.
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Smiths
Joneses
Jenkinses
England
Jenkinshurst
Bro By-The- Sea
Oil firm enters field to rival Standard company
A new oil company with a $5,000,000 capital edges toward competition with the Standard Oil firm, reported to have a capital around $500,000,000. The account notes possible exaggeration and suggests Standard Oil may be contending with itself in this new venture.
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Standard Company
Standard Oil Company
Chicago Electric Transit Company Formed In 1200000 Capital
A full test of electrical transit apparently satisfied investors as Chicago forms the Chicago Electric Transit company with capital of 1.2 million dollars. Itch mange and scratches on humans or animals cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Sold by L. M. Bosworth, Druggist, Ames.
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Chicago
Chicago Electric Transit Company
Woolford
L. M. Bosworth
Ames
Iowa
Spare-ribs will be plenty in Utah this fall
A humorous remark notes Mormons aim to practice plural marriage only in jest, suggesting a single wife policy. The quip contrasts perceived public virtue with private vice, implying much pretense in society.
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Utah
English Spavin Liniment Ad Sold in Ames Iowa
An Ames Iowa druggist advertises English Spavin Liniment promising to remove hard and soft blemishes from horses and treat blood spavin curbs splints swelled throats coughs and related ailments. One bottle saves $50 and is warranted as a remarkable blemish cure.
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L. M. Bosworth
Ames
Iowa
Scarcity of skilled officers hampers navy progress
The article notes a shortage of officers in steam navigation and higher mechanical trades in the navy. Electrical workers, millwrights, and photo engraving experts are in high demand, with top salaries offered for specialized roles. It urges young people to pursue scientific work in advanced mechanical arts.
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Engineer Corps
Central America
Gladstone card warns overbought items and theft risk
The text notes a warning from Mr. Gladstone addressing unauthorized deliveries at Hawarden and elsewhere. He states he cannot be responsible for the safety and return of birthday books autograph books collecting cards pictures poems and other manuscripts. It mentions Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion and L. M. Bosworth as vendors in Ames Iowa.
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Gladstone
Hawarden
Tolstoi Quote on Writing and Life Aims
A fragment quotes Tolstoi claiming writing novels is useless, arguing it fails to aid people who feel sad and lack direction in life. The passage reflects on literature's role and readers' search for purpose.
International Novels and a St. Louis Rail Idea
The article contrasts English and American international novels with marriages and social roles. It notes a St. Louis exhibition track using electricity and outlines a single rail elevated car design with centered main wheels and side guide wheels.
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St. Louis
New York Herald Nails Congress With A Sharp Critique
The New York Herald attacks the late Congress with a biting summary, calling out loud shouts from New York and nearby areas as worthy of contempt. The piece contrasts New York with Chicago in tone and insists on a strong regional critique.
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New York Herald
Congress
Dale
New York
Chicago
Canadian Prisons Use Whipping in Aggravated Crimes
The article notes whipping as a punishment in Canadian prisons for aggravated crime. It describes the ordeal as severe for convicts and witnesses, and cites Cardinal Newman defining gentleness as never inflicting pain.
Best Salve Advertises Cure All Skin Ailments
An old message touts a salve claiming cures for cuts bruises sores ulcers and more with guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. It notes a price of 25 cents per box and sale by druggists. The Harpers Young People volume eleven closes with a new issue slated for October 28 featuring many attractions.
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Europe
Old Country
America
Dollar store or bank mix up in quirky exchange
A passerby questions a store as a bank after a teller replies it is a bank. The exchange reveals confusion over the difference between a dollar store and a bank. The scene highlights a humorous misunderstanding between Gargoyle and the teller.
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Gargoyle
Teeller
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