Anaconda Pharmacist Charles Cress Dies in His Room
Charles T. W. Cress a pioneer Anaconda druggist died at 11 30 AM in his room above his Park Avenue drug store from heart failure He was 42 unmarried and leaves a father mother and sister in South Bethlehem Pa Coroner ruled natural causes Funeral services expected tomorrow Sparrow the former assistant now in charge of the store noted Cress as an honest straightforward business man with a large local clientele The Anaconda Druggists association planned a body attendance at the depot and all drug stores to close in his memory.
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Charlies
T. W. Cress
Montana
Anaconda
East Park Avenue
Hughes
Tuttle Undertaking
Cress
Bethlehem
Penn
Anaconda Druggists’ Association
The
National Union
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F. Lodge
Sparrow
Spectacle making to 1860
The piece notes the United States has 78 million people and about one in five should wear glasses. American eyeglass products, praised for uniformity and durability, are exported globally while foreign factories rely on crude, mixed shops that assemble parts at home. Consequently they cannot match interchangeable frames and lenses.
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United States
The Difference Between American Spectacle Production
The article notes American optical goods makers produce about 6,000,000 pairs of spectacles annually with one company alone manufacturing roughly 1,500,000 pairs each year, likely ten times previous U.S. annual production.
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United States
The Great Kidney Remedy Swamp Root Promoted
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney liver and bladder issues claiming it prevents heart disease pneumonia and kidney damage. It promotes samples and a free book from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and urges readers to mention the newspaper.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghanton
N. Y
Monument Planned for Braddock Battlefield Site at Kennywood Park
The New York Times reports a monument to General Braddock’s 1755 defeat will be erected by the Pittsburgh and Railroad Company at Kennywood Park near Braddock. A bronze tablet will accompany a large boulder on the hill’s brow overlooking the Monongahela river and Fort Pitt blockhouse history.
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New York Times
Braddock
Kennywood Park
Battle Ground
Pittsburg
Fort Pitt
America
Monongahela River
The Collecting Habit Examined In A New York Evening Post Essay
The piece traces collecting as a universal malady across ages and classes with examples from science art and trade. It contrasts noble motives like scientific curiosity with less grave drives and notes famed treasures from Noahs ark to Japanese prints and Italian marbles.
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New York Evening Post
Surprising Trick With a Thin Pine Board
A simple science stunt uses a pine board half its length protruding from a table with a sheet of newspaper beneath. A sharp strike creates a semi vacuum as air is pushed out, causing the board to stay fast to the table or break, defying belief.
Safes in Churches Modern Security Feature
The Philadelphia Record notes that the modern church uses safes not only for money but to protect books, records, and valuable silver plate. Architects say safes help guard against fire and burglary, reflecting new safety standards in large suburban houses of worship.
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Philadelphia
Anaconda Miner Patrick J. Ryan Found Dead in Salt Lake Hotel
Funeral set for Patrick J. Ryan at St. Paul church with Rev. Father Coopman officiating. The Anaconda mining man was found dead from a gunshot in his hotel room, an apparent suicide. His death shocked local circles and a notebook hinted at mixed sentiments and business notes, with a dated May 1902 reference.
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Patrick J. Ryan
St. Paul
Father Coopman
Ryan
Salt Lake Tribune
PR. J. Ryan
Anaconda
Mont
Knutsford Hotel
Travel in Style on the Pennsylvania Limited Train
The congenial groups in the cafe club car and observation parlor offer luxury travel for friends. This Chicago to New York hourly favorite departs at 6 30 p m daily on a twenty four hour run. Contact H R Dering A G P Agt 48 South Clark St Chicago to arrange a trip East.
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Pennsylvania Limited
Chicago
New York
H. R. Dering
A. G. P. Agt
South
Clark St
Gratitude Expressed After Husband's Death
I thank the kind friends Woodmen Eagles and Electric Workers union for their kindness and sympathy during my bereavement caused by the death of my husband MRS. G. F. NICHOLS.
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Eagles and Electric Workers’ Union
G. F. Nichols
Longevity in Science Leaders at London Iron and Steel Institute
Modern Society notes that four council members of the London Iron and Steel Institute are over eighty. Sir Lowthian Bell, in his eighty sixth year, still shows remarkable vitality. Sir Bernhard Samuelson is eighty two and vigorous. Sir John Alleyne remains solid and upright, recalling his earlier leadership of the Midland iron foundry.
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London Iron and Steel Institute
Lowthian Bell
Bernhard Samuelson
John Alleyne
True Story of Appetite Remedy Rejuvenating Wife
A man reports his wife, weak with a pelvic disorder, improving after taking Peru na sold by A. Birch in Alb County Virginia. He notes rapid appetite return and overall better health, urging others to write to Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio for advice.
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Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
R. W. EK. Birch
Afton
Peruna Medicine Co
Makers of Iron Giants Rooted in Work Ethic
The piece highlights Sir John, aged near eighty, and John Fritz of Bethlehem as octogenarian pioneers. It notes their lifelong belief in hands on labor and applied science, shaping vast structures from ironclads to St Pancras station and advocating productive, meaningful work.
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St. Pancras
Sir John
John Fritz
Bethlehem
United States
Keep Your Memory Busy
Advice on memory training urging daily mental exercise to prevent forgetting. Encourages repeated effort, targeted practice, and using idle moments to stimulate recall, asserting memory strengthens with use and errors fade through persistence.
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