Great Palace of Science Dedication Opens in New York
The Great Palace of Science in Fortieth Street near Bryant Park hosts the Carnegie Institute dedication with European scientists and awards. Andrew Carnegie funds 1.5 million for the building and 400 thousand ground loan. three national societies join under United engineering societies with a vast technical library and shared facilities.
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Star
New York
Fortieth Street
Bryant Park
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
John Fritz
Alexander Graham Bell
Ralph W. Pope
F. R. Hutton
R. W. Raymond
American Institute of Mining Engineers
American Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Society of Intellectual Engineers
United Engineering Societies
Thirty-ninth Street
Carnegie
Blondin at Niagara Falls A daring rope walker's legacy
The article recalls Blondin the French rope walker who crossed Niagara Falls in 1850 and again with a man on his back. It notes royal attention from the Prince of Wales, public astonishment, and the peril endured by the man on the back, Ter ry M. Colcord of Chicago, who described the experience in vivid terms.
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Charles Blondin
Blondin
Niagara Falls
King
England
Prince of Wales
United States
Brondin
Tien
Ry M. Colcord
Chicago
Harry
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's (Laxative) Syrup Pepsin as the greatest remedy for stomach and digestive troubles. It claims instant benefits, urges readers to buy a dollar or half-dollar size now, offers money back if it fails, and mentions free books and samples.
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DR. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Co For Sale By Distributors
Monticello Illinois advertises Pepsin Syrup Co products with Scarbrough Drug Co Elam Ordway and Houser as wholesale distributors. The listing notes availability in Monticello and surrounding area through local drug firms.
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Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello
Ilinois
Scarbrough Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Blondin on Niagara Bridge Trys Perilous Crossing
Witness recounts Blondin crossing a shaky line over Niagara Falls with Harry Colcord aboard. Blondin steadied the rope as the center span swayed and a knot failed, then regained footing and continued, narrowly averting disaster amid crowd suspense.
Properties of Gold and Its Alloys
Gold remains unaffected by air or acids at ordinary temperatures and can influence copper and silver when alloyed. Twelve karat gold resists nitric acid but copper oxidizes during annealing. A nine gold to ten platinum mix is uneven, while higher platinum fails to stay with gold upon solidification.
Before the Bar and Legal Language Origins
An excerpt explains how admission to the bar originated in English courts the bar being the judge’s barrier. It notes the Inns of Court training and examination granting the right to appear before the bar and the term barrister reflects this technical meaning.
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Inns of Court
J Pierpont Morgan Turns Seventy In New York
Special to the Star reports J Pierpont Morgan reaches age seventy and marks a half century in banking. He travels in Europe and plans art acquisitions for his private galleries in New York and London while preparing to ease management to his son and partners.
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Star
New York
D. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Morgan
United States
Hstory
Gan
United States Steel Corporation
Georgia Medical Society opens Savannah meeting
Savan nah hosts the Georgia Medical Society as prominent physicians and surgeons gather for the annual meeting. The event began with a 9 o'clock convening and greetings, then split into general medicine and surgery sections for papers discussions and addresses. Tomorrow and Friday will include entertainment features between business sessions.
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Savannah
Georgian Medical Society
Amber jack duel on the Gulf Stream joy and struggle
The Forest and Stream piece describes an angler battling a powerful amber jack off the Gulf Stream. The fish repeatedly tests the line with bursts of speed, the boatman prepares a gaff, and after a long, grueling duel the angler finally hauls the resilient fighter aboard amid spray and cheers.
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Beativan
California
Gulf Stream
Child's Eye Ulcer Healed After Cuticura Remedies
An Oswego New York family recalls a long illness in their one year and a half old daughter blamed on eczema and teething. After five doctors and rising costs, they used Cuticura Remedies and noted dramatic improvement in eight months with sight preserved.
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Frank Abbott
Fulton, Oswego Oom N. Y
An Artist's Slip in a London Weekly
The tale recounts Sir John Gilbert's mix up between infantry and mounted troops in a story illustration. An editor asks for changes but a subordinate edits the chapter, omitting how soldiers scaled a mountain with ladders and a crane. Readers demanded how the cavalry reached the summit.
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Sir John Gilbert
London Weekly
Arbuckles' ARIOSA Coffee Endures in Public Praise
A Los Angeles writer extols Arbuckles' Coffee ARIOSA for over thirty years praising its uniform aroma and reliability. The ad claims Arbuckles' led roasted packaged coffee sales globally, offers lower prices through scale, and warns against counterfeit loose coffee. Readers are urged to write Arbuckle Bros. in New York City if their grocer won’t supply.
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Los Angeles
Arsbuckles
Ariosa
Arbuckles
Ariosa Coffee
Arbuckle Bros
New York City
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W. Va
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Tenn
Cardui
Colcord
J. Pierpont Morgan
Finance
Europe
Morgan
Steel Trust
Georgia Medical Society
Eczema
Potter & Chem. Corp
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