Financial Panic Strains New York Asylum System Faces Crowding
Officials warn that continued financial distress drives many to mental breakdowns and crime. Dr Albert W Ferris reports severe crowding at Wards Island with about 6000 admissions in recent months and that over half suffer financial hallucinations. Similar strain seen in Pennsylvania and other states as recovery remains slow.
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America
New York
Albert W. Ferris
New York State
Pennsylvania
Death of Gloucestershire Beauty Lady Bagshot at Woodchester
Mrs Alice White formerly Lady Baghott died May 2 at Stroud Union Workhouse aged 92 in Stroud. She rose from maid to society icon known as Gloucestershire Belle after marrying Sir Paul Baghott of the Priory Woodchester. Her son died young and financial troubles followed. Dr John Williams helped her, and she ended life in a workhouse with a large funeral turnout.
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Woodchester Church
Stroud
Alice White
Baghott
Stroud Union Workhouse
Paul Baghett
Woodchester
Baghett
Paul
Lady Baghatt
John Williams
Elijah White
Carpenter
Williams
Catherine White
Froctoid claims strong relief for headache and indigestion
An advertisement touts Froctoids as superior to ordinary aperients for headache and indigestion. It argues rapid blood cleansing and liver support, claims quick relief when other aperients fail, and warns against daily indigestive cures. Sold through chemists with direct-mail orders to W G Hearne Geelong Australia.
Ashburton Industry and Labour Annual Report 1908
The Ashburton factories inspector reports limited trade changes amid outside competition. 126 factories employed 784 workers with several trades busy. 1017 male and 85 female overtime permits recorded 2817 hours. Four accidents occurred, including a severe arm loss. Sanitation and worker comfort improved. thanks extended to employers for cooperation.
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Bean
Ashburton
Department of Labour
Eraas
Improved Electric Lamp With Dual Filaments Provides Adjustable Brightness
A new two filament electric lamp offers three brightness levels 24 16 and 184 candlepower by rotating the bulb in its socket to switch between brightness modes. The design avoids switches and sparking as the circuit remains intact during changes and allows combining filaments for up to 32 candlepower.
For Bronchial Moughs. take Woods' Ts Peppermint Cure
The fragment advises using Woods’ Ts Peppermint Cure for bronchial coughs and throat irritation, mentioning a remedy approach with peppermint based treatment.
Invention and the Dawn of Moving Pictures
The article traces early visual experiments from the thaumatrope to the zoetrope and Muybridge photographs showing persistence of vision. It highlights Babbage and Hersehell’s shilling mirror experiment and explains how sequential images create the illusion of motion in early cinematography.
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Edison
Sir John Hersehell
Charles Babbage
Babbage
Sir John
Dr. Fitton
Muybridge
Birrell on Browning in the Golden Poets Series
Westminster Gazette reports Birrell surveying Browning as a thinker and poet. He argues much of Browning’s verse is endangered by oblivion but praises Wife at the Fair and Browning’s systematised thinking and optimism compared with Tennyson.
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Mrr Birrell
Browning
Jack
Birrell
Tennyeon
Tennyson
Mr Birrell
Locksley Hall
Carlyle
Emerson
London
Hell
Shakespeare
Noewion
Kelvin
Westminster Gazette
Never finished? Woman's work never done line debated
A fragmented, garbled excerpt questions the proverb that a woman's work is never finished. It hints at home life, a peppermint curse, and a coupon worth money, with unclear names or dates but suggests a playful critique of traditional labor expectations.
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Arara
Kumara
Mamari
Fonio
Corinthie
Rio de Janierco Nicoll Bros
NEW Zealand Insurance Company, Ltd. I
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Islington
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Nicoll Bros
Aske
Insurance Department
Élassee
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Sterling
Fast Life IN
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ColMa Mustard
London Bridge
His Majesty's
Ristchurch
Ballantynes
John Moore
East Street
Weimate
Oamaru
Henry
Hereford Street
Christchurch
CG. B. Fry
Saye
A. & B. Terris
Taacred Street
Jan
News Zealand
New Zealand
Complete House Furnishers & Imperte’s
Tancred Strees
Next Building Society
Ctce
Benison
Waltham
Greenwich
Jones
High Street
Ocarrole, Tailor and Outfitter
Burnett Street
Aseburtor
Newman's Livery Stables
Sinind Somerset Hotel
Manchester
Bros
Ashburton County
Gooper
S. End
W. G. Hearne
Geelong
Victoria
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Hume's Buildings
Willis Street
Wellington
Ashburton Guardian
Willis
Interstand
Ayer
Gor N.Z
Br. 1. c
Ayer &T Cay Fa
Lowll Naas, USA
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Grant & Meee
Saunders’ Buildings
Brich
Peep A
J. Mellor
Boot Importers
Grand Combination
Coleman
Delaines
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Mitchell
Turner
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