Ohio political battles and Roosevelt forestry expansion note
The Ohio Republican scene centers on direct primaries for senate and president. Taft supporters shape campaigns while Senator Foraker pushes direct primary reform. Across the country Roosevelt expands forest reservations, extending to 142 million acres, with strict timber controls and a low per-acre cost, praised by the public.
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Ohio
Toledo Blade
Elmer Dover
Taft
Vorys
Harris
Senator Foraker
United States
Roosevelt
Russia
America
Slippery foundations of the Standard oil trust
A historical examination argues that the oil industry rests on uncertain ground as US crude output falls versus 1905, reserves shrink, and high prices threaten both domestic and foreign markets. It suggests the Standard trust profits ride on fragile foundations amid possible new fields and shifting demand.
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Oil Trust
United States
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
California
Great Refining Company
Standard
Vinol Restores Strength With Cod Liver Oil Tonic
As age brings feebleness Vinol repairs worn tissues and slows decline. It tones digestive organs aids assimilation makes rich red blood and strengthens all organs. Vinol uses concentrated cod liver oil with iron from fresh cod livers and is sold with a guarantee at McKee's Drug Store.
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McKee’s Drug Store
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic Promoted by Product Ad
Fastidious women consider Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic essential for feminine hygiene and treatment. The wash is praised for cleansing germicidal deodorizing and healing qualities. For sale at druggists. Sample free. The R Panton Co Boston Mass.
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R. Panton Co
Boston
Mass
But That Was 30 Years Ago Phonograph Tale Recalls 1878
A Berry Hotel lobby recollection recounts a traveling salesman’s first encounter with the talking machine in 1878. He and a colleague doubted the poster promise and paid fifty cents to test the device, discovering a small table and wires but concluding it was a fake. The tale ends with the remark that was thirty years ago.
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Carl Berry
Berry Hotel
Chicago
Sponge Divers of Himla Women Work Undersea Harvest
A globe trotter recalls a late fall voyage in the Mediterranean where sponge divers, mostly Greek girls from Himla near Rhodes, collect sponges. The young divers dive with weighted stones and breath control, returning to the deck between turns. The captain notes Himla girls may not marry until they harvest a specified depth of sponge.
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Mediterranean
Globe Trotter
Himla
Rhodes
New York Press
Largest chicken liver on record found in west side poultry
Mrs. Norman reported a chicken with an enlarged liver weighing one pound two ounces after killing it this morning. The bird appeared healthy aside from the liver, and the animal would have weighed under six pounds on foot.
Physics of Bullets and Fluid Contents in Skulls
The article explains how a bullet's effect varies between bone and brain tissue due to cohesiveness differences. It notes that a dry can perforates while a wet can bursts, and that water filled skulls burst when struck. Kocher's experiments illustrate how fluid contents magnify projectile damage.
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Kocher
Cat Spirit Possession After Killing Cat and Kittens
A servant girl's crime against a cat and its three kittens triggers a voiceless haunting tale. The mistress hears the cat's spirit speak through the maid and denounce the murder before the girl dies in convulsions.
Elephants Carry Grudge End in Fatal Revenge
A Siamese mahout once abused by a steel goad was discharged from a Bangkok elephant work. Four years later in Burma the same elephant encountered him near a sawmill, grabbed him by the neck, toppled him, and crushed him to death with a forefoot.
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Hindoo Mabout
Bangkok
Siam
Mauimain
Burma
Remarkable Seventeenth Century Talking Mill Tales
English traveler Morrison notes a Dantzic mill powered by a great iron wheel that moved logs to a saw without human aid. Dr. John Dee, in Prague, claimed a similar mill "the devil himself was master" over. Both accounts reflect early automation myths and tech curiosities.
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Morrison
Dantzic
Prussia
John Dee
Prague
Magistrate Hears Mrs Maloney In Domestic Case
In a courtroom exchange a woman acknowledges her husband struck her while describing him as a physical wreck. The magistrate considers the domestic disturbance claim and the resulting status of the case.
Geologist Sparks Biscuits Greeting in New Orleans
Mrs Newedde-Certainly permits sharing biscuits with a friend. Weary asks if the friend is hungry. The reply notes the friend is a geologist. Local curiosities appear in a New Orleans Picayune snippet.
Mother and Daughter Lesson on Sharing Apples
A playful exchange turns on halves and doubles as a mother asks Jean to share an apple with her sister. Jean replies that a shared apple is halved, echoing a witty lesson on perception and value.
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Athens
Jean
Fire cost and prevention drive Ohio's economy and policy
The report argues fire waste equals seven million dollars annually in Ohio. Insurance profits fund fire costs, affecting prices and credit. Carelessness causes most losses, with 100 deaths yearly. Fire dangers are addressed by public bulletins and model ordinances sent to Ohio towns for adoption.
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Ohio
Permits to Wed Reported by Probate Judge Lynch
Marriage licenses issued Friday include Guy J. Hawk 23 and Nora J. Watts 18 of Guysville both Albany parties to John L. Bobo’s family. Z. P. Bobo 26 and Winnifred Jolley 24 of Albany. Walter W. Totman 21 and Ruth E. White 21 of Broadwell.
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Guy J. Hawk
Joseph Hawk
Athens
R. F
Nora J. Watts
Guysville
Geo
Z. P. Bobo
John L. Bobo
Winnifred Jolley
J. S. Jolley
Albany
Walter W. Totman
M. P. Totman
Ruth E. White
Ease White
Broadwell
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