New York Glad Peach Crop Survived Georgia Cold Spell
New York reports Georgia Elberta peaches safe after a harsh cold spell, while cotton suffered heavy damage in the South. Arkansas and Missouri fruit crops face near total loss, with Ozark farmers fighting frost via heat fires along rail lines. Arkansas diamonds draw New York jeweler interest as Little Rock dealer Charles Stifft touts local stones.
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New York
Eibertas
A. M. Rucie
Litte Rock
Ark
Arkanass
Missouri
Ozark Valley
Mr. Runcie
S. Dean
Augusta
Dean
Georgia
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Boston
Arkansas
Little Rock
Maiden Lane
Stifft
Arkansag
Village Lady and Traveler Exchange At Sea
A rustic laborer and village lady dispute a sailor’s return while a hotel clerk probes a visitor’s signature. The dialogue hints at mistaken identity and comic miscommunication aboard a seaside setting with playful insults and curiosity.
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Puck
Gibraltar
Eclipse Catarrh Cure Promises Instant Relief and Cure
A period advertisement touts Eclipse Catarrh Cure as quick relief for catarrh and a cure for obstinate coughing. It offers a 25 cent sample by mail with subsequent $100 packages, backed by testimonials including E T Moon of Lawrenceville Georgia praising renewed hearing and smell after use.
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Hwelipac Medicine and Manufacturing Company Gents
E. T. Moon
Lawrenceville
Eclipse Medicine & Manufacturing Co
Atlanta
New Post Office and Courthouse Open in Valdosta
Valdosta Ga May 14 Special The new post office and U S courthouse was completed and occupied last week The building and furnishings cost 165000 and is one of the handsomest and most substantial public buildings erected in the smaller cities of the south It is of brick steel and concrete construction and fireproof throughout The postoffice occupies the basement and first floor while the second and third floors are devoted to district court uses with offices for judge court officials and postoffice inspector.
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Valdosta
United States
District Court
Asés
Republican Party
Wickersham
Teddy Roosevelt
Atlanta
Halsie
Dan Cupid
Wiley
Elita
College Park
Colored Society
Henry
Luckless Comet The Goat Of This Season’s Troubles
By Tom Bryson, a humorous column blaming Halley’s comet for a string of misfortunes. The piece catalogues weather quirks, misbehaving machinery, eye troubles, bees, eggs, and even a postponed wedding, all attributed to the luckless celestial wanderer.
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Tom Bryson
Paris Plans $300 Million To Beautify City
Paris moves to spend around 300 million dollars to complete Baron Haussmann’s plan. The project features inner boulevards, radiating routes, and a triple girdle of highways, with funds also for repairs and demolitions. Authorities expect ten years for full completion and believe Paris will outshine every other city in beauty and spirit.
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Paul Walters
Paris
Baron Haussmann
Louis XVI
Henri IV
Louis Mnt
The Children's Charter by Rochester Social Settlement
The article presents The Children's Charter advocating child rights in ten points, from homes and gardens to schooling, chores, proper nutrition, health, and happiness. It condemns child labor and crowded housing, urging space, light, and adapted housing for every child, ending with a poem remark about a true-born bard.
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Rochester
Higher Prices Pinch England Amid Food Shortage
English society debates rising costs and the world price shift as bacon beef and cheese surge. The piece links high prices to global trends, cold storage, and shrinking British production while noting aviation as a new social craze among elites. Princess Maud’s forthcoming debut and royal interest in aviation are highlighted along with expected royal visits to Shellbeach and Brooklands.
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Princess Maud
England
Lambeth
London
America
Hngland
Middle Wese
Great Britain
Duke of Westminster
Howard de Valen Ie
Brooklands Track
Royal Aero Club
Shellbeach
King
Prince of Wales
Bhellbeach
Singularities and curiosities in late nineteenth century Europe
The article surveys a Bavarian beer loyalist Fritz Fischer who drank daily for forty years, a Paris bed with a clockwork lullaby, Ruskin’s Turner's facsimiles, English dairy production limits, and the noted butter quality difference between England and America. It blends quirky anecdotes with cultural observations and highlights national pride in brewing and dairy.
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Joseph Fischer
Dietl
Yap
Straubing
Bavaria
Munich
Paris
Ruskin
Turner
National Gallery
London
Dolls Made in Cuernavaca Earn U S Honor
Washington reports Isabel Belauaran, a Mexican doll maker from Cuernavaca, honored by the United States and Central and South American governments. Her microscopic dolls, many depicting royal figures and nat ive costumes, are praised for extraordinary needlework, color, and lifelike detail, with global collections displaying them.
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Washington
United States
Isabel Belauraran
Cuernavaca
Central
South America
Isabel
Bureau of American Republics
Thin Union
Mavicn
Ieashel
Rural churches face decline and new rural service needs
Rev John Van Schalck Jr. argues in The Survey that rural churches are dying from inefficiency and neglect. He envisions a new social service role for country districts, including housing, sanitation, recreation, education, and care for the poor and marginalized. He proposes substituting agricultural college study for part of seminary training to equip ministers to address rural problems and inspire farmers through faith and knowledge.
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Tered
Witcoms
John van Schalck Jr
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Arkansas Diamond Fields
Valdui
Cmy
Marietta
Maud
Princess Royal
Duke of Fife
Alexandra
Mar Lodge
Nerous
Edie Tilling
Brookland Club
Rookland
Abbey Eathead
Express
Ramp Distilling CO
ST. Louis
North Main ST
Germany
Mexico
Revere
Dm Panter
Co Chisf
Cook
Panter Remedy Co
Clark Street
Chicago
Bilshed
Jaconhe
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