Vast Panama Canal cost dominates opinion shift debate
Opinion pieces note a bold shift from Nicaragua to Panama as the favored route for the Isthmian Canal. They detail massive expected outlays, including 40 million to the Panama company, 10 million to Colombia, and construction fears, while acknowledging long timelines yet promising rewards. alongside this, public notices praise road improvements as a measure of progress.
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Panama
New York
Nicaragua
Panama Panal Company
Colombia
Panama Company
Wheat Experiments in Colorado and Wyoming Promise Hard Wheat
Experiments in Colorado and Wyoming show a hard wheat variety yielding well in arid regions. Robert Gauss and Fred Bond planted acclimatized seed at Cheyenne and Buffalo with minimal water and modest rainfall, producing strong harvests and inviting wider trials. The Geographic Magazine notes potential reclamation of large arid lands if scaled up.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Robert Gauss
Fred Bond
Cheyenne
Buffalo
Indianapolis Journal
State Minimum Wage Law Declared Unconstitutional
The Indiana minimum wage act for counties cities and towns was struck down by the state Supreme Court as an improper interference with liberty of contract. The court warned if a minimum could be set so could maximum wages or prices for goods, locating counties cities and towns on the same footing as private corporations. The Boston Herald reports the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ndiana
iWol
Supreme Court of the State
Boston Herald
The Cause of Good Roads Reveals Rome’s Road Legacy
The article compares Roman road networks to American routes. It notes Rome built 50 000 miles of highways and laments Pennsylvania and older states with roads stalled since the early 1800s. It argues good roads improve social conditions and rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Pennsylvania
The American race and character under alien influx
A Philadelphia Public Ledger piece argues that a massive wave of 16 million aliens over forty years will reshape American character and destiny. It notes historical population movements altered nations and questions if native descendants will yield to newer arrivals across business, politics, and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Massachusetts Small-Competency Retirees Outnumber Big Fortunes
The Massachusetts Bureau of Labor Statistics reports over 45 000 retirees living on small incomes including 28 000 men and 17 000 women. Most are native born and many are farmers, with 30 blacksmiths and 1 070 laborers among the listed cases.
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Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Benjamin Franklin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Save the Big Trees Threatened Sequoia Groves in California
The Calaveras Grove faces extinction as private ownership pressures possible harvests of giant sequoias. California has not purchased the grove, and Congress has refused funding for a national park. Proposals call for public subscription or a private benefactor to gift the grove to the nation.
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California
Calaveras Grove
Mariposa Grove
Yosemite Valley
United States
Calaveras Group
Congress
New York
Wolverhampton Creates England’s First Municipal Ice Factory
The Wolverhampton council wins approval to build a municipally run ice factory with cold stores, selling surplus ice to traders. A seven to twenty ton per day plant is planned, costing about 47 250 dollars, with annual running expenses near 11 000 dollars and potential annual revenue around 62 625 dollars. The system uses ammonia compression and a dry cold air distribution to avoid moisture. England’s Sunderland council also adopts penny-in-the-slot electricity for workers’ dwellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolverhampton
England
Municipal Journal and Engineer
Cially
Mgr. Bradley
Sunderland
New British Submarine Destroyer Described
The British navy approves a new submarine boat destroyer featuring a standard bow torpedo tube plus an outrigger torpedo charged with thirty five pounds of gun cotton. This additional weapon is pushed against targets to destroy submarines or other ships.
Our First Steel Magnate Cornelius Atherton Revealed
In Afton New York W M Atherton of Chicago uncovers a 1772 contract by Cornelius Atherton to teach James and Ezra Reed steel making. Atherton, born 1736 in Cambridge, built early steel works in Amenia and Plymouth and forged weapons with Adams and Hancock. He died in 1809 at South Bainbridge.
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Afton
W. M.atherton
Chicago
Cornelus Atherton
James
Ezra Reed
Germany
Cornelius Atherton
United States
Thomas Barlow
Kent
Litchfield County
Conn
Joel Barlow
Columbia
France
Reeds
Dover
Amenia
Thomas Delano
Columbus Delano
Cambridge
Mass
Humphrey Atherton
Boston
Dover Iron Works
John and
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
Plymouth
Ile
Shapp
Florida
Orange County
Taylorville
Wright
W. M Atherton
Cornelius Atherton, Jr
Weighing In the Clerks at the Post Office
An official recalls a Washington Star tale of post office clerks who used a “weighing in” prank to curb a festive subordinate. The young man was lifted and padded by colleagues while a nearby woman watched, leaving him markedly subdued afterward.
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Post Office Department
Smith
Washington Star
Danger in Mountain Climbing and Personal Worth
The article argues that true mountaineers avoid danger, using skill and preparation to minimize risk. It notes experts seldom choose risky climbs unless conditions favor success and accidents are unlikely. It contrasts expert care with novices and poorly equipped parties, and ends with a wry remark on a man’s value tied to his wife’s purse.
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Leslie
Peruna Sold As Remedy For Summer Catarrh
Register of the U S Treasury praises Peruna for summer catarrh and low mood from heat. Letters from Judson W. Lyons and others cite relief from digestion to headaches and weakness. Readers urged to write Dr Hartman for free advice and address The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
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Register OF the U. S. Treasury
United States
Acs
Judson W. Lyons
Hartman
Zurich plans per capita tax for physicians in city
Municipal Doctors in Zurich proposes a tax of 87 cents per year on residents over 16, with 25 cents from the state, to raise about $100,000. The funds will hire forty physicians to serve the city’s population.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Piso's Cure for Consumption Endorsed by Farmer from Indiana
An Indiana reader from Farmersburg credits Piso's Cure for Consumption with great relief for asthma. The testimonial is dated September 8, 1901, and names W. L. Wood as the speaker.
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W. L. Wood
Farmersburg, Ind
Dinner Dilemma At The House Dinner Party
A host assigns guests to pairs for an evening out. Mr Makinbrakes agrees to take Miss Gumbell to dinner while asking to include Scott in the outing. The plan prompts questions about dining location versus staying in.
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Mr. Makinbrakes
Miss Gumbell
Scott
Carpets Colored On Floor With Putnam Faceless Dyls
A fragment notes carpets colored directly on the floor using Putnam faceless dyls. The text lacks full details but indicates a room or workshop procedure involving dye products.
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Putnam
Dialog on marriage and printer paper choice
A light exchange discusses marriage as easy for a fool to wed while noting some men resist marrying the wrong person. The dialogue then urges printers to use Eagle Liner Paper for letter paper as the proper standard.
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John
Kate
Not Exactly Dull Life Notes
A fragmentary piece notes Wei's varied life with two fortunes and three marriages. It references Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy and mentions a price of 2 cents a bottle. Acetylene headlights for Russian locomotives are said to cast light much farther than naphtha lamps.
Belilevue and West Low Rate Excursion to Chicago
Summer amusement places open with great attractions. Round trip fare at a small cost by way of the Niche Plate Road. June 13th, 1903. See agent C. A. Asterlin, T. P. A., Fors Wayne, Ind.
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Chicago
C. A. Asterlin
Fors Wayne
Ind
Distinctly in Their Favor
A compact dialogue contrasts trade balance with a witty English rebuke about exchanges of titles for heiresses. The piece closes with a culinary aside praising Parsenkef lour and a brisk invitation to buy from grocers.
Not a Case of That Kind. Kind Hearted Citizen Tut Tut
A fragment from a newspaper page shows a dialogic exchange with a child. The speaker urges calm, dismisses blame for a spilled pitcher, then resumes harsh language. The tone hints at a headlines style within a larger humorous or dramatic piece.
Rubber Stamps and Accessories Advertised Fort Wayne Indiana
Rubber stamps in all kinds made to order with self inking daters. Includes ink and inking pads. Send for catalogue to Lock Box 218 Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Man Too Polite To Interfere As Woman Seeks All
A reflection on gender roles where a man restrains himself from challenging a woman who pushes for dominance, highlighting social expectations and politeness as barriers to confrontation.
Sunday Excursions Offer $1.09 Round Trip
Round trip fares of $1.09 between any two stations within 100 miles for parties of five or more traveling together and returning the same day via the Nickel Plate Road. See nearest agent or address C. Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
T. P
Fort Wayne
Ind
Doan’s Kidney Pills Marketed For Bedwetting Relief
Local testimonials claim Dean’s Kidney Pills quickened relief for a nine year old girl with bed wetting and for adults with kidney strain. Endorsers describe improved bladder control, weight gain, reduced nocturnal trips, and eased back pains along with removal of brick dust sediment and high colored urine.
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Aurora
New Mexico
Doan
J. C. Lucrro
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Camilla Chartier
West Lexington St
Baltimore
Kate Bohn
Willoughby Ave
Brooklyn
Belilevue and
West
Allie
Grippe
Battie Creex
Dean
Grand Trunk R. R
W. Va
Jas A. Latham
Rinar
Pilla
Cuntak Sflcifig
FosTr-Mintura Co
Buffalo, N
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