Over the Alps by Water At Little Switzerland
Baxter Springs News reports on a remarkable proposal to lift and lower boats via two water tubes to transfer loaded crafts from Italy to Germany without propelling machinery. Italian engineers envision a waterway artery across the Alps, balancing lake waters to move commerce and drive cross border trade as a new world traffic flow.
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Alps
Switzerland
H. G. Hunting
Technical World Magazine
Europe
Italy
Germany
National Art Gallery collision with Roosevelt and Smithsonian officials
The National Art Gallery plans discussed with President Roosevelt Secretary Walcott and advisory bodies including the National Academy of Design and the Fine Arts Federation, propose moving the old Smithsonian building to the new National Museum site. The Freer collection would be housed in a building funded by Freer. The Boston Herald notes American interest in this phase of national life, while commenting on gender differences in poverty response and personal sacrifice.
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Roosevelt
Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
National Art Gallery
National Academy of Design
Fine Arts Federation
National Sculpture Society
National Gallery
Art Gallery
National Museum
Freer
The
Boston Herald
National Capital
Canton Christmas Aboard Ship Canton Christmas aboard ship
Aboard the Prinz Eltel Friederich we celebrate a German Christmas at sea near Hong Kong and Singapore. The feast features a floating palace dining saloon, a giant tree, elaborate courses, and a lively pool gift exchange among passengers, with Chinese and German touches and vivid sea voyage atmosphere.
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Sore
Aince
Eltel Friederich
Bremen
Japan
Prinz Eltel Friederfeb
Hong-Kong
Tunsia
Apicy Isles
Yale and Missouri Plan Four Year Journalism Course
Missouri adopts a four year journalism program with instructors named as dean and editor of the college paper. The plan treats journalism as equal to law and engineering, combining history economics sociology public law with technical newsroom studies.
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Yale
University of Missouri
Col. Harvey
Toston Herald
Professon
Vanderbilt quote on marriage and the simple life
W. K. Vanderbilt Jr comments that marriage is one of the things that can only continue pleasantly with the simple life, noting that even the simple life does not guarantee positivity. The remark hints at social expectations and personal philosophy in a restrained context.
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W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Passing of Script Cards in Engraving Fashion
Shaded old English engraving for visiting cards becomes the most approved form. Stationers note time honored script remains artistic but fading in popularity. Fashion now favors shading grades with youth cards showing delicate lines and older cards with heavier tracings. A new imitator of plate printing offers similar results at about half the cost.
Care of the Eyes and Rest for Sight
Good sight is a blessing for women, and they should care for their eyes. When idle, close your eyes and let them rest, since open eyes stay active to varying degrees. Oculists note that the moisture of closed lids benefits the eyes.
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Vaterland
Care and wearing of precious stones
The passage warns that pearls are made of carbonate of lime and erode when exposed to vinegar or similar liquids. Opals are harmed by hot water as it destroys their fire and may cause cracking. Soap damages turquoise, and washing with a turquoise ring on the finger can turn the blue stones green.
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Wei Yuk
Hong Kong
Singapore
A Little Anxious About Wife Health Question
A London Spectator letter from a physician recounts tending a patient whose husband asks if there is any need for unnecessary anxiety about his wife. The brief exchange reflects concerns over medical worry and patient welfare as discussed in Woman’s Home Companion.
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The
London Spectator
Irving
Miss Julia Chapman Wins Board-Sawing Contest at Steiner Hall
Miss Julia Chapman won a set of silver knives, forks and spoons in a board-sawing contest held during a medicine show at Steiner Hall on Wednesday evening. She completed her boards before any rival began.
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Julia
Julia Chapman
Steiner Hall
Fossil
Cuticura Proven To Ease Severe Hemorrhoids And Eczema
An 80 year old recounts relief from a long battle with hemorrhoids and itching eczema after using Cuticura products. He details hospital advice, prior remedies, and a month of treatment followed by maintenance with daily then weekly use. May 1907 report.
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J. H. Henderson
Hopkinton, N
Women Speak On Struggles With Illness In Beaver Falls
Fragmentary quotes praise Mrs. W. P. Boyd of Beaver Falls Pennsylvania for helping with domestic burdens despite illness described as female trouble. The source highlights women discussing inability to perform own work due to pain and burden, with nods to personal resilience and care.
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W. P. Boyd
Beaver Falls
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Marshall P, Wilder
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Bowtes
America
Peking
China
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Wayfarer
Rudyard Kipling
Oheer
Piel
British Isles
Jimmie Hawkshaw
Rhoids
Cutiura
Channing
Garfield
Lydia E. Pinkham
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