Whale of an ore ship sets records at sea
The Duluth ship Wolvin, an immense ore steamer carrying 12 500 tons with 22 hatches, is praised for speed and capacity. A load of 16 245 tons was loaded in 9 minutes and unloaded in 4.5 hours, while 30 tons can be loaded in eight minutes and dumped in 15.
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Duluth
Bolt
Auguste Bo Wolvin
Swift
Herbert N. Casson
Munsey’s
Europe
United States
Wolvm
Wolvin
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Trust
A Western Wonder at Bowie Texas
W L Hill, once 90 pounds at age, grew to over double his weight after suffering a terrible cough. Doctors gave him up as a victim of Consumption. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds, saying twelve bottles restored his health. Guaranteed by F B Jones Drug. Trial bottles free.
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Hill
Bowie
Tex
Iice
W. L. Hill
Dr. King
F. B. Jones
Kodol Digestant Promoted by Chicago Firm
FC De Wit & Co of Chicago assert that Kodol prepared in their laboratory fully complies with the Pure Food and Prog law. The Kodol laboratory is large and its virtues would create huge demand from indigestion sufferers. It is sold locally by D MacFarlane.
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FC. de Wit & Co
Chicago
D. MacFarlane
Maple Sugar Like Cures Aids Noted In Trade Ad
An old ad touts a product called maple sugar like cure all. It claims no opiates and contains honey and tar. It is marketed as complying with the National Pure Food and Drug law and sold by D MacFarlane.
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D. MacFarlane
Gamblers' Finger Nails Reveal Card Sharks in Chicago
A Chicago Daily News feature reports a manicure expert’s claim that gamblers can be spotted by their nails. She notes card players keep four fingers’ nails short to avoid chipping with cards, while a single player allegedly uses long nails and avoids picking chips, relying on fingertip manipulation to move chips.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Gospel Song Outing Draws Philadelphia Crowd
A new amusement in Philadelphia sees a crowd hire a special trolley for an evening trip singing hymns through the city. Spectators on sidewalks and in homes enjoy the performance as the car traverses familiar streets.
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Philadelphia
Woman canvasser asks laborer about protection in campaign
A British election canvasser asked a laborer if he favors protection and was met with a question about what it is. The exchange embarrassed the woman who replied that she cannot discuss details yet, stressing the topic's importance to wild birds.
Sure Enough Hicks My Hair Comes Out In Handfuls
A Boston Transcript quip notes Hicks and Wicks debating hair loss with humor about baldness. The exchange highlights a light literary moment in a column or letter format.
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Hicks
Boston Transcript
Phrase of Tilden’s origin in politics honor
The late Samuel J. Tilden originated the saying Peace in politics, you might just as well expect harmony in Hades, reflecting his view on political discourse.
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Samuel J. Tilden
Hamony
Hades
Reform in China Stops Foot Bindings by Banning Small Shoes
The Chinese board of education issues an order prohibiting the sale of small shoes to halt the practice of binding women's feet. The move targets traditional footwear and aims to curb foot binding by restricting related products.
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Chinese Board of Education
Washington’s odd cherry tree musings and hatchet burial
The vignette recalls Number Twenty-Three Washington cutting a cherry tree and muses that it may become a chestnut. He chuckles after burial of the hatchet, a parable tone with playful irony.
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Washington
Three Tahlequah Brothers Share Names William Bill Will
Three brothers sons of a Blue Fore man in Tahlequah carry the Christian names William Bill and Will and have never been mixed up in the bathtub, a lighthearted note cited by the Kansas City Journal.
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Blue Foreman
Tahlequah
William
Bill
Will
Nkansas City
Sealed relic bears hair of Washington to Wellington
Gen James Grant Wilson of New York owns a large old fashioned seal ring that contains strands of hair from Washington Hamilton Lincoln Grant Napoleon and Wellington, a remarkable historical memento.
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James Grant Wilson
New York
Washington
Hamilton
Lincoln
Grant
Napoleon
Wellington
Brtoge Versus Golf Clash Over Sunday Bridge Now Banned
The Mid-Surrey Golf Club in England forbids members from playing bridge on Sundays. Officials state the ban is not religious but due to bridge interfering with golf activities.
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Brtcge
Mid-Surrey
Eng
Golf Club
Optimist notes Moris Young enjoyed the dance
Moris Young said he was glad they got him to play at the dance and he got to see all the pretty girls, if he didn't get to dance with them.
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Moris Young
Skypiece On Auto Caps By Aspiring Young Men
The Skypiece notes that automobile caps are often stolen by young men who cannot afford cars and would sell a collar to obtain one. It discusses intent and social context without graphic detail.
American Books in Canada Seen in Stratford Libraries
Consul Seyfert notes from Stratford that American books and periodicals are prominent in both village and city libraries across Canada. He asserts American literature is widely found in Canadian homes and public collections.
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Consul Seyfert
Stratford
Woman Diamond Agent Grace Varcoe Crosses Ocean Again
Miss Grace M. Varcoe of New York has crossed the ocean 21 times as the agent of an English diamond merchant. On each trip she carried from 150000 to 300000 dollars worth of stones.
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Grace M. Varcoe
New York
Ocean
Live on Stilts in Turpentine Country of France
Extraordinary locals in the turpentine district of France wear sixteen foot stilts to gather turpentine from tapped maritime pines and to herd large flocks. They stride across flat terrain, pausing on fifteen foot staffs for meals and rest as they survey the expansive landscape.
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Tarpentine
France
Sex in Population and sex ratios in large U S cities
The article notes 1 861 cities with over 2500 residents in the United States and reports 201 959 more women than men in these cities. It cites a census pattern with one exception in 1890 when 1490 cities showed 6929 more men, despite a national excess of men.
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United States
Remarkable Governor Macgregor of Newfoundland
A praise filled portrait of Sir William Macgregor governor of Newfoundland. The article extols his physical and intellectual prowess and notes his forceful impact on local indigenous peoples within the British colonial administration.
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William Macgregor
Newfoundland
Indian Gamblers Among Osage in Poker Circles
The Osage Indians are inveterate gamblers and favor poker. Osage agent Ret Millard notes their game differs from draw as they bet on the cards obtained in a circle with no draws. After a payment, stakes often rise into the hundreds of dollars.
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Kansas City Journal
Ret Millard
Health as a Business Asset
The article argues health is the best asset, essential for long-term success. A man who treats health as a business priority will last longer, achieve more, and gain lasting value, while success gained at the expense of health is worthless. It emphasizes not neglecting health for short term gains.
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St. Louis Republic
New Art Chinee Laundryman Burns Shirts
A humorous exchange highlights a laundryman turning to pyrography, burning designs on shirts as a new art form. The tall man with carroty whiskers notes the Chinee growing wiser, while the green suspenders man confirms the new specialty.
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Nicago Daily News
Mission Contributions in Higher Learning Institutions
A Student Volunteer movement report shows $33,430 contributed for missions in U S and Canada colleges this academic year, up $10,540 from last year. Of this total $26,192 funded city and home missions and $57,238 foreign missions, with $30,150 from faculties and friends and $53,271 by students.
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United States
Canada
Elevator Lets Weaker Climbers Reach 3600 Feet Summit
Alpine Elevator offers access to Hammer Schwend peak 3600 feet above sea level via the world’s longest elevator. Located near Lucerne, the shaft is concealed in a grotto and powered by electricity. The 12 by 12 foot cage carries seven passengers per trip, ascent takes three minutes.
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Hammer-Schwend
Lucerne
Cure for Rheumatism Promised by German Chemist
An advertisement claims a perfected Rheumatic Remedy by Dr Shoop, found in Darmstadt Germany, that dissolves rheumatic blood wastes and cures all curable cases. It asserts pains will fade as wastes pass from the system and offers confident sales in the remedy.
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Germany
Darmstadt
Various Curiosities and Facts From 1900s News
A collage of snippets covers health remedies, rail and shipping economics, rainfall thresholds for trees, Newfoundland cod exports, rising U S immigration, tattooed dogs in Baltimore, Dublin Zoo notes, Munich education, Shakespeare pilgrims, Belgian teachers in Peru, tuberculosis deaths in Canada, War Cry in multiple languages, Japan rail receipts, Berlin medical faculty, radium light in darkness, English coin issues, Russian Baptist churches, global sugar consumption, snakes venom trade in Australia, Molokai leprosy colony growth, Canada timber vs Europe, Paris court spending, Kaiser height and giants, farm land yields, U S Indian tribes, artificial snails in France, Florida representation, anecdotal letters in Puck, London lamb carcasses, and New York ice cream consumption.
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Salvation Army
Japan
Berlin University
America
Europe
Russia
United States
Paris
Five Civilized Tribes
France
Puck
London
New York
New York Press
Way of the World Miserable Rich vs Happy Poor Claim
A column argues that most people would choose misery with wealth over happiness with poverty, reflecting on values and life satisfaction and prompting reflection on materialism and contentment.
Property tax descriptions for Michigan county on 1906 notice
Detailed descriptions of fractional land parcels in township No. forty four and range numbers in Michigan, with amounts paid varying from ten dollars to seventy dollars and taxes listed by year from 1897 to 1908. Signed Gates Saxton, Seattle Washington, dated September 27 1906.
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Epon Seach
Range Thirty Inc
Igor
Noo
Foer
Secon
Ampest
Amoest
Amoestees
Gogeuic
Michigan
Gates Saxton
Seattle
Washington
Department of the Interior
Marquette
Mich
Henry Blake
Wakefield
Township
Range
Bessemer
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Westsk
Tilden
China
William, Bill and
Asia
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Dublin Zoological Garden
Munich
Shakspeare
School of Agriculture
Lima
Peru
Australia
Sandwich Islands
Molokai
Tonsten Egqger
Bessemer, Michigan
Kill Tm
Dr. Kir
Wisconsin Central Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ashland
Dulut
Superior
St. Peal
Deluah
HM. L. Cummins
North-Western
Sun
Saxon
Copper Country
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Ppnaba
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Way Pte
Ax. Sun
Wes
West
Calumet Houghton
Calumet
Houghton
Sault Ste Marie
Montreal
East
Lower Michigan
N. Bessemer
Ishpeming
Negaunee
C.M
S. P. Ry
Olson
North Bessemer
John A. O'Hara
Upper Peninsula
Atlantic Re
Y . W. McPherren
Marquette, Mieb
Dowitt & OO
Thomas Scadden
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