Bureau Reports Massive US Manufactures Exports
The annual report of Col. John M. Carson shows US manufactures produced worth fifteen billion dollars in the year ended June 30. Exports of domestic merchandise rose to 1.854 billion, with ready for consumption goods at 480 million and further processed items at 606 million, totaling 1.086 billion in manufactured exports. Cotton cloths exports fell, while cottonseed products rose to 40.5 million. The report notes economic value beyond intrinsic worth and highlights steps to improve foreign trade, including better transit reliability and potential parcels post extension to foreign markets.
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Bureau
United States
John M. Carson
Bureau of Manufactures
China
Seaboard
Orient
Proud Highland Chief Echoes Inked Honor
Dr. Klopsch of the Christian Herald laughs at his Order of the Rising Sun honor and compares his pride to a Highland chief. A tale from The Circle Magazine recounts a dinner where a proud chieftain boasts of superiority amid illustrious guests.
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Klopsch
Christian Herald
Japan
Order of the Rising Sun
His Boots For Bed in South Africa
An army officer gives a Kaffir boy a pair of sturdy boots as a gift in a native district of South Africa. The boy wears them for a few days then ties them around his neck, explaining they are too big and slow for walking, but suitable for bed.
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South Africa
A Rule of Three from the New York Journal
A compact item presents three governing aims for temper and conduct plus three cultivation goals and three commendations. It lists thrift industry and promptness as virtues, cruelty arrogance and ingratitude as vices, health friends and contentment as wishes, and dignity grace and intellectual power as admirable traits. It concludes with giving alms comfort and appreciation as worthy acts.
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New York Journal
Swell Models Prompt Quiet Car Talk Quote
A brief Louisv ille Herald item notes a light joke about models and automobiles. The quip contrasts a whispered caution about a wife hearing with a downplayed reference to cars, reflecting playful tone in a historical newspaper snippet.
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Louisville Herald
Christ Views on Marriage and Social Duties in Jesus Teachings
The sermon at St James Church Ridgefield N J by Rev Dr H P Lyman Wheaton explores Jesus approach to marriage, family, and social ties. He argues Christ did not oppose family life but used sociability to uplift it, cites wedding at Cana and Bethany, and contrasts compassion with harsher judgments. The talk also discusses divorce, fidelity, and the kingdom of heaven as it relates to human relationships.
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John the Baptist
Heaven
Bethany
Kingdom of Heaven
Coren
Ettass
Collapsible Lunchbox Invented by Massachusetts Man
A Massachusetts inventor showcases a collapsible lunchbox with hinged sections that fold into a compact pocket size and expand for use. Made of paste board with a wax composition, it keeps food fresh and outperforms ordinary boxes, as noted by the Philadelphia Record.
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Massachusetts
Philadelphia Record
Remarkable Birds Noted By Easy Information Club
A member remarks on the intelligence of small birds after a talk on Our Home Birds. A friend agrees, noting cuckoo clocks as examples of clever little wooden birds. The exchange reflects curiosity about avian abilities amid a shared walk home.
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Easy Information Club
Surgical. The surgeon is the only cut-up who really makes it pay
Quote from Atchison Globe noting a pun about surgeons being the only ones who profit from cutting. The line reflects humor about medical work and earnings.
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Surgical
Atchison Globe
University Tests in Rhodes Scholar in Sunset
The quote frames Oxford tests as a sequence of athletic ability sociability and scholastic prowess. It notes passing the first two earns admiration of friends, while proving scholastic merit earns admiration of the college.
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Oxford
Rhodes
Till and its vs its proper possessive use
Chicago News clarifies common errors with till and until noting that till is a standard word without an apostrophe. It warns against using her's their's and it's for possessives, since it's is a contraction of it is not a possessive form of it.
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Chicago News
Sun Dial Sun Dial From a Water Tumbler Idea
A Washington Star note describes making a sun dial from a plain water tumbler. Close the top with a wooden disk and insert a darning needle as the gnomon. Attach an oil-soaked paper strip around the glass, tilt it on wood, and mark the needle’s shadow each hour from morning to evening.
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Washington Star
Pure Tin And Lead Purity In Industrial Uses
Lead of good brands runs to 99.95 percent purity and tin to 99.8 percent. A French process makes milk powder by forcing liquid milk under high pressure through a narrow tube into a heated chamber, causing evaporation of water and powder formation. A Glasgow engineer unveiled a small rotary turbine engine about a foot in diameter delivering forty horsepower for a torpedo boat. A Brussels photo by P. De Heen shows luminous effects from arc lamps during a lightning flash with new current paths. Marine seiches are 15 to 20 minute sea pulsations thought to stem from atmospheric pressure waves, as studied by Professor Giovanni Platania who links them to air vibrations.
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Glasgow
Brussels
P. de Heen
Giovanni Platania
Catania
Sicily
Beaded Lightning Trail Report Sparks Debate
Dr. Irving Langmuir of Stevens Institute relates beaded trails seen in violent lightning storms in Switzerland and New Hampshire. Beads remained visible for about a second along a luminous path, with sparks moving horizontally as if blown by wind, observed only during nearby strikes.
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United States Weather Review
Washington
Irving Langmuir
Stevens Institute
Hoboken
N. J
Switzerland
New Hampshire
Largmuir
Langmuir
Oklahoma's Rise in Population by 1910
The 1900 census put Oklahoma and Indian Territory populations at 790,391, with each territory larger than several western states. A new census shows combined population over 1.4 million, nearly double seven years earlier, exceeding Nebraska and close to Kansas, while area remains smaller than the named states. Oklahoma then stands out for its rapid growth and density, ranking near Kansas in 1900 and expected to be 1910.
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Oklahoma
Indian Territory
North Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Utah
South Dakota
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Chicago Record-Herald
The Dark Days of the Stage Refers to Shakespearean Era
Quote debate about acting in Shakespearean times contrasts with early photography and theatre history. Puck muses on acting life and the absence of photography in that period.
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Puck
They Made Her Grandmother Faces Down Noise
A grandmother scolds her noisy grandchildren who retort that without them she would not be a grandma. The humorous exchange reflects a playful domestic scene from Han per's Weekly.
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Han Per
Catarrh Cure Ad and Notary Oath Notice
Fauxx J. Coesay of F. J. Cuxxey & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case cured. Ad promotes ali's Catarrh Cure taken internally and Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Toledo, December 6, 1896. Notary A. W. Gurasos. Seal.
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Tornero
Lucas County
A. W. Gurasos
Ali
F. J. Cuexny & Co
Hall
A Boast Gone Wrong in Circle Magazine
A brief quoted exchange in Circle Magazine contrasts a boastful first man claiming pride in riding in his own carriage with a sly second man noting his mother once pushed it. The witty dialogue hints at social pretensions and family dynamics in a light humorous tone.
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Circle Magazine
Causes Headache From Cold to May Says Laxative Bromo Quinine
From October to May the article claims colds are the most frequent cause of headache and that Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause. The piece references E. W. Grove on box and notes a 25 cent price. Quote of Shakespeare is included.
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E. W. Grove
Concentrated Oil of Pine Remedy Described in Ad Text
An old advertisement explains mixing half an ounce of Concentrated Oil of Pine with two ounces of glycerine and half a pint of whiskey, shaken and dosed every four hours to treat colds within 24 hours. It notes ingredients available from druggists and that true oil is produced by Globe Pharmaceutical Company of Dayton, Ohio, in half ounce vials.
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Globe Pharmaceutical Company
Dayton
Ohio
Alcohol From Artichokes In Industry And Agriculture
A German writer argues that Jerusalem artichokes offer a cheap, robust source for alcohol in France and Germany. They outyield Irish potatoes, resist weather, provide cattle ensilage, and, when dried, fuel stems. If fully utilized, by products may cover otiture costs and distillation remains as the main expense.
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France
Germany
Obliging Jailer in Trundle Whist Mix-Up
A quirky dispatch notes a village constable locking up three tramps who want to play whist and seeks a fourth participant, in a Transatlantic Tales vignette with colonial tone.
Brain Power Through Proper Feeding claims
A woman writer and mother credits Grape-Nuts with restoring appetite during nursing, boosting breast milk, and improving brain function. She says daily use, with milk, steadies energy for writing and mothering, reduces head fog, and leaves her plump and content.
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Christ
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Eliot Norton
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