Women and social change across two worlds
Bishop Potter argues that in half a century women have shifted from domestic ideals to broader roles while contrasting Western progress with conservative biblical views. A remark on Dorothea Dix and Florence Nightingale highlights women’s public leadership beyond home duty. New use for chicken feathers notes fashion replacing wild plumes with chicken plumage in millinery, expanding the poultry trade. London society shifts to winter residence, open-air leisure, and gardening craze as luxury grows. An Indian Chief named Johnson surprises a Cleveland judge at a Masonic temple dedication. The Interstate Commerce Commission criticizes railroads for wrecks and advocates stronger government action. Argo Red Salmon promoted by Alaska Packers Association.
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Bishop Potter
H. C. Potter
New York
Harper's Bazar
England
John
Europe
America
Dorothea Dix
Florence Night- Ingale
Dora
Audubon Society
Bird of
New York City
London
Miss Jekyll
Child Labor Exposed by Dr A S Daniel In New York
Dr A S Daniel of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children details grim conditions in sweatshops and tenements. He cites three and four year olds sewing, six year olds stitching hems, and an eighteen month old earning fifty cents weekly. He argues reforms must prohibit non factory work and enforce tenement labor licenses to end this outrage.
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A. S. Daniel
New York
Daniel
Hood
Victor Hugo
Thenardiers
Cosette
Reece
German and Other Warships Reveal Naval Policy Trend
The piece outlines general naval policy trends in the United States, Great Britain, and Japan toward parallel fighting power in massive ships. It notes Germany’s reaction to recent Asian, British, and Japanese vessels and suggests a response to these developments.
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
Bidn
Defendant admits beating wife in bid to block testimony
In a dialog reported by Catholic Standard and Times a defendant acknowledges beating his wife but argues her testimony would deny the accusation. The lawyer doubts the case’s chances, noting the wife would not confess to being beaten.
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the Dawyer
Catholic Standard and Times
Where Doctors Failed Dean's Kidney Pills Testimony
F A Sutton of Salem Oregon reports years of kidney and rheumatic pains. After ineffectual medical care he used Dean's Kidney Pills and rapidly improved, walking without two canes and ending sleepless nights. After three boxes he felt better than in 15 years with lasting effects. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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F. A. Sutton
Salem
Oregon
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Haggard Defends Land Policy With Censured Sermon
In a letter to The London Times H. Rider Haggard rejects claims he shaped government land policy. He cites a Boer siege tale to illustrate overreach and says his aim was reform, not revolution.
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Haggard
London Times
H. Rider Haggard
Daniel Lambert
How He Doused the Gum Derby Hat Mania
A humorous item recounts Mr. Hayseed's town tale from lower Broadway. He struggles with a failing portable electric light in his hotel room, exhausts resources, then beds down in a carpet bag, declaring no ding-busted light will outpace him. Agnes Reppier bets on women embracing new hat styles over men keeping the derby.
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Hayseed
Lower Broadway
New York Times
Fortunes of the Future From Water Wind and Sun
A mining engineer cites water power wind power and sun power as the great future wealth, noting about 2,000,000 electrical horsepower already generated worldwide today. The piece discusses Niagara and Victoria Falls, irrigation use, and early wind turbine development led by Dr. Charles F. Brush, with Europe showing commercial wind plant use.
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United States
Canada
Switzerland
Niagara
Victoria Falls
South Africa
Mississippi
Colorado
Missouri
Africa
Charles F. Brush
Cleveland
Europe
Witt- Kell
Schleswig
Hamburg
Boyle Hall
Ardsley
England
St. Nicholas
Great Nerve Restorer touted for fits and nervous disease
An advertisement claims Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer cures nervous disorders including St Vitus Dance with a $2 trial bottle and free treatise. It lists Dr H B Kline of Philadelphia and notes a Washington Post remark that automaker hearses suggest widespread adoption of motor cars soon.
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St. Vitus
Kline
H. BR. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Cure for Skin Disease With Cuticura Featured Story
A Burlington North Carolina reader cites a cousin in Rockingham County who healed from a lifelong birth skin condition after using Cuticura remedies. The letter, dated June 16, 1905, claims prior treatments failed and praises a complete return to normal skin without scarring.
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Rockingham Co
W. P. Ingle
Burlington, N. C
Argo Red Salmon and Alaska Salmon Industry Curious Note
A quirky note links Argo Red Salmon to Alaska's salmon trade, claiming Argo is now a household name in the field. The Houston Post briefly recounts a jackrabbit eaten by a Texas black bass, with a humorous aside about a Washington Post query and strawberries. Also advertised is Leonardi's Golden Eye Lotion promising quick relief for eye issues, with pricing and dealer details.
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Alaska
Houston Post
Washington Post
Campaign finances and voters in doubt debate
The Inter Ocean argues that money should flow from men with funds linked to stock companies who can support campaigns. If large donors with ties to capital interests refuse funds, campaigns must continue without money and risk leaving voters uncertain about the election’s true issues.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
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Alaska Packers Association
Atlanta, Ga
Agnes Reppier
The
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Atlanta
Pinkham
Aug. Lyon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Lydia KE
Wintersmith
Arthur Totele & CO
Gen'l Agts
Louisville, Ky
Crescent
North Carolina
South Carolina
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Hicks
Capucine
Hitworth
Ae College
Brookhaven
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P.O
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