Bathing the Baby Tip and Quoted Conversasione Notes
A fragmentary item discusses early bathing practice for infants starting at six weeks with careful water temperature and a towel in the basin. The text shifts to a casual Conversasione exchange and a literary quip about a man claiming to have unearthed an original manuscript by Martin Farquhar Tupper, followed by a brief literary jibe about a bootblack champion's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. Parker
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Cure for Skin Eruption Praised by User Letter
A reader from Maple Grove Farm in Walnut Kan. recounts relief from two years of itchy skin eruption after using Cuticura products. The note, dated June 1 1905, credits the Cuticura book and a drugstore set of Soap Ointment and Pills for complete cure. The piece ends with a humorous aside about a mistaken “news” story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathurs
Claude N. Johnson
Maple Grove Farm
Walnut
Kan
Chronology of Historic Dates From 1347 to 1905
A compact list of landmark events across centuries including sieges, battles, treaties, royal successions, explorations, and notable legal and political milestones. Entries cover Calais to Saghalin with figures like Columbus, Lafayette, Marlborough, Napoleon, and Rossini, highlighting empires, colonies, and world developments.
Labor unions push eight hour day across nations
The Lithographers' Union backs an eight hour day at national scale while leather workers in New York and Brooklyn win nine hours plus Saturday half holiday. Carpenters in Boise strike for eight hours at 45 cents hourly and closed shop. Canada eyes Tabor candidates as Iowa bans under eighteen work in health-harming jobs. The St Louis Labor News campaigns against convict leasing. British and Belgian cases show wage gains and child labor shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Piano and Organ Workers’ Union
Iowa
Boise
Ida
Master Builders’ Association
United Brotherhood of Rural, Horticultural
Labor News of
St. Louis
Missouri
Honge of Commons
Streator
Ill
Chicago
Brotherhood of
New England
Austria
Belgium
France
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Imperial Statistical Office
Boston Carpenters’ District Council
Illinois
Edgar T. Davies
Colorado Springs
Brotherhood of Brailtodd
Ford
Wiliam Abrahams
M. P
Mahon
American Federation of Labor
British Trade and Labor Council
King Edward
Royal Commission of Mining
Abraham
South Wales Federation of
John
Hail the Size of Hen Eggs
Extraordinary hailstones thought to form only under extreme conditions with reports of stones reaching hen egg size. A hundred years ago a storm in Shiladelphia caused massive grass destruction and injuries from ice projectiles, illustrating potential damage from severe weather. A separate recruitment flyer promises independent income and free apparel for ambitious women seeking a steady monthly payout by mailing to a Buffalo address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiladelphia
Main St
Buffalo, N.Y
Sports in Northwest BC Abundant for Big Game and Angling
The article extols British Columbia as a prime hunting and fishing ground with moose elk caribou mountain goats sheep bears cougars and deer abundant across the province. It highlights the Bridge River headwaters near Ashcroft as a top big game area, notes access by stage or pack train from Ashcroft on the transcontinental line, and mentions the Carbonstone road to Quesnel and nearby gold mining interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avondance
British Columbia
Nimrod
Izaak Walton
Bridge River
Ashcroft
Transcontinental Railway
Vancouver
Fraser River
Quearnel
A Perfect Morning With Postum and Grape Nuts
A teacher credits a simple breakfast of hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with preventing indigestion and boosting energy. She reports improved digestion, steadier nerves, and a ten pound weight gain since changing from eggs and toast. The ad endorses Postum Co. Battle Creek and promotes reading The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Art League raid prompts clash as Comstock faces defiance
Comatock boards the Art League of New York City report a raid by Anthony who seized a patrol wagon full of catalogues and works of former students. Misa Anna Robincon, tied to the league, is placed under arrest as prominent artists vow to resist this invasion and fight Comstock to the finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Students’ League of
New York City
Anthony
Misa Anna‘Robincon
League
Comstock
Belt Kept His Word Story From The Late Alfred Belt
A Boston Globe note recounts Alfred Belt dismissing a secretary who planned marriage in 1894. After the wedding, Belt greeted the man, offered encouragement, and gave a sealed envelope containing a £35,000 check and a note praising his courage. The tale centers on Belt rewarding personal loyalty with a generous gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belt
Alfred Belt
Jater
Heritage of Civil War Veterans Kidney Trouble Tale
Captain John L Ely of Co E 17th Ohio long time resident of Newton Kansas recounts his kidney illness from Civil War era and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with cure since 1901. The testimony cites pain back weakness and urinary distress and notes a 50 cent price from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Ely
Co. E
17Th Ohio
East Second Street
Newton
Kansas
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Igorrotes at the lunch counter remark exchange
A lunch counter customer asks, then a dusky waiter replies he was one of the Igorrotes in a village. The exchange highlights a tense racial stereotype as the waiter confirms his identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. McFront
Philadelphia Press
Allen's Foot Ease Free Sample Offer
The notice promotes a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure tired hot or swollen feet. It explains use in shoes and claims relief for corns and bunions. It lists Allen's address in New York and notes availability at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
Lestoy
N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Conversasione
Bootblack
American Spectator
Ams
Borax
Pacific Coast Borax Co
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
Sue
Lauiry
Jena
Catalogus
Toronto
Montreal
Return
Concord and
Portland
Concord
Rutland
Canada
H.tristram
Adams St
Paxton CO
Boston
Mass
Aalzer
RED Cross
Balzer Seed CO
Box C
Lacrosse
Wisco
John W.ticheis
N. U
Thompson
Europe
Philadelphia
Calais
of Crevant
Order of St. Michael
Jacques d'Armignac
Duc de
Tower
Plymouth Colony
Philip
Brookfield
Albany
Five Nations
Duke of Marlborough
Battle of
Blenheim
Hanover
George I
Montmorenci
Lafayette
Fort Schuyler
Mohawk River
Mohawk Valley
Mont Blanc
Preble
Tripoli
Plattsburgh
City of Buffalo
Paris
Napoleon
Barrow
Parry
Bolivia
Penu
Charles X
New London Bridge
London
Vera Crus
New Orleans
Rossini
Congress
Lawrence
Baton Rouge
New Creek
House of Lords
Phanix Park
Dublin
Ore
Custer
Black Hills
Colorado
Louisville
Portsmouth
N. H
Henry M. Stanley
Africa
Plymouth
Mess
Kemmler
Auburn
Corinth Canal
Santa Cesario
Carnot
Lyons
Li Hung Chang
Japan
Spain
Martin Thorn
Ging Sing
William Galdensuppe
State of Minnesota
Northern Securities Company
Leo XIII
Sagholin
Tabor
Sports IN Northwest
Comatock Boards Art League
Heritage OF Civil War
Houston Chronicle
Bears
Il, Wy
Ine
Aera Ap
F.p.lewis Peoria, Rit
Ike
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