Swiss Life and Labor in a Democratic Land
A long reflective piece extols Swiss scenery and civic virtue. It praises cleanliness, thrift, and universal education among 3.6 million residents in 16,000 square miles, notes home industries and strong silk, embroidery, and watch sectors, and highlights export strengths. It contrasts Swiss democracy with mob rule while warning of foreign trade tensions and anti-automobile sentiment in certain cantons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Europe
Alps
Italy
Baltic
Russia
Ith
Hovaand
America
Ineo
Dudge
Desi
Tuareg Tribes in Tripoli Hinterland and Crusaders Likely Alliance
An old report discusses Tuareg tribes moving toward Tripoli, potential cooperation with Crusaders against Arab advances, Berber origins, and their role as fierce desert fighters. It notes Tuaregs’ religion, appearance, and warlike nature, estimating Hinterland Tripoli population around 300,000 and predicting a difficult interior occupation.
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Tripoli
Italy
Angelus
Angel
God
North Africa
Kipoli
Atlas Mountains
Africa
Palestine
St. Louis
Tunis
Turkey
Tmter
Swamp Root Kidney Aid Ad Delivers Sample Bottle
An old-fashioned advertisement invites readers to write to Dr Kilmer Co for a sample bottle of Swamp Root. It promises a booklet about the kidneys and bladder and mentions regular 50 cent and one dollar bottles sold at drug stores. The tone mirrors early 20th century patent medicine marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. C
Hair Snatched in Sleep Near Lima
Eighteen year old Jennie Williams awoke to discover her long hair cut from her head. The shears and a finished mirror lay nearby, police search for a former boarder accused of attempting advances as motive remains unclear. The victim is the daughter of John Williams, once proprietor of the town’s largest hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Jennie Williams
Williams
John Williams
30-Pound Man Dies In New Mexico
A man named George Ace, aged fifty, died from a burden described as weighing 650 pounds of his own, in City, New Mexico. He was known as the heaviest man in the United States and his coffin was described as unusually wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sony City
George Ace
United States
van Mines
St Luke’s rector clashes over church coal cellar
A St Luke’s rector storms at a drayman over coal delivery, insisting the coal go to the cellar on Fourth Street. The darky driver explains he started placing it there after being told by the coal man, provoking laughter as a parish dispute unfolds.
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St. Luke’s
Fourth Street
St. Luke
Harper's Magazine
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