Government Exhibit at Pan American Exposition
The United States government has appropriated $500000 for a display at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo this summer. The Agriculture Treasury and Navy departments will feature vast exhibits with coin presses at work, a lighthouse model, quarantine station, and shipboard medical facilities. The war and navy exhibits promise to be the largest and most complete ever shown at any exposition, with numerous educational displays of international intercourse and maritime services.
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United States
Buf- O
Department of Agriculture
Department of State
Treasury Department
Philadelphia
Park Lake
E.serr L. Lewis
Exposition Sculpture Highlights Pan American Exhibit
The Pan American Exposition will feature over 125 original groups around the Court of Fountains, Esplanade, and Electric Tower. Central works include Fountain of Man by Charles Rafly, Fountain of Prometheus, and Fountain of Hercules, with themes of Savage Age, Despotic Age, and Age of Enlightenment.
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Vera
Man
Charles Rafly
Esplanade
Hercules
George Tv.Brewster
Kronos
Ceres
The Gas Bill in Uncle Eli’s English
A satirical tale shows a man furious at a gas bill of 75 dollars for 50 000 feet, while officials explain the meter and calendar caused the charge. The scene ends with the man paying and a woman later claiming an even higher $1.75 bill for shoes.
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Tam Wroth
Gore
Prithee
M. Quan
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Two workers converse in a store setting, a manager's attitude questioned by a girl at the revolver and cartridge counter and a reply from the bicycle goods counter girl. The dialogue hints at workplace tensions and possible plans or opinions about worker treatment.
Trade Talk Sparks Summer Plan in Toy Department Tale
A Chicago Tribune excerpt describes a man preparing to rest as a studio narrator notes he must trade places with the girl who spent the summer in the toy department. The piece reflects on playful gossip and social norms of the era.
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Chicago Tribune
The Wicked Little Germ quoted in Indianapolis Journal
The Indianapolis Journal notes the idea that microbes attack victims when they are exhausted and fatigued, reflecting on the danger of fatigue and illness as microbes take advantage of tired days. The exchange treats germs as a lurking hazard in weariness.
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Indianapolis Journal
Rumor Says Longtime Atchison Man Shows Pleasant Demeanor
An Atchison Globe item notes a man from Atchison, long known as cross, is said to have appeared pleasant after 30 years. Readers may find the observation curious and lightly humorous.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
My Silent Love and the Credit Check Swindle
A Chicago Times Herald poem about a mistress in mourning contrasts with a New York Sun report on a shopkeeper credit check scam. The fraud involved a silk and cotton waist seller, using small checks from women to finance a failing firm. Customers returned ill fitting waists. refunds were denied, stock never replenished, and the business collapsed with many victims.
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Chicago Times-Herald
New York
New York Sun
Dinners at Brooklyn Club Draw Laughter and Curiosity
A New Yorker at a Brooklyn dining scene recalls meals at a fashionable club offering first class dinners on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday for a low figure. A witty exchange follows about why only those days, with quips on domestic chores and leisure.
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Brooklyn
New York. Times
Cardinal Wiseman Declares Friday Fish Mass as Banquet
In a humorous tale from The Story of My Life Augustus J. Hare recounts Cardinal Wiseman dining with friends on a Friday and blessing the meal by declaring it all fish, then enjoying the spread heartily. The anecdote highlights playful tolerance and wit in a religious context.
Post Office Exhibit At Pan-American Exposition
The United States government post office department will occupy a larger space at the Pan-American Exposition than ever before. The exhibit will fully illustrate mail transportation methods and include a postoffice equipped with the latest devices used in major U S post offices.
Pan American Exposition Displays Engineering Marvels
The Pan-American Exposition will showcase mechanical and civil engineering and public works with costly, inventive exhibits. It aims to engage lay visitors as effectively as experts, emphasizing clear, striking demonstrations.
Green's August Flower hyped by professor in travels
Prof Houton says in ten years of world travel he met more users of Green's August Flower than any other remedy for dyspepsia liver and stomach disorders and constipation. He notes it helps tourists and officials with headaches from irregular habits, adds sample bottles are free at Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co and is sold worldwide.
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Prof. Houton
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co
Notice of Stockholders Meeting Calvert Waco and Brazos Valley Ry
Notice is given that the regular annual meeting of stockholders and board of directors of the Calvert Waco and Brazos Valley Railway Co will be held at the company office in Calvert Texas on Saturday April 20 1901 at 2 oclock p m for the transaction of such business as may come before the meeting J W Byars Secretary J H Ford has three first class barbers you will be waited upon without delay
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Calvert, Waco and Brazos Valley Railway Co
Calvert
Texas
J. W. Byars
J. H. Ford
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