From Thief to Trusted Worker by Maud Booth's Prison Work
Skinny, once a notorious pickpocket and killer in New York, reforms after Maud Booth's rescue work at Sing Sing. He becomes a factory worker, saves $300, marries a nurse, and now guards valuables at a New York firm, supporting a wife and two young daughters with plans for the future.
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Joseph B. Bowles
Skinny
the Battery
New York City
Catholic Protectory
Westchester
Tommy Tobin
New York
Sing Sing
Maud Ballington Booth
Volunteer Prison League
Summer
Union Square
Vounteers’ Gazette
Maud B. Booth
Savings Bank
Booth
First Avenue
Close Study of Vesuvius Probes Cataclysmic Action
The piece praises Prof. Matteucci and his American assistant for braving Vesuvius to observe seismic activity from the crater. It notes the extreme danger and uncertain payoff, questioning whether the risk serves science or only curiosity, while acknowledging their cool resolve and potential for unprecedented data in volcanic research.
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Vesuvius
Matteucci
New York Times
Naples
Matteuce
Instructed prisoner feigns insanity with spoons verdict
A New York larceny case ends after Marshall, advised to plead insanity, answers all questions with spoons. The judge deems him mad and discharges him. The lawyer praises the escape as the client exits with his companions, uttering spoons.
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New York
Marshall
Spoons
Poles of Paper Offer Lighter Stronger Telegraph Lines
Scientists report serviceable telegraph poles can be made from paper pulp mixed with borax and tallow. The pulp is cast in a central core mold to form hollow rods. Paper poles are lighter and stronger than wood and resist sun rain and dampness that shorten wooden poles.
Heart Within and God O'erhead Quote Notes
A fragment quotes a line about fools debating how many things might have been versus focusing on present reality and future possibility. It reflects a Medical Talk voice pondering practical aims and progress rather than speculation.
Notable Exchange Sparks Debate on Female Political Roles
A brief literary fragment from Chicago Daily News records Gunner and Guyer debating if women should hold political positions. The exchange ends with a metaphor about peaches and plums, signaling playful rhetoric rather than policy details.
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Gunner
Guyer
Chicago Daily News
Steamboat Revival Plans Circulate Along Missouri River
Kansas City merchants push revived steamboat service on the Missouri to press railroads for lower rates. Engineers say navigation has improved with seven feet of water from Kansas City to St. Louis, making a 500-ton boat feasible with careful load. The plan centers on one boat used as leverage to restrain freight rates and deter rail competition.
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Kansas City
Missouri
St. Louis
Philippine Rice Crop 1904-05 Estimated at 19 681 792 Bushels
The Philippine Islands 1904-05 rice production is estimated at 19,681,792 unhulled bushels after an agriculture bureau study. Area planted in 1905 rose about 600,000 acres from 1902. Imports reached 563,282,340 pounds, nearly all from southern Asia.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
Bureau of Agriculture
Islands
Texas
Louisiana
Asia
The Captains Finish at League Island Yard
The League Island navy yard has seen only three deaths in 15 years and all occurred to captains serving there at the time. Each death was sudden and happened in the large yellow mansion known among sailors as the Captain's finish.
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League Island Navy Yard
Yard
Uncle Sam
Cupid and Stork Unite in Double Flannery Births
In the south of the country a double marriage linked the Flannery brothers Albert and Arthur to sisters. The stork delivered a baby boy to each Flannery family at the same hour yesterday, completing a notable happy coincidence a year after their wedding.
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Cupid
Stork
Albert Flannery
Arthur Flannery
Flannery
Propagating Hollyhocks: Seed Planting and Soil Care
Old methods used cuttings to increase hollyhocks but modern gardeners can sow seeds in July for earlier robust plants. Plant in sunny rich soil, drill 1 inch deep with 18 inch rows, protect with straw covers in winter, and label colors. Deep soil prep, rich manure, and periodic feeding yield stronger biennial plants than glass-house practices.
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Garden Magazine
Bath Time and Pudding Recipes From Old Columns
Instructions for bathing a baby with a large flannel apron and precise water temperature. Includes advice to rely on a thermometer and avoid scalding. Also contains recipes for Commencement Pudding and a hot chocolate sauce with step by step preparation details.
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Chicago Tribune
A Salad and a Picnic Tips for Serving and Packing
A guide from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat on salad ideas with watercress plain or in a macedoine and picnic packing suggestions. It covers washing, seasoning, arranging cress, walnuts, and mayonnaise, plus a detailed list of portable foods for outdoor meals and safe storage methods.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Household tips for cleaning, baking, and fabric care
Practical advice on cleaning zinc tubs with soap and wood ashes, removing mud from silk with flannel, painting radiators to match room color, bread storage in lined boxes, greasing and dusting tins to prevent sticking, quilting with blankets, laundering lace curtains with coffee starch, bleaching linens with cream of tartar, a furniture polish formula, and keeping lettuce and endive thriving, plus rice water for washing challies.
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Chicago Daily News
Hatless Holiday Makers At Summer Resort Trend
The article notes a summer fashion where people, especially men, go hatless at resorts to allow sun and air to benefit hair. It argues hats worn most of the year are poorly ventilated and damaging to hair, and a month or two without head coverings helps restore fullness and luxuriance.
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Bece
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