Speed Limits for Transatlantic Steamers and Coal Use
Naval constructors say a four day crossing is not practical due to coal costs. They note 23 to 25 knot designs could halve voyage time, but fuel consumption grows rapidly. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosee held five days seventeen hours for a Queenstown to Sandy Hook run, while Oceanic leads in size at 704 feet but not speed. A new 752 foot liner with 40,000 HP is planned to hit four days fifteen hours at 25 knots. A brief club note ends with a light exchange about a recent game and pride in win.
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Atlantic
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosee
North German
Lloyd Company
Queenstown
Sandy Hook
New Deutschland
Hamburg-American Company
Oceanic
White Star Line
Walls coated for disease control in public buildings
An article argues interior walls in churches schools and hospitals should be coated with a pure disinfectant cement like Alabastine to reduce disease spread. It notes comparable initial costs and easier renewal. Included are stray quotes about gardening and lawn care and a remark from John J. Ingalls on nature’s benediction.
Why This Shower Of Garters Causes Local Garter Losses
The Chicago Chronicle notes a spate of lost garter ads in one week, a record for the era. It questions whether fashion, low-quality elastic, or even a conspiracy explains multiple women losing garters, some with gold buckles, circulating from Tower Place to the South Side.
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Chicago
Tower Place
Chicago Chronicle
Advice for Women Temper Sparks Cautionary Note
An exchange reprints The Girl with a Temper advising daughters showing temper to change course or face future discomfort. It warns young attractive women may be forgiven for temper but risk lifelong remorse, while plain ones become burdensome to others. It cautions against claiming undue spirit and highlights the impact on education and trusted companionship.
Wellington in India and his decisive Assaye victory
The Fortnightly Review lauds the Indian career of Wellington highlighting his rise to lead Mysore affairs after Tippoo's death and his standout military genius shown in the decisive victory at Assaye, while noting early missteps in the Tippoo campaign.
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Wellington
India
Tippoo
Seringapatam
Nizam
Mysore
Assaye
Ellen Terry Recalls Christmas Play In America
Ellen Terry writes to a London paper about a Christmas day performance of The Merchant of Venice in America. She recalls a kindly colored hotel waiter who notes the moment people bow to the colored gentleman, saying he was the Prince of Morocco.
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Elles Terry
Ellen Terry
London
America
Jessica
Prince of
Morocco
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Relief for Bunions and Corns
A blend of early 20th century ads and quips, including Allen's Foot-Ease powder for swollen burning feet, a potato cutter promotion, travel bargains, and light humor about shoes and weddings. Features names like Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy New York and J. K. Elliott & Co. of Platteville Colorado, plus snippets on Farm News and Union Pacific excursions.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Health of Young Women Helped by Mrs Pinkham Letters
Readers report relief from menstrual irregularities cramps dizziness and headaches after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. Miss Gomes Aptos California in 1898 and Miss Jensen Wisconsin and Miss Games Aptos California in 1899 credit these remedies with regular cycles and improved health.
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Deas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Matiipa Jensen
Ogdensburg
Wis
Senator Depew Seeks Fresh Stories in Senate Cloakroom
Senator Depew traveled to Washington hoping the cloakroom would yield new anecdotes but found the senate barren of stories and wit. He believed an hour or two there would supply a fund of pithy tales, yet the chamber offered little source of material.
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Marren
Depew
Senate
United States
Washington
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Eas
A Care
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Denver
Advice
South Africa
J. K. Elliott & Co
Platteville, Colo
Farm News
Farm Journall
Springfield
Ohio
Union Pacific
St. Louis
St. Paul
Duluth
Kansas City
Omaha
Nts
S41
11Th Street
Jim
C. H. Marshall & Co
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Price
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Water Baker & Co
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Va Joo
Bears
Optum
York
Castoria
Denver Directory
Procter
Arapahoe Street
Todds
Brown P
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Denver Typewriter Exchange
Silver Stats Typewriter
Ims
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Fo Fox
Kodak
Qxford HO Hotel
Ree
Je -W. TenEyck
B.A. Triplett
Western Book & Stationery CO
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Immortal Waist Co
Blox
Woodworth-Wallace Colleges
Champa Street
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Ami
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