Unwieldy 19th Century Census Tone on Wealth and Health
A dense 19th century statistical digest reports prison and insanity rates by race and nativity, deafness and blindness by ethnicity, and national wealth shifts from 1859 to modern times. It cites New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois as wealth leaders and contrasts Far West versus Far South living standards.
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United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinis
Ohio
Massachusetts
California
Missouri
Iowa
Texas
Indiana
Michigan
New York State
Illinois
Union
Far West
Far South
South
Nevada
Arigona
Montana
Wyoming
Washington
Gulf States
Carolinas
Global beer consumption per head in 19th century notes
The article quotes official statistics showing Germany no longer the top beer drinker. Per capita yearly consumption ranges from 25 gallons in Germany to 32 in Britain, 36 in Belgium, 21 in Denmark, and lower levels in the United States, Austria-Hungary, Holland, France, and Russia.
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Tngue
Berlin
Germany
United States
Austria-Hungary
Holland
France
Is Electricity Taxed Under Dingley Tariff
A Niagara Falls query debates whether electricity is subject to duties. The Dingley tariff omits direct ruling. generators and wires may be taxed, but electricity itself is not treated as a taxable commodity. The issue arises from cross border power sales between Canada and the United States, with a likely decision to keep lightning on the free list.
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Niagara Falls
Canada
Illinois Supreme Court Voids Chirag Ordinance on Provisions Sale
The Illinois Supreme Court rules Chirag city ordinance banning sale of meats fish butter cheese lard and vegetables with dry goods clothes jewelry or drugs in same place is unreasonable and void. It says regulation only permissible when needed to protect public health.
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Chirag
Supreme Court of
Tllinois
Railways Open Shops For Cornell Students In Vacation
Twenty railways allowed sixty Cornell students to work in their shops during last summer’s vacation. Employers claim the students were cheap at the $1.30 a day paid, while the boys say the experience and learning were priceless beyond a three month break.
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Railways
Cornell
Hebrew fable book in Vatican valued at $100000
In 1512 Jews attempted to purchase a very valuable heavy Hebrew fable book from Pope Julius II. The tome was so large two men could scarcely lift it and was valued at about $100000 in gold weight.
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Vatican
Julius II
Temperance Revolution and Moral Freedom Vision
The writer links the 1776 political revolution to a temperance rise, arguing it will end slavery and tyranny, heal disease, end famine, and elevate society. He envisions a world where every vice is subdued, labor thrives, and the nation enjoys universal liberty through temperance led by reformers like W. C. T.
Local Advertisements From 1397 Dispatches
Obscure remedies and oil lease transfers fill the pages with 19th century commerce. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin promotes stomach relief, Minute Cough Cure promises rapid cold relief, and various firms like J. H. McCarty & Son and O. S. Coffin & Co. push patent medicines while oil leases change hands for forty thousand dollars near Jay County.
Potion Promise for Bowel Relief Stirs Local Ad
At 12 45 p m standard time a sale touts Dr Caldwell prepsin claiming relief from bowel irregularities after meals. The notice from J eCarty and Son asserts sincerity and friendship as a benefit of using the product.
Census Taking For 1902 With Large Work Force
Census staff must deliver population vital statistics agriculture and manufactures data within two years using 3000 clerks 300 supervisors and 5000 total enumerators and clerical workers for data transfer punching and tabulation. 25 million schedules to print. population growth debated with Mulhall 77.3 million estimate vs Merriam’s cautious view amid declining immigration.
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Government Printing Office
Mulhall
Merriam
Paris Serum Promised to Cure Drunkenness
Reports from Paris via New York describe a serum claimed to cure drunkenness. Dr Broca asserts the Pasteur method uses horse and guinea pig serum to treat inebriety, promising a lasting aversion to alcohol and a universal cure if widely applied.
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New York
Paris
M. Broca
Bridges of the day Atbara and White Pass rails
The Atbara Bridge in Egypt and the Glacier Point Bridge on the Yukon and White Pass Railway are highlighted as premier projects. American capital built the Atbara Bridge on British soil and British capital built the White Pass line on American soil. Both projects boast rapid construction rates and harsh, snowbound conditions with costs ranging from ten thousand to one hundred thousand dollars per mile.
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Atbara
Egypt
Glacier Point
Yukon and
Whiite Pass
Sudan
White Pass
Skaguay
Lake Bennett
Canadian
Yukon
The Best in the World Cough Remedy Ad
A reader endorses Chamberain’s Cough Remedy as the best in the world after suffering a severe cold and cough. After trying the advertised bottle purchased from O S Coffin & Co Druggists, the product cured symptoms before half the bottle was used.
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Chamberain
Herakd
Andersonville
Ind
O. S Coffin & Co. Druggists
Rush County Wheat Crop Nearly Destroyed
Rush county reports indicate the wheat crop is almost entirely destroyed while Availla plans a new saloon amid growing local murmur and tense public chatter.
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Rush County
Availla
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Fast Healing
A vintage advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best in the world for burns cuts and bruises. It claims to kill pain quickly and heal sores ulcers boils felons corns and eruptions, with a 25 cent price and a money back guarantee from J. H. McCarty & son Druggists.
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J. H. McCarty & Son
Heat as Future Power Proposed by Brooklyn Engineers Club Head
George W. Tilson, new president of the Brooklyn Engineers Club, envisions a future where heat is harvested and stored from the sun and delivered like ice. He compares heat to coal and imagines ships and homes run by concentrated heat, predicting a century of new power driven by nature’s laws.
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Brooklyn Engineers Clab
George W. Tilson
Tilson
tLeve
Zunpowder
Wilson
Atlantic
Eldorado
Peary
North Pole
Return of Spanish Residents to Cuba Puerto Rico and Philippines
After a postwar exodus, thousands of Spanish residents left Cuba Puerto Rico and the Philippines fearing American rule. They are now returning in large numbers, with continued migration to the Philippines and a hoped population rebound for the islands.
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Cuba
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Spain
Tuerto Rico
Women shape rural mail boxes in Illinois suburb
Rural route women resisted shallow mail boxes and won deep large boxes that can hold The Ladies Journal. Their united demand, to keep rain and snow out, reflects a regional shift in mail receptacle design pursued by suburban communities.
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Ilinois
Chicago
Miss Edna McClellan Funds for Ad Schley Cup Grow
Miss Edna McClellan has collected 5000 toward a loving cup for Admiral Schley via the endless chain plan. Subscriptions hinge on deciding to buy a house. A committee now handles the money and a donor offers to cover the remaining balance to reach 25000 by July 1 if reached.
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Edna McClellan
Admiral Schley
McClellan
bellows driven trough water system for animals
A new bellows arrangement under a platform powers water flow to a trough. An animal stepping on the platform depresses the bellows, forcing air into a cylinder which pushes water up through a pipe into the trough. The device automates watering in livestock enclosures.
Sailors' Trombone Pants Aid Quick Water Egress
Sailors' trousers known as trombone pants flare at the bell shaped bottom to make them easier to kick off if the wearer falls into the water. The design aids rapid removal and improves flotation readiness.
Import Rise in Cuba Tacco Volumes Driven by Octobers Demand
Import of tacco from Cuba increased by 5,400,000 pounds or 150 percent during the ten months ending in October. In October alone the increase was noted, reflecting a surge in overseas sourcing and market activity.
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Cuba
Dog Adverts Noted For All Around Appeal
Among the good points listed for a dog advertised for sale are remarks that he will eat anything and is very fond of chilina, noted in the morning notices.
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W. S. Johnson & Sow
Foundrat
Carthage
R. R. Johnson
J. A. Sipe
Carthage, Ind
Johnson Bros
Mill Streets
Coffin
M. D
Hentey Block
East Mill St
Rushville
Carthage Building Loan
Savings Association
Henley Bros
Jesse Henley
George W. Osborne
Young & Young
Gates Sexton
Witt M. Sparks
Sexton & Sparks, Attorneys AT Law
Wilson's Clothing
F. M. Sparks
Frank Wilson
Dr. Coffin
Henley Brick Block
DR. F. & Hackleman
Ashville, Ind
Beher-King Block
Johnson
Wicaaa
OWENS._ HILL Notary Public
Cartuage
Owinkle
Newby & Vestal Block
Knightstown, Ind
Den
Beck
TuDio
Washington St
H Martin
JD Magee
James Watson
Ee Rushville, Xp
J. B. Schrighte
Rushville. Ind
F. W. Cregor
Main St
W. 5. Weaver
Kniow
Jewelery Diamonds
Ilverware
J. H. Binford
Capital State Bank
Greenfield, Ind
Erie
Rocky Mountain
P. H. Ghadwigh
Hdentisitt
Heney
A. L. Stewart
Department Store
North Main St
THE
S Journal
Middle West
Indianapolis, Ind
S Coffin & Co
Cartrage
R. Woodard
Collee Gall Atyles
Teaveul
Knightstown
W.C. T
Northern
India
I Herring & Co
Lima, C
Otr
Jay County
South Bend PLC
DeWitt
Happy Creek
Rene
O. S. Cofp
Laogootee
Purt
Xe Madison Medicine Co
Ben Har
Crawfordsville
C. W. Williams
Stein- Pa
Coffin & Co
Waterloo
Poein Syrup Co
Monticello
Areham
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