Ventilation of Sleeping Rooms and Bodily Ideals
The piece argues for well ventilated bedrooms with windows open to air flow, praising night air's purity and recommending firm mattresses and proper pillows. It surveys changes in bed fittings, celebrates modern bedding, and notes democracy’s appeal in portraying homes of American figures at a London exposition. It cites a New York City fire department study linking physical and mental fitness, echoing the adage mens sana in corpore sano.
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New York Weekly
Lincoln
Grant
Grant Tannery
London
iCounty
Antrim
McKinley
Municipal Civil Service Commission of
New York City
Fire Department
Inhibition on Royal Marriage Sparks Legal Debate
The text notes artist Hubert Herkomer renouncing English citizenship to marry his deceased wife's sister, creating awkwardness under English law. The incident fuels arguments for a bill in Parliament to remove the restriction and ease such marriages.
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Hubert Herkomer
England
Prince's Washington visit sparks book material claim
A visiting prince stays in the United States to gather material for a forthcoming book on America. He is expected to return home soon with startling insights. Oxford honors Prof. William James with a Doctor of Science degree for his long tenure as Harvard University philosophy professor from 1872 onward.
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Oxford University
William James
Harvard University
George Wilking
Tula
Okla
Fragmented report on public safety calls and animal incidents
The readable fragments reference public safety concerns over animal bites involving horses and turtles. It notes calls for lending harees and demands related to addressing these incidents and erecting safeguards, but details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Areca
Papir
Kansas farmers call for help as wheat woes rise
Reports cite widespread distress among Kansas farmers over wheat conditions and drought fears. Other items note Harry Orchard’s fate, a Wyoming desertion rate in U S cavalry, a fatal Cleveland store fire, deaths from July 3, 1908, and various national accidents, political moves, and weather events.
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Kansas
Harry Orchard
Idaho Board of Pardons
United States Cavalry
Fort Washakle
Wyoming
Castro wires Cleveland widow on death of former president
General news item reports President Castro sending a cable to Mrs. Grover Cleveland mourning the death of Mr. Cleveland, noting sorrow across the continent. The report mentions cholera conditions in the Philippines and a naval incident near Friedrichshafen.
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Castro
Grover Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
Venezuela
Cleveland
New York City
Ana
Smeny Dolaptas
Washington News Highlights Pinchot Trip and Mint Figures
Gifford Pinchot leaves Washington for a western inspection tour through California Oregon and Washington before Montana then Ogden and Denver. Mint coinage for the year to June 30 shows gold and minor coins with large Philippine and Mexican coin outputs. Shipbuilding set a record with 1151 vessels, primarily on the Great Lakes, totaling 688 627 tons. Modern land record systems to replace old methods will streamline public land filings and receipts by land office staff.
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Gifford. Pinchot
Forest Service
Washington
California
Oregon
Missoula
Montana
Ogden
Denver
United States
Philippine Islands
Great Lakes
District Land Offices
General Land Office
Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyou
National Bank Depositories
Destructive Cottony Scale Threatens Maples Across States
Readers are warned about the cottony scale on maple trees widespread in the central west and northern Illinois. The article details the scale’s life cycle, the role of ladybirds as natural enemies, and recommends kerosene emulsion sprays applied in two treatments ten days apart, starting when about half the eggs have hatched.
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Illnois
Illinois
Portable Ten-Foot Picket Fence Panels Illustration
Portable fence in ten foot panels with rails two by three inches and overlapped ends. Holes bored, nails or bolts used to hold panels raised in place. Panels can be staked in line with braces or set in sly cog.
Rusty Cans Harm Milk In Cheese Making
Experiments show milk hauled in poorly tinned or rusty cans retards rennet action and causes off flavors in cheese. Iron from corroded cans dissolves into milk, darkening color and increasing solids, with rusted containers often being reused many times. Hay caps, wheel aids, and weed control are noted as farm tips amid the dairy observations.
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Wisconsin
Truth and Quality Laxative Endorsement Card
Truth and quality appeal to the well informed in every walk of life and are essential to permanent success and creditable standing. Syrup of Figs and Exizir of Senna is touted as a superior laxative due to cleansing and soothing internal organs with no after effects. It is praised for pleasant natural action and physician approval. Ground manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. is the source, sold by leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Gista
Gator On The Rampage Atlan ta Constitution
A fisherman naps by a river while a sneaky alligator watches. The creature swallows his boots and jug of liquor, then thrashes the water and rows ashore. The crowd asks why the man wasn t swallowed, and the teller quips that gators can draw the line somewhere.
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Gators
Atlanta Constitution
Bells in History and a Short Comic Interlude
The article notes bells originated in China to dispel evil spirits and storms and traces their use in Europe to the sixth and eighth centuries. It then shifts to a humorous dialogue where a daughter tells her father she acted with Bobby to untangle hair.
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China
Europe
Wife Finds Relief After Switching From Coffee To Postum
A cautious wife credits Postum with easing distress from coffee consumption. She describes intolerable coffee effects including sleeplessness and palpitations, notes a physician advised coffee avoidance, and reports a fair trial leading to her family adopting Postum after preparing it properly and finding a strong, pleasing flavor.
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