The Candy Habit In Miss America Era
A historical essay traces Miss America and all ages of women as candy lovers. It notes rising U S candy consumption from 1850 to 1909, government statistics efforts, boarding schools candy bans, and the social aura around sweets in daily life and fashion. It highlights economic scale, production growth, and concerns about health and fattening effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Louisiana
Miss Americas
Uncle Sam
Turkey
Camels Are Main Freight Carriers in Bagdad Markets
Washington reports describe Bagdad villagers relying on about 90 000 camels and donkeys for inland freight. Camel caravans travel two miles per hour with 12 miles daily on desert routes. load is 225 pounds per bale, and common camel fares around 30 dollars. Camels provide milk, meat, shoes from hides, and condensed milk powder prized by desert nomads. Calves are weaned by eleven or twelve months and young camels ride on mothers during long marches.
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Ashington
Washington
United Sates
Bagdad
Desert
Massoul
Damascus
Mesopotamia
Don't Smoke Moral in Monkeys Death on Navy Ship
A tobacco addicted orangutan named Chico, purchased in Madagascar and kept aboard the US cruiser Wilmington, died from tobacco use. Yeoman Harvey L. Miller recalls Chico as almost human while the crew remember his smoking habit and antics.
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United States
Wilmington
Chico
Yeoman Miller
Monkey
Miller
Youth Suffers From Too Much Credit
In Washington a youth, son of a nation serving figure, clings to a taxicab bill totaling $189.90. After insisting bills be charged and failing to secure an issued identification card, he learns the cost of credit and the value of proper identification as he faces consequences of overindulgence and temporary loss of patronage.
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Washington
Potomac
Laundry Day for Uncle Sam's Money
The U S Bureau of Engraving and Printing tests a money washing device by J D Ralph and Frank Churchill to renew worn banknotes. Bills pass through soapy water a disinfectant and a plater to restore crispness and extend life by about sixty percent, costing 800 to 1000 dollars and saving 500000 to 1000000 annually.
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Ncle Sam
United States
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
Samuel
J. D. Ralph
Frank 8. Churchill
Ted
Bureau
Ralph
Unbeaten Northwest Champion Ty A Ireland Story
Ty A Ireland of Colfax Washington claims four world records and has not yet lost a match in a Northwest shooting tale. He attributes his recovery from kidney trouble and vision issues to Dean's Kidney Pills and offers to share details for stamps.
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Ireland
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Try This This Summer Coca Cola Message Card
Try this this summer Coca Cola advert invites readers to visit soda fountains or bottles to cool relief fatigue and thirst. It promotes a free booklet The Truth About Coca Cola and a 1910 Baseball Record Book with Casey at the Bat poem and schedules from Coca Cola authorities.
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Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Coca-Cola
Coca- Cola
Get After the Files with Warm Days Fire Prevention
The piece urges immediate action against flies as warm days multiply them. It recommends burning pyrethrum in each room to stun and sweep up the flies, stressing that flies spread disease and harm public health.
The Luggage Question and a Union Club Quip
DeLancey Nicoll noted for sharp dress mocked a western visitor who supposedly arrived with no luggage. He quipped the man might have hidden items in the large bags in his trousers knees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeLancey Nicoll
Union Club
New York
Mr. Nicoll
A Hibernian Verdict
A New Yorker employed an aged Irishman speaks on the Woes of Ireland. The boss notes King George III is dead and, after a pause, the old man offers a measured tribute. He adds, yet his eye remains on George as England’s successor.
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Emerald Isle
Pat
England
George
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Europe
Ontil
Anrk
Ake
Northwest
Ty. A. Ireland
Colfax, Wash
Dora
Oly
Epicure
Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Battle Creek, Mich
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