World capital of peace proposed near The Hague
Dr Eijkman and Paul Horrix plan a $20,000,000 world capital of peace near The Hague funded by a Carnegie loan. The scheme envisions a hexagonal city with the Temple of Peace, gardens, academies, and a Paradere boulevard linking The Hague landmarks, backed by Dutch government support and a council of curators.
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PR. H. Eijkman
Paul Horrix
Scheveningen
Holland
Andrew Carnegie
Dr.Eijkman
Hague
Germany
Zollverein
Carnegie
The
Eijkman
K. P. C. de Bazel
Waalsdorp
Temple of Peace
North Sea
Brotherhood of Nations
Champs Elysees
Paris
Place de la Concorde
Arc de Triomphe
Dr. Erijkman
Mr. Carnegie
A. Kuyper
Interior
Mdlland
Dr. Eijkman
Carnegie Foundation of Internationalism
Academy of Pedagogy
Garden City
Summer Palace
Chin belts become a new craze in beauty culture
An advertising piece touts chin belts as a practical scientific device to correct a double chin and facial lines. It claims women should look their best in society and business, and notes the device is worn during sleep to seal lips and address snoring, with no men’s sizes available.
His Mean Parent
A Chicago youth runs a large business contract while his father is away. He sends a boastful note, but the returned silence reveals the father did not stamp the letter forcing extra postage, delivering a sharp comeuppance. The anecdote highlights a stern parental reaction to vanity.
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Chicago
Plague in India Described as Modern Catastrophe
An English journal calls the Indian plague one of modern times great catastrophes. It notes deaths over 100000 in January and February, with nearly 70000 in the first half of March.
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India
American Pianist Seeks Muffler Bribe in New York Encounter
A pianist amused New York society with music and manners when he tried to buy a stranger's muffler. After offering a dollar for the neckwear, the man resisted and chased the musician from the doorway. The pianist lamented perceived American coldness as bystanders looked on.
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New York
Powder Making Sympathy
Dialogue snippet from London Tit-Bits and Puck notes a character's descent into poverty and decline. Characters like Ethel and Edith discuss Jack, who is described as fading into oblivion as his fortunes deteriorate, with emphasis on his lineage and the humor of his downfall.
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London
Ethel
Jack
Edith
Puck
Depth to Plant a Tree with Proper Rooting
Depth determines a tree's future strength as roots need warmth light and moisture. Plant deep enough to match nursery trunk markings, avoid hermetic confinement two to three feet underground, provide fibrous earth and rich feeding ground, add soil if the site is poor.
Justice Nathan Recovers Relatives of English Heiress Through Photo
Mrs. H. T. Robinson of Richmond Missouri sent a photograph to Justice B. Nathan in Alton. She sought kin of Elizabeth Turnbridge Jepson died in Richmond on her birthday. Nathan, born in Kent England, supplied names and addresses of English blood relatives to locate heirs.
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Justice B. Nathan
Alton
H. T. Robinson
Richmond
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Robinson
Elizabeth Turnbridge Jepson
Jeps
Success and the disciplined path to power
The poem contrasts two destinies: idle ease versus purposeful labor. It urges the reader to resist indulgence and sloth, to solve life’s tangled problems through work, and to advance by overcoming temptations until reaching a firm, final success. Cassell's Saturday Journal.
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Hfe
Cassell
Saturday Journal
Sassafras Tea in Adee’s Office Sparks Brief Interlude
Acting Secretary Adee in Washington keeps a small sassafras tea setup in his state department desk. He drinks it in March and April as spring medicine, pausing weighty international talks to brew a cup.
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Adee
State Department
Washington
Miss Adams Declines Adonis Label For Child
Harper's Weekly recounts Miss Maud Adams asked to help organize an amateur theatre event. She praises a neighborhood girl as pretty but notes she is not an Adonis, a remark met with modesty from the girl's mother.
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Maud Adams
Home Missionary Society
Miss Adams
Harper's Weekly
Postum Coffee Replaces Harmful Beverage for Heart Health
A Brooklyn man details relief from daily heart palpitations after giving up coffee for Postum Food Coffee. Proper boiling 16 to 20 minutes improved taste and safety, with continued use since. He notes no palpitations except when forced to drink old coffee away from home. The ad promotes Postum from Battle Creek with a booklet, The Road to a Wellville.
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Brooklyn
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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