Is Life Worth Living in Gould's Self Centered Age
A Western Missionary piece questions whether wealth earned by Jay Gould serves humanity. It contrasts Gould’s self centered fortune of about 75 million dollars with a missionary's sacrifice, arguing life gains meaning through service to others and spiritual values rather than mere money.
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Jay Gould
Gould
America
Africa
Mr. Gould
Stock Exchange
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
Elba
Waterloo
St. Helena
Boston
Philosophic Club
Ife
Tremont Temple
Far West
Boston Common
Christ
Jerry McAuley
Salvation Army
Earth
Humanity
Avenue
Keeping the House Cool
The article advises daily steps to keep a home cooler. Open windows and blinds in the morning for air flow, air out thoroughly, then shutter blinds and draw shades during peak heat. Reopen as the day cools and use cheesecloth sheets dampened with cold water over open windows for ill persons on very hot days.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
The Reigning American Beauty Miss Elizabeth Green in Europe
London Figaro notes Miss Elizabeth Green of Detroit as the present American beauty in Europe. She turns Parisian heads, impresses Italian royalty, and is praised by the German emperor who called her the Kaiser’s Miss Green after conversations.
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Elizabeth Green
Detroit
Europe
Italy
Miss Green
Turin
London
Figaro
Mouse Chaots Busy New York Street Scene
A tiny mouse crosses a bustling six story neighborhood as workers, a grocer boy, and bystanders chase it through a street scene. The crowd scatters vegetables, a cart driver intervenes, and a boy is kicked for placing the basket. The mouse escapes into a cellar as the city hums around its frantic dash.
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Ano
Aote
Curbit
New York Herald
The Average Girl's Husband And How To Find Him
A San Francisco Argonaut excerpt discusses choosing a husband and recognizing genuine love. It urges girls to value upright, earnest partners and warns that skill in lovemaking does not equal lasting happiness. It casts marriage as a craft to mold a willing partner.
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San Francisco
Woman Wins Exchange Fight For Lifetime Ax
A Roxboro maiden lady who bought an ax from Manayunk hardware dealer George Davis nearly 50 years ago had the old tool reblade but was advised to exchange. She insisted on using the guarantee and won a new ax in a public showdown at Davis store run by his two sons. A crowd supported her victory as she left with the new ax held high.
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Roxboro
George Davis
Manayunk
Davis
Philadelphia Record
Smuggled Whisky Offer In Early Bookshop Tale
Dr Pryde recounts Adam Black, founder of a famed publishing house, resisting a quiet smuggler in Black’s shop who first offers whisky at a bargain then shifts to trading Bibles, illustrating temptation faced by the early bookseller. The anecdote appears in Pleasant Memories of a Busy Life as told by Pryde.
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Adam Black
Dr. Pryde
Mr. Black
Boston Commonwealth
A Dainty Amulet For Margarets In Fashion News
The New York Times notes a new fashion charm for women named Margaret. The Campanello Mar cherita is a small four sided gold bell with Greek inscription and an old Roman amulet style. It hangs on a slender chain around the neck or waist.
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Margaret
Italy
Margareta
New York Times
Beira Emerges as Mozambique's New Harbor Gateway
Five years earlier the Beira harbor formed at the Panigwe river mouth, two miles wide and six miles long, with Beira town on the northern shore. Beira grows as a frontier port for Mashonaland, where the Mozambique company builds a 200 mile railway to Massikesse, under British South Africa Company management.
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Panigwe River
Zambesi
Beira
Africa
Berra
Mashonaland
Plateau
Massikesse
Busi
Mozambique Company
British South Africa Company
Fort Salisbury
Seeing the Beautiful Lessons in Two Sides of People
A Globe Democrat excerpt reflects on choosing to notice good over bad in others. It contrasts a maimed man who values praise for his good leg with visitors’ comments and cites Carlyle Emerson and a Jesus story about a dog’s teeth to illustrate seeing virtue.
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Franklin
Carlyle
Emerson
London
Jesus
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Blaming the Dentists for Gold Drain
An economic reformer warned at a Park row lunch bazaar that exports of gold aren’t the issue but tooth fillings. He claimed high priced pluggers push $1,000,000 of gold annually into Americans’ teeth, urging a law banning gold in dental fillings to ease monetary pressure.
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Park Row
Congress
New York Herald
Sublime Mount Pike's Peak Lightning Display
The New York Sun reports on rare atmospheric effects from Colorado's Pike's Peak. Dry air and noon heat cause rapid evaporation from streams and snowbanks, lifting moisture to form clouds below climbers, which then rise in dark, towering masses as lightning flashes.
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Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Pike’s Peak
New York
New Car Fare Register Demonstrates Absolute Accuracy
A new fare register resets to zero after each trip by turning a knob, changing trip number and direction. It allegedly prevents ringing without registering and includes a locking device and a 4-tumbler key. Thorough testing occurs at 185 fares before shipment.
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New York Telegram
How to Mae Clover Pillows From Blossoms
Use only the blossoms and pack them first in slips of strong muslin. Make an outside slip or case of clover blossom cretonne or embroider on silk with delicate pink and white clover. Use decorative ribbon in both shades found in the pattern.
How to Treat Discolored Wickerwork With Wax Oil
How to restore wickerwork by painting with a sealing wax and spirits of wine solution. Dissolve wax for hours then apply with a brush. Mix three parts black wax to one part red to obtain a fine brown finish.
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Victoria
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Trousseau
Vogue
Pike's Peak
D. W. Adams
Nason Street
Maynard, Mass
T. H.farrell
Undertaker
Summer St
Rambler Bicycles
Cyrus H. Cook
Brown’s
Hubbard Street
Concord
E. H. Davis
Wood and Stone
Concord Junction
Jeremiah Sheehan
Horace Tuttle
Walden Street
J. C. Friend
Henry A. Richardson
Friend's Block
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State St
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