Strength for Old People Remedy Promises Longevity
An advertisement promotes Vinci cod liver and iron tonic as a simple remedy to rebuild waning strength and energy for the elderly. A Boston lawyer’s mother, age 76, credits Vinci with improved mobility and stamina, and the firm offers a money back guarantee if results are not shown. The notice also pitches Saxo Salve for eczema and signs by Menford C. Ventless, an editor.
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Vinci
Boston
Menford C
Advertising Builds Confidence in Quality Goods
Merchants spend money to create and retain confidence in branded goods. Advertised items must pass rigid tests to earn trust, as goodwill and customer loyalty rely on honest pricing and consistent quality.
Trustees' Notices for Troy Township Sessions
Trustees Charles Dickens states Troy Township will meet in the fire rent office room at the K of P building on Wednesdays and Saturdays to transact township business.
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Troy Township
K. of P
Charles Dicken
Oregon Journal Starts Western Information Bureau Offer
The Oregon Journal announces a Western information bureau and offers a six month Seni Weekly Journal subscription for 50 cents plus a 144 page illustrated booklet detailing Oregon resources and opportunities. Address Oregon Journal.
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Western Information Bureau
Oregon Journal
Bureau of Western Information
Oregon
Woman's University of New York State Opens Campaign
A new Woman's University of New York State opens with a three year course to prepare women for political life. The diploma is a ballot and commencement is the first Tuesday in November 1915. The Freshman class numbers 70 000, the largest in U.S. history, and a campaign banner proclaims Victory 1915 as suffrage momentum spreads across the state.
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Woman'‘S University
New York State
S Deepskin
Woman's University of New York State
James Lees Laidlaw
Woman's University
East Thirty-fourth Street
New York City
Victory
Woman Suffrage Party
Poltely
Fifth Avenue
New York
Cy Muler
Woman Food Expert Heads Pure Food Lab In Philadelphia
Dr. Mary E. Pennington, chief of the government's food research laboratory in Philadelphia, is among the highest salaried women in civil service. She earns $3,000 a year and leads a team of fifteen assistants in pure food investigations focusing on eggs and poultry and methods to preserve these foods.
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Mary E. Pennington
Philadelphia
Sires and Sons and Notable Figures in Brief Portraits
A string of short notices profiles figures from state and church life. John D. Rockefeller Sr avoids umbrellas, while Charles Grimaldi the new Italian composer born blind is a Rome school professor drawing Margherita’s interest. Burleson asleep early, R. H. Charles speaks at Oxford, James Wilson extends travels after leaving Washington post, and Edinburgh honors him with a Doctor of Laws.
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John D. Rockefeller
Charles Grimaldi
Rome
Margherita
Burleson
Washington
R. H. Charles
Westminster
Oxford
Queen's University
Belfast
Trinity College
Dublin
James Wilson
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
Train and Track Lengths Across the World
The piece compares global railway mileage to U S totals, rebuts the Panama railroad cost myth, cites 140000 ties and 7000 workers during its construction, and notes about 1600 miles of U S single track converted from steam to electric with a further 1500 miles expected to convert in coming years.
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United States of America
Panama
United States
Philadelphia Plans Art Museum At Fairmount Site
Philadelphia officials announce a museum of art to be built on the old Fairmount park reservoir site at a cost of 3 million dollars. The project aims to house the city’s growing art collection in a dedicated public building.
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Philadelphia
Museum of Art
Fairmount Park Reservoir
Education Notes Highlight Global Schooling Trends
The University of Paris enrolled 17,238 students last year with 3,267 foreigners. France Denmark and Finland emphasize citizenship in elementary schooling. Six of seven English children stop attending school after age fifteen. A New York district received letters from 26 foreign countries through a student letter exchange run by school authorities.
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University of Paris
France
Denmark
Finland
New York
Automobile Statistics and Innovations Reported
The report notes over one million pleasure autos registered in the United States and 85 941 motorcars in London with 22 110 motorcycles. It cites 1913 exports of automobiles and parts at 40 million dollars, versus about 1 million in 1903, reflecting rapid growth in the auto industry.
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United States
London
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Science Siftings and Celestial Distances Noted
Uranus lies about 1.78 billion miles from the sun and Earth at 92.88 million miles. Planets drift west to east across the sky, while Professor Barnard uses the forty inch Yerkes refractor to track temporary stars long after they fade from ordinary telescopes.
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Barnard
Laundry Lines and Ironing Tips for Delicate Fabrics
Practical household notes advise using little bluing on lace to prevent soaking. An asbestos pad protects the ironing board from scorch marks. For indoor whitening, soak handkerchiefs overnight in water with a dash of cream of tartar already dissolved.
English Woman Admitted Licentiate In Dental Surgery
For the first time in English history a woman has been admitted by the Royal College of Surgeons in London as Licentiate in dental surgery. Miss Fannie Pain becomes the honored recipient in a historic milestone for women in dentistry.
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Royal College of Surgeons
London
Mies Qily Fannie Pain
Notice to submit news before busy press days
The notice urges readers to submit items early for the paper. It warns that Wednesdays and Thursdays are very busy, with press on Thursday afternoon, so late submissions risk missing print.
Wabash Time Changes Announced for Several Trains
Railway timetable updates effective Monday adjust arrival and departure windows on No. 34 eastbound No. 2 eastbound No. 28 eastbound No. 8 westbound No. 9 westbound and Towpath morning and afternoon runs. Attica Covington Attica times include departures at o clock and 10 50 and 4 05 4 50 returns.
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TAS A. Im
Attica
Covington
Bequeathed Land to God Ends Family Land Feud
In Sullivan County Pennsylvania Marine Trust explorers found a 1864 deed by Peter E. Armstrong and his wife conveying 700 acres to God and his heirs in Jesus Messiah. The couple’s deed aims to end neighbor fights and land sharks by removing the property from private claims. Treasurer Joseph McNamee of the Marine company presented the deed, noting it clarifies a long puzzled local dispute.
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Sullivan County
Marine Trust Company
Atlantic City
N. J
Peter E. Armstrong
Jesus Messiah
Joseph McNamee
the Marine Company
German Expert Promotes Tuberculosis Culture
Dr Friedrich Franz Friedmann asserts his dormant tuberculosis culture can immunize newborns against the disease. He cites treating 350 Berlin infants under three days old last year with no subsequent illness or adverse effects observed.
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Friedrich Franz Friedmann
New York
Berlin
Man Plays Solitaire with Dice at Liberty Street Cafe
A prosperous man who frequents a Liberty street cafe for two years stops at the bar before lunch and shakes dice alone to decide whether to drink. He never dice with others. This curious habit is noted in a New York Prosa excerpt.
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Liberty Street
Eny
New York
Cheap One Way Rates to Western States and Canada
Tickets on sale daily from Sept. 25 to Oct. 10 for daily tourist car service from St. Louis. Rates to California, Colorado, Oregon and other western states and Canadian points. Inquiries to Wa bash agent. G C Knickerbocker CPA Danville IL and J D McNamara CPA St Louis MO.
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St. Louie
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