Police Station Nurseries and Lost Children in Tenement Districts
An old New York police captain notes the socialist idea of state care for children is entrenched in the city’s tenement districts. Police stations act as nurseries guiding lost children like Mary, four, to the precinct and then to the Children’s Society if needed, while mothers reclaim them at supper time.
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New York
Harper's Weekly
Tate
Mary
Matton
Children’s Society
Sho
Finlly
Tenderloin
Sibley
Stephen
Yetta
Bac
Alice
New Jersey
Mike
Jennie
Noo Yawk
Central Park
Mammia
P’leeceman
Old Sibey
The Ragking Pains of Rheumatish
An old remedy claim notes rheumatism stems from acid in the blood and promises cure when the proper medicine purges acid from the blood. Dr Williams Pink Pills are said to enrich blood and relieve symptoms, with anecdotal patient success and a mail order offer.
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Dr. Williams
Tr. Williams
Pink Pilla
Henry O Doneeies
Bask
Scotland
Australia
Broskville
Ont
Six Hundred Tons of Barnacles on the South Dakota
The armored cruiser South Dakota docked at Hunter's Point in San Francisco harbor on August 14 1909 to have six hundred tons of barnacles scraped from its hull before an Orient voyage. The growth covered the entire 502 by 69.5 foot bottom to a two inch thickness, adding four and a half inches to the ship’s draught and requiring 175 men a full day to remove.
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Wessel
Timandra
Indian Ocean
South Dakota
Africa
Monrovia
Liberia
Chester
Denver
United States Navy
United States
Marietta
Annapolis
Wheeling
Vicksburg
Carribbean
Charles B. Brower
Hunter’s Point
San Francisco
Orient
Armored Cruiser Squadron
Pacific Fleet
Puget Sound
Washington
Navy Yard
Mare Island
California
Callao
Peru
Navy Department
Department
Tree of Heaven and its mythic flower in old lore
The article discusses the tree known as tree of heaven or ailantus, its native origin, rapid spread in the United States, and its usefulness as shade though with a strong root system. It also mentions a contrasting flower growing in Central American crevasses, linked to Guatemalan beliefs of fiery vengeance.
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Heaven
Ailantus
Atlantus
Molucca Islands
Borneo
Equator
Cumberland
Long Island
United States
China
Hell
Mount
Agua
Central America
Fuego
Indiana
Best Medicine for Little Ones Baby's Own Tablets
An old advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a safe universal cure for childhood ills. It quotes a Ontario mother praising constipation relief and notes government analyst assurance of no injurious drugs. Sold by dealers and by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brosaville Ont.
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Jol Robertson
Streetsville
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brosaville
Tarmeleo's Vegetable Pills Claim Cure for Flatulency
An old remedy advertisement states that undigested food in the stomach causes gas pains and belching. It claims Tarmeleo's Vegetable Pills restore stomach function and offer a guaranteed cure with simple directions for a systematic course.
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Tarmeleo
The Rose of Hell Flower Near Vulcan Piego
Describes a twelve inch dark brown flower named Flora madera found near Vulcan Piego. It has a wooden bloom like a rose, no sap or odor, and a brittle stem. The plant is poisonous and deathly, linked to volcanic eruptions and local legends about Satanic power.
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Crater of
Vulcan Piego
Fire Mountain
Earth
Hell
Fuego
Memory as instinct recalls habits and past kindness
The article notes animals remember habitual behaviors and places. It recounts six Berne to Gurnigel coach horses who seek sugar from guests each day at the inn, and a cavalry horse Menoclas who returns to the ring to perform maneuvers on cue. An American naturalist reports a collie retracing woodchuck burrows years later.
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Berne
Gurnigel
Switzerland
Gurnige
Menoclas
Tenth Regiment of
Chasseura
France
Monelus
Farher
Dog Relearns Farm Habits Five Years On
The dog returns to the old farm routine instantly. He resumes his accustomed dish location and demonstrates no forgotten detail of his habits from five years earlier.
Spider Trap Ends Bird’s Rescue at Chicago Museum
A brown creeper at the Field Museum in Chicago helped curb a spider infestation by probing crevices with its bill. The bird was later found trapped by a large spider’s web, its wing and tail bound until a curator freed it. The creeper escaped and vanished.
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Field Museum
Chicago
Asbestos described as a versatile, indestructible mineral fiber
The text defines asbestos as a mineral vegetable substance usable as flax or silk, noting its buoyancy and ability to be carded and woven. It is mined globally and varies by country, yet shares the universal trait of indestructibility and resistance to flames.
Unclear headline from fragmented OCR text
Fragmentary text mentions eye remedy products and sale terms for Murine and related eye care items but lacks coherent facts or identifiable events, names, dates, or entities to form a definite news item. No clear outcome or action can be established from the provided fragments.
Murine Rye Remedy Ad Claims Boone Free
An OCR fragment advertises a product named Murine Rye Remedy offered by Terents, with claims of relief for troubles and a Boone free promise. The readable text is fragmented and lacks clear context or complete details.
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Kirine Rye
Bey Murine
Boone
Murine
Terents
Asbestos Varieties And Uses In Fireproof Construction
Asbestos presents in varied textures from marble-like compact to loose silky forms. It includes Mountain wood and other varieties named for material resemblances, with colors from white to black. Firemen wear asbestos clothing, roofing eliminates fire sparks, and pipes and walls often use asbestos coatings for heat resistance and durable finishes.
Ancient Germantown graveyard epitaph misreads age
In a Germantown public burying ground a grave marker for Adam Shisler shows a bizarre inscription claiming he departed life December 24 1777 at age 909 years. Historians note the stone cutter originally engraved 06 years and cemented over parts, later revealing 9a9 as a startling error.
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Germantown
Patasylvania
Adam Shisler
Infiden Morality Compared With Murder Highlights Past Views
A brief note reflecting on historical moral judgments contrasts the shock of infiden behavior with that of murder, suggesting earlier societal norms deemed infidelity more scandalous than homicide.
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Shilohs
Sackett Plaster Board the Empire Brands of Wall Plaster
The
Manitoba Gypsum Co., Limited
Winnipeg, Mak
Marine Eye Remedy
Methuselah
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