Peace Talks at Portsmouth Report on Chinese Railway and Rail Links
The Portsmouth dispatch reports progress in the Washington treaty talks with plenipotentiaries resuming sessions. Article 7 covers cession of the Chinese Saint Mastird Railway south from Harbin to Port Arthur and Dang, with a connection at Newelang to the Suan halkan-Tentsin road. Article 8 preserves Russian control of the main northern Manchuria line connecting Nuk to the coast, affecting the Trans Manchurian corridor. Strong emphasis on compromise amid pressure from all sides, with Witte, Komura, and other envoys engaging in negotiations while public attention centers on rail concessions and maritime provisions.
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Portsmouth
Ruvésin
Wly
Offal
Harbin
Port ‘Aytiioe
Dang Qand
Newelang
Suanhalkan
Tentsin
Rugala
Manchuria
Sng Nuk
Trans
Arar
Pogran
Ukurri
I Witte
Winance
Daluy
Svar
Conflete
Hese Bank Ify
Bndhvanteed
Bos
M. Witte
Embnaslas
Mary C. Man
Muin
Baron
Rogen
Komura
Throwurn
Russia Surrenders Manchuria in Peace Terms
Russia agrees to evacuate Manchuria and preserve Chinese integrity, giving up aims in the region. Japan demands Sakhalin and reimbursement for war costs, while open-door policy and Manchuria’s commercial status are debated. ambassadors push for settlement pending final treaty.
Labor and union news items from diverse cities
A collection of early 20th century labor notes describes wage rises for women and Detroit garbage drivers, shifts in farm wages, and union headquarters moves. It mentions Michigan child labor limits, Chicago union abandonment costs, efforts to assist disabled workers, and potential anti Japanese activity by unions on the Pacific coast. It also notes a libel suit involving a Sheet Metal Workers official in Toothville.
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Michigan
Breckton
United States
Arkansas
Chicago
Amalgamated Leather Workers of America
Philadelphia
Newark
N. J
Detroit
Mich
Inc
United Association of Plumbers
Industrial Workers of the World Organization
Pacife
Boston
Massava
Alllunge
Fred ‘Scueltinger
Toothville
Scheltinger
Pets the Sailors Day in Aboard Tales
A fragment from St Nicholas extols the bond between sailors and their animals at sea. It notes that crews grow fond of pets, often forming strong, intelligent attachments that enhance life aboard ships and reveal animal training across long journeys.
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Werchantman
St. Nicholas
Dodd’s Kidney Pills Laud in Bayfield County
In Bayfield County residents praise Dodd's Kidney Pills after reports of relief from backache and kidney troubles. Mr T J Wold cites personal experience with the medicine, claiming it solved his pain and aided his wife, while noting backache as an early kidney disease symptom and suggesting the pills prevent progression to rheumatism dropsy diabetes or Bright's disease.
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Bayfield County
Mrt
J. Wold
Mr. Wold
Patna
Dodd
Bright
Onett Child Dorothy’s Culinary Precision
Dorothy, a twelve year old from Onett, leads a kitchen lesson on fish dressing with a scientific streak. Her mother and grandmother quibble over butter and sugar as Dorothy guides relatives in a dressings experiment, insisting on measured quantities and precise technique.
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Dorothy Fa
Dorothy
Viall
Telling Retort Sparks Drink-Soaked Social Exchange
A commercial traveler faces a biting remark from a young woman from Newcefe origin at a friend’s house. She questions the traveler’s occupation and implies commercial travelers are not welcome in polite society. He responds with a quiet, defiant retort.
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Bowlig Po
Private Goluton Report in Nineteenth Century Paper
Fragmentary OCR text shows a police interaction with a woman witness and mentions an oath. The passage is garbled but indicates a courtroom or police questioning scene centered on a female witness and an oath. The exact names, places, and dates are unreadable.
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Goluton
Police
Magstrate
WRONG SORT Perhaps Plain O14 Meat Potatoes and Bread
A Weldon Illinois woman, bed-fast with severe stomach trouble and headache, improved after using Grape Nuts. She gained 20 pounds in weeks, then returned to work. Postum Co. ad copy promotes Grape Nuts as the remedy and encourages buying Postum and The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Weldon
Saya
Postum Co
Battie
Mick
Castoria Promised Health For Children Through Gentled Care
Early 20th century testimonial style promotes Castoria as a trusted family remedy for children. It cites physicians including Dr. William I. McCann and Charles H. Metherhead, claims Castoria regulates stomachs and bowels, aids sleep, and contains no opiates. The piece warns against unsafe medicines and endorses Castoria’s safety and usefulness in homes.
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Phyuletape
Fred
Wilde Parente
Ganidral
Castoria
Chariis H
William I. McCann
Oooba
Neb
Charles H. Metcherhead
de. McCain
Cratoria
Hull
Journal of Health
Mystery Honeymoon Card Sharply Tests Couples
A readers’ joke item recalls a groom boastful of a perfect wife but learns his bright image isn’t real. The exchange centers on a wife who wrote to a friend during her honeymoon claiming she had the best husband in the world, prompting the humorous contrast.
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Jack
Clarence
Tom
Simple Rose Patch Care From Florist Advice
A florist recommends a straightforward method to keep rose bushes healthy and free of sage pests. Use strong Ivory Soap around roots and foliage to deter insects and promote vigor, as advised by Eleanor R. Parker in a brief note.
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Eleanor R. Parker
War Justice and Buns Across Ages
Fragmented OCR reads a court quip about evidence and arrests, then shifts to a quirky ad line on cigars and a memorial tale from Bromley England about the Widow’s Son inn bun legend and a mother keeping a long homecoming promise with hot cross buns.
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Bromley-by- Bew
England
Too Personal Hixon and the Doctor Dispute Over Medicine
A fragmentary 1901 exchange shows Hixon arguing against a doctor and mocking the MD title as money. Letters mention Plao’s Cure for consumption and dissatisfaction with prescriptions, with names and addresses appearing in the readable text.
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Hixon
Ikurem
Dixon
Borden
Washington, D. C
Cuticura Treatment for Sore Feet and Nails
Advice promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for sore feet, dry chapped skin, and nail pain. Recommends soaking in hot water with Cuticura Soap, drying, applying ointment, and wearing soft gloves or bandages to ease irritation and fissures.
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Patna
Active Kansas women run a 160 acre farm at Solomon
A family of five women and a 12 year old boy operate a diverse farm near Solomon Kansas with each woman managing a department from housework to dairy and field work. They grow corn and wheat and keep 15 dairy cows. They employ machinery and hire help only when harvesting. The sisters dress in men’s clothing in the field and return to dresses after work. Several other farms nearby are run by women and a Cottonwood real estate firm run by women is active in Kansas Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
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Solomon
Kan
Uatvest
Hey
Agricultural College
Manhattan
Cottonwood
Kansas
Oklahoma
Gite
Kansas Women's Suffrage Association
Wni
Chetls
Chicago
Dean's Kidney Pills Story From Old Paper Ad
An old testimonial describes severe back pain, headaches, and sleeplessness from a kidney issue. After using Dean's Kidney Pills, the narrator notes rapid improvement and long-lasting wellness, claiming weight changes and a cure since 1803. Distributed by Foaster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N Y, 50 cents per box.
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Sidi
Nat Melvyn
York
Dean
Foater-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Doctors
Physician testimonials from Fitchburg and others praise Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as efficacious for female health issues. The letters claim relief from uterine complaints, irregular menstruation, bloating, leucorrhea, and related symptoms, urging women to try the remedy and seek free advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Uae
Lydia
Binigh Pound
Seyverk
C. Brighert
Brigham Park
Fitchburg
Masa
Lydia Bi
Pinkhar
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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