World population by sex in Jahrbuch statistics notes
The Jahrbuch presents global population statistics by sex with variations by region. It cites Africa and the Western Hemisphere patterns and mentions European Balkan states with male or female excesses. It also recalls historic bookbinding oddities and shifts from skin and cloth bindings to cloths and modern covers.
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France
China
Europé
Servia
Roumania
Bulgaria
Greece
Balkan
Jamaica
Mexico
Venezuela
United States
Canada
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Africa
Gold Coast
Egypt
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Cape Colony
Philippines
Scarecrow Pranks Auburn Ladies On Hot Ride
In Lewiston Journal humorous vignette, two Auburn young ladies fleeing a scarecrow chorus at a big farm react to its stiff clothes and hat. The scarecrow clutches a hoe, prompting laughter and a sharp retort about hoeing in a garden as a horse balks on a hot day.
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Lewiston Journal
Eggs In The Profession Pun Dialogue
A humorous exchange between Biges Migess and Biggs recalls stage life and eggs on actors. The speaker notes how eggspectation, eggs, and eggstra antics filled theaters and hotels, with critics calling good actors eggstinct before the judge.
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Biges
Had Found New Delicacy by Curious Country Boys
Ron and Reg, two city bred boys, visit the country and fear cows and grasshoppers before exploring and bringing home odd pets. Their mother frets as they gather unwelcome creatures and claim a mysterious discovery in the garden one day.
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Ron
Reg
Red and White Wines Compared on Tannin Effects
A Californian explains wine color influences perception of intoxication. He says red wine includes skins and seeds, adding tannin that slows alcohol absorption, while white wine is pressed from juice only and lacks tannin, making its intoxicating effects more pronounced.
Train Car Conversation with Ethel in a Crowded Compartment
A crowded train compartment features a dignified middle aged man reading while a lively mother and her blue eyed daughter with gold hair, named Ethel, bombard him with questions. He asks for the child’s name and the mother replies confidently.
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Ethel
A Case of Blind Faith Sermon by Patton
President Patton of Princeton University preached at Fifth Avenue Collegiate Church Boston on faith in professionals. He called it a case of blind faith citing client faith in a lawyer and patient trust in a physician. He referenced unread prescriptions and the line yours not to reason why.
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Patton
Princeton University
Fifth Avenue Collegiate Church
Boston
Tesserarian Art on a Saratoga Train Inquiry
A train bound for Saratoga becomes the setting for a curious exchange as a traveler, likened to a minister, probes passengers about their arts. He recognizes Canfield and Yale affiliations, noting MA degrees and the phrase the tesserarian art emerges in conversation.
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Saratoga
Yanagans
Canfield
Yale
Harvard
M. A
N. Y
Fragmented verse on marriage and a lucky jackpot
A garbled excerpt portrays Miss Johnson and a suitor debating marriage tied to a lottery win. The dialogue references a jackpot and potential money as a path to wed, with scattered phrases and misread names.
Teetotalers, Red Heads, and Early Insurance Views
An insurance agent recalls teetotalers once seen as a risk 60 years ago when life insurers charged high rates for abstainers. Englishman Robert Warner stood out by using temperance rates while drinkers paid more. He notes a superstition about red-headed individuals being sicker and dying young, shaping his policy comments.
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Robert” _Warner
EG Temperance Insurance Company
Origins of the caterpillar name traced through languages
An old discussion notes how the term may come from the French chatepelose meaning hairy cat and links to English piller the origin of caterpillar. Dictionary work suggests cat and pillar or Lombard gatta and Swiss teufelskatz as possible roots for the term.
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Schololboy
Murray
Marriage Service Omission Sparks Buzz in Blackpool Clergy
A Blackpool cleric sparks controversy by omitting the word obey during a marriage service. The move has caused excitement in social circles about modernizing wedding rites and changing traditional expectations for wives.
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Blackpool
Old Clothes Have Charms And Sentimental Fits
The piece notes men’s attachment to old suits describing a sentimentalist view that certain garments carry a subtle magnetic quality. It cites a gentleman who keeps an old suit that makes him feel happy and prosperous, worn mainly in winter with a long overcoat.
Rifling an Eagle Nest in Alpine Cliffs
Alpine hunter Hess of Wagleberg in Unterwald Canton climbs perilously to an eagle aerie 1800 yards above the valley. He battles the parent birds with a staff, disables the male, drives off the mother, and secures the two eagles despite the danger.
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Hess
Wagleberg
Unterwald
Women Must Like to Work
The article laments rising female participation in American trade and industry. It cites 6,000,000 women at work and notes eight of 305 occupations are open, with only four of those barred by law. It also references 1900 data showing one in five American women over ten engaged outside family duties.
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America
United States
Wome
Stonewall Jackson Minds Daily Habits in Prayerful Routines
Everyday religion guides Stonewall Jackson who says he prays before drinking water and blessing letters. He notes he prays before sealing, sending mail, and changing classes for cadets, seeking divine help for those who depart and arrive.
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Stonewall Jackson
Fragmentary verse notes and editor's comments
Disjointed OCR fragments recount a discussion about verses and fines. The exchange hints at Wright Haven selling verses and a double purchase by the editor, with references to Penman Yes and Pibtel in a unclear, rapid dialogue.
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Wright
Penman
Mount Vernon mayor touts municipal ice plant pledge
Mayor Brush describes Mount Vernon’s ice plant as a bulwark against the ice trust’s extortion. He likens the trust to a Paris cafe waiter who accepts a counterfeit franc, illustrating public resentment and self-help against unfair charges.
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Mayor Brush
Mount Vernon
Ice Trust
Large Mexican ranches span millions of acres
In Modern Mexico a report notes vast holdings by Ix Gobernador Terrazas of Chihuahua at 17 million acres and the Zauloaga family at 5 million. American owners include Fleming Ross, Riverside Cattle Co with 2 million acres, Phoebe Hearst near Minaca, Gordon Ironsides Fertiss 1 million, Lord Beresford horses, and other large tracts. Prices run 50 to 75 cents per acre with rising trend.
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Mexico
Terrazas
Chihuahua
Zauloaga
Fleming & Ross
Riverside Cattle Company
Phoebe Hearst
California
Minaca
Gordon
Ironsides & Fertiss
Lord Beresford
Irmstead
Autograph Scavenger Profits From Celebrities Waste Baskets
A dealer in autographs explains he buys weekly wastebasket contents from celebrities' housemaids. He sorts through letters and notes found in masters mail, selling finds like begging letters, boasting notes, and invitations for $10 to $20 each. Some stars keep letters, others discard them.
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Flere
Charting River Bottoms by an Ingenious River Engineer
An inventive device uses a wheel attached to a calibrated rod mounted on a boat side to continuously trace river bottom profile. As the boat moves, depth readings mark the bottom’s shape and depth variations, offering a time saving over traditional sounding methods.
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I Tniian
Seasick for Home Captures Child's Longing
A little girl away from home at a hotel table says she is seasick for home. Her aunt asks if she is hungry or has a headache, and the child replies with a tremulous tone that she is homesick, vividly conveying longing.
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Manma
The Changing Rose Color Secrets Revealed
The changing rose thrives with careful cultivation and responds to light. It yields a tiny but refined flower that shifts from pale pink to deep red when moved from dark to sunny conditions. The color fades at night or in darkness.
Rhine memories and wine prompt playful reminiscence
A fragmentary dialogue recalls a time by the Rhine with a vow tied to wine. One speaker teases Fritz about thinking of them, remarking on his nose as a clue to recall. The scene reflects intimate, humorous exchange in a cameo of German literary tone.
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Fritz
Theater notes and audience chatter from Cleveland show
Snippet reflects theater talk about a hotel or stage in Cleveland with questions on audience turnout and performance success. Limited readable names and places suggest a local theater column brief.
Death of Mrs. Justus J. Brodrick in Roxbury
News of the sudden death of Mrs. Justus J. Brodrick wife of the Stilkhart bank president reached Elkhart with telegrams from Roxbury Delaware County New York. She was 40 and had spent much of the summer at Roxbury and Northampton. Funeral plans center on Knoxville Iowa where she was born with burial to follow. Her husband and brother cannot attend the funeral due to federal imprisonment at Fort Leavenworth unless presidential clemency is granted.
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Justus J. Brodrick
Frei Reed
W. B. Pritt
Atis
Brodrick
Roxby
Simul Town
Delaware
County
New York
Amrs. Brodrick
Knoxville
Teaving Wikhart
Teaving Wikhart A Little Over Two Years Ago Mrs. Brodrick
Marshall Field Company
Chicago
Sig Department Store
Ladies’ Suit
Sheelness
A. W. Collis
Roxbury
Elkhart
Chester Collins
Dayo City
Mich
Wilson Collins
Charles Brodrick
Fred Reed
Walter Brown
W. KK. Sloan
Moline
John Reed
Prue Colins
Oneland National Bank
Colon
Thea
Roosevelt
Sheriff-Elect Ziesel Presented with Chair
John Ziesel, sheriff-elect of Wikhart county, formerly foreman of engraving and burnishing at the C. G. Gann factory, received a handsome misshapen mission rocker from department employees and friends at a departmental gathering.
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Ziesel
John Ziesel
Wikhart
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