Various World News Notes and Oddities Across Europe and America
An eclectic mix of brief items covers Belgium’s waterways funding and English coinage, London street scenes, a Mont Amiza ascent by Alpigie cresseurs, a German railway drink ban court martial, Irish farm concerns, mushroom digestion cautions, Walter Long’s treasury request, American motor car leadership, and legal rest laws in Belgium and Britain.
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Belgium
Saaereig
Isigaid
Genses
da Aptmonth
England
London
Porky ‘Tealtan
Alpigie
Cresseurs
Ind
Frankfort
Timerick
Colin
Walter Long
Treasury
Stoelk
America
Froue
United States
Rutherlands Bunday
Holinbare
Scotland
Miles Nervine Advertisement Claim for Health Restorative
A testimonial-style ad describes Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine promising relief from nervous ailments and insomnia. The piece asserts a consumer bought one bottle, then twelve, reporting cure and urging use with a money-back guarantee. Mentions Miles Medical Co. and location in Ushart Indiana.
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Miles
C. Fae
Amd
Una
Dogan
Tipm
Miles Medical.Co
Eushart, Ind
Southwest Less Than One-Way Rates Promote Travel
An advertisement promotes lower one way travel rates on the Cotton Belt Route via St. Louis Cairo and Dallas. It urges readers to request maps and literature about travel to Missouri Arkansas Northwest Louisiana Texas and nearby regions. The piece emphasizes affordable fares comparable to staying home and lists ticket costs and schedules.
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St. Louis
Cairo
Wand
Gotton
Bali
Southwest
Missouri
Arkanasas
Larisland
Texas
T-P. W
Cincinnti, O
Labratme
Man Credits Foley’s Kidney Cure After Years of Relief
G Be Burhans of Carlisle Center New York writes he was cured of kidney trouble after taking Foley’s Kidney Cure. He states four years ago he wrote of a cure with less than two bottles and reports the symptoms never returned. Houseworth Bros endorses the remedy for kidney or bladder trouble.
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Burhans
Carlisle “Center
N.Y
Foley
Houseworth, Bros
Homeseekers Excursion Rates via Chicago-Great Western
Travel deal offered to residents across many states and territories including Arizona Arkansas British Columbia and Manitoba. Reduced round trip rates apply with tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For details contact K R Most at 215 Adams Street Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago - Great Western Railway
Arizona
Arkansas
Assiniboa
British Columbia
Canadian Northwest
Colorado
Idatic
Indian Territory
Jows
Kansas
Manitoba
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Dakota
Oregon
Penn Washington
Wyoming
K. R. Most
B.A
Adams
Chicago
D&w
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup Promises Vitality
Advertisement boasting Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup can stimulate the liver and bowels, lessen heaviness and exhaustion, and leave users feeling bright and active. Claims compare favorably to pills and ordinary cathartics while promising mild, pleasant use and avoidance of nauseation or gripping. Houseworth Bros.
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Houseworth Bros
Notice to Seekers of Free Homesteads in Canada
The Department of the Interior Ottawa warns against U S land agents and land companies falsely advertising 160 acre homestead assistance. No land company has such an arrangement. true homesteads require communication with an authorized government agent. Ottawa issues the notice via W W Rogers Authorized Canadian Government Agent Indianapolis.
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Department of the’ “Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Lang
Tipited
the Interior
Mmigration
AY Rogers
Tractional
Indianapolis
Ind
Foley's Honey and Tar Warns Against Imitations
Foley & Co of Chicago promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as the genuine throat and lung remedy in yellow packaging. The note warns against counterfeit imitations with similar names and urges buyers to ask for the real product to treat coughs and colds. Houseworth Bros.
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Foley
Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley' S
Houseworth Bros
Dean's Ointment Promised Cure References Itch and Plague
A fragment mentions itchiness and a supposed horrible plague with a single claimed cure, Dean's Ointment, sold at drug stores for 50 cents. The text cites a risky health claim without verifiable details.
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Dean
Prince’s Fire Boat Visit Sparks Misread Talk of Destruction
A chaotic report describes a royal engagement and a misinterpreted remark by a prince about naval bombardment. Officials and naval officers urge correction to avoid misreading his comments as hostile toward New York’s defenses.
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oPelock
Uécidka
New York
North River
Pring E
Tedson
Prince
Invention Aids Wheel-Free Horseshoe By Cranwell
A Rocky Ford Colorado inventor C W Cranwell creates a practicable wireless horseshoe. The base resembles a common horseshoe with toe and heel calks fixed by heavy screws from above. A rough shed may be added for bad weather and calks used in dry weather are removable.
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C. W. Cranwell
Rocky Ford
Golo
New Nailess Horseshoe Aids Self Shoeing For Farmers
A historical note describes a nailless horseshoe with adjustable weights and clamps, allowing the shoe to be doubled without damage. It is secured by a small wrench to flat headed fasteners. Four short projections extend into the hoof shell to prevent movement while aiding natural hoof expansion. The design promises long wear with calks kept on hand, enabling farmers to shoe their horses, with the first pair to Roosevelt’s stables in Washington.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Denver News
Cotton Warehouse Fire Destroys 1500 Bales in Athens
A Sunday morning fire in Athens destroyed a large cotton warehouse owned by Deanwiller & Co. and over 1 500 bales of cotton were burned along with 20 000 dollars worth of flax from Aberdeen Hinen Mills. The fire’s cause is unknown and the total loss reaches about 80 000 dollars, insured.
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Athens
Deanwiller & Co
Aberdeen- Hinen
Fire sweeps Illinois town destroying nine businesses
Fire in Johnston City nine miles north of Marion destroys nine business houses in a single conflagration. Loss estimated at seventy five thousand dollars. Incident noted as the second blaze within half a year in the area.
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Illinois
Marion
Ill
Johnston City
Jewelry Store Robbery at Schumann's Sons
Thieves entered Schumann's Sons jewelry store at Broadway and Twenty second street in New York while the private watchman was away on Sunday and carried off about $10,000 worth of silverware.
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New York
Schumann’s Sons Jewelry
Broadway
Twenty-second Street
Edwardsburg notes include visits and local events
Edwarsburg miss Maud Rhoades returned from Vandalia for an extended visit with James Rhoades and family. Mrs Ida Tuesley visited Mrs Frank Bement. Adamsville Dancing Club held a Friday dance at Carlisle's hall. Robert Snyder visited Niles, Jay Brady went to Virginia for winter, G H Redfield in Cassopolis, Bert Stevens returned from a six week Kansas trip, Mrs George E Smith visiting Decatur.
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Maud .Rhoades
Vandalia
James Rhoades
Alice Carpenter
Hickhart
C. Adams
Ida Tuesley
Frank Bement
Adamsville
Carlisle
Robert
Snyder
Niles
Jay Brady
Virginia
G. H. Redfield
Cassopolis
Bert Stevens
Kansas
Decatur
Railway Special for Wisconsin Michigan Game
Ann Arbor hosts a Wisconsin versus Michigan football clash on November 18. A special train will depart Elk Hart at 7 10 a m local time and return after the game, fare quoted as 2 75 for the round trip.
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Ann Arbor
Wisconsin
Michigan
Lake Shore
Elk Hart
Bamboo cultivation experiment in Washington state
The Seattle Times reports M Furuya and Co experimenting with growing bamboo on Bainbridge Island near Seattle. Early results show stalks over five feet tall and potential heights of fifteen to twenty feet. The effort aims at lightweight bamboo for curios and furniture, not larger structural uses. If successful, wider bamboo cultivation may follow in Washington.
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Oregon
Bain‘bridge
M. Furuya & Co
Washington
Seattle
French astronomer proposes calendar reform for state adoption
Camille Flammation, noted French astronomer, submits a calendar proposal to the chamber of deputies. The plan begins the year on March 21 with a 31 day March followed by two 30 day months. Leap years add extra feast days named by special surures and the calendar remains stationary to weekdays.
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A. Perpetudi
Camille
Flammation
Stronomer
Chamber of Deputies
New Appendix Theory Puts Focus On Yvermiform Function
Denver chemist Philip Schuch Jr argues that the appendix is large enough to admit two needles and that air collects in a bulb like a syringe chamber. He claims air pressure assists expulsion of intestinal contents.
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Philip Schuch
Denver
Mr. Schuch
Belgian Rail Bid Aims For 499 Mile Per Hour Race
The Belgian administration asks Congress for 10,615,009 to build a new railway into Germly via Louvain St Trona and Argenteau to contest Dutch railways. Officials promise comfortable travel, higher speed, and safety with no grade crossings and gentle curves.
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Congress
Germly
Louvain
St. Trona
Argenteau
Glass stamp albums preserve collections in glass mounts
The article describes a new invention by an American collector using glass albums to display postage stamps. Each stamp is set in its own glass mount with enough space to avoid dust and wear, combining visibility with protection.
Boy Inventor in Indiana Creates Potent Explosive Powder
A Chicago Inter Ocean dispatch describes Louis Byrd, a country boy from Indiana, who develops a powerful white powder akin to smokeless powder. An accidental shotgun discharge by his brother Carr nearly killed him, flattening the gun barrel. Byrd later seeks a patent for the explosive and previously worked on a drillite seed distributor two years earlier.
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Louis
Byrd
Comfort first in new London bicycle design
Scientific American describes a London built bicycle praised as as comfortable as a rocking chair. It features a chairlike saddle, near under saddle handle bars, a diamond frame, and a steering gear arranged for precise control. Women riders show particular favor for this comfort focused machine.
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Eon Ee Fohy
London
Scientific American
Doorknobs and Disgane in The Lancet
The Lancet argues door handles spread contagious disease from a bacteriological view. It notes even polished handles may be dirty and asserts no handle can be kept perfectly clean. It cites English railway coach handles and urges adopting the American corridor car to reduce contact transmission.
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London Lancet
Lancet
Northwestern Railroad Adopts Smoke Eliminating Device
The Northwestern railroad orders conversion of all switching engines in Chicago yards to a smoke consuming device. After eight months of testing superintenden t motive power and officers report a hollow arch in the fire box mixes air with carbon for perfect combustion, eliminating smoke regardless of coal type.
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Northwestern Railroad
Chicago
Up the Alps In an Elevator at Burgenstock
The world’s highest electric lift near Lucerne at Burgenstock rises 600 feet in under three minutes. The 12 by 12 foot car carries seven passengers, moves 213 feet in masonry, then 387 feet in a steel lattice frame to the landing stage. From there an open gallery reaches Hammer-Schwand summit 3000 feet above sea level.
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Alps
Lucerne
Burgenstock
Hammer-Schwand Mountain
Artificial Cotton Experiments Reported in Bavaria
Reports from Bavaria describe experiments to make artificial cotton from pine wood. The new process allegedly allows cheaper production and may enable artificial cotton to compete with the natural product.
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Bavaria
White House plants and machines aid seed shipping drive
Special correspondence reports government seed distribution modernization. A six story training tower for firemen and new milk producing goat breed are noted alongside White House pianos. The Agriculture Department moves to mechanize seed preparation in a three story building with seventeen bag filling machines enabling free public distribution. Carl Schofield.
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Nmawa
Wilson
Europe
California
Washington
Séeady
Carl Schofield
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