Why have the small states escaped centralization
Katherine Pope surveys tiny states in Europe noting Denmark, Mecklenburg Schwerin, Monaco, San Marino, Montenegro and others that retain independence through historic borders, royal marriages, and natural defenses. The piece reflects on their rulers, dynasties, and the role of marriages in shaping European power.
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Denmark
Belgium
Europe
Germany
Russia
France
England
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg- Strelitz
George III
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Duke of Cambridge
Montenegro
Turkey
Nicholas
Monteneery
Italy
Monaco
San Marino
Ancarra
Urgel
Principality of
Liechtenstein
Tyrol
Rhine
Moresnet
Aixla Chapelle
Tavalora
Sardinia
Katherine Pope
Sugars and Starches in Diet and Energy
British researchers explain that all eaten sugars become fuel, providing energy as carbonic acid and water. fat yields more force but costs more, while sugar stored as glycogen in the liver fuels the body and is widely used in armies, athletic training, and various diets.
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Dr. Pavy
Paris
White House Cat Kitten Trade Sparks Society Interest
A Washington tale describes George a Black employee at the White House turning into a kitten broker. He kept the official White House cat and its 12 offspring then supplied kittens to fashionable ladies, charging up to five dollars each. Rumors say other South Washington kittens matched the quality and were delivered through George. The true count and earnings remain unknown.
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White House
George
Toledo Blade
Executive Mansion
South Washington
Hving
Bailey's Laxative Tablets Endorsement by D. Hinman
Long testimonial from Smith D. Hinman president of Mercantile Fire Ins Co Chicago praising Bailey's Laxative Tablets. Claims 80 years of constipation relief with chocolate coated tablets and overnight effect. Advertises 20 tablet packs 10 cents and 60 tablets 25 cents from Rushton's Drug Store in Chicago.
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Smith D. Hinman
Mercantile Fire Ins. Co
Chicago
Bailey
Lakeside Med. Co
Rushton’s Drug Store
Amalgamated Association threatens cooperative grocery
Elwood reports the Amalgamated Association vows to open a cooperative grocery after merchants refuse credit to strikers. Many workers are out of work and suffering. a constable trying to evict for nonpayment was stopped by angry strikers.
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Elwood
tThe Amalgamated Association
Health official sues water and distilling firms over polluted supply
Vincennes Indiana county health officer Dr Lyman M M Becker sues the Vincennes Water Supply Company and the Interstate Distilling Company alleging distillery refuse and improper filtration polluted the water causing widespread illness.
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Vincennes
Lyman MM. Becker
Vincennes Water Supply Company
Interstate Distilling Company
What Shall We Have for Dessert Jell O Delight
The ad suggests Jell O as a quick two minute prepared dessert with no baking. Add hot water and let cool. Flavors include lemon orange raspberry and strawberry. Available at grocers for 10 cents.
Wells County road-house sued in Wells Circuit Court
Montpilier-fourteen suits have been filed in the Wells Circuit Court against Lewis Irey of this city who runs a road-house at the edge of Wells county. A determined effort will be made to abolish it. Irey has been released on $800 bonds.
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England
Sweyn
Canute
Christian VII
Denmark
Maud
Wales
Warl
Russia
Belgium
Baustef
Hogtlaund
France
Leopold
Stephanie
Rudolph Sttln
Louse
Seaxe-Coleure-Gotha
Prince of
Flinders
Duke of Connaught
Dwxembnurg
Prussia
London
Adolph
William III
Netherlands
Luxemburge
Ardennes
Luxemburg
Grand Duchy
Gibraltar
Meckenburg-Schwerin
Fredrich
Montpilier
Wells
Lewis Irey
Wells County
Irey
Messengering boy injured in buggy run off
Muncie youth Harry Mills a Western Union messenger boy says he was run over by two strangers in a buggy while coasting downhill on his bicycle. The men hastened away without aiding him, leaving Mills badly injured.
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Muncie
Harry Mills
Western Union
Hill
Asthma sufferer praises One Minute Cough Cure
Henry Braydon of Harris North Carolina states he used medicine for twenty years for asthma but a single bottle of One Minute Cough Cure did more good than any prior treatment. He calls it the best cough cure.
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Henry Braydon
Harris, N. C
Houseworth Bras
Anderson James Sparr Seeks Divorce Over Alleged Attacks
James Sparr sues for divorce alleging his wife attacked him with a pitchfork and he disarmed her. later she used a double barreled shotgun, injuring his legs with shot.
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Anderson
James Sparr
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Great Favorite
The soothing healing properties and pleasant taste make Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a favorite with people everywhere. It is especially prized for small children and noted for prompt and permanent relief.
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Chamberlain’s
Wing Wo Hing Company Sinks Into Bankruptcy in New York Chinatown
The Wing Wo Hing company, a 15 year old New York Chinatown grocery house, files for bankruptcy with liabilities of 7463 and assets of 2913. Key figures include Lee Young Ling, his partners Lee Tan Ying and Lum Que, and Ling’s Chinese fiancée Suey Sing. Ling’s absence in China and failed finances trigger the collapse as creditors, mostly small Chinese merchants and some Americans, press for payment. Ling had returned after 15 years to marry and resume business, but the firm owes many since prior credits.
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New York
Chinatown
Wing Wo Hing Company
Lee Young Ling
Kong Tong
Ateast
China
Lee Lung Ling
Suey Sing
Ling
Lee Tan Ying
Young Lum Que
Cured by Foley's Honey and Tar, Cham paign patient says
A Cham paign resident reports a year long hacking cough mistaken for consumption and credits Foley's Honey and Tar with a full cure after seeking medical care for months. Rush ton's drug store likely supplied the remedy.
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Co. Unger
Maple St. Champaign
Ill
Foley
Rushton
Inquest on Mummy Similar to Peruvians Exhibit Case
An article recalls a 1899 Liverpool mislaid mummy case where a clerk opened a box and a coroner held an inquest. The sober jury ruled the mummy died abroad and showed no sign of crime in Britain. A later suit against the railway company echoes the incident.
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Liverpool
London
Chicago Chronicle
Truffle Culture Origins in France Highlighted
The piece cites a nineteenth century peasant who planted acorns near oak soils and observed oak truffle growth after seven or eight years. It notes that though the experiment was old, modern French interest in truffle cultivation has grown, turning marginal land into productive ground.
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Higisizey Prades
Harv Inge
Chicavo Tribune
Banner Salve Advertises Healing Cure All Sores
Rushton's Drug promotes Banner Salve as a universal healer for ulcers open sores scalds and piles with claims of rapid relief and world leading medicine status.
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Rushton
Clothing Comfort of Chinese versus American Garb
The article quotes the New York Times noting that easy fitting Chinese clothes suit free movement for stooping, jumping, and even handsprings, unlike restrictive American styles. It contrasts comfort sleeping and reclining in Chinese attire with the limits of American dress for domestic gymnastics.
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N. Y
Tailor Demands Payment Before Fitting New Suit
A heated exchange centers on measuring for a new suit as the tailor cites unpaid balance from a prior commission. The customer retorts the last garment is worn out, prompting a rebuttal over owed payment.
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Leston
What the average man wants in a financial journal
A financial journal outlines simple rules for readers to distinguish genuine news from counterfeit bank information. It emphasizes practical guidance for everyday readers to recognize authentic financial reporting and avoid fraud.
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Financial Journal
Inventive Celestial Genius and China's Hidden Contributions
A Success Magazine essay by W. J. Johnston argues Western views underrate China. He credits ancient China with the mariners compass water tight ships and gunpowder, and notes early banking systems predating Europe.
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W. J. Johnston
China
Celestial Empire
Europe
America
Health for 10 Cents Seeks Pure Health via Candy Cathartic
Advertises Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed way to obtain and secure perfect health with lively liver pure blood clean skin and bright eyes. Claims the tablets stamped C C C are never sold in bulk and available at all druggists for ten cents.
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Gente
C.C. C
Zoc
Mosquito Visitors From The Back Fence
An Irish servant Norah overhears a lighthearted remark about mosquitoes entering a Brooklyn party. She then reveals she has brewed extra tea, explaining the hostess had mentioned other gifts, referring to “Mossy tuitoes” arriving over the back fence.
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Brooklyn
Norah
N. Y
Digestive Health Note and Burdock Bitters Suggestion
A fragment cites a maxim about digestion and health and recommends Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy if digestion fails to improve. The line evokes period language and advertising style for tonics.
Living Stones of the Falkland Islands Forests
A Chicago Inter Ocean report describes Falkland Islands weathered moss covered blocks that are actually tree roots anchored to the ground. The polar winds hinder normal tree growth, producing a unique forest of living stones with no grain and unsuitable for fuel.
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South Sea
Falkland Islands
Chicago Inter Ocean
One Minute Cough Cure Restores North Stratford Man
Norris Silver of North Stratford New Hampshire says a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure relieved a severe cough doctors deemed incurable. He reports the first bottle helped and subsequent bottles nearly cured him, leaving him well today. Houseworth Bros.
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Norris Silver
North Stratford
N. H
Houseworth Bros
Hela for Stealing $10 000 Milwaukee Warrant
Milwaukee officer Pfister and Vogel tann on a warrant against Van Steen over a $10 000 theft. Stepped up by employ Pfister and Vogel.
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Milwaukee
van Steen
Pfister & Vogel
New Air Tight Casket Claims Long Preservation by Test
Chicago casket company unveils an air tight rolled sheet steel coffin that reportedly preserves bodies for ages. In a crowd observed test the box weighing under 60 pounds held over 60 pounds of water with no leakage, suggesting revolution in handling contagious cases and funerals. Exhumation of a body buried over two years reportedly showed similar condition to burial.
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Chicago
Botanic Blood Balm Promises Cure For Various Ailments
Advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for cancer blood poisoning ulcers and skin diseases. It claims to drain poison from the blood rebuild the body and offers a free trial by mail from Atlanta Georgia with testimonials and drugstore sales.
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Earth
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
C. D. Rushton
Bottle-attack death shocks Charlotte carnival crowd
Leon Green, a 16 year old Eaton Rapids boy, died after a beer bottle was hurled at him at a carnival booth outside Dan Hickey’s saloon in Charlotte Michigan. Suspect Howard Burchfield, reportedly drinking, aimed at Hickey’s patron. The incident occurred September 3 and the case ties to Hickey’s saloon.
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Charlotte, Mich
Leon Green
Eaton Rapids
Howard Burchfield
Burchfield
Dan Hickey
Hickey
Allen's Foot-Ease In Gloves Promises Comfort
A letter extols Allen's Foot-Ease used in gloves and on hands claiming absorption relieves irritation. The writer cites medical support from Chicago Clinic and praises purity and usefulness in practice. An address for sample requests lists Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Perepirab
W.C. Abbott
Chicago
Sam
Allen Ss. Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
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