Fires and finance mark the year's perilous balance sheet
A scatter of 1905 fire losses across the United States and Canada totals 173,157,800 with five fires over 1,060,000. The report notes a big rise in slow burn and fireproof buildings, postal deficits blamed partly on rural delivery, and urging railroads cut mail charges by about 3 million annually. Major Chapman hires a new watchman. public safety board appointments loom. ads promote Buckwheat flour and Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar for coughs and colds.
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Baltimore
Toronto
United States
Canada
Adams
Commerce Commission
Lous
New York
Buffalo
Kennedy
E. C. DeWith & Co
Chicago
U.S.A
Nowbro’s Wonder drug claims to end hair loss
A damaged ad claims Nowbro’s Herpletdy kills dandruff germ to stop hair loss, promising glossy soft hair. It urges readers to send a stamp to The Nerwields Co in Detroit, MI for special agent service.
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Sealsklyin
Nowbro
Stampa
Detroit
Mich
Henna
Statistics of the Catholics in the United States 1906
The Catholic population in the continental United States is now 12,852,944 an increase of 189,151 from 1905. New York and Chicago each have about 1,200,000 Catholics, New York diocese has 424 parishes while Chicago has 290. There are 1,066,207 students in 4,281 parochial schools. 11,814 churches and 1,103 bishops and priests. The report notes growth in seminaries with 4,713 students in 1906, and the creation of the Superior diocese in Wisconsin and the Oklahoma diocese. The directory lists 43 Catholic religious orders. Jesuits are largest. The new directory will be complete.
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Wis
Jan
Chicago
York
New York
United States
Chappelle
New Orleans
Diorese of
Superior
Wisconsis
Diorese
Oklahowa
Jesuits
Benedictins
Capuchins
Redemptorists
Women's Society of Baptist Church to Meet Wednesday
The Women’s Society of the Baptist church will meet Wednesday in the church assembly room at 2:30 pm. Mrs George W Johnson will lead and Mrs George T Biggs conduct the devotional service. The topic is Children’s Work with five minute talks by Mrs Swihart, Mrs VatWormer, Mrs Dunham, Mrs Metcalf, and Mrs Chas Tattersall.
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Women’s Society of the Baptist Church
George W Johnson
George T Biggs
Swihart
Wresl
VatWormer
Dunham
Metcalf
Chas. Tattersall
Push Rocky Mountain Tea Along Promotes Local Tea Blend
A brief ad style verse urges readers to say the phrase with vigor and frequency to push Rocky Mountain Tea, promoting its presence and appeal in the local market. The lines emphasize repetition and strength in endorsement.
Notation Reform Pushes Duodecimal System Adoption
Advocates argue for a duodecimal system to replace the decimal and Arable schemes. They claim twelve-based notation offers easier division and learning, suggesting Chaldean origins and long term practicality. Critics would keep Arabic figures as curiosities amid proposed educational shifts.
Italy Guards Treasures In Odd Window Sale Tale
A farmer sold the removable masonry of two ancient abbey windows to a buyer after being pressed by a relic dealer. Government officials barred removal and told the seller to accept his loss while the buyer discovered ownership itself bound by legal limits. The tale ends with the commissioner advising patience as the buyer holds a stone stake in the historic artifact.
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Italy
Shylock
Equal to the Occasion at the Debutante Ball
A debutante in white rebukes a proposal after a two step under palm shadows. The suitor presses, she cites unfitness for life with his low salary, urging a wise practical wife who can live on a small income. The scene mixes flirtation with social expectation in a conservatory setting.
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Lam Ueworthy
Archduke Now A Citizen In Swiss Service
Archduke Leopold of Austria, married to Franllen Adamovitch, naturalized as Leopold Wolfing and serving as a common soldier in a Geneva Swiss regiment. He must perform duties of citizenship, participate in drills, and once faced a four day arrest for a practical joke, though not implemented. Previously a major general in the Austrian army.
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le Petit Paristen
Leopold
Austria
Franllen Adamovitch
Leopold Wolfing
Geneva
Confederation
Sharchduke
Ships Built in 1904 by Leading Nations
United Kingdom launched 712 merchant ships totaling 1 205 162 tons and 37 warships of 127 175 tons. US launched 227 merchant ships over 100 tons totaling 238 618 tons and 39 war vessels of 170 885 tons. Germany third with 149 merchant vessels totaling 200 000 tons and 11 warships. France fourth with 67 merchantmen 43 600 tons and nine warships. Italy fifth with eight merchant vessels 3 000 tons and eight warships 23 602 tons.
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Linyds
United Kingdom
Ong
Caronia
Victoria
United States
Germany
France
Italy
Cleavage of Classes in Russia Sparks Social Tensions
The Philadelphia Press notes sharp class divisions in Russia, with peasants and workers forming a disparate base while intellectuals and professionals are kept apart by law and social barriers. The "Black Hundred" and mobs threaten dissent, as the elite rely on police to suppress unrest.
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Russia
Philadelphia
Party of Progress
Racing Makes Them Deaf From Car Noise
A racecar driver describes temporary deafness after high speed runs. He reports a mile in 39 seconds for an 11 horsepower car and lasting hearing loss for about 15 minutes. He notes the roar drowns speech and future drivers may be deaf after races, though no permanent injury is evident.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Grafters Success And Moody Sermon Lead To Graft Tale
The New York Tribune quotes James B. Dill praising graft by recounting a tramp’s sly exchange with a boy over a silver ring. Dwight L Moody visits an eastern minister and preaches to both sinners and saints, finishing the service with an appeal to stay for the entire sermon.
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James B. Dill
Oberlin College
New York Tribune
Tran P
Mr. Dill
Jad
The Tearkerchief in Tyrol Marriage Custom
In Tyrol regions a girl about to wed receives a tearkerchief from her mother before leaving the church. Made from newly spun wool, she uses it to dry tears on leaving home. After marriage, the kerchief is stored with the linen, later placed on her death face.
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Tyrol
Fund subscription list for Andwar fire girls relief
Local notice invites readers to add to a fund for the girls who lost clothing in the Andwar fire. Signatures include W. E. Brooks, Chas Henning, C. G. Howells, J. C. Crisp, G. Chapman, D. O. Baldwin, and others, with allocations split: one-third to the injured head waitress, two-thirds shared among others. Funds to Major Chapman and J. C. Crisp for distribution.
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Mijor Chapman
J. C. Crigp
W. EB. Brooks
Chas, Hennings
D. G. Howells
P. Cc. Wolf
R. B. Lersech
J.C. Crisp
G. Chapman
Notable Works by Jacob A. Riis and Related Health Ad
An array of Jacob A. Riis titles including How the Other Half Lives and The Battle with the Slums appears in the Elyria Library. The ad promotes DeWitt's Early Risers cathartic pills, claiming cleansing effects and benefits for complexion, sold by druggists.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Mulberry Street
Thc
Elyria Library
DeWitt
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Troxe) Manufacturing Company
Board of Public Safety
New York City
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Sterling
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Moody
Mr. Moody
Kirschbaum
Lorain
Gothia
Broadway
Kirshbaum
Goodsell Clothing ¢ Co
A. F Hopkins
Sil Broadway
Ohio
Jacob Aris
Hubert Day
Hallet & Davis
Heamlet Stag
Kant
The
Elyria Telephone Co
iExclusive
Dean Electric Company
Od Elyria
Hadaway Brothers
Broad Street
Bell
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