Color Photography Advances by Grady Color Method
M Grady reports a method to approach natural colors in color photography using subchloride of silver and bichromate papers. Two exposures on red and blue screens yield orange brown and blue green prints, which when superposed on a stereoscope give relief and varied color approximations. The process remains experimental with limits on reds and violets. Also notes a one exposure print concept and a cold remedy proverb misinterpreted by Indianapolis Journal.
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Academie Des Sciences
M. Grady
Scientific American
The Metric System for Russia to Be Adopted
The metric system is expected to be introduced in Russia soon. The finance minister’s bill has state council approval with help from universities and scientific societies to verify weights and measures for commerce. Since 1896 the medical service of the army has used the metric system for formulas.
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Russia
State Council
New Harness Aims to Control Runaway Horses
Inventor Geza Egyesy of Budapest unveils a two strap system using guiding devices on vehicle bills and rings on the carriage. When a horse attempts to bolt, the driver tightens the straps to leverage greater force, pulling the head down and dislodging the bit.
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Geza Egyesy
Orazaggyulesi Konyonyomda
Budapest
Austria-Hungary
If You Have a Cold Remedy From the Past
If you have a cold drink cold water when a cold is coming on. The text notes that cold water stimulates the system and helps wash out poisons formed in the body. It also mentions living on fruit for two or three days and drinking hot or cold water freely with milk for recovery.
Anamorphot lens advances cylindrical surface optics
Dr. Rudolph's investigations into cylindrical surfaces yield the Anamorphot lens. It aims to produce different enlargement or reduction ratios along perpendicular directions. Beyond decorative uses, the lens promises practical optical control in specialized imaging.
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Rudolph
DANGER OF CLOUD BURSTS IN MOUNTAIN LANDS
Ainslees Magazine warns cloudbursts can kill campers who ignore high ground. In Morrison Colorado 1897 a flood swept tents and debris, killing thirteen people. Sudden downpours can turn soil to a molasses like flow, as seen in Chalk Canyon near Mount Princeton Colorado.
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Ainslee
Morrison, Col
Chalk Canyon
Mount Princeton
Colorado
Glass Lined Water Pipes In Boston Home
In a Boston dwelling, interior repairs revealed water pipes lined with glass. The sixty year old house had glass lined pipes after fear of lead poisoning arose when Cochituate water arrived. The owner, among many, had all city water pipes glass lined, a costly and unsatisfactory measure. It is believed no other Boston home uses this plumbing.
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Boston
Balloon gas poisoning prompts purification need
An aeronaut exposed to hydrogen arsenide from a balloon fell ill after the gas escaped during filling. The balloon had been filled normally with no unusual odor. Several helpers became seriously ill and one person died a few hours later, underscoring the need to purify hydrogen used in balloons.
New Railway Station Map Unveiled by Northeastern Railway
In England a new map type for railway stations is being introduced by the Northeastern Railway company. The map uses white tiles arranged around six feet square with each tile eight inches square. Lines on the map are marked in black and burned sienna.
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England
Northeastern Railway Company
The Wherefore of It and Naggin Cheer Up Exchange
A brief humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press features Mrs Naggin urging cheerfulness and Mr Naggin quipping that his lack of wives spares him disturbance. The playful banter reflects gendered commentary and light domestic humor of the era.
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Mrs. Naggin
Mr. Naggin
Philadelphia Press
Weather Warms as Congress Dries Up
A compact note suggests warmer weather reduces congressional activity, implying quieter sessions and slower legislative pace as temperatures rise. The line hints at a seasonal pattern affecting attention and work in legislative halls.
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Congress
Insurance fraud tale of a toe loss scheme
An old timer recalls a fraud case where a man claimed a pistol accident cost him three missing toes. Investigation revealed staged injuries and multiple insurances. The trick ended with a wry remark about marrying to obtain another divorce and new toes. The subject returned no further word.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Oklahoma
Indiana man in Jolo Island letters home shown
Indianapolis News receives letter from William G Cox of Company B Twenty sixth Infantry now at Jolo P I reporting 700 miles south of Manila 100 from Borneo and a pleasant island life Inside the walled Catholic church they guard and drill five days a week Eight day guard duty and a one day pass last Sunday to explore the bamboo huts and mountain trails near Miabum Sultan of Sulu mentioned as living fifteen miles away
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Robert Gray
Georgi Street
Indianapolis News
William G Cox
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Jolo
P. I
Cox
Manila
Borneo
Zamboanga
Sulu
Miabum
Honolulu
His Roundabout Way
A man fears he is followed on a dark road home. He enters a churchyard and pursues a marshal of fear to a mausoleum. The follower reveals he has a parcel and is guided by the station porter to the next door house. The exchange ends with a plain misunderstanding.
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Columbian
British Soldiers Knit in Convalescent Homes
Disabled servicemen at The Gables Surbiton England knit for comfort and routine. One man made stockings for his baby, others knit for themselves and their wives. A Ber lin wool belt bearing the owner’s name and the action in which he was wounded remains a favorite keepsake.
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the Gables
Surbiton
England
Berlin
Spring Cabbage Good Food Narrative
Spring cabbage draws a cordial welcome from all. It enriches the garden soil little yet yields much for the kitchen, offering sustenance and flavor as the season advances.
Report of a man of experience on western Canada trip
William Payne writes from Gault Ste. Marie Michigan in 1899 about leaving in May for western Canada. He describes Manitoba and Assiniboia farmland, McLeod ranching limits, Lethbridge horse ranches, Medicine Hat, Regina, Winnipeg exhibitions, and prospects for mixed farming near Prince Albert. He notes good crops, timber, lumbering, building materials, and wages of 1.75 to 2.00 dollars daily. Payne plans to return to Prince Albert in spring 1900 and offers to share more information.
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Gault Ste. Marie
Mich
Banlt Ste. Marie
Ft. Mcleod
Alberta
Manitoba
Assiniboia
McLeod
Michigan
Winnipeg
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Regina
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
North Saskatchewan
Stoney Creek
Carrot River
William Payne
J. Grieve
Saginaw
M. V. McInnes
Merrill Block
Detroit
A Feminine Batter
An 1880s Philadelphia Press quip frames a teacher discussion on fortifications ending in a child misdefining a buttress as a nanny goat. The line captures classroom humor showing a playful clash between historical architecture terms and a youngster’s literal misinterpretation.
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Little Willie
Philadelphia Press
Free medical book offer for men by Peabody Institute
An advertisement touts Know Thyself and The Science of Life as top medical books for men. It mentions a 870 page Library Edition with engravings and prescriptions, priced at 250 state covers, and invites readers to apply by sending payment to The Peabody Medical Institute in Boston.
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Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch St
Boston
Tenant's Temper at Haddock Found Hard to Own
Short note from Harper's Bazar mentions Haddock and a rented house this year. The excerpt hints Haddock once praised himself but now laments the change, using playful lines about calling him Dames. The lines reflect a satirical tone about local landlord relations.
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Haddock
Dames
Harper’s Bazar
Mrs Pinkham Advocates Experience as Advice Source
A promotion for Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound urges women to seek guidance from a highly experienced female authority. It touts decades of daily, consistent success and offers free advice through Mrs Lydia E Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia £. Pinkham
Leading Lady Helen Merrill Scores Large Mine Dividends
Helen Merrill, star of Tivola Opera Company and star of The Wizard of the Nile, has received $15,000 in dividends from a Coolgardie district mine, after investing $500. A prior Australian tour with Hoyt & McKee linked her to sick miners who rewarded her with a share in the mine, which she bought for $500, and a further letter offers $40,000 for her interest.
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Tuck Fee
Helen Merrill
Tivola Opera Company
Australia
Coolgardie
Hoyt & McKee Company
Eick
Coolzardie
New York Sun
Allen’s Feet Ease advertised as cure for foot ailments
Utility ad touts Allen’s Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for swollen smarting burning sweaty feet corns and bunions. Claims free sample and 25 cent price. Address Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Opera Society Tip Ends With Haughty Name Confusion
A daily society reporter sought the name of a grand opera attendee in a private box. The guest answered Mrs Archibald Jo Neeze and clarified the spelling as Jones Jo Neeze, prompting the reporter to retreat astonished to the foyer.
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Archibald Jo Neeze
Neeze
Homeseekers Excursions Offered by Chicago & Eastern Illinois
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad announces Homeseekers’ Excursions on the first and third Tuesdays of July and August to many southern states. One fare plus $2.00 round trip, with fifteen day go and twenty-one day return limits. A new wide vestibuled train runs daily from Chicago at 1 50 PM to Fort Worth via Waco with through Pullman and free reclining chair cars. Contact any agency or C. L. Stone for details.
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Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Chicago
Waco & Ft. Worth
C. L. Stone
Crown Prince Frederick William Born to Imperial Purple
The German Crown Prince Frederick William has just reached majority and is noted as the first Hohenzollern prince born in the imperial purple. His father William III was also a prince born into royal standing, though the son would later lead a powerful empire.
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Frederick
Frederick Williaan
House of the Hohenzollerns
William III
World to End Thin Year Society Ad Boycott
A fringe society claims the world will end this year while urging belief in Hosteller's Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and liver and kidney troubles. The text notes many still doubt but others insist a trial will prove the remedy's value.
Left Him Temporarily
A dialogue excerpt from the Philadelphia Press features Wragson and Eton Wran discussing appetite after a past meal. Wran recalls a notable day in 1907 when he experienced a period of no appetite following a substantial meal, reflecting on the temporary loss of hunger.
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Wragson
Eton Wran
Philadelphia Press
Why He Didn't Call
A Pennsylvania railroad clerk met a girl in Wilmington who claimed Newcastle as her home. He sought her address and was told she lived in a big stone house. On Sunday he visited Newcastle and learned the girl resided at the town jail, where her father worked, prompting him to leave town.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilmington
Newcastle
Philadelphia
That's Johnny Straddles Fence After Election Breaks
In the Atlanta Constitution snippet, a mother notes Johnny's behavior as similar to his father. She quips that the old man has been in the time fix since the election broke out, signaling political influence on family.
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Johnny Straddle
Atlanta Constitution
Patents Issued Last Week by Northwestern Inventors
West Duluth Minnesota Peter Gilley Meyers Harzberg St Paul Minnesota G L Houghton Woodstock Minnesota Roland Knapp Minneapolis Minnesota Louis Lorin St Paul Minnesota George Murphy Northfield Minnesota Anton Peterson Sundahl Minnesota Katie Ityan St Paul Minnesota John Simpson Helena Montana Cyrus Webster Minneapolis Minnesota Merwin Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys 811 912 Pioneer Press Bidg Great Falls Read the Advertisements
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Horthwestern
Peter Gilley
West Duluth
Minn
Meyer Harzberg
St. Paul
Woodstock
Globe and Fixture
Roland W. Knapp
Minneapolis
Louis C. Lorin
George W. Murphy
Northfield
Anton A. Peterson
Sundahl
Katie Ityan
John H. Simpson
Helena
Mont
Cyrus C. Webster
Merwin
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
Mistress Bridget Refuses Elusive Request in Harper's Bazaar
A dialogue from Harper's Bazaar shows the Mistress demanding Bridget remain until another girl is found. Bridget responds that it was her intention to keep the arrangement and to reveal the type of woman she is.
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Bridget
Harper’s Bazar
Faded hair to color and corn cures advertised
Faded hair recovers its youthful color and soft bees by Panxza's Hain Bateau Hinpencomne, best cure for corns 15 cents One size smaller after using Allen's Foot Easy powder. Cures swollen feet ingrowing nails corns bunions. Ad from Detroit Free Press style snippet.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
That girl accepts rings from men she doesn't know
A Philadelphia Bulletin quote about a telephone girl and rings from strangers, noted with a wry line about how she must accept them. The passage contrasts appearances with reality through a dressmaker's judgement of clothes.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
A Book of Choice Meas tpes Seat Free Walter Baker Co
A jumble of ad like lines and quotes from 1900. The text cites Walter Baker Co Dorchester Mase and notes a Philadelphia Bulletin quip about a barking dog. It includes a Mrs Taos testimonial for Piso s Cure for Consumption and a Norwich New York address with a dated note February 17 1900.
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Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Mase
Piso
Taos. Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich, N. Y
Editor backs bold captions making paper appear headstrong
The editor defends the use of striking captions that give the newspaper a firm voice. The move aims to emphasize clear headlines and decisive presentation across articles.
No certainty in politics quotes in post war chatter
A casual caller asserts politics lack certainty while a recently defeated candidate jokes about being asked to donate to campaign funds. The Chicago Post remarks underline Election era pressure on donors and loyalty. The exchange highlights ongoing tension between political engagement and fundraising in public life.
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Chicago Post
Proprietor Seeks Bold Print for Smellgood Soaps
In a Philadelphia Press excerpt a census taker is thanked as Mr. Alkalye offers 75e for a remedy and requests his name be printed large with a boast of owning the famous Smellgood soaps. The dialogue notes a printed claim and humorous note about the census visit.
Dont Get Bald Use Coke Dandruff Cure Regularly
A quirky ad like note urges regular use of Coke Dandruff Cure to prevent hair loss with claims it works when seen in public life. The item also includes brief dialogue from a comedic playish snippet and an Indianapolis Journal mention.
Protected monopoly and witty fare in a playful column
A playful exchange features a blushing girl and a proud youth with a says you are a protected monopoly line. The piece includes a byline for J H Rindland in Fargo and a string of quips about actresses and cannibals.
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Puck
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Indianapolis Journal
Indiana
Sultan's Island
Canada
Mrs. Pinkham
Jones
Homeseekers
Briggs
Griggs
Detroit Free Press
Fay
Mrs. Winslow
Hall of Fame
Jason
Honeer
Rocky
Sain Casontante
T. M. Roberts’ Supply House
Minneapolis, Minn
Pat
José Prerayino al
Faexiout Caanons
Oni
Weil
Eratiienst
Ayer
Buckingham
Deverars
Hall
Price
Isabel
Clara
Indianuapolis Journal
Br. J. H. Rindland
Fargo, N. D
Carter
Baker
Minnesota
Baker Drug Company
Fergus Falls
Bacos
Rite Euheka Chemical Co
la Crosse
Wis
ND. WN. U
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