Campus Co Record Fits Funeral Plans by Weekly Installments
Philadelphia company allows advance funeral payments by installments. A man could secure a $300 funeral by paying $2 weekly for 150 weeks, earning a certificate for the exact service paid for. Also notes death of Victor Balaguer at 90, Catalan literature revival, Arkansas adopts apple blossom emblem, and Maine court ruling on body ownership after burial.
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Philadelphia
Victor Balaguer
Barcelona
Lübeck Moves to Issue Its Own Coinage as Free City
Lübeck plans to issue a city coinage with the city arms replacing the Kaiser's head on one face. The last Lübeck coins were struck about a century ago in 1801 as the city asserts its free city status.
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Lubeck
St Etienne funds toys for creche children avoid military spirit
In St Etienne the municipality approves a budget to buy new toys for the local creche. The order specifies that no trumpets drums or horns be purchased to prevent children from acquiring any military spirit.
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France
St. Etienne
Greece to Expand Tobacco Cultivation Following Kavalla Success
The Hellenic government plans extensive tobacco farming after Kavalla's success. It will import seed from Trebizond Havana and Maryland and hire experts to teach Greek agriculturists modern cultivation methods.
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Greece
Trebizond
Havana
Maryland
X rays Reveal Hidden Inscriptions On Old Manuscripts And Paintings
In Rome archives researchers report X rays can reveal writing on manuscript covers when done in red lead alizarin blue or cinnamon brown. They are also used to detect forgeries in paintings and to study alleged masters in miniature works.
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Rome
Boston Museum Acquires Velazquez Portrait at Castle Howard Sale
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts gains The Prince Balthazar Carlos and His Dwarf by Velazquez from the Earl of Carlisle's private collection at Castle Howard York England. The painting, purchased through a New York dealer for about $80,000, is praised as a fine example of the Spanish master.
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Va Velasquez
Prince Balthazar Carlos
Earl of Carlisle
Castle Howard
York
England
New York
Elevating Food Aims To Improve Working Class Welfare
A sermon by Mark Hopkins argues the dinner pail question is less about slogans and more about what fills it. He notes improper food fuels intemperance and social ills, and a laborer’s critique highlights the lure of saloons if luncheons disappoint.
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Mark Hopkins
Doctors' Cooking School Opens in Berlin and Expands
A culinary school for physicians has been established in Berlin with doctors from multiple countries among the attendees. Plans call for branch schools in other European capitals. The medical man should be a skilled nurse and apply wholesome cooking principles for sickroom delicacies, with doctor supervision to ensure patient meals meet orders.
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Haseen
Berlin
Germany
Wold
Frontier desperado Ham White’s turbulent Texas crime career
The Texas outlaw Ham White began his life in crime in 1874 by killing a man and then held up a railroad coach in 1876 earning a life sentence. Pardoned by President Hayes, he resumed raiding stage coaches until a new life term led to another pardon by President Cleveland. He returned to highway robbery, serving a 15-year term when consumption ended his prospects.
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Texas
Ham” White
Hayes
Sleveland
Retired Pennsylvanian Rail Road Night Watchman Narrates Luck
A man who has just retired after fifty years as a night watchman for the Pennsylvania Railroad proclaims himself the luckiest railroad man on record. He has never been reprimanded or involved in accidents and once halted the Philadelphia Express near a washout saving 200 lives. He avoided cursing and avoided tobacco or liquor, suggesting his efficiency stemmed from more than luck.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia Express
Sailor James R Garrison Receives Navy Medal for Mobile Bay
James R Garrison an in mate at the National Soldiers Home near Hampton Virginia has been awarded a Navy Department medal for meritorious conduct during the Battle of Mobile Bay. He was wounded when Admiral Farragut ordered him below for treatment and replied I am not mortally wounded and will stick to my post. The admiral replied I will see that you are rewarded for such bravery.
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James R. Garrison
Admiral Farragut
Hartford
Mobile Bay
National Soldiers’ Home
Hampton
Navy Department
Garrison
Farragut
Gaid
Up-to-Date Hints on Cultivation of Soil and Yields
Horticulture and viticulture guidance appear in this section offering practical tips for soil preparation, crop rotations, and improving yields. The article outlines seasonal considerations and reliable methods for healthier gardens and farms.
The Harrow's Place on the Farm and Its Power
The harrow dominates farm work boosting yield by destroying clods and loosening soil. It fights weeds with a weeder form and improves moisture and nutrient flow. Proper harrowing and careful root callusing in winter protect budding crops and support healthy orchards.
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Morrill
Benton Harbor
Mich
Great Crops of Small Fruits and Blackberry Culture
New Blackberry Culture argues blackberries pay well and grow easily when started with a new plantation method producing double the old yield. It notes fruit quality, year round demand, and pruning to sustain large crops for 15 to 20 years while detailing cane selection and root division practices.
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R. M. Kellogg
Beef Prices Outlook for Short-Fed Steers in Market
The Omaha World-Herald notes feeders and dealers hesitate as short-fed steers finish in feed lots and face rising feed costs. Analysts expect higher beef and cattle prices due to looming shortages of winter feed, cautious investing by feeders, and strong consumer demand, with cheap stock cattle likely to rise next spring. Sheep feeding also favored as prices stay attractive amid range feed shortfalls and corn demand.
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Omaha World-Herald
Clover Seed Quality in Vermont Sparks Farmer Caution
Vermont Experiment Station warns clover seed sold last year had 61 percent below official purity. Many samples contained weed seeds costing farmers money, with some pounds carrying tens of thousands of weed seeds. Farmers are advised to inspect seed with a magnifying glass or send samples to the station for free examination.
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Vermont
Washing wooden utensils and vessels guidance
Instructions recommend washing wooden utensils with hot water first then scalding with boiling water or steam. After cleaning they should be well aired but not sun dried to avoid warping or cracking.
Tie Shyster and the Law in Produce Frauds
The New York Produce Review warns of two frauds against country shippers. The old method used forged commission merchants and staged returns to trap victims, while the modern scheme offers "no commission" high price offers on track or delivery to lure shipments. Prompt but growing debt follows as ships are paid then default, with many victims across branches before a collapse.
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New York Produce Review
Size of Carriage Horses
A New York horse buyer notes a horse 15.2 hands high with solid bone and quality can perform carriage work as well as larger horses. He argues such a horse outworks taller horses, tires less on pavements, and has better leg control. He warns 15.2 hands suits certain carriages for appearance, while taller horses may spoil the look.
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New York
Horticultural Tips Onions Watermelons And Muskmelons
Practical advice on growing onions, watermelons and muskmelons. Details cover soil richness and pulverization, seed sowing in 18 inch rows, shallow covering, thinning to 3 to 5 inches for onions, replanting vigor, and spacing 4 feet for muskmelons with early frost safety and weed control.
Training cows to accept different milkers in dairies
The passage argues that while a cow milked by a single person yields richer milk, practical limits make it better to train cows to tolerate occasional milking by different people. It stresses that cow behavior is habit driven and that inconvenient or bad habits should not be encouraged.
New Mineral Radium Said to Offer Eternal Light
Washington scientists report a breakthrough with radium from Mme Curie that glows greenish light in darkness. Two sealed phials containing powder and cubes were tested by Smithsonian experts, revealing continuous illumination and potential for new lighting.
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Washington
Capital
New York Times
Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Europe
Mme. Sklodowska Curie
Paris
Smithsonian
The Promise and Price of Radium Light
Radium costs at least $1,000 an ounce due to scarcity, but geologists seek uranium deposits to supply ample amounts. A half pound could illuminate a room, and radium may revolutionize lighting with luminous paints for ceilings and walls. Even at high cost, a million years of glow could justify it by saving on gas and electric bills.
Petroleum Sprays Fuel Western Line Locomotives
A system uses a wheel mounted oil reservoir and Westinghouse air to spray petroleum on coal. The process lights fires in about fifteen minutes by directing a jet over the coal bed. Rabbis claim Solomon’s beard reached three feet, symbolizing wisdom among Jews.
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Westinghouse
Solomon
Sir William White Deposed Over Royal Yacht Capsize
Naval intelligence reports Sir William White, famed British ship designer, removed as chief constructor after the royal yacht capsized due to weight distribution errors. The dismissal follows months of concern in naval circles and the royal family, with Mr. Watts tipped as likely successor as a new, safer yacht is planned. White will retire with a pension.
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Naval Intelligence Office
England
William White
Sir William
Construction Corps
Watts
Armstrongs
Sir William White
Boston Herald
Fancher Heir Finds Old Tool Chest Fortune in Kansas City
Frederick Fancher of Kansas City inherits a fortune found in his late father Edwin Fancher’s tool chest in Unadilla New York. The elder Fancher had lived alone in Unadilla for years before his death.
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Fortane
Frederick Fancher
Kansas City
Edwin Fancher
Unadilla
Hidden fortune found in carpenter’s chest shocks town
After a funeral neighbors found only a few pieces of furniture and a tool chest. A hidden bottom revealed bank notes gold and securities totaling 50000 dollars. Heirs are sought and money turned over to authorities. Fred located in Kansas City is en route to Unadilla to settle his father’s effects. The reader suspects further deposits may lie in other furniture.
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Carpenter
Fred
Kansas City
Unadilla
Fancher
Lucky
Reasoning Among Animals by Paul B. du Chailly
The French African explorer argues animals think and talk among themselves. He cites 120 elephant trumpeting sounds signaling danger, rage, terror, and affection, with specific calls for lions nearby and for mutual caressing.
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Paul B. du Chailly
Spurgeon Remembers A Man Who Buried His Wife
After a sermon Charles Spurgeon meets a man who thanks him for the greatest service one man can do another, recalling that Spurgeon had buried his wife long ago. The encounter underscores the lasting impact of a pastor's deed.
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Charles Spurgeon
Tabernacle
Spurgeon
Swindling Advertisement in France
A French newspaper carried a notice claiming the United States would pay $10,000 as a dowry to any white man marrying an Indian wife with land to boot. The interior department now works to inform gullible but unmercenary French readers that they have been deceived.
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France
United States
Interior Department
Burial Spots at Mount Vernon Mark Washington's Final Resting Place
The article notes three sites within Mount Vernon where George Washington is buried. It clarifies that the tomb shown to visitors as containing Washington’s remains is not the original burial site from December 18, 1799, and explains that the coffin has been moved twice but always remains at Mount Vernon.
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Ion
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Washington
Drawing capacity myth used in mustard plaster tale
An Exchange quip notes an ant can draw twenty times its weight yet a strong mustard plaster supposedly grants the insect new cards and spades to win at its own game.
A Strong Man's Secret Revealed Digestion Cure
A strong man credits perfect digestion as the secret of his power. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters is advertised to aid digestion, cure indigestion biliousness and liver and kidney complaints. It’s marketed as a blood purifier and nerve tonic, recommended by physicians and sold by druggists nationwide, also claimed for malaria fever and ague.
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Trut
I Understood Her At Last In A Snappy Quip
A Detroit Journal snippet shows a man realizing a woman's view on costs after Agnes responds with a radiant look. He muses that cheap and reasonable seem alike to a woman managing her own shopping, ending with a quiet moment of realization.
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Creed
Agnes
Detroit Journal
Three Minutes His Limit By Beveridge Story
Senator Beveridge tells a tale about an Indiana lawyer who claims to have quit drinking. After leaving his office he drinks in a restaurant, meets a prohibition friend on the streetcar, and jokes that he last drank three minutes ago. The anecdote appears in a Washington Post item.
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Senator Beveridge
Indiana
Washington Post
Madame Bavers Testifies to Kidney Pills Cure at Springs
Madame Isa belle Ellen Baveas Life Governor of the Free Masons Grand Lodge of England visits Hot Springs Ark March 18 and credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing her diabetes after six years of travel and declining health She praises the remedy and urges others to try it 60 cents a box six for 2 50 via local druggists or the Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo NY
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Hot Springs
Ark
Isabelle Ellen Baveas
The
Free Masons’ Grand Lodge of England
Madam Baveas
Dodd
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Didn't Show Up. Angels Didn't Sleep Over
Three year old Margie pleads for her mother to sit with her until sleep. The mother says she is busy and promises the angels will watch over her, but the child laments that the angels didn’t come and she feels terribly alone. This excerpt reflects a bittersweet moment of motherhood and loneliness.
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Mamma
Margie
Contagion Theory Discussed In Yonkers Statesman
Dialogue fragment from Yonkers Statesman debating disease spread by kissing. A man recalls catching something from kissing a girl, prompted by a witty exchange between a couple.
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Yonkers Statesman
For Keeps Political Salvo in Philadelphia Press
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press hints at a political situation where one figure vows to keep control. The dialogue suggests stubborn resolve and personal stake in the outcome, reflecting a charged local dispute.
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Rafferty
Philadelphia Press
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments
Warning against mercury in catarrh remedies warns of loss of smell and systemic damage. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo is claimed mercury free and taken internally to affect blood and body surfaces. Free testimonials and price details appear alongside.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Enan Cheney & Co
Braeyia Pilla
Truth Forced Home As She Acknowledges Growing Old
A Chicago Times Herald quip reflects age and the changing perception of aging as the speaker laments grocery clerks no longer rush to serve her. The dialogue casts aging with humor and social commentary.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Skeleton key unravels family closet scandal
A witty exchange frames a detective duo as they reveal how a skeleton key unlocks a hidden family scandal. The banter emphasizes clever method over blunt force, hinting at a truth concealed by doors and secrets.
Elopement Trek From Norfolk to Gretna Green
Nellie Funk aged sixteen and Benjamin Surdam, three years her elder, walked thirty miles through freezing weather and rough roads to marry in Millertown New York after their Norfolk parents objected. Surdam had little money for travel and joined Nellie on the start of their foot journey. The couple wed in Millertown, as reported by the New York World.
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Nellie Funk
Gretna Green
Nellie
Benjamin Surdam
Norfolk
Surdam
Millertown
N. Y
New Ork World
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