Poison scares in trade goods and foods through the ages
The article recounts historical fears of toxins in everyday items. It covers arsenic in wallpaper and dyes, trichina in pork, lead in snuff and rum, arsenic in oysters, and copper and lead in biscuits and gilded bread, noting economic ruin and public panic from each scare.
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Oystec
Manuer
Tarlatan
London
Germany
England
Sall
Brussels
Continent
Society and war wounds amid modern life
A fragment from a Chicago Post piece contrasts society women in business with house planning, then surveys European royal holdings in American securities. It recalls remarkable wartime gunshot recoveries by soldiers in the Philippines, with vivid anecdotes of wounds and bravery, and ends noting tighter marine boiler inspections curbing disappearances.
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Hurte
Bullete
Philippines
Social Gossip and the Rise of City Gossips
The piece discusses a class of society women who earn status by peddling gossip to the rich. Selina Tattle dominates lunches and teas, while Miss Tattle’s rivals vie for access and influence. Parvenu society treats gossip as currency, rewarding those who know and share the latest scandals and plans.
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Mrs. Blank
Selina Tattle
Parvenu
Socia
Maine log house on Warren's Island nears completion
The costliest log house in Maine, likely the world, rises on Warren's Island at Gilkey's harbor. Begun by the late W H Forwell of Philadelphia and finished by his son Nathan P Forwell, the 75,000 dollar timber mansion covers 100 by 105 feet, uses unpeeled spruce, and features 22 sleeping rooms, a 50 by 40 foot living hall, a 20 by 30 foot dining room, a 20 by 25 kitchen, a 20 by 25 laundry, and a 15 by 25 storeroom with 100 ordinary panes and six bay windows. Fred Hunter of Virginia oversees the Virginia-inspired build. a marble tablet proclaims How beautiful are the mountains from Isaiah above the great open fireplace.
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Maine
Warren's
Gilkey’s Harbor
W. H. Forwell
Philadelphia
Nathan P. Forwell
Fred Hunter
Virginia
Camden Mountains
Forwell
Isaiah
How Hairpins Are Made In The Modern Factory
The article explains hairpin production shifting from France and England to other nations in the last twenty years. It describes delicate automatic machinery forming wires into straight pins, sharpening points, and enamelling. It notes a speed of about 120 pins per minute and stresses constant engine operation and dust-free enamel to ensure a smooth finish.
Not Winds Nor Seas but an Explosion in the Boiler Hold
An old-time deep water captain tells New Orleans Times Democrat about boiler explosions, labeling them the terror of seafaring men. He warns such disasters at sea can wipe out a ship and all aboard, contrasting with land-based dangers.
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Ernest F. Robinson
Second Reserve Hospital
Kansas City
Robinson
Philippines
Zapote River
Peter Dunn
Kansas
Montanas
Golden Gate
Home
God's Own Land
Thirty-sixth
United States Volunteer Infantry
Funston
Cuba
Fifth Artillery
Gen. Chaffee
China
Pantan Bridge
Kansas City Journal
New Orleans Times Democrat
The Love of Work and The Chinese Pagoda Question
A distrustful New York newspaper debate on why people work argues most work stems from necessity, while the Baltimore American notes many millionaires work for love of labor. A Cincinnati case upholds compensation law for lands taken, and a tribute to Chinese custom ends with a quip about pagodas.
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Georgia
New York
America
Baltimore
P Lay
Washington Star
Practice of Hazing Atrocious Brutality at West Point Deaths
The nation debates college hazing after Cadet Booz's death at West Point. The piece recounts Yale and Harvard rules imposing freshmen discipline and hat laws, cites brutal hazing history, and argues officers should prosecute culprits. It notes incidents in the East and the West Point case, urging penalties.
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Booz
West Point National Military Academy
Military Board
West Point
East
West
Mississippi Valley
Mous
Harvard
Blind Barber in Michigan Makes a Living Without Sight
In Detroit Edward Max runs the Cadil lac barber shop after seven years of blindness. He identifies customers by their walk and sounds, knows who is being shaved by the razor's scrape, and estimates daily earnings by touch, with his daughter handling cash and him making change only for a dollar bills.
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Detroit
Mich
Edward Max
Cadillac
Mr. Max
Mr. Mas
Jimmy
George
Stage Fright and Small Town Pride in a Pawed Note
A playful column fragment contrasts stage fright with a boastful line about a soubrette and a hero named Little Johnnie Paw. It notes in a humorous tone that poverty in a small town feels different, hinting at local character and rural pride.
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Johnnie
Haltimore
Splinter’s Boxing Misunderstanding At Home
A Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange recalls Splinter fighting his wife’s “palms” after her touch on the cheek, turning a hall moment into a mock boxing match. A quip notes a man’s “advanced thought” not swaying women’s judgment of beauty.
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Splinter
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Humor In The Ambulance From A Young Doctor
A young family physician recalls ambulance life with zest. He describes two drunken patients, a man and a woman, sharing a ride across town. They quarrel and kiss, causing chaos and laughter as a crowd gathers, ending with tears at the hospital gate.
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West Side
Chelsea Square
Broadway
Third Avenue
26Th Street
New York Sun
William Gillette Admits Smoke Tastes Heathily Dry Cigars
Boston Post reports William Gillette denies a righteousness in tobacco, admits enjoying a good Edgar, and says coincidence shaped his habit in most plays. He credits Conan Doyle with Holmes’s pipe worship and explains drying cigars on a steam radiator to avoid relighting, preferring extremely dry cigars on stage.
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William Gillette
Edgar
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Col. Thorne
Secret Service
Boseton Post
Capitalist Emigration Plan Aims 500 Settlers Monthly
A group of capitalists bound by heavy bonds to Ontario plans to settle Algoma and western Ontario with 500 emigrants each month for five years. Representative Mr Clergue recently visited England and will open emigration agencies immediately. The goal is mainly British skilled workers.
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Ontario
Algoma
Clergue
England
A Cruel American Parent
A quoted exchange from Life magazine features the mother scolding her children over a restrictive allowance of $600 per person for clothing. The father is described as obdurate after years of hard work and debt. The girls vow to get even.
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Sayi
Pnter Lim
Jin
Chicago Post
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Berlin
Louisville
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Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Illinois Central
Russia
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central Railroad
Northern Pacific
Canadian Pacific
New Haven
Hartford
New Jersey Central
St. Petersburg
Minneapolis Journal
Batavis
Cincinnati
Ohio
Watson
Louisville & N. Br, Co
Tenn
Mass
Pekin
The
Yale University
Levi Hedge
Possion
Michigan
Therpcess To
Hearley
Mr. Gillette
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