Child Saving Institute Seeks Funds for New Building
Omaha based Child Saving Institute reports 11 year service to 2371 children, with average daily 60 to 60 on hand. Crowded old quarters and rising admissions push plans for a new 59,090 building plus 25,000 grounds. trustees include Bidwell Barton Lymen and others seeking broad community support.
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Board of Trustees
Omaha
Child Saving Institute
Sydney
Louisville
Belgrade
Neb
Institute
Blair
Tekama
Nebraska
Iowa
George F. Bidwell
Guy C. Barton
C. W. Lymen
K. C. Barton
Rume Miller
H. J. Penfold
W. 8. Wricht
Arthur C. Smith
Necessaries of a Millionaire Then and Now
The Paris Gaulois notes that a modern millionaire seeks multiple country and town houses estates stables cars yachts garages and one or two airplanes to startle the public fifty years after the term first drew curiosity. The piece contrasts past and present indicators of wealth.
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Pari
Sir Walter Hitver Named Expert Adviser to China
Sir Walter Hitver, born in China to English parents, has been appointed expert adviser to the Chinese government. He is described as a yearned August and spoke and wrote Chinese as well as the most educated mandarins, per Li Fang Chane.
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Walter Hitver
Sir Walter
China
Li Fang Chane
Minute Fraction Detects Temp Change With Precision Instrument
The human sense cannot notice a one fifth degree change, yet a thermometer 200000 times more sensitive than skin records a millionth degree difference. A galvanometer measures current from deforming mercury from sphere to egg shape.
The Gentleman Thanks Hair Restorer After Lost Wig
A witty scene unfolds as a gentleman’s wig blows off and is returned by a courteous young woman. He thanks her, calling her the most successful hair restorer he ever tried, amid lighthearted chatter and a polite exchange.
No Expense to Be Spared
A young man vows lavish hospitality for his uncle when he visits, insisting the guest shall have everything money can buy and that no expense will be spared to please him.
Heretias and the Whirlwind in German Folklore
Folklorist Jack Grimm notes that in early 1800s Germany the whirlwind was thought to be Herodias dancing in the air. His Teutonic mythology cites Herodias as the mythic dancer behind the atmospheric whirl.
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Heretias
Jack Grimm
Germany
Herodias
British Hypocrisy Waning Says Brussels Note
A Brussels report states that British hypocrisy is fading as English people once equated UK birth with universal virtue, suggesting a shift in national self-perception over recent years.
Annt Fat Diet Plan From Historic Menu Advice
Fresh fish boiled or broiled foods include chicken lamb or mutton lean beef and veal all sparingly. Eggs poached on toast or boiled lettuce spinach celery onions radishes white cabbage olives and ripe acid fruits served with one glass water or one cup coffee or tea without cream milk or sugar sipped slowly after meals.
Late Supper Frustrations Highlight Household Strife
A humorous reflection notes the difficulty husbands face in arranging late arrivals and dinners, suggesting that smoother evenings would spare couples from tense exchanges. The sketch captures domestic discord with a light tone from a Detroit Free Press style quip.
What Country Dwellers Need
A Harper's Weekly observation notes that one third of the population is urban and two thirds rural. It argues country dwellers require religion education and material prosperity. farms employ fewer laborers per acre due to machinery so they must raise fewer children or export population to cities.
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Harper's Weekly
Arm of Enterprise Promises Global Land Exploitation
The passage envisions an era where no land remains untapped from poles to equator yet the world stays a vast arena for merchants and capitalists who will be the sole colonists of the future.
Courage and bravery clash in juvenile quip
Mrs Lapsting chides Johnny for asking the difference between courage and bravery. She declares them pusillanimous and the same, sparking a small domestic moment.
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Johnny
Iron melts on sulphur with white heat
A method describes heating iron to white heat and touching a sulphur roll. The iron instantly melts and forms drops, ideally over a water bath to collect the molten sulphide.
The One Exception in a Bath Riddle
A curious quotation notes that certainty fails in life except during solitude in a bath when someone always rings the bell, attributed to Juige's Library.
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Juige
Pliny's Dawg and a Steak Tale in the Store
Marvin Parsons recounts a humorous siege over a prime steak and a yapping dog tied to Pliny Williams. Pliny chases the dog after it mauls a two pound steak, and the group exchanges tall tales while debating the dog’s worth and the wife's cooking.
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Bill
Marvin Parsons
Pliny
Sol Baker
Parsons
Dick Spence
Spence
Washington Hancock
Marve
Baker
Hancock
Sol
Henry Westerman
Duck Crook
Ben Sibley
Bill Riley
Westerman
Jerry Bush
Sassafras
Tige
Sibley
Pill
Pliny Williams
Ruby market in Burma shows weaker demand in late 1907
Output of rubies in Burma in 1907 reached 2,128,368 trucks with Magok book value of $577,325. Royalty revenue for the year stood at $99,245. Market was fair early year but declined discouragingly toward year end.
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Burma
Nothing Lasts in This World on the Fence
A terse exchange between a girl and Jimmy hints at an impending barrier as they admit their wishes for endless time together. The reference to a barb wire fence suggests an obstacle that will end their moment.
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Jimmy
Conquering One's Self Mastery Advised by Robertson
A quotation from Robertson on self mastery. It argues that defeating sin transfers power to the observer, with passions tamed by a higher impulse shaping character. The line reflects moral discipline and personal transformation.
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Robertson
Cost of Setting Bible in Type Revealed
The article states the estimated expense to set the Bible in type and publish a new edition totals five thousand dollars. It notes this figure as the overall cost for preparing the typography and printing work.
Secret kept with a quiet mother’s care
An old newspaper snippet notes a bottle of Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children and gums relief. It includes a proverb about a woman keeping secrets and the ad style promises soothing benefits.
Cost of Living Rises Amid Food and Rent Increases
The New York World notes sharp inflation with overall costs up about ten percent over four years. Food, clothing, and essentials climb. meat up 27 percent, cheese 16 percent, rice doubling. rents also rising.
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Francé
N. Y. World
Cost of Living in Japan in 'Cheap Living' Tale
The excerpt notes a man can hire a horse, employ two servants, and live well in Japan for just over 20 a month, illustrating frugal abundance in a travelogue or social column.
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Japan
What You Sew In Winter You Rip In Summer
A child misremembers a sermon about sowing and reaping, then learns the saying by watching a seamstress convert old style garments into fashionable ones. Her mother chides her for being slow. A humorous moral about learning through everyday observation.
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Ethel
The Good That Never Dies
A Dickens line asserts that nothing good truly dies and is forgotten. Innocent or good remains alive in loved ones memories and shapes future acts, even if the body is burned or drowned.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and $100 Reward
Readers are informed that Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to heal catarrh in all stages through constitutional treatment. The advertisement asserts the product acts on blood and mucous surfaces and includes a $100 reward for any case not cured. It invites readers to send for testimonials to F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
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Hail
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Sail
Man’s Effort to Stand Up for Another Highlighted
A compact reflection notes that many people claim to defend others even when facing personal cost. It emphasizes courage, sacrifice, and communal duty in standing with those facing hardship.
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