Local residents and visitors noted in Bristow area
Personal and social mentions fill the column with names such as Chas Hobbs Dr N A James and many from St Meinrad Ferdinand Siberia and Jasper. The piece also surveys national lumber data detailing record US output 37 550 786 board feet along with mill values and shifts in species and regional production across states highlighting white pine white oak yellow pine and Douglas fir trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Louisana
Yoxay
Mississippi
Arkansas
Washington
Wisconsin
Oregon
Louisiana
Idaho
California
Michigan
Minnesota
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
Prohibition Opinions and Millionaire Market Satire
A Huntingburg dentist discusses moderation and regulation of alcohol, opposing complete prohibition and favoring high license fees. The piece also parodies a New York Tribune column on the glut of millionaires, predicting satire on wealth and social welfare as luxury dominates urban life.
A Wishful King and the Breadwinner Monarch
The London Globe notes King Edward praised labor and the unemployed, claiming kinship with workers. He said he often toiled twelve hours daily at Buckingham and Windsor, expressing sympathy and wishing those without work happiness that work can bring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
London Globe
Seaward
Buckingham
Windsor
Milk preservation debate shocks hygienists in 19th century piece
The Scientific American discusses France’s milk preservation method using oxygenated water claiming to slow bacterial growth. It compares 24 000 germs per cubic centimeter and 2 287 000 in Tunis milk to New York’s near billion bacteria per cubic centimeter, noting current wholesome milk standards. The piece questions water addition as it would be unpopular despite hygienic goals.
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Scientific American
Peema
France
Tunis
Heath Board
New York
Man’s unclear life note shapes a small local item
A fragmentary line suggests a man involved in his own business, reflecting a brief, obscure local record with limited readable facts and no clear names, dates, or places available for fuller context.
Visit of Whitelaw Reid in Wales honors Independence Day
The American ambassador to England Whitelaw Reid attended the opening of the John Bright Memorial School at Llandudno and spoke on John Bright and American education. British governors praised Mrs Reid for attendance and decided to grant pupils a half holiday every Fourth of July to commemorate the event. This marks the first recognition of American Independence Day by a British school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambassador Reid
England
Wales
Kngland
Whitelaw Reid
Reid
John Bright
Llandudno
United Kingdom
Vast British Navy Engine Promises World Naval Revolution
A Chelsea inventor presents a turbine like marine engine with twelve steel chambers and a novel three blade screw propeller. The device aims to drastically boost ship speed while keeping boiler and furnace as the main power unit, with trials on model ships showing potential speeds near 100 miles per hour for torpedo boat scale vessels.
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British Admiralty
Fraitcof
Miakinan
Readhbarn Street
Chelsea
Pny
Iitventor
Thames
Mr. Maltman
Historic Spot Hidden in Washington Square Tale
A country visitor asks to see the spot where the horse bit George Washington during a tour with a downtown publisher. They visit landmarks like the State House, Liberty Bell, Carpenters Hall, Christ Church, Franklin’s grave, and Jefferson’s Independence House, with the host improvising to locate the famed site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
State House
Liberty Bell
Carpenters’ Hall
Old Christ Church
Benjamin Franklin
Jefferson
Washington Square
Household of the Pope in Vatican Shows Humble Court
Harper's Weekly recounts Pope Pius X's restraint from pomp, living with a peasant origin court. Cardinal Merry del Val remains foreign minister as the pope limits luxury, contemplates distant visits, and resists political entanglements while aiding Vesuvian victims.
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Vatican
Fuitiense Plaza
St. Petar
W. G. Fitzgerald
Harper's Weekly
Gue
Cardinal Merry del Val
Pinturicchio
Alexander Borgia
Gray
Giuseppe Sito
Earan
Pius X
Castelrandalfo
Viady
Hin
Vesuvius
Pope
King
Smoking Before Maturity Warns Doctors And Chemists
Physicians and chemists warn that smoking before maturity wastes nerve power and brain force, weakening the center of strength and squandering life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smckers
Market at the Greatest Market a Amid Turbulent Times
A fragment notes a market event described as the greatest market, hinting at activity or upheaval amid uncertain times. No clear names, places, or dates are readable, leaving the core item as an elusive market moment.
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Chas. Hobbs
Bristow
Geo. Boeglin
Los Angeles
Cal
Mr. Beglin
Ferdinand
St. Henry
Frank Niehaus
Siberia
Ben Meyer
Louisville
Jos. Vaal
St. Meinrad
Anna Hubers
Frank Sturm
Indianapolis
John Kost
Enos Bosler
Mariah Hill
Chas. Bosler
J. H. Beckmann
Jasper
Vincennes
John Gerber
Mrs. Henry Me
Ring of St. Meinrad
Herman Saalmann
Rosa Niehaus
Frank Riehl
Huntingburg
Frank Quante
Will Helming
Ben Seutert
Bernard Buehning
Evansville
Louis Bretz
Bretzville
Kitten's
Alphonse Hoffmann
St. Anthony
Fiere
John L
Booze
Sullivan
E. J. Kilian
Ferdinand Febis
New York T Tribune
America
Fifth Avenue
Enement
Hia
Businena
DAIY
the Pope
Pope Pius X
Segisol
J. A. Sondermann
Ferdinand Electric Light Co
Indianapolis, Indiana
L. Goode
Soe
Daunhauer
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