Christ of the Andes links Chile and Argentina across the frontier
The article describes the Christ of the Andes statue at Cumbre Pass and the 1909 tunnel opening uniting Chile and Argentina. It highlights the Transandine railway project, its engineers, and the planned 1910 opening to celebrate the centennial of independence, with impacts on regional trade and travel.
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Argentine Republic
Chile
Cumbre Pass
Argent@ina
Christ the Redeemer
Andes
Transandine Railway
United States
South America
Wiliam Wheelwright
Rosario
Caldera
San
Mendoza
Los Andes
Valparaiso
Caracoles
Las Cuevas
Aber
Buenos Aires
Ocean
Crater Lakes of Mexico and the Town of the Seven Candles
The Mexican Herald describes Valle de Santiago in Guanajuato with eleven craters forming four crater lakes nearby. La Alberca and Zintura are easily accessible and offer serene scenes with basalt rims and glasslike waters. The Zintursa crater presents a steep climb to a deep, green-sleeved lake with a tiny sandy beach and distant ruins. The piece extols crater lake tranquility and contrasts it with forest pools. It also recounts an unrelated insurance examiner anecdote about an accident claim resolving with a humorous misjudgment.
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Mexico
Valle de Santiago
Guanajuato
la Alberca
Zintora
Mexican Herald
Alde
Zintursa
Ita
Gilatens
Galance
Trade outlook and industry notes from Bradstreet and Dun reports
New York Bradstreet notes quiet trade overall with unfavorable weather and price uncertainty dampening demand. building remains strong while iron and steel show lower quotations and cut production. Bank clearings rise, corn exports up. dry goods market quiet with cautious orders and fall lines anticipated. boots and shoes steady with rising shipments. hides dull but firm in foreign markets.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
Rads
West
Mississippi Valley
Allied
Bush
R. G. Dun & Co
Grain market report from Cincinnati on May 16
Prices listed for flour varieties, rye blends, wheats Nos 2 and 3, corn white and yellow, oats Nos 2 and 3, mixed, ear corn white and yellow, Timothy hay Nos 1 and 2, malt spring barley, rye No 2, bran and middlings with per ton ranges and by grade, reflecting current market values.
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Cincinnati
Northwestern
City
Live Stock Market Prices Reported in Cincinnati
Live stock markets in Cincinnati on May 16 show cattle prices for shippers from 6.10 to 7.50 with various grades. Hogs average around 9.60 to 9.70 for mixed packers, while lambs and sheep range with extras near 6.10 to 7.65. Calves command up to 8.75 to 8.60 for higher grades. Bologna, sausage, and cannery items appear in ancillary prices.
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Cincinnati
Bologna
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advertisement in Black Duck Minn
Local testimonial from Anna Anderson of Black Duck Minnesota praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female illness described as retroflexion. The ad urges avoiding surgical operations and cites thirty years of use as a tonic for female health with Mrs Pinkham offering free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Black Duck
Minn
Lydia
Pinkham
Anna Anderson
Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
A Divided Family and Other Everyday Anecdotes
A physician’s six year old daughter chats with a prospective patient in a reception room, revealing family church ties. The column then notes a joke on housecleaning and advertises Easy Task soap, boasting its cleaning power. A separate item praises steel car protection after a Hudson tunnel crash. Washington and Baltimore withdraw from bids to host the National or International Congress of Aviators.
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Hudson Tunnel
New York City
Washington
Baltimore
Buoyant Exchange Over Tiara Price Sparks Witty Wish
A playful buyer asks for tiaras for his wife and plots a clever price line to spotlight her in public. The shopkeeper responds with a price question, highlighting a humorous standoff over value and status.
Exercise and suffrage quips spark light exchange
A witty exchange in Puck and Life jokes about suffrage and nursing duties. A progressive woman humorously claims exercise will increase two inches, while a nurse girl defends her role caring for children despite youth.
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Beauty Culturist
Puck
Right elements in regular food and drink for nerve health
The article extols clear brains and steady nerves as keys to success and wealth, linking strength of mind and body to proper nutrition. It highlights coffee as a source of caffeine, a poisonous drug, and praises Postum as rich in gluten and phosphates that supply vital energy.
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Europe
America
Brazil
Pacific
Atlantic
Liverpool
Hamburg
Panama Canal
Guatemala
Wwtaliy Scene
Awdine Rawal
Crater Lakes
Crater
HE Showed
Grain Market
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