The Tinfoil Industry A Century of American Growth
A long survey traces tinfoil from English beaten tin to New York rolling mills, noting four main U S factories, patents, and rising demand. It covers ornamenting progress, printing patterns, lacquered finishes, and wide use in tobacco, foods, confectionery, and bottles.
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New York City
England
France
Germany
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Delicatessen
Scientific American
Life in the Tyrolean home of wooden toys
English visitors recount life in St Ulrich Tyrol known for wood carving and toymaking. Carvers, including a renowned woman who crafts crucifixes, train from age six and produce saints angels skulls and dolls for wholesale depots. Families sustain monotony with carved cows skulls and woolen dolls. six hundred dozen dolls valued at about three dollars.
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Gardner Valley
Tyrol
Baedeker
St. Ulrich
St. Peter
St. Paul
Virgin
Andreas Hofer
St. Anthony of Padua
St. Florian
St. Sebastian
Noah's Ark
St. Anthonys
New York Sun
France Holds European Dog Registry Record
The Paris Messenger notes France reportedly has at least 2,864,009 registered dogs, the most in Europe and 75 dogs per thousand inhabitants. Ireland follows with 73, England 38, Germany 31, and Sweden 11. It praises growing canine-protection societies and their noble work.
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Europe
France
European
Ireland
England
Germany
Sweden
Paris
Pearls of Thought Reflections on Deeds and Character
A collection of aphorisms on effort, self-government, and wisdom. It warns that idleness breeds fault, urges accountability at home, and contrasts public praise with inner strength. It notes that composure can be the mark of power and that flexible character, like rubber, loses substance.
World Map For White House War Room Reveals Cable Routes
The coast and geodetic survey plans a 30 by 15 foot map for the White House war room. It marks ocean cables, coaling stations, repair docks, and every foot of sail with color codes for colonial powers. The atlas shows the Pacific sparsely cabled, with Suez as main east route and Isthmian canal as future trade path. The map updates rely on first class sources to stay current.
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Coast and Geodetic Survey
White House
United States
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Europe
Pacific
Orient
Manila
Suez
Coast Survey
Philippine Islands
New York Post
Mucous Lining and Music Joke About Cream of Tartar
A Louisville Times joke recounts a society matron with a pretty daughter offered singing lessons by a professor named High Notes. He promises to “develop that voice” with teaching and ten cents’ worth of cream of tartar, but the mother hesitates due to the daughter's indigestion.
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Louisville Times
Word Gagetet Tt Origin Doubt Over Gaetta Theories
A note questions the etymology of the term ga gette or gagette, debating whether it derives from gezza meaning magpie or from gazetta meaning a small coin, reflecting uncertain language origins.
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Gagetet
Gagette
Gezza
Gazetta
Presentiments of Death Despite Unexplained Mental Condition
A physician discusses presentiments of death observed in two cases. One railroad worker dreamed of his brother-in-law’s fatal train crash and warned him, who then perished in a collision. The second case involved a miner who foreseen fatal accidents and died when slate fell. others survived extraordinary mine incidents.
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Washington Star
Cumberland
Piedmont
Lonaconing
Advice to Mothers about Mrs Wise's fish meals
A dialogue where Mrs Wise favors fish at nearly every meal, questioned as not economy driven. They joke about her large unmarried daughters and the role of phosphorus in fish. The exchange muses on whether fish aids making matches, with London King implied as the source.
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London
Baltimore Jewish Comment Quips On A Round Bill
The WTAN Right notes a witty exchange about a large bill being sent around until it seems settled. The remark suggests repetition to reach a final agreement, portraying a fiscal negotiation in a sharp, humorous tone.
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Baltinore
Mischief and Elves in the Garden Tale
A fragment from a Chicago Record-Herald page mixes a child’s rhyme about Mischief the elf with brief notes on icebergs, a Sabbath dog, a doll with real hair, and a St. Louis girl and her cat Tabitha. Read as light vignettes from a late 19th century issue.
Tabitha the cat earns a seat at the table
Tabitha is invited to dine with Alice and her family seated in a high chair beside her mistress. She learns the dinner bell, shares two mice from her plate and Alice’s, and the family laughs. They forgive her for the playful breach of etiquette.
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Tabitha
Gereroetty
Alice Searles
St. Louis
Alice
Tabitia
Cristal
Young People's Magazine
Damon and Pythias the Chickens at Dolly's Farm
Two chickens named Damon and Pythias become Dolly’s affectionate pets on a large farm. They learn to recognize names, follow Dolly on walks, quarrel briefly over shared attention, and adjust to indoor life in a cotton wool box before moving to a larger cage as summer ends.
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Damon
Pythias
Dolly
Phythias
Pytitas
Daraun
Ronat
Casey
New
New York Tribune
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Minneapolis
Naomi Oles
Naomil
Mr. Oles
Naomi
Young People’s Magazine
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