Progress on the Simplon Tunnel Builds Morally and Technically
A report notes great progress on the Simplon tunnel with an expected traffic opening in 1904. It details costs about 200 dollars per yard, compares lengths and altitudes of Alps tunnels, and highlights advanced safety, welfare, and efficiency measures for Italian workers who prefer to keep Sunday work schedules to remit wages home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simplon
Mont Cenis
Arlberg
St. Gothard
Simpson
Short Name Got Him a Place
Indiana official N L Chew assistant auditor of the treasury for the post office department earned his job for having a short name. He spends 40 to 60 days each quarter signing warrants at a rate of 5000 to 6000 per day, saving three to four days monthly versus his predecessor A L Lawshe.
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N. L. Chew
Indiana
The
Treasury
Postoffice Department
Treasury Department
A. L. Lawshe
Mr. Lawshe
Samoa's Official Chaperon in Village Life
The chaperon in Samoa is the chief's daughter chosen by each village to entertain visitors. She is protected by a court of native girls and escorted by an elder woman, with sacred precincts closed to men. If she resigns, a new damsel of high degree is appointed by the chief.
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Samoa
Toupou
Dear Mrs Pinkham Testimonial Questionably Genuine Claim
A reader cites a purported testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for uterine pain and inflammation. The letter asks readers to write for advice and notes a $5000 reward claim about authenticity.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pauline Udson
Mrs. Pinkham
Pauline Judson
Schermerhorn Golf Club
Brooklyn
New York
Lydia E. ‘Inkham
Partisn Jupson
Hoyt Street
N. Y
The Mule Not a Fool Says Kansas City Star
The article argues the mule shows practical intelligence and endurance, countering the view of stupidity. It cites calmer temperament, steady work, and better tolerance in fires and runs, noting mules replace horses in cotton fields and wagons. It discusses abuse, longevity, and the Boer War anecdotes.
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Sparks Bros
Robert Booth
Sone
Mr. Booth
Kansas City
Hiself
Hig
Kausss
He Warn't There Yet Was Sickeningly On Time
A Milwaukee Sentinel report describes a dry goods store saleswoman calling for a cash boy shortly before 1 pm. The boy refused to move, saying he was not there yet, displaying casual indifference and lack of urgency. The woman then summoned another worker.
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Milwaukee Sentnel
Wires Crossed in a Comic Telephone Prank
W Z Arkell laments poor telephone service as he tries to talk to someone on the line. He complains the wires are crossed and jokes the other end stutters. The New York Times reports his humorous office moment about communication troubles.
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W. Z. Arkell
New York Times
Water Collects Poisonous Gas
A cautionary note explains that ice cold water attracts many poisonous gases exhaled from the lungs and pores. The colder the water, the more impurities it can hold, and water left overnight in a closed room is unsafe to drink. A pitcher at normal temperature may contain a pint to a pint and a half of carbonic gas, increasing as it nears freezing.
Don’t preach unless you practice, urges from Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record advises restraint in speech and action. It warns against moralizing to foreigners, confusing wit with folly, and displays of arrogance. It urges personal reform over lamenting global wickedness and stresses discretion in sharing information.
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Philadelphia Record
Royalty’s Gastronomic Standbys
A London Madh stated that royal households keep certain dishes constant such as roast mutton and boiled chickens that never leave the table. The text notes boiled chickens cost at least fifteen shillings a pair and mutton cuts appear at Queen Victoria’s luncheon and dinner, while Emperor William’s supper includes large cups of tea at the table.
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Queen Victoria
William
London
Curious Facts From a Nineteenth Century Almanac
A collection of odd notes ranging from bamboo pens in India and a button house in France to Duluth Minnesota's 28 mile lakefront and New York Citys charitable farming, plus steam propulsion by Robert Fulton, Neuchatel Lake details, and a proposed hotel atop a buried lake mountain with an estimated cost of 150000 dollars.
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Robert Fulton
Pennsylvania
Fulton
Europe
Polyglot Newspapers: Three Multilingual Periodicals
Three polyglot periodicals publish in many languages. The China Times prints in English French German Italian Amesian Japanese and Chinese. The Austrian semi monthly Acta Comparisonis Literarum Universarum uses country language by correspondent. The PanTolodion Magazine in St Petersburg prints reviews in the language of the book’s country with many languages in one issue.
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China Times
Tts
China
Acta Comparationis Literarum Universarum
St. Petersburg
Epidemic Among Murres Hits Pribilof Islands
An epidemic swept the murres of the Pribilof Islands during the season. Birds gathered near St Paul village in weak condition, then died in large numbers washing ashore. About 212 birds were counted along 160 yards, with steamers reporting vast dead birds. The event recalls prior cormorant declines at the Commander Islands.
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Murres
Pribilof Islands
St. Paul
St. Michel's
Commander Islands
Largest gold coin in circulation for Annam colony
The largest gold coin in circulation is the Annam ingot, a flat rounded piece bearing its value in Indian ink about $325. The next largest is Japan's obang at about $50, followed by Ashantec’s benda at roughly $45.
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Annam
Asia
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders and Cascanirs Candy
Advertises Cascanirs Candy Cathartic and Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. Claims quick relief for various ailments and worms. Mentions imitations beware and distribution details in Le Roy New York with dubious claims.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Deafness Claim
An advertisement claims deafness results from blocked Eustachian tube mucous inflammation and offers a $100 reward for any catarrh deafness case not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. It asserts catarrh to be 90 percent of cases and promotes circulars, Toledo based Cure Co., selling by druggists. It also notes irrigation land reclamation totaling 6,500,000 acres in California, Colorado and other Western states.
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Hall
Cnuexey.& Co
Toledo
Cheesebrough Manufacturing CO
State Street
New York City
Prolific Millet Seed and Noted Patent Remedies
Early ad blitz highlights seed prices from John A Salter Seed Co offering millet for hay and profits. Also promotes Dr Kline’s nerve restorer with free trial, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, and dye products with broad testimonials from Civil War height data and public figures.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Telephone aided ventriloquy and stage devices noted
The piece discusses devices using a telephone to emit ventriloquial voices from a figure on stage with a hidden operator behind the scenes. It also mentions stuffed animal props enhancing the illusion. Separate note states Princeton University will receive a Syriac manuscript collection from Professor D Wilson, dating to Constantine's era.
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Princeton University
D. Wilson
Constantine
St Jacobs Oil Promoted For Pain Relief And Cures
The advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a fifty year old remedy with undisclosed ingredients known only to manufacturers and trusted staff. It claims remarkable pain killing properties and claims thousands of cures, asserting its sales surpass other proprietary medicines and oils combined.
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St. Jacots
St. Jacobs Oil
Tts
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Simplon Tunnel
Royalty
India
Duluth
Minn
Lake Front
City of
Charities Department
Mangishlak Peninsula
Cagplan Sea
Neuchatel
Switzerland
Auvernier
Areuse
Ppcess
Lalor
Eyrey In
L. Douglas
Douglas
Anil
Suygtoe
Beyeks
St. Lawerence River
Southern
California
Piso
N. W. Baarvex
Ocean Grove
N.J
Ayer
R. N. Mann
Fall Mills
Tenn
J.C. Ater
Lowell
Wow Green
Thompson
Eya
Vogeler
Jacob
Pisy Brno
Boston
Mass
Capsicum
PALZE
Seed CO
Larosse
Bus
Atlante
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