Notable aristocrats and magnates in society gossip
Baron Rosen the Russian ambassador to Washington is named among Washington’s best musicians. Charles M Schwab reportedly selling his $3 4 million Fifth Avenue home for 1 million under cost. General Cranje’s war horse joins A R Peacock’s stables. The Duke of Atholl maintains a royal army in Terthshire of 260 men. T J Goodwin of Kansas City boasts 50 000 saws filed and 665 000 miles walked. John W Gates praises horses and trap shooting. Chancellor MacCracken of NYU champions resorted football and tennis. The Earl of Wortsmouth pursues music and opera. Barrett B Mitchell rises to general freight trade manager at Vanderbilt roads. J P Morgan treasures miniatures and plans a copying project. Lord Rosebery shines in stock raising, dairy prices reach 210 for Jersey cows at Mentmore.
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Baron Rosen
Washington
New York
Charles M. Schwab
P. A. Cranje
A. R. Peacock
Pittsburg
John W. Gates
MacCracken
New York University
Earl of Wortsmouth
Barrett B. Mitchell
Vanderbilt
Vander- Drones
J. P. Morgan
Tord Rosebery
Mentmore
Lord Rothschild
Lightning Fatality Rare Event Sparks Public Interest
A variety of short notes cover unusual outcomes and civic matters including a $35,000 verdict for severe injury from a railroad incident in New York, two old fire engines on Blackwell’s Island, a Kansas City firm using canceled checks worth over $8 million, and a Manila warning on fortification sketches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manila
Philippines
United States
Germany
Colombia
Civardot
Bogeia
Gems From The Talmud Folio Of Fables
A garbled collection of aphorisms with distorted phrases about character and virtue. It touches on judgment pride and obedience while misquoting and misrendering several lines. The fragmentary text reflects a pseudo moralizing tone with many errors.
Facts From France in Early 20th Century Industry and Tax
The report notes 800 million French umbrella manufacturers produce over 8 million Windrellas yearly. It highlights submarine signaling by wireless to navigators. Paris hosts seven free eating houses for poor mothers with infant feeding guidance. An income tax trial begins in Saint-Ours with 1,800 taxable from 1,479 residents, stirring departmental reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Saint-Ours
Puy-de-Dame
HeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Ad
An advertisement promotes HeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills sold by Wm. F. Jungkun a druggist at 8 Stephenson Street. The copy claims unequaled relief for backache weak kidneys and all urinary troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F. Jungkun
Stephenson St
Tiny wormlike insect forms long migrating procession
A historical note describes the selern larval form of tipula in Hungarian forests and Norwegian pines. The wormlike creatures gather in July to create a 40 to 50 foot, narrow serpent like line that crawls slowly. If broken they reunite and may circle endlessly. Norwegian peasants test it with clothing offerings to read if food sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honogary
Xotewas
Norway
M. Guerin-Meneville
Lydia F. Pinkham
Aug
Lyon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
East Bar
Fair Play Plea Echoed Across Classes of Men
The Philadelphia Ledger argues that appeals to fair play persuade all men from sailors to students to pursue kindness and virtue. A humorous Washington anecdote recounts corn beef hash orders for Senator Hanna, ending with a joke about him overdoing it.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Hanna
Washington
Senate
Etter
Hisself
Dagger Fiasco in Melodrama Ends With Stage Duel
In a melodrama a stage dagger is missing. Tratcliffe forgets the prop but improvises a dramatic confrontation. He declares his foe will be slain by a blow of the strong right hand, while the villain confronts his own conscience.
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Tratcliffe
Move Pansitlve. Cadley and Teupeeck clash over a marriage claim
A Philadelphia Press excerpt shows Cadley accusing Teupeeck of being prompted by his wife to propose. Teupeeck retorts that she told him to propose, while Cadley mocks the notion and insists the wife did not ask, implying she directed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadley
Teupeeck
Philladelphia Press
Grindstones Wet and Dry Strengths Shown by Tests
Tests show dry grindstones rated at 146 to 186 pounds per square inch in tensile strength after soaking. Wet stones reach 80 to 116 psi, indicating significant strength variance with moisture content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire
What’y What Exchange Sparks Philosophical Banter
A quirky dialogue snippet shows a thoughtful thinker and his friend debating minimalism and philosophy. The exchange references women and salads as a humorous punchline attributed to Socrates, highlighting wit and classical allusion.
Daily Journal delivers newspaper across city for a week
The Daily Journal announces delivery service extended to all city areas for one week, offering full access to local news, classifieds, and notices for residents regardless of neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Journal
Harvard Professor and Street Car Conductor Clash
A Harvard professor traveling by trolley to Cambridge encounters a conductor who refuses to drop him at a city change point. The professor tries to exit and is prevented, prompting the conductor to demand in blunt terms that the professor cannot change here. The scene ends with the professor insisting he can change his mind where he pleases.
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Wall Street
Wilson
Wall
Northwestern
Canada
Ianami
Harvard
Camiidge
Boston
Tie
Jay
Lippincott’s
Not a Chance Whitt Werte Your Pour Upele Tale
A fragmented dialogue style item presents garbled quotations and names like Balthwore Ameri cil and Lllusified Bits. It reads as a surreal courtroom or legal-banter fragment with no clear narrative, participant roles, or resolvable event.
Kennedy's Lucative Cough Syrup Gains Kids Favor
A prompt pleasant remedy for coughs and colds Kennedy's Lucative Cough Syrup is popular with children. Sold by Wm. FP Jungkunz druggist on SS Stephensom street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Wm. FP
Jungkunz
Stephensom Street
New Eggplant Cross Shows Promising Fruit Quality
An article from the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station notes a Long White New York cross yielding thirty pink and eight white fruits among thirty-seven pink bearing plants. Fruits are long bell-shaped with green foliage, requiring further selection for uniform color and shape.
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Tn Li
New York
New Jersey
PELLENBURG PLUMS AND GILL STRAWBERRY VARIETIES
Pellenburg plums extend far east toward New England and are a central prune type in the west. They are dark purple with greenish yellow juicy flesh and good quality. Gill strawberry tops early lists for rare merit at the Ohio experiment station with stocky plants and heavy late-season fruit despite smaller berries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Gill
Ohio Experiment Station
Marvelous Memories and Remarkable Feats Remembered
A playful note recalls ancient and modern memory feats. Themistocles could recall every Athens citizen in a crowd of 20 000. A London schoolteacher named Dawson wagers 1000 on repeating each word of Spenser's Fusirie dueene. Larson reverses Milton. Ma cudulay is said to forget nothing read or heard. Jehn Fiske borrows Harvard library volumes and opyn books.
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Themistocles
Athens
Londen School
Usune of
Dawson
Spenser
Larson
Marndise
Macdulay
Jehn Fiske Borw
Train Schedules and Connections for Rock Island Area
A dense timetable lists East and West bound passenger and freight trains with numbers, times, and parlor car services. It notes connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit Janesville Madison and Chicago links, plus agent and route details for the Chicago Great Western Maple Leaf Route and other lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Pointa
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Eaat
Harvard
Madison
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
John F. Daly
Chicago
Rock Island
Madigan
Kanway City
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Pototy
North
South Dakota
J. B. Sweatt
Ament
Chicago Great Western
Maple Leaf
Bouta Reaport
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Beecham
Florida
Guba
South-East
Southern Railway
Queen & Crescent
J.C. Beam,Jr
St. Louis
H. Hardwick
D. C
J. S. McCullough
N. W
Dearborn St
Ill
W.H. Tayloe
WM. Clement
Freeport
Manitoba and Western Colonization Co
Dakotas
Minnesota
British Isles
Continental Europe
Freeport, Ill
Carnet
A. M. Hoover
Prin the Daily Journal
the Hall OF Fame
France
Sciara
Fair Play
Socrates
Jerry Tames
Buffalo Enquirer
London
Lievd Bingham
Besa
Charlie Loftleigh
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Philadelphia Press
Kor
Fung
Dewitt & Company
Olinois
Minois Agricultural Experiment Station
Pacific
Taylor & Frick
Freeport, Hinols, Daw
Business Directory
Illinois
BANKS
Stover
Antrim
É .F. Dorman
R. G. Shumway
Henry Baler
State Bank
Rk. G. Shumway
A. & Held
W. Fi. Holland
Fred W. Hoefer
H. H. Autrim
Dr. J. H. Brealy
D.C. Stover
Fred Dorman
W. H. Wagner
Henry Buler
Homer F. Aspinwall
ILI Capital
Collmann
Prest
D. F. Graham
First National Bank
C. B. Bidwell
Wm. O. Wright
A. Bidwell
J. M. Clark
Ass’t
John Burrell
Joseph Emmert
C. H. Little
M. V. B. Elson
Webster
L. Z Farwell
M. V. B. Blson
L. Z. Farwell
S&s
N. Galloway
F. B. Schaeffer
H. S. Webster
RE. Mayer
Union LC. & Building Association
J. _N. Galloway
B. Bhueffer
C. J. Wells
John J. Trunack Bi
Mayer
J. F. Kramer
W. J. Schwarz
Wabater
Attorney AT Law
W. N. Cronhaite
Wagner Sindery
Anselger
Bpring
C. 4, Ruthe
Carpenter & Contractor
Douglas Ave
New
Frisbie & Haney
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Decatur
Neisad Southern
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St. Paul
West Hound
Dallys
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Dubuges
St Paul
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Marshall
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