Massachusetts Trolley Shift Linked to Job Gains
The change from horse cars to trolley cars in Massachusetts reduced wages for stablemen yet added 4 103 workers under the old system and 7 451 under the new system. The surge in employment accompanies construction of 2 000 extra cars to carry 920 464 090 passengers versus 106 746 786 previously. Also notes a Treasury ruling exempting certain artificial aids like false teeth and wigs from duty if attached to the body, while a false leg must bear its share of government support.
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Massachusetts
Treasury Artment
China’s Early Iron Work and Bridge Feats Emergence
A historic note credits the Chinese with early use of wrought iron and steel for two millennia. It records a cast iron bridge spanning a ravine 1,000 feet deep in the first century AD, among ancient feats in printing, paper manufacture, and newspaper production.
Pretty and Attractive Women Beauty Secret Ad
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a solution for female troubles. It claims women worldwide, regardless of race, can maintain beauty by eliminating impurities and keeping health, featuring promotional language and belittling doubt about other remedies.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mahone Dies A Prominent Virginia General in Washington
General William Mahone, once a Southern Army favorite who led at Petersburg and became a public figure, died at his Washington home on Tuesday afternoon after progressive paralysis. Though slight in stature, his distinctive dress and keen eyes made him a memorable presence in public life for decades.
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William Mahone
Washington
Mahone
United States
Hero of the Crater and Virginia’s fiery political figure
Quarter century central in Virginian politics, Hinton Mahone, aged 68 or 69, fought in the Petersburg assault and helped repair Confederate lines to keep the city from Union capture. A Confederate veteran, he later led the Sixth Virginia and rose to U S Senate in 1879, where he sparked bitter deadlocks and shifted patronage to Republicans before his defeat in 1887.
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Congress
Hinton Xobriquet
Petersburg
Norfolk Navy Yard
Virginia
Norfolk and Tennessee Railroad
United States Senate
Mahone
Senate
Fragmented 1900s gossip and social notes on society figures
A stream of era gossip covers Holmes awaiting justice, slow Duke of Marlborough bidding, Willie Vanderbilt yacht costs, a Pennsylvania man forcing his wife to speak after seven years, Donna Cousino of Chill Michigan growing richer, and a bloomers wedding trend with a near sighted parson pairing. Also New York allows women to ride horses astride, Campos proclamations on Cuba, and Princess Colonna’s divorce payment.
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Holmes
Duke of Marlborough
Willie K. Vanderbilt
Pennsylvania
Donna Cousino
Iealso
New York
Campos
Cuba
Colonna
Mackay
Bow Lege and Divorce Question on Grounds
A comely young wife seeking a divorce after eighteen months of marriage sues for grounds linked to her husband’s habit. The woman asserts the spouse’s addiction to horseback riding ruined the union, claiming she married for money and now seeks legal relief in court. The Philadelphia Record notes the legal question may soon be decided.
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Sixth Street
Apollo
Bronze Lemon Juice Polishes Cast Iron Surfaces
A bronze lemon juice treatment gives an excellent finish to cast iron. It darkens the polished areas to a bronze black and, when brushened with shellac varnish, absorbs enough varnish to preserve the surface. The acid may seem weak, yet it quickly darkens steel when cutting a lemon, yielding a striking appearance on polished iron.
Silent appeal for help and health remedies
A plea to heed silent kidney and bladder distress using Hostetter's Stomach Bitters before meals. Warns of danger from dyspepsia malaria rheumatism constipation nerve trouble and urges timely action. Mentions silk hat brim curling, reader eyes for the curve, and notes reduced rail rates to the West via Nickel Plate routes with dates and agents.
Wellington tale and scattered notices in a noisy column
A colonial era style piece recounts the Duke of Wellington’s quip after a Strathfieldsaye incident. The page also includes garbled verse and stray ads hinting at low travel rates and a dramatic line about a woman’s eloquent speech, all rendered in a rough, OCR-derived text block.
Homeseekers' Ex cursions to the West and Southwest
Advertised travel offers focus on Homeseekers' Ex cursions by Nickel Plate Road agents with dates October 21 and 22 and hunting rates to Michigan and Wisconsin through November 15. Also mentions catarrh cure, Piso's cure, and miscellaneous notes on personal claims and advice.
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Nickel Plate Road
Michigan
Wisconsin
California Fig Co Syrup Review From Historical Ad Fragment
A damaged OCR fragment touts a fig syrup product as a natural laxative. It claims comfort and improvement, targeting the liver and bowels, with professional approval and no harsh chemicals. The ad notes packaging and manufacturer as the California Fig Co. and mentions Byrup of Figs in passing.
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California Fig Co
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ALL Orocear
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Rowa
Gen. Matione
Gov't Report
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Duke of Wellington
Strathfieldsaye
Toulouse
France
Illeman
Boston
Mighkigan
Hatin
Blall
Piso
Apm Dovatas
le Roy, Mich
Sapolio
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Limited
Dorchester
Mass
Scott
Binghamton
Toin
Edward J. Clark
Central Congregational Church of
Texas
Eds A.M
Eneme
Eer Reed
W. Mou
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