Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Life Changing Says Veteran
B Frank Doremus of Indianapolis describes kidney trouble after army service. He suffered headaches dizziness sleeplessness and dropsy with leg swelling and severe pain. After using Doan's Kidney Pills the swelling eased the urine normalized and pains disappeared. He has been well for nine years. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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B. Frank Doremus
Roosevelt Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Paraguay Moves to Grow Cotton on a Large Scale
Paraguayan newspapers urge government action to develop cotton cultivation. They propose employing scientists to survey suitable lands and prepare promotional pamphlets for Britain France and Germany. Optimistic editors forecast potential exports up to 100 million dollars yearly.
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Paraguay
England
Peru
Asuncion
Bertoni
Great Britain
France
Germany
Anistis
Republic
Asuncjon
How Gotham Grows
Five year period in New York saw enough apartment buildings rise to house about 586000 residents.
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Gotham
New York
There’s a Reason Read The Road to Wellville In Pigs
A quirky item notes sales and progress tied to the film The Road to Wellville as a playful pigs tale. It frames the project as a humorous cultural reference with literary overtones and local curiosity.
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Wellville
The Bluejay Family in an Oak Grove
Emily Macklin Atkinson describes a morning visit to Mr Bluejay and family in an oak grove. The scene follows the jay as he buries an acorn, heckled by louder bluejays and an owl, then returns to feed nestlings with grubs while a limp sparrow is stolen for dinner. The piece ends with a quiet farewell as the bluejay calls into the woods.
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Mr. Bluejay
Jay Jay
Jay
Rascal
Madam Bluejay
Oak Grove
Emily Macklin Atkinson
Philadelphia Record
Measuring light and gas standards in the modern city
The article explains photometric methods for gas light, detailing a lab setup where a gas jet and standard candle powers are compared using a two-mirror sighting box. Ten one-minute readings average to determine gas consumption and illumination, each candle weighing to ensure accuracy.
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Encyclopaedia
Sfice
Nestlings lullaby sung by Alice C Longaker
A short poem cites the nursery image of Birdie asleep in a nest as night quiet settles. The piece, attributed to Alice Coggins Longaker in Kindergarten Review, frames a parent’s comforting arms as a nest for a baby and a rosebud at rest.
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Birdie
Hhen
Dreamland
Alice Coggins Longaker
Hen Fights Hawk For Chick In Connecticut Yard
A hawk swooped down at the Ladd place near Central Village Conn and carried off a chicken. The mother hen chased into a tree and attacked the hawk, causing it to release the chick and both returned to the yard.
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Ladd Place
Central Village
Conn
Squirrels Reared by Cat Exhibit Color Change
The Zoological Society displayed two young English squirrels raised by a cat as foster-mother. They have color shifted from chestnut-brown to light drab, with ears and feet showing limited original color. The Nest-raised kittens may explain the change.
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The
Zoological Society
St. James Gazette
A Bird That Cannot Fly Auk Uses Water to Move
An old Irish sailor nine years ago explained that auks cannot fly because their wings are too short and set apart. They swim to move on land and use their broad webbed feet as oars and short wings as paddles to reach food, since their habitat is mostly water. The note cites the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Game Of Painter
A group game from the New Haven Register where one player acts as painter and others take color names. The painter must elicit specific rival replies for palette, colors, here we are, brush, and help. Any misstep incurs a forfeit as players form ridiculous color contrasts in a courtship of comic responses.
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Cleopatra
New Haven
Population of Seoul and gender disparity noted
A recent Seoul population estimate places total at 199,305. In all wards except the north one males exceed females, where 17,000 males and 90,000 females are recorded, a discrepancy hard to explain. Seoul lacks a quarter for exclusive male residence, Korea Daily News reports.
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Seoul
Korea Daily News
Wieliczka Salt Mine: Six Centuries of Mining and Vast Galleries
The Wieliczka salt mine in Austria features six hundred miles of galleries and employs nine thousand miners. It has been actively worked for six centuries.
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Wieliczia
Indians As Masons: Grand Secretary Notes Masonry Among Tribes
Wisconsin grand lodge official W W Perry says some Indians are good Masons though few or no lodges exist. He recalls a historic tale of a slave auction in New Orleans where a Mason avoided sale after signaling his fraternal status and was freed with funds raised by Masons.
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W. W. Perry
Wisconsin Grand Lodge
New Orleans
Africa
Miwaukee Sentinel
Whalebone Prices Rise Dramatically Over a Decade
The price of whalebone has surged from 150 dollars to 1500 dollars per ton over ten years. This reflects growing demand or supply constraints affecting the weighty material used in medical and industrial contexts.
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