Leveling Our Population and Immigrant Flows
The article discusses immigrant distribution via Ellis Island in 1906 with 1.2 million arrivals. It notes New York state receiving about 30 percent and metropolitan New York dominating, plus significant shares to Pennsylvania Illinois Massachusetts New Jersey and Ohio. It warns of congestion and describes New York as a clearing house funneling labor to the South and West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Texas
New York
Galveston
New Orleans
Bureau of Immigration
Ellis Island
New York State
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Ohio
Great Plains
National Magazine
Idle social order must be reshaped by law and faith
The text argues against vast wealth as a sign of social disease and calls for legal correction of injustices. It condemns the church for not opposing plunder and its complicity with wealthy magnates, urging renewed faith and courage to restore strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
Rockefeller
The Central Dish System for Household Meals
The author argues for replacing complex orthodox dinners with a single central dish and minimal accompaniments to reduce labor, smells, and waste. He warns the bourgeois domestic system enslaves women and that change may be inevitable despite resistance.
No Need of Cotton Famine, South Can Grow More
Southern Farm Magazine argues against cotton famine fears saying Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas could boost output to match or exceed current Southern production. Gov Hoke Smith asserts Georgia could produce as much cotton as the entire South if needed, with labor supply the only limiting factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Mississippi
Texas
Southern Farm Magazine
Early Railroads And Portland’s Carriage Trucks
The Dundee Advertiser notes old railway practice where the fifth Duke of Portland used a strapped carriage on a railway truck, preferring it over standard compartments. Wealthy early travelers kept carriages and horses aboard, with stations stocking trucks and no embarkation charges.
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Druce
Fifth Duke of Portland
Dundee Advertiser
Ceylon Pearl Fisheries Historic Beauty and Modern Lease
Consul Creevey lauds Ceylon pearl fisheries for antiquity dating to 6th century BC and notes revenue fluctuations under Dutch and British rule. The 1906 lease to Ceylon Company of Pearl Fishers, Limited, includes a 310,000 rupees annual rent and a program of costly improvements. Descriptions cover fishing camps, market activity, and detailed diving methods with divers from Tamil Arabs and Moors.
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Quolombo
E. A. Creevey
Ceylon
Vijaya
Madura
England
Royal Society
Netherlands
Company of Pearl Fishers, Limited
Marichchikaddi
Silvatturai
India
Colombo
Herbert White
A Decline and Fall of Albee and His Thread
A humorous verse by Alonzo Rive from the Indianapolis News recounts Albee snagging a thread on his hose. He pulls it and spins wildly, bending time and space as yarn unwinds. The fevered whirl ends with a creased sock and a comic note on laundry woes amid a distant crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albee
Alonzo Rive
Indianapolis News
Wit Humor and Sargasm Jokes From A Century Of Quotes
A collage of humorous exchanges and wry one liners from various papers. Bits include detectives, office boys, domineering spouses, politicians, and puns about farming and suburbia. Notable quips touch on money, marriage, piano sales, and public speaking with a dated, lighthearted tone.
Bellboy Hopes for Lost Diamond Ring Reward
A hotel bellboy, seen rummaging a large wicker hamper of soiled towels, explains he searches for lost rings to earn rewards. He says guests sometimes remove rings while washing hands and may drop them in the hamper, hoping to become a man of means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buntin
Jes
Jos
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Edward Carpenter
United States
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
Nell
Baltimore
Eastwood
Essex
Bobby
Tommy
Cleveland
Subbs
Puck
Boston
Verner
Ascum
Philadelphia Press
Clarence
Burridges
Arthur
Chappie
Senator Sorghum
Washington
Star
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