Greatest Port in World Claim for Duluth Freight Tonnage
W. E. Curtis in the Chicago Records states Duluth, Superior and Two Harbors handled 27,876,201 tons in 1906, dominating London, Liverpool and Hamburg. He notes eighty to eighty five percent of Duluth freight is raw materials iron ore wheat coal, valued at over $260,000,000 overall as a world wealth contributor.
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Duluth
London
Liverpool
Superior
Sarob
Hamburg
Antwerp
New York
Chicago
Minnesota
Dakota
Northwestern
W. E.curtis
Vermont Game Birds Scarce This Season
Hunters report a severe shortage of partridge, ruffled grouse, and woodcock in Vermont woods due to a late spring. Observers say the few birds seen are mostly old, and many eggs may have chilled or young birds died, signaling one of the poorest seasons in years.
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Vermont Woods
Boston Transcript
Little Boy Hero Rescues Companion From Bulldog
Five year-old Clarence Boles saved four-year-old Ros yelie Martelle at Hartford City Indiana by grabbing a bulldog by the ear and holding on for thirty minutes until help arrived. The dog belonged to the Boles family and attacked when the Martelle boy wandered into a neighbor’s yard. Clarence escaped unharmed.
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Clarence Boles
Rosyelie Martelle
Hartford City
Ind
Boles
Martelle
First Steam Plow Sells to Saline County Farmer
The first steam plow in Saline County has been sold to Will Johnson four miles west of Salina. With twelve disks set to cut twelve furrows, it plows thirty acres in ten hours at two and a half miles per hour. Started in a 100-acre field at 3 PM Wednesday, Johnson finished Friday evening with two crews, running all night. He vows never to bother with a common plow again.
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Saline County
Will Johnson
Salina
Kansas City Journal
Railroad Man Relieves Indigestion with Grape-Nuts
A railroader recounts chronic indigestion and dieting woes. After trying various remedies he finds relief with Grape-Nuts, noting increased appetite, energy, and seven pound gain within a week. He credits the cereal as why his digestion now stays healthy and mentions the mystery food’s origin and its advertising slogan.
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Postum Co
Battle
Wellville
Wedded Phssimism and Nursery Doctrines Echo Church Talk
A column contrasts bleak views on marriage with advice from Home Circle on nursery discipline. It argues church influence grows, notes women’s predominance, and asserts the church strengthens character even as theology shifts. It hints many good men may join the heavenly ranks, while praising churchgoing citizens and the broadening reach of faith.
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Heaven
Hell
Royalty's cast off clothing fetches high prices
A Rome court in camera revealed Signora Orifcci, head maid to the Queen Dowager of Ital, has for years earned between 5000 and 6000 per year by selling the queen's old dresses. Americans are noted as the top buyers, paying high sums for "souvenirs of the Queen" worn at dinners in New York and Chicago society homes.
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Rome
Signora Orifcci
Ital
New York
Chicago
Miss Althea Norwood Becomes Miner in Oregon
Miss Althea Norwood, a New York native, leaves Baker City Oregon with mining gear to claim the Ola Virtune mine. She asserts ownership of the properties and plans to supervise operations herself. The claims were found years ago by her father and a miner named Crawford.
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Althea Norwood
New York
Baker City
Oregon
Taking Life Easily Philosophy Of Calm Acceptance
A Pittsburg Press inspired note on cultivating a calm philosophy to endure annoyances without complaint. It argues education to accept minor irritations, endure incurable ills with fortitude, and avoid fault finding as the best discipline. It cites a woman misdirected by a careless car conductor and notes public amusement in wrath.
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Pittsburg Press
A Fatal Mistake In Married Life Warns On Courtesy
A Home Notes piece warns that marriage does not excuse poor manners or harsh words at home. It argues that good manners preserve peace, and happiness hinges on fair partnership, equal consideration, and civility between spouses.
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Hom
Angels in Heaven Quote by Judge Marvin
Akron judge Ulyses L. Marvin tells the Washington Post that heaven will be populated early by women if current church ratios in the United States hold. He suggests a future with many women among the saved.
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United States
Ulyases L. Marvin
Akron
Ohio
Washington Post
Wedding Etiquette Across Times and Attire Rules
The article outlines strict wedding etiquette with rules on dress by hour, from full evening dress to noon frock coats, and guidance on procession order. It describes seating, receiving line etiquette, and customary guest movements at receptions and quiet home affairs.
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Stee Pita
Pittsburg Press
Self Oiler For Saws Improves Woodworking Speed
An automatic self oiler for saws clamps to the blade with a bifurcated discharge nozzle to coat the saw as it cuts. The device lets carpenters resume sawing without frequent stopping to oil, and when idle the saw is inverted so no oil leaks. Washington Sar.
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Washington Sar
Etiquette of the Flag in Army Regiments
Harper's Weekly notes army rules for flag display at posts rise at reveille and fall at sunset with salute and band. The flag may stay aloft under fire and a storm flag is used in windy weather. Half mast flags are lowered from the top and hoisted before full retirement.
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United States
Key
Harper's Weekly
Modern Greek Gowning Captures Fashion Muse
Fashion writers note Greek inspired gowns from leading French houses blend classical lines with modern fit. Skirts feature high Empire influenced waistbands yet are tailored for movement, often untrimmed with long tunics. The trend targets affluent women who can rotate expensive looks.
Charming Afternoon Gowns and Millinery Trends
The article notes new velveteen gowns with high neck designs and jumper dresses, chenille cone hat pins, hand painted lace collars, and lace accents. It highlights flowered organdie aprons, velvet and braid waist trimmings, nut and rosewood brown millinery, Japanese-inspired sashes, and filet lace gowns with white silk embroideries as current fashion notes.
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Nattier
All out note misfires as thief leaves little
A Denver woman locked up and left a signed card saying all out. On return, her home was ransacked and valuables stolen. The door card was later marked thanks we haven't left much, illustrating a bold theft with a taunting twist.
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Denver
Kansas City Star
Sale of Eternal Salvation Recorded in Russian Deed
Detroit News reports a curious decree from Melitopol where Nicoll Nicephorovitch sells his eternal salvation and heavenly place for fifty rubles to Makar Selenky in a village document attested by an elder. The reproduced deed highlights satire or possible fraud in obscure religious transfer.
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Rodnoa Diclo
Nicoll Nicephorovitch
Dogmarovski
Melitopol
Kingdom of Heaven
Makar Selenky
Connel
Detroit News
Wise Insects and the Mirror Experiment
Belgian zoologist Mon Plateau tested whether color or odor draws bees by placing a vividly colored, fragrant flower before a perfect mirror. Insects flocked to the real bloom while only one approached the reflection, suggesting real flowers emit strongest cues.
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Mon. Plateau
German universities report women matriculation totals
Only 254 women were among the 45,136 matriculated students at the twenty-one universities of Germany last winter. The report notes a trend of low female enrollment in higher education across the period, with context on the male dominated student body and the evolving social attitudes toward women in academia.
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Germany
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Promise
A 19th century style advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case, claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures all, lists J Cheney Co Toledo as contact, includes testimonials, prices at 75 cents per bottle, touts internal action on blood and mucous membranes, and sells Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. Cheney
Watoine
Watoine, ‘Kasnas Rvix, Whole ‘Foledo, ’. Halls Gutaith Gare Iteben
Mad dog frightens girl in Harper's Weekly account
A little girl ran to report a mad dog seen nearby. She declared the animal was furious and wild, exclaiming he was mad and very dangerous in vivid terms from Harper's Weekly.
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Harper's Weekly
Dean's Kidney Pills Credited For Nerve Relief
Mrs. Frank Roseboom of Moscow Idaho describes inherited kidney trouble that worsened into sleepless nerves dizziness and back pain. After trying many medicines she began using Dean's Kidney Pills and reports the alarming symptoms have subsided. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Frank Roseboom
Washington St
Moscow
Idaho
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Divorce courts by country highlighted in Lexington Gazette
The Lexington Kentucky Gazette notes figures for divorce courts: France seventy nine, Germany twenty eight, England one, and the United States two thousand nine hundred twenty one. The item emphasizes the disparity in judicial facilities across nations.
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France
Germany
England
The
United States
Lexington (Ky
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