Rug and Curtain Holder Aids Rug Beating On Line
A Massachusetts inventor devised a spring wire rug holder to keep rugs in place on line beatings. The upper curve fits over the rug and four lower prongs grip the rug, preventing slipping and reducing the need to hold with one hand. Aluminum paper coated via Wickel process gains industrial use, offering lead-free alternative for wrapping, confectionery, boxes, and wallpaper cleanable with a damp cloth.
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Massachusetts
Washington Star
Wickel
France
Fishy remark on spending for fishing gear over pew rent
A Chicago News quip notes the average man would pay $10 for a fishing outfit rather than $5 for pew rent, illustrating frugality or preference in spending.
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Chicago News
Egypt's cotton yields rise amid arid challenges
Scribner's Magazine notes Nile region cotton value climbing with 1906 to 1907 gains totaling about 30 million dollars over 1897 figures. Despite boll weevil and drought, expanded cultivation and Assouan dam irrigation boost output to 675 million pounds in 1907 on over 1.5 million acres, cementing cotton as Egypt's enduring world market staple.
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Nile
Egypt
Lower
Wise Words on Wealth and Wisdom Across The Ages
A collection of pointed proverbs and aphorisms on money, manners, optimism, art, and social change. The author pits wealth against brains, lampoons amateurism, and contrasts modern life with Mother Hubbard’s cupboard, ending with Ramsey Benson’s World citation.
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Mother Hubbard
Ramsey Benson
New York World
Too Cold For Overcoats In Alaska Weather
A Baltimore Sun report quotes an Alaska resident noting no one wears overcoats in extreme cold. Warmth comes from keeping head hands and feet protected with fur caps wool mitts moccasins and woolen stockings, while dog sled travel requires light clothing and eye protection.
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Alaska
Baltimore Sun
European longevity gap noted with Norwegians longest lived
The report states Norwegians are the longest-lived among European nations, while Spaniards have the shortest life expectancy. The finding highlights regional health differences without detailing underlying causes.
One Day Cold Cure Ad Promotes Bromo Quinine
Ad touts World over cure for a cold using Bromo Quinine with signature of E. W. Grove. It notes the product price as 25 cents. Also claims Cuban cabbages reach twenty pound heads in size.
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E. W. Grove
Cured Her Three Children With Cuticura Remedies
Mme Napoleon Duceppe of Montreal recalls severe childhood eczema on her three daughters and a baby’s neck folds, treated with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. She reports full cures after four to five applications and notes a separate record of four minutes and twenty-nine and a quarter seconds for staying under water.
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Mme
Napoleon Duceppe
Duluth St
Montreal
Que
Century Grass Promises Three Crops a Year
A farmer on 100 acres in Iowa sold 3800 dollars worth of seed and produced 300 tons of hay. The note advertises Salter Seed Co. and various seed products, touts high yields, and promotes health and household products alongside farming claims.
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Iowa
Pe Salter Seed Co
America
Victoria
John A. Salter Seed Co
la i Wis
A. C. EL
Woman Recovers After Seven Years With Pinkham Remedy
Mrs Sallie French of Pancannla Indian Territory writes that after seven years of female troubles she grew weak and nervous. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for her renewed strength and health and notes the company offers free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sallie French
Pancannla
Ind
Ter
Mrs. Pinkham
Real Estate Prospects Offer Branch Manager Posts
A suburban property owner appeals to ambitious young men with a profit shared, no upfront money, promising rapid income growth. The offer invites responders to name a reference and apply to the Real Estate Owners' Association of America in New York for a section branch manager role.
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Real Estate Owners’ Association OF America
West 42d Street
New York
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Annam
George Adams
Michigan
Leslie’s Weekly
Princess Victoria Louise
Charles M. Pepper
Mother Shipton
Napoleon
Providence
Cuba
Brown
Paris
DHS Unser
Parham Street
Carthage
N. Y
Jane Thompson
State St. Chesebrough Mfg. CO
New York City
Domaigs
N.Y
Yaue
J. J. H. Gaesenr & Son
Maasiencan
Mass
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