Airship stocks eyed for NYSE listing and reform lessons
The piece surveys a mix of topics from finance to social policy. It notes airship companies may soon list on the New York Stock Exchange while discussing Cuban elections, immigration money transfers, opium suppression in China, and Catholic marriage regulations as debated by newspapers across the country.
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New York Commercial
New York Stock Exchange
New Haven Register
Cuba
Post Office
Money Order Division
United States
The
New York Tribune
Europe
New York Coffee Exchange
New York
Hamburg
Germany
Havre
France
Coffee Exchange Gamble Ends in State Control
Brazil steps in to stabilize world coffee prices by buying surplus harvests. The state holds nearly 8 million bags valued at about $10 to $11 per bag, preventing a market disaster and curbing speculative trading.
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Santos
Rio Janeiro
New York
Havre
Hamburg
Brazil Drives World Coffee Markets With State Valuation Plan
The World reports Brazil uses government buy up surplus coffee to stabilize prices, ending speculative trading on major exchanges. Government and banks hold about 8 million bags in Sao Paulo and other centers, with loans totaling around 45 million dollars backing the scheme.
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Brazil
Becme
Sao Paulo
House of Rothschild
Arbuckle Brothers
Crossman & Siebken
New York
Hamburg
London
The Duties of the District Leader
John S. Burke offers a vivid sketch of New York district leaders. He argues leaders stay in power by aligning with the ruling organization and securing fat contracts, while control rests on delivering votes and patronage rather than payment.
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Harper’s Weekly
John S. Burke
New York
Defense of the Top Hat From a Paris Journal
The piece argues the top hat endures despite doom, defending its role in masculine costume. It contrasts the top hat with soft hats, praising its discipline on personal will and calling certain reflections a safeguard of individuality in civilized states.
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Civilized States
Journal Des Debate
Paris
Washing wicker furniture with hot water and soap
The article explains washing wicker items with hot water and soap to remove stains. After drying in the sun, applying shellac with white yields a bright, uniform look, suitable for natural finish pieces like chairs tables or settees.
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Paris
New York Times
Look Into the Icebox Icebox Care and Maintenance
An ice box built into the house offers comfort but needs constant attention. Wash with strong soda water, prevent drain clogs and obstructed waste pipes. If on a wooden floor, move it semi regularly to avoid mildew and water damage from overflow. House and Garden.
Clean Spots From Walls
The article notes summer wall paper spots are common and offers a cleaning method using a stiff dough of graham flour and boiling water. Knead and break into clean pieces, folding each piece to present a clean surface for rubbing, discarding soiled portions, and rubbing in one direction without re‑skimming the same area.
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New York Press
White Clothes and Rust at the Shore
A cleaner warns beachgoers to avoid screen doors at the shore as damp doors exude a yellow liquid iron rust that tints white fabrics permanently. He notes white flannel coats trousers and shirts soaked with drops of rust resist removal and suggests using scissors to cut out affected areas.
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New York Press
How to Arrange the Bed
Instructions from the New York Times on proper bed making. Tuck the first sheet under the mattress and smooth wrinkles with a broom handle. Do not tuck the upper sheet or spread under the mattress. Avoid a fancy spread or sunning feather pillows. Place the head away from the wall to allow air circulation.
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New York Times
Classic Home Breads and Desserts from Old Recipes
A collection of traditional measures and steps for Brown Bread, Molasses Cookies, Squash Biscuit, Cranberry Muffins, and Cream Pudding. Instructions include ingredient amounts, mixing, rising, baking times, and serving notes, with substitutions for sour milk and cream of tartar.
Reatcherism and the Fletcher Mastication Theory
A detailed early critique of Horace Fletcher’s Reatcherism, a diet system emphasizing extreme chewing and eating only when hungry. It argues that while thorough mastication may aid digestion, excessive chewing reduces digestive stimulus and routine meals are unnecessary. moderation is urged for food quantity and chewing.
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Horace Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher
Fletcher
Yale University
Mozart
Napoleon
Shakespeare
Be in Kind to Mothah Story Told by Milwaukee Free Press
A Milwaukee Free Press anecdote recounts an Englishman at a winter hotel who joins an American party in Mexico. He explains a fifteen minute delay by saying he had to fetch his mother from the gardens, stressing the need to be kind to one’s mother.
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China
Hangchow
Mexico
Don’ Cher
Milwaukee Free Press
The Joys of Youth at State School for Dependent Children
A boy reports life at the state school describing sickness from mumps, a broken leg and rib, a picnic in rain, and a wagon accident. He notes a man wielding a buggy whip after sand throwing and says the boys have black and blue marks, yet claims they are all very happy.
Russia Keeps Exiles Costly in Yakutsk Region
The London Anglo-Russian notes that 161 political exiles in Yakutsk cost 2482 rubles monthly, less than sixteen rubles per head for maintenance, yet 9600 rubles are spent on supervision, indicating a broad empirewide expense imbalance.
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Yakutsk
London
Inclinations and Right Way Guidance
A concise note urges following personal inclinations when they lead to constructive paths. The statement emphasizes staying true to internal judgment while prioritizing ethical and beneficial outcomes.
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Ireland
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Nature
Kansas
America
Russia
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