Mixed Global Gossip and Odd Facts From Glenwood
A collage of quirky notes spans ages, commerce, and travel. It cites aging, rail travel costs, Belgian domestic training schools starting in 1880, and a quip on obtaining wealth. It mentions a gambling raid escape, a critic’s take on English views of American women, and regional conflicts. It notes Japan’s porcelain exports rising from 1905 to 1906 and 1902. It ends with a jab about Mrs Sage and the moguls Rockefeller Carnegie.
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Japan
United States
Miss Waneta Toskatomba Choctaw charity pledge
Miss Waneta Toskatomba a fullblood Choctaw maiden with a solid education and $100000 in her own right declares she will devote herself to charity rather than mati mony. The note follows other 19th century events including corsets as male attire and Taft Panama trip plans. George Wingfield the Nevada millionaire rose from youth to wealth after leasing claims. Ten Middlesex automobile owners defend against nearly $95000 in personal injury suits. driving hazards of cars and trolley lines noted.
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Waneta Toskatomba
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
Providence Journal
Subscriptions Raised for Royal South African Gift
Funds shared by English and Dutch to present a walking stick and fan at the opening of the South African exhibition for King Edward and Queen Alexandra. The rhinoceros horn stick came from a Ba Mangwato chief. the ostrich feather fan features gold handle and an A surmounted by a crown set in diamonds.
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Edward
Alexandra
Miss Marion Parker Civil Engineer Behind Skyscrapers
Miss Marion S Parker a Detroit native and Ann Arbor graduate is a civil engineer who designed the Broad Exchange Building in Wall Street and built the Astoria half of the Waldorf Astoria. She planned steel work from sub basement to roof and led design on Whitehall building and other notable structures in New York.
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Marion S. Parker
Detroit
Ann Arbor
New York
Broad Exchange
Wall Street
Astoria
Waldorf-Astoria
Whitehall
Gifts of Three Pigs to Dr Grace Highlight a Batting Feat
Dr W G Grace, famed English cricketer, received many gifts for his prowess but a Worcestershire farmer sent him three young pigs in recognition of a great batting feat he saw.
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W. G. Grace
Worcestershire
Peruvian Gift of Astronomical Clock Presented to King Alfonso
The Republic of Peru recently presented King Alfonso of Spain with an astronomical clock valued at $16,000. A Muse of Astronomy figure holds the clock, and the zodiac and figures are crafted from lapis domi gold and precious gems.
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Alfonso
Spain
Republic of
Peru
Raising Canary Birds in Germany Proves World Class
Consul Frank S Hannah reports in Märburg that Harz canaries dominate the world market with an export value around 238000 dollars. St Andreasburg alone raises 50000 birds yearly for export. top singers fetch 300 marks, with 100 marks for a Vorsaenger. Training is meticulous, birds segregated by voice, and drafts ruin many prized birds. exports from the district reached 37685 dollars in 1905 and 40048 dollars in 1906.
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Washington
Madgeburg
Frank S. Hannah
Harz Mountains
Germany
St. Andreasburg
Canaries
Negroes Fear Comet In Indian Territory News
In Muskogee and across Indian Territory, many African Americans quit work and gather nightly in churches to pray as rumors spread that a destructive comet portends the end of the world. Indian communities show similar unease while some Indians remain restrained.
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Muskogee
I. T
Indian Territory
Fort Gibson
Arkansas River
Times-Democrat
P. J. J. Lee
Mare Island
Westville
One Man Probably to Manage Armour South Dakota
Armour South Dakota with 2000 residents considers transferring city management to J C Cantondine a taxpayer backed by bond guarantee to prove a town can be run profitably on business lines Aldermen show some skepticism yet taxpayers favor a trial Armour carries a 40000 dollar bonded debt and city warrants sell at a discount
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Armour
S. D
J. C. Cantondine
Water Cure For The Insane At Philadelphia Alms House
Philadelphia plans a water cure for the insane at the new Philadelphia almshouse. Dr Coply says the treatment targets acute mania with full body submersion in running water for hours. The setup includes hammocks, temperature controlled baths, instant drainage, and meals served in the bath.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Almshouse
Coply
Department of Health
Bright Futured Leap For Berne University Professor Milo
Gertrude Waler is 26 and has passed all examinations with distinction. She lectures on physics and chemistry at Berne University in Milo.
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Berne University
Milo
Gertrude Waler
Population rise in 1906 United States largest cities named
Census estimates show continental United States population at 83,941,510 in 1906, up 7,946,935 since 1900, with New York 4,113,043 and Chicago 2,049,185. Growth reflects urban expansion, 28 people per square mile, and major increases in states like Illinois and Pennsylvania.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Alaska
Insular
Continental
Chicago
Union
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Missouri
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cal
Florida
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Jersey
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Michigan
Pension to Poor Parents in Ohio School Pension Proposal
Columbus report by State Shop Inspector Morgan proposes a public fund to pay parents in hardship so their children can quit factory work and attend school. Gov Harris favors the idea. Morgan says Ohio leads in child labor law and opposes employer discretion, urging a school pension to send children to school.
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Columbus
Morgan
Ohio
Harris
Burglar Holds Smith Sisters' House Sleepy Heist
In Stamford Connecticut a burglar broke into the empty home of Misses Frances and Cornelia Smith, slept in a room, bathed, ate breakfast, and then looted valuables worth several hundred dollars. He set an alarm for five o'clock and escaped as a caretaker summoned police, slipping out a broken kitchen window toward Greenwich.
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Stamford, Conn
Frances
Cornelia Smith
Smith Sisters
Greenwich
Care of the Sick Room Tips for a Healthy Bedchamber
The article advises strict cleanliness for a sick room, with emphasis on avoiding damp walls, especially wallpaper, and keeping the room dry, warm in winter, cool in summer, and sunny at times. It promotes tinting walls with alabastine, cleanable rugs, varnished woodwork, and regular dusting to prevent health hazards.
Arizona Copper Production Rise In 1906
Arizona produced 284,228,252 pounds of copper in 1906, the largest increase among copper states, up from 239,848,000 pounds in 1905.
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Arizona
Dr Williams Pink Pills touted as universal remedy with guarantee
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a long trusted prescription remedy sold nationwide with a no harm guarantee. It cites Mrs. N B Whitley of Boxley Arkansas reporting improved health after using the pills, claiming they renew blood, strengthen the body, and cure conditions from rheumatism to anemia and nervous disorders. The pills are offered at 50 cents per box, six for $2.50, by the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Williams
United States
N.B. Whitley
Boxley, Ark
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
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Glenwood
Belgium
John WW. Gates
Askivitch
Morocco
Prince Ranjitshingi
Britain
Nawanagar
London
Grover Cleveland
Taft
Panama
George Wingfield
Goldfield, Nev
Wingfield
Underwood & Underwood
Pine
North Carolina
Canary
Carters
Arterliver
Tohtchever
New Boston
Uffalo
Cleveland
Gincinnai
Hicago
Aenekais
Phil Qadelie de Bros Oo Pay
Ureh
Ifass
Gallad
Positiv
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