The Road to Content in a Modern World
A reflective piece contrasts living costs in England and America, noting similar food prices and higher rents in the U S yet greater wages, with stories of frugal workers who save despite modest pay. It critiques New Yorker art fads, cites Canon Jephson on education, and reports Cuba health gains and a New Jersey dog barking ordinance while musing on gold schemes and earthquake forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
New York
Great Britain
Scotland
New England
Suez Canal and the World’s Waterway History Stages
The piece recounts the Suez Canal’s long, troubled history from ancient canal dreams to Ferdinand de Lesseps and the French-English struggles, touching on Egyptian debt, British occupation, and the canal’s strategic significance, while vividly describing life along the canal route and Mecca pilgrimages observed by travelers. It then shifts to Hawaiian seaweed, detailing limu varieties, harvesting by Hawaiians, cleaning, preparation, cooking, and culinary uses, with notes on taste, texture, and how processing affects flavor in dishes like jellies and blancmange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strabo
Seti
Bubastis
Zigzag
Zagazig
Heroopolis
Bitter Lakes
Suez Gulf
Herodotus
Necho
Egypt
Trajan
Hadrian
Amron
Napoleon
Mehemet Ali
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Waghorn
Pasha
Ferdinand de Lesseps
France
Sald
Mehemet
Ismail the Magnificent
Europe
England
Ismail
Naples
Igmail
Pharoahs
Alexander
Cleopatra
Port Said
Suez
Cairo
Mongel Bey
Penfield
Mecca
Jaffa
Hawaii
Ike
Orient
San Francisco
Honolulu
Kamehameha the Great
Ohio
Mountain Vale
New Metallic Mirrors for Searchlights Eyed in Europe
The London Times reports rising demand for metallic mirrors in Europe as a safer, nonfrangible alternative to Hlasa glass mirrors used on ships. A new electro deposited design with gold and white bands promises deeper beam penetration, clearer target relief in fog, and reduced distortion when pierced by bullets. It is touted as not fracturing under concussion and less distortion from hits. Also noted is Bishop Oluwole of western equatorial Africa as a prominent Lambeth conference figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London Times
London
Oluwole
Equatorial Africa
Cobb Demonstrates Feasibility of Running Bases
The article credits Ty Cobb and Manager McGraw with developing baserunning on balls hit to the outfield. It explains Cobb’s method of stealing bases when the thrower is over 50 yards from base, with an 18 foot lead and a three second reach. Wagner of Pittsburgh aids the shift, showing runners can beat throws under these conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrus Cobb
McGraw
New York
Wagner
Pittsburg
Wagener
Cobb
Major League Notes on Pitchers and Fielding Standards
Baseball observers note catchers watching bases, especially first, increasing putouts. Edie Collins runs 100 yards under 11 seconds. Giants back Mathewson, Connie Mack denies coaching, Camnitz shines for Pirates. Griffiths and aging Cy Young feature, ex-players now bench managers, McIntyre injury recovery, Davy Jones slots in for Tigers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camnitz
Pirates
Yankees
Griffith
Glade
Brown
Hughey Jennings
Detroit
McAleer
St. Louis
McGuire
Boston
New York
McGraw
Kelley
Donovan
Brooklyn
Matty McIntyre
Davy Jones
Davy
Tigers
Helpful Advice From Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass
A confidential letter-writer advises women to share private illness details with Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. Her extensive correspondence with sick women over thirty years is presented as a source of knowledge to help cases remain confidential and understood.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Ad 1880s
A testimonial ad touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ills including displacements inflammation and irregularities. It cites a Pennsylvania nurse wife Mrs Norman R Barnett from Allentown praising relief from organic derangement and headaches after using the remedy for years. The copy frames the product as standard treatment for women’s ailments and endorses its safety and efficacy through patient accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Goshen Daily Democrat
Jos. A. Bean
Goshen
Indiana
Canon Jephson
Mosely Commission
United States
Sir William Henry Preece
Boston Herald
Jephson
Cuba
Doty
Port of
Havana
South Orange
N. J.) Council
South Orange Council
Marshall P. Wilder
Joseph B. Bowles
Suez Canal
Ismail Pasha
Rameses the Great
Napoleon Bonaparte
Lima
Hmnu
Lim
TY Cobb
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Paxton Toilet CO
Mass
Waltham ‘c
Waltham Rune
Wood
Waltham
Cat.alow
Odes
Walt
Eer Ayacd Tt Miiva
Necaral Wurd Manufacturing Co
Baleh
Mags
Daisy Fly Killer
Ays
Kalb Ave
Brockium
Borax A
Pacific Conat Borax Co
Chicago
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