Baltimore society girl hair catches fire during suffrage speech
A Baltimore socialite faced a sudden blaze as her hair ignited while delivering a speech on woman suffrage. The incident drew sharp remarks from suffragists as onlookers reacted with alarm and calls for safety.
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UK Produces Over Three Million Pairs of Blankets Annually
The United Kingdom weaves more than three million pairs of blankets each year, reflecting a steady textile industry output. This level of production underscores the sector’s scale and its contribution to domestic supply.
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Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound advertised in Hudson Ohio
A dated testimonial approach promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic for delicate girls and women with painful or irregular periods. Letters from grateful customers, including George Strickler of Hudson, claim health benefits and urge others to seek Mrs. Pinkham's free advice at Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Bred potatoes and goat milk tips plucked from journals
The piece cites seed potato treatment with formalin in water, urging thorough drying and planting in fresh ground. It quotes H Van Raab on goat milk as easily digested and nourishing. It also discusses shade tree pruning, arguing against topping and stressing proper spacing, light, and avoiding crippled trees.
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Selection of sires and rise of round barns in Indiana
The Indiana Farmer discusses selecting purebred Shropshire sires for small flocks, noting a $25 to $85 price and higher early lamb market returns. It also traces the spread of round barns across the Western States, highlighting Illinois station plans and claims round barns are cheaper, stronger, and more convenient than rectangular ones due to centralized feed access and wind resistance.
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Indiana
Kansas
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
Rockefeller’s lifelong dream of benevolence realized
A profile of John D. Rockefeller tracing his journey from a penny a day clerk in Cleveland to a global wealth and philanthropy architect. It details Ledger A, his early giving, and the rise of a vast distribution mindset that underpins his Standard Oil operations and the creation of a major international foundation.
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A Sure Shot at Livers and Deaths
A physician jokes that treating liver trouble never changes the outcome, as a patient asks about Brown’s death from stomach trouble. The doctor quips that when he treats liver trouble, the patient dies of liver trouble, per Everybody’s Magazine.
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Everybody’s Magazine
The Revolutionary War and the Question of Legitimacy
A 19th century voice argues the American Revolution was a mistaken move, asserting colonists legally and ethically belonged to England, comparing past rule to modern trusts and Philippines control, and urging restitution for widows and orphans.
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England
Philippines
Puck
Uncertain market effects hit northern trade and cotton goods
Finance and Trade Review records subdued retail and crop progress in the northern half of the country amid unsettled prices and cautious cotton goods trade. Reports show slow to fair collections, a shift toward lower commodity values, and a 30 percent cut in some operations with woolen and wool goods also lagging. Business failures rise in the United States to 189 for the week ending June 9, with Canada at 86.
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Canada
Odd exchange in downtown business call ends in confusion
A man recounts trying to reach Darling for a deal, using a busy telephone line and a ringing bell. A mistaken caller greets him, and a woman’s voice declines the meeting, saying she would not be able to meet. The scene unfolds in a downtown setting described by the New York Sun.
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Buffalo physician denounces medical profiteering after Pan-American shooting
Dr Matthew J Mann of Buffalo, among doctors who treated President McKinlay after the Pan-American Exposition shooting, attacked “craft” in his profession. He charged colleagues with taking kickbacks on fees for operations, saying the business of outlining up people seems more profitable than doctoring them. The Buffalo News notes Mann’s statement should receive general attention as it is everybody's business.
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Bufalo News
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Pierce
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People’s Medical Adviser
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