Rearing Family on $12 a Week in Washington
Washington report by Gil Aon Gardner presents a family of six living on $12 weekly wages. The father, a dry goods clerk, supports a wife and four children during sustained high prices. The article details weekly expenses, rent, food, milk for a baby, and scarce nourishment, highlighting debt and limited diet.
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Dnited States Bureau of Statistics
Washington
Gilaon Gardner
Bureau of
Jabor
Gardner
Speedy and Permanent Cure for Baby's Eczema
A caregiver credits Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with curing a six month old baby's eczema after poor results from several doctors. One cake of soap and two boxes ointment cost $1.25. The writer, a New York teamster, urges mothers to try the remedies as cheap and harmless. March 30, 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.F. Kara
East Street
New York
Cuticura Soap and Ointment for Sore Hands Advice
An old advice snippet promotes soaking sore hands in hot creamy Cuticura Soap lather, drying, and applying Cuticura Ointment. For severe cases it suggests spreading ointment on linen or cotton and overnight care. Also claims a complete external and internal treatment for fevers in infants.
Cinderella to wed duke in Swed en royal match
The Grand Duchess Marie Paulowna known as the Cinderella of the Russian court is engaged to Prince William Duke of Sudermania second son of the crown prince of Sweden The princess is 17 and her fiancee 23 Two years ago his elder brother Prince Gustavus Adolphus married Princess Margaret of Connaught of England
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Marie Paulowna
Cinderells
Prince William
Duke of
Sudermania
Sweden
Gustavus Adalphus
Margaret of Connaught
England
Mast on Seven Cars In Bold Liverpool To Plymouth Move
The Great Western railway of England shipped an 188 foot steel mast three feet in diameter and weighing 14 tons by loading it on seven cars. Bolsters on the second and fifth cars supported the mast, spaced 85 feet apart, during the Liverpool to Plymouth voyage. Turning sharp curves caused some difficulty and traffic was halted briefly at two points.
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Great Western Railroad
England
Liverpool
Plymouth
Taft Campaign Gears Up With Full Dinner Pail Tale
Kansas readers report the full dinner pail has entered Taft's presidential nomination campaign. Taft travels with Roosevelt’s aide and a traveling pail, claimed to feed him on midday meals. Western hosts gift the pail as Taft jokes about sharing bites.
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Philippines
Taft
Tha Ohtean
Fort Scott
Kas
Kansas City. Me
William Howard Taft
Bill
Theodore Roosevelt
Iantha
Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Kansas
Flower Time Is Over War Exposes Child Labor in Japan
The passage argues the Japan war worsened poverty by heavy taxes forcing thousands of children to toil in mills for five or six cents a day. It condemns European civilization as hypocritical for tolerating such conditions as part of an oriental country.
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Japan
Society Pools Skips Women at English Watering Places
Reports from English seaside resorts show women are a small minority on beaches this year with society largely absent from the surf. Bathers are mostly land visitors rather than the regular society crowd at the watering places.
Colleges Seen as Poor Fire Risk and Higher Rates Expected
Colleges are viewed as undesirable insurance risks and insurance rates may rise generally. In 18 years, 784 fires occurred in college buildings causing $10,500,000 in losses and many lives. The average monetary loss per fire exceeds $13,000.
Gas From Peat Used In Swedish Steel Works
Peat is employed as a gas source in Notala steel works Sweden for about 30 years. Annual usage ranges 13 000 to 16 000 cubic yards. Peat gas costs more than coal gas but contains hardly any sulphur or phosphorus. Europewide, peat gas is used for heating and glass melting.
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Notala
Sweden
Europe
Leavett, Bryan Daughter, May Enter Politics
The daughter of William J. Bryan, Mrs. Leavett, plans active political involvement if her Denver friends can mobilize support. She was elected president of the Jane Jefferson club, a leading Democratic women's club five years old, founded by Mrs. Mary C. Bradford and Mrs. J. B. Hunter. She is spending the summer at her father's Lincoln home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bryan
Leavett
Denver
Jane Jefferson Club
Mary
C. Bradford
J. B. Hunter
Hatmaking Good Trade At Boston Summer School Exhibition
At the Boston Trade School summer school exhibition last week there was strong interest in the straw hat making trade for girls with high demand and piece rates. Average pay is nine pounds a week with many earning around one thousand dollars. the work requires less than a year to learn.
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Boston Trade School
Call Connelly Insane Arrest at Delaware Street
Edward Connelis was acting strangely at Sixteenth and Delaware streets on Wednesday afternoon. Police officers Ulall and Shoon responded, deemed him insane, and he was placed in the patrol wagon and locked up.
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Edward Connelis Waas
Sixteenth
Delaware Sts
Ulall and Shoon
Forests at risk urges women to lead forestry drive
Secretary Wilson warned in Chicago that United States forests could be practically wiped out within ten years without better care and broader propagation. He urged women nationwide to take interest and called for forestry committees of clubs to spread the doctrine of reforestation and improved conditions.
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Wilson
Chicago
United States
Farmers to Be Distillers in New Denatured Alcohol Push
Washington officials report a surge of farmer inquiries after a Legislative update made denatured alcohol feasible for small producers. While still unproven commercially, liberal regulations encourage small plants and cooperative farming, with many expecting trial runs and potential profits from waste products.
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Congress
Internal Revenue Bureau
Internal Revenue
Germany
Peoria
Bie
Public Works Seeks Bids for Indianapolis Street Improvements
The Board of Public Works of Indianapolis invites sealed bids by 10:00 a.m. September 8 for Talbot Avenue and Pennsylvania Street roadway grading and paving projects with creosoted wooden blocks and concrete foundations. Also described are water and other private service connections. Bid security, insurance, and contract obligations are specified, with the board reserving the right to reject any or all bids. A separate notice vacates 10 feet off Graham Street between Michigan Street and Lowell Avenue, with a public hearing set for September 13, 1907.
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Public Works
Office of the Board
Majestic Bidg
Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Public Works
City of
Indiana
Talbott Avenue
Vueirtieth Street
Thirtieteh Street
Pennsylvania Street
Thirtieth Street
Thirty-Second Street
Pennsyelvanta Street
Carbine
Surh
Joseph T. Elliott
Preston, Trusler
Fred J. Mack
FOR THE CHILDREN Daily fashion advice for mothers and children
A mother who lays a baby down to rest is reminded of the infant in a perambulator under open skies. Noting fretful children in the open air, the piece praises dainty gingham petticoats trimmed with lace inserts and silk ribbons for schoolgirls this fall, urging careful attention to undergarments and daintiness.
New automobile toque blends hat and veil in one item
A new hat style called an automobile toque combines a hat with a veil as trimming. The veil matches the hat in color, offering a convenient headgear. Lighter fabrics like light tissue and chiffon veils are cheaper now, reflecting a shift away from light colors.
Women as Mine Workers in German Southwest Africa
Native women in the German southwest Africa mines were used to carry fire wood and loads. Their labor is inexpensive and they perform better than native men. English law bans underground work for women, yet they were recently employed on surface tasks at mines.
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German
Africa
England
Best va n ila beans praised in Vera Cruz district
Vera Cruz Mexico is cited as the district where the finest vanilla beans grow with expert selection urged for quality. The note highlights regional pride and a call to vet top beans for export or culinary use.
Conkle's Vanilla Funds Teachers With Estate
The death of Mrs. Lewis Kip in Pana delphia prompts a bequest from her husband. He leaves his entire million dollar estate to aid sick and disabled teachers, to be distributed after Mrs. Kip’s passing. She was a former teacher and championed support for aging educators.
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Lewis Kip
Pana
Indianapolis Public Works Vies for Street Improvements
The Board of Public Works of Indianapolis Indiana issues notice of intent to construct improvements on Beech er Street Meridian Street First Alley West of Senats Avenue and First Alley East of New Jersey Street with grading paving cement and brick work. Public hearing for remonstrances set for Friday September 18 1997 at 11 o clock a.m. at the Board office.
Open Iowa Street Extension Plan In Indianapolis Notice
Indiana city notes a 1997 public works hearing on August 2 1997 approving Declaratory Resolution 5296 to open and extend Iowa Street from the F C Co right of way to Madison Avenue The remonstrances date Friday September 13 1997 at 10 00 a m to be heard at the Board of Public Works office Preston C Trisler secretary clerk
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Department OF Public Works
Board
Majestic Bidg
Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Public Works
City of
Indiana
Thes
Graham Street
Majestic
Iowa Street
F.C. CO
Madison Avenue
Town Street
P.O. C
East Street
Alf Persone
Joseph T. Elliott
Preston C. Trisler
Fred J. Mack
Public Works Notice of Assessments for Lowell Avenue Improvement
The Board of Public Works of Indianapolis fixes September 11, 1907 for remonstrances on prima facie assessments for Lowell Avenue South Side from Bolton Avenue to Campbell Avenue. The assessment roll lists property owners and descriptions, available at the Board’s office. Joseph T. Elliott, President. Preston C. Trusler.
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Department OF Public Works
Majestic
Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Public Works
Indiana
Lowell Avenue
Bolton Avenue
Campbell Avenue
Joseph T. Elliott
Preston C. Trusler
Fred J. Mack
Cholera Warnings Intensify Across Nation
The Asked Press reports from St Petersburg that authorities have issued widespread warnings urging extreme precautions as the cholera outbreak spreads. Thirteen new cases are confirmed, prompting heightened public health measures and vigilance nationwide.
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ST. Petersburg
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