Pitiful eczema story ends in dramatic baby cure
A mother recounts a severe infant eczema case that covered the baby from head to foot for eight weeks. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment the skin healed within four weeks, with hair loss reversed and the child fully cured. The letter endorses Cuticura products as effective and notes free samples offered by the Boston department.
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Mra
T. B. Rosser
Mill Hall
Cuticura
Boston
Enally in the Lead: Three Eight Year Olds Host Beach Parties
Louise Jennings Hilee Hathaway and Florence Brintnall are eight year olds who hosted three beach parties in ten days with lavish parental support. The girls claim their parties were the best with ice cream and rides on the carrousel while noting many local children attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enally
Louise Jennings
Hilee Hathaway
Florence Brintnall
Lou
Elise
Flo
Answering the Dean by Thackeray's Greatest Wit
The Dean Swift of St Patrick's Dublin showed equal wit and humor when a boy riding a goats pulled stunts. The dean asked the boy to remove his hat and the youth replied he would only if the dean held the goat's horns. The anecdote delighted onlookers and reflects swift repartee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thackeray
Dean Swift
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Dublin
Senator’s wit over china mishap prompts quiet quip
The passage notes Senator Allen asking his housekeeper about a broken valuable china piece. She replies it fell and broke itself. He comments simply that it was “an automatic brake.”
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Allen
Birds Sing Privately Not Always Fit for Eating
The text contrasts beauty with satisfaction and notes that birds which sing are not necessarily safe to eat, implying a critique of appearances versus practicality.
Houseful of Rooms and Rich Men on the Boardwalk
An amusing dialogue from Harper's Magazine by Carolyn Wells centers on a grand hotel scene. A widowed, richest man and a bridge player attract curiosity while guests debate value and splendor amid morning chatter on the boardwalk.
Sanitation Debate Amid City Dwellers and Privies
Lawrence Velller argues dirt and disease hinder modern medicine and urban progress. He cites Baltimore and other cities plagued by earth closets and privy vaults, blaming democratic cost controls for delaying sewer systems and sanitary upgrades.
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Lawrence Velller
Baltimore
St. Louis
Philadelphi
Chicago
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Itsburgh
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Nashville
Birmingham
America
Sok Decien
Wrecking Prosperity Along Florida Keys
The Florida Keys have long thrived on wrecking, a risky winch of fortune for Key West crews. Salvage earns fortunes, with a Key West wrecking master reportedly making up to 16000 dollars in 11 days. The trade draws daring, skill, and merciless indifference to stranded skippers, shaping island fortunes for generations.
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Florida
Harper's Magazine
Florida Keys
Miami
Key West
Akill
Thua
Vera Crus
Manucneparer
Natural Care of Children and the Past
In Harper's Magazine H M Alden argues child care should follow natural conditions not theory. Childhood is a time for backward-looking impressions and free contact with nature, while youth looks forward. guidance should avoid unnecessary technicalities and let the child form impressions from past scenes and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Alden
Harper's Magazine
Shop Management by Frederick W Toylor
The Harpers publish Shop Management by Frederick W Toylor a practical exposition of Scientific Management ideas. It explains higher wages and increased dividends with same products and prices in shops yards and factories. Topics include Time Study pay systems and planning departments.
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Mr. Taylor
The
Harpers
Frederick W. Toylor
Technica I
Oia Oaks Plasie Print Reveals Editor’s Provoked Reply
A Ravertner who received a free puff enters the provincial office angered. The editor reads a contradictory note and questions the goodwill behind the gesture. The passage ends with a provocative line about a fit near Brown’s boots.
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Oia Oaks
Ravertner
Nater
Brown
Woman Reveals Clever House Trick At Club
A clubman boasts his wife’s presence of mind and quick wit after a caller’s prank backfires. He recounts entering a parlor to find his wife already there with the “goods,” calmly explaining she had sent the cat to its home in a basket earlier that morning.
Belgan glass blower sails home with family
An expert Belgan glass blower who lived in the country 21 years and made a fortune departed for his homeland recently with his wife and children. He spoke of his family and said none of the children died, describing the journey as a great event with memories of baseball, including four two baggers and a triple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgan
Delig
How to Conserve the Moisture of the Soil
Agronomist Clifford Willis argues moisture is the key toNW farming. He explains gravitational and capillary water, soil structure, and the mulch from tillage to reduce evaporation. Deep fall plowing, cover crops, organic matter, and surface cultivation preserve moisture and boost yields.
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Clifford Willis
State College
Brookings
Northweet
Willis
Northwest
New Leader Emerges From Iowa Mine Worker Rank
John P. White of Iowa rises to head the United Mine Workers of America guiding a 300 000 member union with substantial funds. Former miner who started as a digger twelve years ago, he rose through the ranks to become secretary treasurer and president of the Iowa district, now facing the broader test of leading the international body amid financial strains and factional tensions.
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Toilors
John P. White
Iowa
United Mine Workers of America
Boyd
International Union of Miners
International Union
John White
Columbus
Ohio
National Civic Federation
White
John
Oskaloosa
Horse Cars Doomed From Success Magazine
A U S judge orders that certain New York horsecar franchises be voided and tracks torn up. The ruling reflects a view that horse routes obstruct streets and are no longer useful, signaling the end of an era for a historic transit link in New York.
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Success Magazine
United States
New York
Cara
Noah's
Parnaranna
Union Square
East
Eldu
Depew
Ballinger
Ding la Mot
Uo Long
Cy Young Je
Matchless From the Washington Star on Edwin Gould
A New York banker recalls Edwin Gould starting in the match business seven years ago. Friends once joked about him as an amused figure at a June luncheon near Tuxedo. A four-hand drive and Gould’s striking appearance are noted as part of the anecdote.
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The
Washington Star
Edwin Gould
Ao New York
Gould
Tuxedo
Realism of Stage Effects by Frank D Thomas
The article profiles Frank D Thomas as a pioneer of stage realism using moving picture scenery and white drops to create lifelike effects. It details yacht and ocean, airship, train, and automobile scenes, plus plans to remove painted backdrops and rely on projection and real props for scalable productions.
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Frank D. Thomas
Ainger
Seven Seas
Gage
New York Bay
Shere
Inez
Eddie Foy
Mr. Hamlet
Broadway
Orengs Ziegfeld
Iris
Ublic
Lew Fields
Midnight Sons
Collan and Harris
Alleghenies
Merry
Leas Ainanova
Wei
Kian & Fr. Poey 4
New Amsterdam
New Tee
Jana
Belasco
David Belasco
Mr. Belasco
Scania
The Joy and Duty of Raising a Good Family
The piece extols family life and the happiness found in rearing children. It emphasizes the lifelong bond between parents and offspring, the vitality of youth aiding age, and the moral rewards of nurturing lovable, respectable children over material sums or census data.
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Cara
Earth
American aviation gains praise in World's Work review
Augustus Post writes that American air feats, once mocked for amateurism, rival those abroad. From Boston to Seattle, air shows and demonstrations have occurred. Escalating races offer large prizes for San Francisco to New York and St Louis to New York, signaling the rise of an American circuit with Indianapolis and Chicago among key stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Aviation
America
Augustus Post
Bostom
Seattle
St Paul
New Orleans
Pinahurat
North Carolina
Texas Plains
San Francisco
New York
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Chicago
Bt. Louis
Railroad Magnate and the Public Servant Ideal
A historical note on C. M. Keys arguing railroads should be run as public utilities. It recalls a Wabash board clash where Gould pressed for control, Romsey urged stockholder and public interest, and Hamney resigned. The piece cites a near-miss on the Pennsylvania system and references large sums and banks in Magland.
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New Charecter
C. M. Keys
Wabash Board of Directors
Gould
Humeney
Mr. Romsey
Hamney
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
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