Dining car service fades as railroads ditch meals
A Financial Times report notes declining dining car use with meals priced around seventy cents. M Dow of the American Car Superintendents predicts the table d h ate system is dying out on railroads as station lunch counters vanish and railroads see no direct profit from dining cars.
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Illinois Central
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Napoleon's downfall linked to heat and captivity changes
Rosebery argues that Napoleon's collapse came from overheating in activity and fattening during captivity on Elba, altering his character and manner. He suggests overfeeding as a tactic to soften powerful foes, citing Napoleon’s claim that good teeth often doom leaders and noting he never lost more than one tooth.
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Napoleon
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Halley's Comet Reappears Across Centuries
The article traces Halley's comet sightings in 1066 during Turkish invasion, in 1768 delayed by Jupiter and Saturn with Clairaut's calculations, and in 1835. It notes its current approach as it has again passed Jupiter’s orbit in April.
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Jupiter
Saturn
Clairaut
Crete Nebraska Ad Draws Hoboes for Stone Crushing
Crete city marshal uses advertising to hire hoboes for stone crushing. An ad offered work to seventeen hoboes, with strict terms. the scheme aimed to shift tax burdens, and no hoboes from nearby areas were admitted. The unusual tactic drew attention as Crete had struggled with tax collection.
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Royal wit and railway tech mix in 19th century notes
The article recounts a barbed exchange with the Duke of Cumberland in a Haymarket setting and reports Consul General Richard Guenther noting a new automatic station announcer for Prussian state railways. The system links in-car devices to a baggage car control, announcing next stations as soon as a contact is closed.
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Richard Guenther
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Katsura Plans Tax Cuts and Loan Increases in 1910 Budget
Marquis Katsura, Japan's finance minister, aims to cut taxes by 5 million dollars and raise national loans by 35 million to 20 million dollars. He also plans a 30 percent salary increase for government officials, cuts in administrative expenses by 4 million, and renewal of domestic and foreign loans at lower interest, per the Japan Financial and Economic Monthly of Tokyo.
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Japan Financial and Economic Monthly
Tolo
Wireless telegraphy reach from Buford near Honolulu
Reports describe a 3600 mile message exchange between the Buford near Honolulu and the California coast. Experts caution that favorable conditions, not a breakthrough, produced the feat.
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United States Army
Buford
Honolulu
California
Fire aftermath spurs improvements for Mowata and Osaka area
Unclear text reports improvements driven by a recent large fire affecting Mowata area and Osaka region. Some mentions of Japanese panels and a foreign loan of $15, with ambiguous references to companies and aid.
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Osaka
Japan
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Lensen
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Louise Hirteel Proposes Unusual Three of Japan Idea
Louise Hirteel a Chicago leader proposes a novel concept using three of Japan in a candlestrck er or incense burner. The report notes unclear details and potential cultural references.
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Louise Hirteel
Chicago
Japan
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Self Made Woman Shaping New Mexico Homestead
A Texas born teacher becomes a pioneer in New Mexico homestead land. She filed on 160 acres, built a schoolhouse, organized religious services, and led local women through droughts and hardship. Her work elevated community life and inspired others in the frontier settlement.
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China
Wellesley Col
Honolulu
Oahue College
Texas
New Mexico
Wall Meani Ives
Lane
Bankcore
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Brave Women Succeed at Homestead Landing
A feature on women homesteaders in the American West focusing on New Mexico lands. It highlights varied backgrounds from doctors to teachers, the drive to establish homes, schools, and law, and follows a Grand Rapids woman who retools her life to join a New Mexico claim and endure frontier hardships with resilience.
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Andes
Homestead Landing
Plymouth Colony
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New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
Kansas
Oklahoma
West
Fragmentary cry over political pressure and hunger
A damaged, oblique passage laments political pressure, poverty, and a worker’s starvation. The tone hints at distress and personal grievance without clear names or events.
Deadly hookworm blamed for southern ills and poverty
A historical piece argues hookworm disease plagues the American South, infecting about two million people. It links poverty and "tenant whites" to sanitation issues, traces origins to Africa via enslaved people, and describes transmission from soil to skin to lungs. It notes simple cure with thymos and salts but warns against improper use.
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Ons Hy
Africa
Cost of Living Reduced and Its Ironies
Edward Brown laments the rising cost of living while noting a consumer bargain in a two gallon freezer sold for a dollar. The piece contrasts hardship talk with a discount that clashes with real-world prices and wages.
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