Fat and safety at crossings plus other scattered notes
A digest of items: rail crossing signals upgraded with Stop signs and lanterns. fat as a health risk per Dr Gutman. Penn Law to admit only unimpeachable conduct. a trolley car exhibit used in a trial. Puget sound salmon train for New York. octopus and devilfish notes. coal deposits near Advent lay Greer harbor. a thumb repair from an auto accident. matches dipping in Japan. a milkman route mystery solved by horse. egg handling to kill bacteria. Bristow contest for cans. Penn forestry plan for 5 million trees. pneumonia death stats.
Bells on Eagle and Civil War Bullets Plunder Mystery
A eagle near Ath on Maine coast identified by Edward Brown as one of several birds captured by W. W. Dole near Harpewell over 24 years ago and released after bells were fitted. A poplar plank from Tennessee Wars split by Junius F. Bishop of Binghampton reveals 38 bullets likely embedded during the Civil War. A. J. Gleason of Mitteburg has been elevator operator in the national bank building since May 1801, completing 4,000,000 trips and carrying 9,000,000 passengers in 26 years. Horathy Duncans of Juth, Ale., long treasurer and secretary of Wesley church. Descriptions mention neat bookkeeping and oddities about a pet cat and local rats.
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Ath
Edward Brown
W. W. Dole
Harpewell
Junius F. Bishop
Binghampton
A. J. Gleason
Mitteburg
National Bank
Horathy Duncans
Juth
Ale
Wealey
Poems on a Soldier’s Death at Gallipoli Echoes
Fragmentary verse from an Australasian intercollegian note in the London Spectator reflects a soldier’s ordeal at Gallipoli and his imagined afterlife. It contemplates tribulation, courage, faith, and the hope of reunion with comrades at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipoli
London Spectator
China’s Industrial Revolution and the Farm Shift
Maynard Owen Williams outlines a China transformation driven by Christian mission schools and intensive farming. He predicts 400 million Chinese becoming a vast future market for American goods as China industrializes, utilities coal and iron, and a new agricultural system replaces ancestral practices to reclaim vast acres for farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Maynard Owen Williams
Christan Missions
Hanyang
Soul of the Country Newspaper Essay Praises Local Press
A reflective piece extols country newspapers as intimate chronicles of town life. It argues these papers bind communities through weddings, babies, deaths, and social ascent, urging readers to value its simple, earnest reportage as a mirror of human life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prom
Harper's Magazine
Grover
Theodore
Woodrow
Country Club
California Limited
Maps That Save Millions in United States
Charles Frederick Carter explains how the Geological Survey builds a vast topographic map system covering 40 percent of the nation. Contour lines reveal altitude in feet, guiding projects such as the Lackawanna rail line relocation where map data spared weeks of fieldwork and saved $12,000,000 in construction.
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Charles Frederick Carter
Geological Survey
United States
Lackawanna Railround
A Blade of Grass and the Coal Field Opening
A faded verse finds a blade of meadow grass amid passing footprints and butterflies. The Living Church notes Appleton Borogue. It reports the Milberian railway extension of 600 miles opening one of the world’s greatest coal fields.
Armenians Return to Wrecked Homes in Caucasus
The AP reports about 200000 Armenian refugees in the Caucasus with 20000 repatriated by April. Armenians fled Erzerum and surrounding areas after mass killings, while relief from the American committee and Russian forces aided survivors. The article notes 120000 dollars, clothing, bedding and supplies distributed, and describes Russian advances and local aid dynamics.
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Tif_is
Russian Transcaucasia
Mamakhatun
Hizerum
Associated Press
Richard Hill
American Committee For Armenian and Syrian Relief
New York
Erzerum
Caucasus
American Committee
Hill
Tillia
Mr. Hill
Sari Kamysch
Arctic Circle
Guna
The
Alps
Stapleton
Erterum
Aleppo
Taxim Key
Constantinople
Mr. Stapleton
Mesopotamia
Erxerum
Van
Bluie
FL Willoughby Smith
Wilson
Mavallum
Gracey
Uiem
Formu
Perala
When a Woman Is At Her Best From Ladies Home Journal
The piece argues refinement endures adversity and distinguishes a woman’s value by character over luxury. It contrasts Diana’s frugal dignity with a lazy untidy wife who burdens her husband, and notes that social trappings cannot mask a broken heart behind domestic smoothness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Diana
Diana Slij
British Shipowners Fear Dark Future For Mercantile Fleet
London report details grave concerns in British shipping as over a quarter of Britain’s tonnage is in admiralty possession. Shipowners cite high war costs, scarce yards, and delayed deliveries as factors driving a looming shortage. Neutrals seize trade, licenses restrict English ships, and orders for new tonnage slow amid uncertain government action. The Ellerman Line has ordered two geared turbine steamers, paying high prices, while Clyde yards struggle to launch merchant vessels.
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London
Mall
Pritien
Admiralty
England
Said
Liverpool
Tyne
Mediterranean
Genoa
Cunard Steamship Company
Ireland
Scotland
Shaw, Savile & Albion Company
Era
Ellerman Line Ltd
Swan, Hunter & Whitham Richardson
allsendon-Tyne
Palmers’ Shipbuilding Company
Jagrow
Ellermanine
Clyde
Mercantile Marine
Spring Athletics Endorsed At Home For Exercise
From Indianapolis News. A humorous look at housework as a form of spring exercise for men. Cleaning wallpaper, rugs, floors, and windows becomes elbow grease fitness routines. Beating rugs, scrubbing linoleum, and hauling doors are praised as practical workouts, replacing gym visits. The piece playfully notes patience and household tasks double as physical training.
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Indianapolis News
Walast
End the Volunteer System, Creel Argues for Conscription
George Creel argues in Century that the United States should abandon the volunteer army. He cites unreliability of recruitment and cost, urging conscription now to avoid delay and to ensure real national safety without harming democratic ideals. He warns that history shows great powers rely on conscription in war.
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George Creel
United States
Love's Labor Lost in Loulaville Courier Headlines
Fragmentary OCR shows a domestic scene with dialogue about persuasion and a father entering to discuss politics. Reference to new women's frocks with ribbon busts and a wood bodice suggests a fashion detail. the text hints at a complete costume assembled cheaply.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
Railroads Control Majority of Ships
Washington May results of a Senate inquiry into rail and water carrier combinations and Panama Canal competition show 121 railroads linked to 86 water carriers. Water rates to coast coast were often 50 to 67 percent cheaper than rail, with leather exceptions and notable gaps across gin whisky iron steel and agricultural goods.
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Washington, D. C
Rert
Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
Commission
Panama Canal
Canal
Tip Trust in Big Cities Targets Hotel Check Rooms
A Kansas City Star report explains how a so called tip trust coerces patrons into giving tips to hotel check staff who are paid salaries and never keep the gratuities. The original ward robe attendant in Chicago and his associates run check stands for hotels and barber shops, profiting from patrons generous impulses. Their system teaches workers to elicit tips and siphon funds, with small monthly salaries of ten to fifteen dollars plus occasional four to ten dollar bonuses, while hosts receive the rest.
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Kansas City Star
Airl
Chicago
Trust
Messenger Boys to Benefit From Tire Deal
The Western Dalen Forperar company, in a landmark agreement with a rubber supplier, plans exclusive sale of new tire technology to messenger boys, promising significant annual savings and improved wheels. About 6,000 riders worldwide will switch to nitrile tires, boosting commissions for 6,000 messenger riders earning 60 cents to a week.
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Indianapolis News
Kokomo
Ind
Dalen Forperar
Tle
Tte Messenger
Noutrle Tires
Teaneriger Boys
Symatome Office Boy Sparks Mixed Reactions
In a garbled early 20th century Kansan Journal fragment, readers glimpse a remark about an office boy and a wife, hinting at tired business fatigue and shifting workplace roles, with unclear context and identities.
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Kensas “Ty Journal
Ming Wify Ra
Hamburg the World Port City of Germany and New York
Hamburg stands as a vast German trading hub rivaling New York in harbor bustle. The city spans 29 square miles, with 160 square miles in the metro area, thriving on agriculture meat dairy and fruit and serving as a global commission house for imports and exports.
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New York
Germany
Hamburg
Bam
Cosme Tan
Berlin
Elbe
Mburg
Hambure
Binnen Alster
Alster
Navy wine glass sales after orders lower shipboard value
Josephus Daniels let navy wine service glassware be sold at auction after a wartime order banning alcohol aboard ships. Crested decanters and cordial glasses bearing officer ranks fetched high prices at New York yard sales, with second hand dealers reselling them for many times their purchase price.
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New York
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Daniels
New York Navy Yard
U. N
Swearword and Saxon Duel Ends in Fatality
A comic clash in Leacock style unfolds as Swearword and a real Anglo-Saxon duel over a line of English. Martial blows follow until Swearword is killed, and the tale abruptly ends on the first page.
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Stephen Leacock
Swearword
Eald
Churl
Marvard College
Baldric
Big Business and Small Returns from the World’s Work
The World’s Work cites FTC data showing about 260000 business corporations in the United States excluding banking, railroads and utilities. Over 100000 have no net income, 90000 earn under 5000 dollars, and 60000 exceed 5000. Among the 60000, one third gross under 100000 annually, another third between 100000 and 600000, and under 6000 reach 1 million plus. only 462 industrial and mercantile firms do more than 6 million.
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Federal Trade Commission
One Camne of Gray Hair and a Old Woman Conversation
A northern woman complains of aging as gray hair at 86. An old colored servant challenges the view saying gray hair signals worry and a weak mind. The exchange reveals differing beliefs on aging and appearance.
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Indianapolis News
Mary
Sugar mill erected to boost cane farming in Zululand
The South African government has completed a large sugar mill aimed at encouraging cane cultivation in Zululand, signaling a push to expand agricultural production and associated industry during the period.
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Government of
South Africa
Zululand
The Ideal Wife In Various Roles Noted In Quotations
A garbled excerpt outlines an ideal wife as roles a wife should assume. It lists tasks and traits like comforting a husband, nursing when ill, pleasing a coquette, tailoring needs, and cheering an audience, but the text is fragmented and unclear.
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Ann
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Inter Mountain Globe
H. M. Qunderbon
Pabiteher
Hulett
Crook County
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Long Island Railroad
Iuynore
Jancob Gutman
New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital
New York Physicians Association
Law School
University of Pennsylvania
University
Smith
East
Puget Sound
Alaska
Seattle
New York City
North
Europe
Japan
Spitabergen
Advent Lay
Greer Harbor
Alec
George Merrel
Otto Bryning
Jamaica
Guy Cressey
Westbrook
Mr Cressey
Rockefeller Institute
Bristow
Tenn
Marvin Andrews
Pennsylvania State Department of Forestry
Jesus
Cnet
Angela
Mort
Ami
Uncle Sam
Min Bai
Sentaeine Benn Gn dl
Namiquipa
HAN Ention House
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