Sailor and Guests In Luncheon on a US Warship
A Washington Herald retells a Hampton Roads incident aboard a United States cruiser where a lieutenant invited two women aboard for lunch. One guest confessed stealing buttons from his coat, which were later recovered after a playful confrontation. The item ends with a cautionary note about public officials advertising policies.
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United States
Hampton Roads
Washington Herald
Leutenant
Denver
Garfield
General Land Office
Reclamation Office
Pinchot
Forestry Service
Congress
Irrigation and Nile Dam Raise Valley Land Value
The Nile dam project in Egypt has increased land values by at least 150 million dollars as plans to raise the dam height promise further farming gains. The article contrasts ancient reverence for the Nile with modern engineering that promises broad regional benefits, noting a local minister’s critique of a Teddy bear toy in a related aside.
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Egypt
Nile
Nile Valley
Courting should continue after marriage, says 8 Woman writer
The 8 Woman writer argues that courting should persist beyond marriage and challenges the idea that pursuit ends once the couple is tied. She suggests lasting effort is needed to maintain romance and connection rather than accepting stagnation.
Had Missed Good Thing Turns for Irishman in Unexpected Bet
Patrick, recently arrived and unfamiliar with the country, is approached by a sportsman offering a sure money scheme. He bets on a horse at five to one odds, wins a large roll of money, and asks how long the scheme has been running.
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California
Giacomo Puccini
New York
Troy Times
Hur Grand Opera
Robusto
Patrick
Pat
Lelee B. Dannie
Minneap
A Woman's Suffering and Kidney Pill Benefit
Mia Clyde Pixley of Bridge St Bel ding Michigan writes of severe bladder inflammation. She suffered five years of pain drops and tests with dizziness faintness and bloodlike kidney secretions. After taking Conan's Kidney Pills for one week she improved and became well. Sold by Fester Milburn Co Buffalo NY 50 cents a box.
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Mia
Clyde Pixley
Bridge St
Belding, Mich
Conan
Fester-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
A Prophecy on Wheat and Perpetual Motion Claims
A prophecy foretells future wheat imports while asserting persistent export capacity for grain. It argues U.S. production may max out under current farming, with potential doubling via improved methods as prices rise. Also notes David Uniapon in Australia seeking testing for a gravity based perpetual motion device in Adelaide. A country school joke ends with a pupil calling the teacher a fool.
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United States
David Uniapon
Norther Territory
Australia
Adelaide
South Australia
Aborines
Five Fall Into Grave at Westport Burial
Five people were hurled into a newly opened grave at the burial of Michael Sereno a Westport merchant when a crosspiece gave way causing the coffin to descend feet first. The assistant and pallbearers tumbled after, soil yielded and five were rescued after the coffin was dug out. The burial was completed after the grave was redug.
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Michael Sereno
Westport
N. Y. Presa
Grape-Nuts Ad Promotes Easy Digestion and Health
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a superior breakfast cereal. It claims ordinary cereals harm the stomach, causing dyspepsia, while Grape-Nuts is specially cooked to be easily digested, with nitrogenous and starchy parts balanced. It notes use for children and nursing babies and cites the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Cuticura Remedies Cited For Eczema Cure In Sisters
A reader reports that Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured eczema on the head of two sisters, with another sister finding Cuticura Re Solvent and Pills a splendid tonic. The testimonial from Edith Hammer of Morrison Illinois is dated October 3 1906. The passage also touch on insulate bottles, laundry starch Defiance, animal minds, and quotes from Thackeray and Polonius.
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Cuticura
Illinois
Edith Hammer
Morrison, IL
Chinese Jews in Kaifungu and a Pittsburg grafter
The article notes that Chinese Jews settled at Kaifungu during the Han era and were visited by Jesuit missionaries in 1600 and 704. Alfred K. Glover reports in Overland Monthly that the community is nearly extinct but preserved in records and tablets. A satirical item imagines a Pittsburg millionaire waiting at the gates, joking about a grafter from San Francisco. A Hungarian punishment tale describes bigamists forced to live with both wives.
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China
Kaifungu
Kaifungfu
Marco Polo
Alfred K. Glover
Overland Monthly
Pittsburg
San Francisco
Hungary
Defiance Starch Promoted in Mixed Proverb Ad
An ad promotes Defiance Starch claiming fair trial for hot and cold starching with money-back guarantee if not better and cheaper. It urges readers to ask grocers for the product, citing efficiency and economy. The copy blends quotes about duty and marriage to frame the promotion.
Imitation Schnapps tobacco sold as pure Schnapps danger
Hundreds of counterfeit tobacco brands imitate Schnapps with imitated packaging and tags. Inside the imitations is cheap air cured tobacco, while real Schnapps uses flue cured leaf from Piedmont with light sweetening. The notice urges buyers to check for SCHNAPPS branding and warns of trademark violations. It promotes direct factory shipping and wholesale terms to dealers.
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Piedmont
Criticism and Pronunciation Lessons for House Members
A brief note on pronunciation struggles among legislators as they tackle terms like wietuallers and municipal with misplaced stresses and phonetic expectations. The excerpt also quotes literary lines and a patent lozenge ad, reflecting varied page content.
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Houston
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