Blind workers prove ability in modern jobs
A New York grouping notes that blind staffers perform well in stenography and switchboard roles. A secretary cites accurate typing, and a New York office now employs five blind switchboard operators in hospitals, offices, and a major daily paper. The piece urges wider opportunity and public support for the blind.
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Cheap Board for Students at Valparaiso University
McClure's reports how Valparaiso University in Indiana provides board lodging and tuition for students at 28 cents a day, or 120 dollars a year if paid in advance. The university, independent of gifts, sustains 162 professors and over 5,000 students through energy, intelligence, and strong business acumen.
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The Northwest Mounted Police Vastly Efficient Force
The Northwest Mounted Police cover Herschel Island to Kenora the world’s largest area with under 700 men and 260 horses. Once chasing horse thieves whisky smugglers and Indian murderers they now handle nearly all policing tasks with many troopers posted alone in new towns doing local and patrol duties.
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Kenora
Massachusetts Man Prophesies Death and Gives Away Wealth
An 83 year old Massachusetts man predicted his death within six months, disposed of substantial property to lend to friends and charities, keeping just enough for himself. He survived, was later placed in the almshouse, and those he aided refused to assist him. The Indianapolis Star notes morals: don't prophesy without certainty and avoid gifting all assets without strong safeguards.
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Indianapolis Star
Beginning regulation for moving pictures offers a double chance
The St. Louis Republic notes regulation can reward top exhibitors as educators and punish worst shows by isolating bad theaters. It argues the best performances deserve reform and public praise, while the worst should be kept from corrupting morals.
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St. Louis Republic
Allie's Defiant Dream and Cripple Creek Tragedy
Allie rejects marriage to pursue world changing work in nursing and Filipinos, while suitor Hobson pursues a compromise. A Cripple Creek fire claims Robert Hobson during a rescue, leaving Allie shaken as she clings to faith in him.
Fragment From Cripple Creek Shack Scene
The sisters reach a burned town and enter a shack serving as a stage office. A wounded Bob Hobson appears with a forehead bandage and a sling, and Allie greets him as Henrietta tends the ruins. Hobson vows his and Allie’s plans proceed once he recovers and they travel to the Philippines after marriage.
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Cocktails for His Tobseco at the Bar
A New York Tribune anecdote describes a bartender who keeps a tin box for a drink tailored to a cigarette lover. The man drinks a custom cocktail and stores the emptied beverage in the box. the tobacco is then absorbed, and the box is returned by evening. The bartender notes no cherry accompanies the drink and prides himself on precise mixtures.
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New York Tribune
English Baronetage Amid Dated Romances and Claims
English baronetage yields curious lineages and claims. A Burton-on-Trent cabman Sir Waller Tyrell traces descent to a Tyrel whose arrow killed William II. Tamworth boasts a tobacconist baronet, Harry Goring, serving working men with thick twists. The Whitby Union workhouse master, John Lanson, claims a baronetcy from Stuart times. Sir Thomas Echlin, deceased last year, was a constable in the royal Irish constabulary and a seventh holder since 1721.
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Doefied Superstition New Year's Dinner Charge
Five and fifty years ago Lord Roberta sat with 12 others at a New Year dinner in Peshawar. Eleven years later most had endured the Indian mutiny and many were wounded, yet all remained alive, including Lord Roberta.
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Laondoa Chronicle
Queen Amelie Brave in Tragic Crisis Referenced by Lords
The Sydney Morning Herald notes Queen Amelie shielded her family during tragedy, then returned to leadership to steady the nation. Lord Ripon’s tribute echoes globally, praising her courage and influence as a French-born queen shaping resilience for her people.
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Narrative on farm wheat yields and frost impact
A farmer explains crop results from a year of frost. He reports 500 acres of wheat producing 23 bushels per acre and 120 acres in catar with 60 cents per bushel, plus 800 acres frost damaged but worth 60 cents per bushel. He estimates various returns per acre and notes overall profit depends on prices and feeding strategy.
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Not Running Clock Leaves Woman Baffled
A West Philadelphia mother suspected her clock had stopped on a Sunday afternoon. Her five year old son went downstairs to check and reported that the pendulum was swinging but the clock was not running, saying it was standin still and wagerin ta tail.
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Mildred and the Coming Man Misstep
A mother counsels Mildred to treat Mr. Ketchley with respect though he is not handsome. she notes he is sensible and well connected, a business success, and a “coming man.” Mildred retorts she would mind if he did not take long to go.
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Coffee Free Life Joins Postum Health Revival
A Washington woman credits Postum with reversing four years of nervous illness that left her near death. After stopping coffee her health improved, she began doing housework, caring for two small children, and wrote of renewed cheerfulness.
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