Washington Letter recounts Roosevelt era social and political notes
A period piece from the Washington Letter column details Mrs. Roosevelt courting Porto Rican linen, Ambassador Choate’s social presence, and Senator Frye’s prominence. It notes river and harbor bill prospects, Clara Barton’s Red Cross leadership, Hitt’s chair, Lodge’s honor, and Mrs. Roosevelt’s informal afternoon reception with children drawing cheers from a drizzly crowd.
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Red Cross
Choate
Pmbass
Senate
Prye
Maine
William Pierce Frye
Lewiston
United States Senate
James G. Blaine
Frye
Congress
Hibrary
Ae Heavy Oak
Elmhorstely
Ech & Place
Hitt
Mr. Hitt
Katreet
Chandler
New Hampshire
Commixelon
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Mr. Lodge
Mra
Roosevelt
White House
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European Fire Losses Compared With U S Cities
The article notes European cities record far lower fire losses than Boston New York and Philadelphia due to fireproof building practice. Paris with 2.5 million people shows far smaller damages than Boston, Budapest nearly one tenth, Milan about 150000 yearly, Venice around 20000, London about one fifth of New Yorks.
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Europe
Paria
Boston
Budapest
Massachusetts
Milan
Venice
London
New York
Emperor Frone of Austria Keeps Plain Table Habits
Londres M A P notes Joseph of Austria is frugal and precise in meals. He breakfasts at 6 with cold meat coffee and fresh bread. Lunch around noon with two meat dishes. Dinner at six at his desk in his library. No tablecloths, valet serves. Prefers beer over wine and handmade Virginia cigars costing five kreuzer.
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Francia
Joseph
Emperor Frone
Joseph of
Austria
London
Havana
Virginia
Four Hoys In Japan Army Enlistment Fund Debate
The text notes that poor families enlisting youths in Japan face financial strain for their sons. Neighbors, recognizing the honor issue, agree to raise a private allowance fund to support privates from their own quarters.
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Japan
Army Service of
Home of Veters and Cholera Origins in Ganges Delta
The marshy Ganges delta with lush vegetation decaying under the tropical sun is treated as the native home of cholera. In that pestilential region cholera and plague occur year round. It is believed every major cholera epidemic and plague visitation in Europe began at the Ganges mouth.
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Veters
Ganges Delta
Europe
Ganges
Colossal Statue of Vercingatorix Planned for Clermont Ferrand
The sculptor Hartholdt of Liberty fame aims to erect a monumental Vercingatorix statue at Clermont Ferrand, 260 miles from Paris. It measures fourteen feet high sixteen feet long weighs four tons, and will be transported by an automobile wagon from Paris due to railroad limits.
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Gaul
Hartholdt
Vercingatorix
Clermont Ferrand
Paris
Chrysanthemum Name in Japan and China
The Philadelphia Times notes Chrysanthemum as a popular girl name in Japan and China, compares its status to Dorothy and Margaret, and describes how the flower shapes fashion, colors, and even cuisine. It highlights varieties like Mrs Pullman and A J Drexel, and mentions the Imperial Order of the Chrysanthemum as Japan’s highest chivalry.
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China
Japan
Chrysanthemum
Dorothy
Margaret
Miss Chrysanthemum
Miss Rose
Miss Dorothy
Nower
Mra. Pullman
A. J. Drexel
Timothy Eaton
Vivian Morrell
Philadelphia Times
California Fig Syrup Co
Reading the Newspaper Keeps the World in Reach
In an Indianapolis Journal reprint, President Hyde argues that ten minutes daily on a newspaper suffices for general awareness, while advocates suggest thirty to sixty minutes for a fuller digest. The piece notes many successful figures credit regular reading as vital to business and public life.
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William de Witt Hyde
Hyde
Indianapolis Journal
Know Too Much Oyster Shop Bet Frustrates Clerk
A young oyster shop worker loses his job after a bold stunt involving six lively turtles placed in a window. The owner painted white letters on their shells and promised natives to viewers when the turtles formed the word oyster. Worried the odds were against him he calculated probabilities, then abandoned the plan as the oyster opener fled, leaving the turtles in the window.
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Buch
Odd
London
Fragmented 1900 Indiana ad text with tongue twisters
A garbled 1900 ad sketch from Vanbiren Indiana mixes quips about marriage with medical claims for Pino's Card and Healye's Ner-Vens. Vague lines reference doctors, widneys and young daughters, using odd spellings and partial product mentions.
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