Orders the One Thing Wanted Dear Pierrepont
Excerpt from Letters from a Self Made Merchant to His Son by George Horace Lorimer on sales craft in a packing house. It mocks overtalk and praises focus on orders, with advice to deliver daily addresses and build big orders through realistic judgment and persistent selling.
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Pierrepont
Lmft
Firat
Sansmge
Buminens
Marquess of Queensberry
Roiler Maker
Taketall
Fimny
Tom Lipton
George Horace Loriemer
Permixelon
Small, Maynard & Co
Boston
Masa
Blackmail Scheme by Turkish Officials Exposed in Beirut
London Times reports a Beirut correspondent detailing a corrupt oppression in Turkey’s capital region. A provincial governor and imperial commission allegedly triple the tax burden through a false survey process, then offer instant relief for a fee. Citizens fear further increases after March 18 as petitions vanish and officials profit, with one man paying 1200 Turkish pounds and a larger estimated haul possible.
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Beirut
Turkey
Syria
Mistule
Thia
London Times
Eclipse of a Bad Man in Texas Feud Era
Capt. N. M. Hanson of Galveston United States marshal recalls the end of old time feuds in Southern Texas. He cites John Wesley Hardin as a feared outlaw of Gonzales County, who killed many and served part of a 25 year Huntsville prison sentence before returning to crime and meeting his end in El Paso after a fearsome confrontation with a rival candidate.
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N. M. Hanson
Galveston
Texas
Riggs House
John Wesley Hardin
Gonzales County
State Ee
Huntsville
Hardin
Jones
Ahat
el Paso
Washington Post
Fragmented dialogue hints at tense social friction
Ernie laments a drinking rival hindering visits while Edith compares behavior to ash and Iobater. Biggs mutters amid smoke, wondering what the trouble is, revealing a charged, casual exchange in a damaged text segment.
Discovery of Smallpox Cause Reported by Harvard Physician
Boston physician Dr William T Councilman of Harvard Medical School announced to the Boston Society of Medical Science last week that smallpox is caused by a protozoan organism. He shared credit with Drs George Burgess Magrath and Walter Remsen Brinckerhoff, noting cooperation from the Boston board of health and work since 1901. The study, based on observations in Boston during the recent epidemic, involved experiments on rabbits and monkeys to trace the disease to a protozoan rather than bacteria.
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Boston
William T. Councilman
Harvard Medical School
Boston Society of Medical Science
Councilman
Brinckerhot
City Hospital
Star
Boxton Harbor
Endowment Funds Domestic Science Scholarship at Teachers College
Misa Caroline Phelpa Stoke, a millionaire in her own right, endows a 6000 scholarship in domestic science at Teachers College New York. A special competitive course will allow graduates from other colleges to enter for the prize. Domestic science at Teachers College is portrayed as a field of deep interest, combining theory with practical food knowledge.
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Misa Caroline Phelpa Stoke
Teachers’ College
New York
Wall Street Fashion: The Best Dressed Men in New York
The Wall Street crowd is famed for style with one young Block Exchange member noted for a private wardrobe and changing suits three times daily. A busy floor breaks up the routine, many wear old office coats, and traders carry extra trousers for after-hours. Numerous small tailors in the financial district press trousers at fifty cents a pair.
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Wall Street
New York
Wall Strecters
Block Exchange
Financial District
A Puzzle to Scientists Motion In the Heavens
Two years after a new star appeared in Perseus a surrounding nebula expanded outward at speeds far exceeding light. Some suggest progressive illumination, but Prof Newcomb says even this cannot explain a motion ten times the speed of light. The observed expansion defies current understanding.
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Perseus
Simon Newcomb
Gladstone statue set up in Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey now houses a new marble statue of William Ewart Gladstone in the north transept. The monument, carved by Edwin Brock RA, presents the statesman in a gown and cape, gripping papers with his right hand while his head turns to the right, conveying a steadfast political fighter's resolve.
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Westminster Abbey
London
Gladstone
Controversy Over Clara Barton’s Claimed Age
Debates arise over Clara Barton age in 73 or 8 percent with defenders asserting she was 72. Biographical sketches place her birth in Oxford Massachusetts in 1830. Washington Red Cross members dispute the age, citing an affidavit from East Oxford town clerk claiming she was born in 1831, nine years older than supporters claim.
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Clara Barton
Sre
East Oxford
Mass
Milas Barton
Father Vattmann to Report on Philippine Church Condition
Rev Edward J Vettmann senior Roman Catholic chaplain in US Army to report from Rome on the church in the Philippines. Formerly with Fourth Infantry at Fort Sheridan he has served since 1877, including campaigns against the Sioux and the Spanish War. He has long promoted sobriety among soldiers.
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Father Vattmann
Philippines
Edward J. Vettmann
Rome
Phillippines
United States Army
Fourth Infantry
Fort Sheridan
Utthois
Spain
Final Sermon Sparks Bitter Words From Connecticut Pastor
Rev. Alexander F. Irvine delivered his last sermon at Pilgrim Church New Haven Conn He criticized church governance noting rapid membership growth alongside mounting financial trouble The pastor warned against overbearing expectations calling for a humorous but cautious approach to leadership and worship.
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Connecticut
Alexander F. Irvine
Pilgrim Church
New Haven
Conn
Lng
Mullah Opposes British Somaliland Advance at Galadi
Reported intelligence shows the Mullah concentrating at Galadi with water and grazing available. Somali scouts skirmish with Mullah patrols as losses favor the British side. disaffection rises due to harsh treatment. Estimated force around 6,000 spearmen and 2,000 to 3,000 horsemen with rifles supplied by the British at Brega.
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Somaliland
Galadi
Splex
Mullah
Brega
Qualities for a Farmer's Wife in Long Inland Times
The article profiles Charles Thinert, a prosperous Long Inland farmer, seeking a wife with conditions. The candidate must be under 30, a good housekeeper, and agreeable to annual purchases of two gowns up to twenty dollars each with matching shoes and accessories. He requires the future Mrs Thinert to forego high heels, open-work stockings, cigarettes, and poodle dogs, deeming such frills inappropriate for a farmer's wife.
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Charles Thinert
Mra
Thinert
Old Tradition Face Scrutiny Over National Legends
A fragmentary report notes debate over a famous national tradition tied to figures like Daniel Webster, with doubts raised about its authenticity and origins. The passage hints at how public memory honors revered personalities while questioning the veracity of long held tales.
Prize Money Finally Paid to Long Overdue Cavalry Veterans
Several aged cavalrymen receive prize money that had lain undisbursed at the British Admiralty for many years. The funds, owed since their boyhood, are now being settled after a lengthy delay.
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British Admiralty
Growth of Cotton Manufacture in the United States
The article notes a shift from export to domestic processing. From a nine million bale crop last year, over four million were retained for home manufacture, with Northern mills consuming 2,200,000 bales. This marks a major change in the nation’s cotton industry and regional production dynamics.
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United States
Replica of Campanile built by Empress Catherine I
An exact replica of St. Mark's Campanile exists, though smaller. It was built 190 years ago by Empress Catherine I at Narochta in Tioutroma province.
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St. Mark's Campanile
Catherine I
Narochta
Tioutroma
Deadly Panama Toll Rises On Isthmus Proposals
More men have died and are buried along the Isthmus of Panama at the proposed canal site than in any comparable region.
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Panama
Feels Younger and Stronger in Festus Health Note
A Festus resident Lilly, 74, describes long kidney and bladder trouble, night symptoms, and relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He reports improved strength, sleep, and urges others with similar issues to try the remedy, claiming it brought a marked turnaround after years of decline. A New Brunswick club and Sydney street traders union are also noted.
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Festus
Lilly
Dodd
Sydney
Australia
A Diplomatic Photographer’s Age Masking Technique
German photographer Kunwald describes a method in which sheets of celluloid are placed between the negative and printing paper to create a masking effect that hides age discrepancies in a portrait of a woman of doubtful age.
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Kunwald
Small Feet Claim Drawn From Mexican Nobles And Hair Color
A brief note asserts Mexicans have the smallest feet with average boots around size six. It also claims light haired people live longer than dark haired people, reflecting period beliefs about physical traits and longevity.
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Rule
Teachers Learn Hygiene Lesson At Convention
At a convention in Oklahoma City a group of young women heard a teacher recount her recovery from stomach trouble after giving up coffee and using Postum Coffee. She said quitting coffee and drinking Postum improved her health, aided teaching, and inspired others at the boarding house to switch as well. Names given by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Oklahoma City
Ty Postum Co
Hattle Creek
Mich
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