Democratic State Convention Held At Waterloo August 7 1906
A delegate convention of Democrats of Iowa is to meet at Waterloo on August 7 1906 to nominate candidates for state offices and handle other business. The basis of representation favors counties with over 100 votes cast for Parker in 1904, with a long list of counties and vote allocations. The Des Moines meeting is called by the State Committee with Morissey as chairman and Miller as secretary.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Alton B. ‘Parker
State Committee
Des Moines
Towa
Walnut Street
Paccers Olsen
Thia Bool
Reading railroad chief defends integrity amid graft charges
Geo F. Beer of the Reading railroad defends the company against corruption claims in a Philadelphia address. He says American business ideals have fallen yet asserts no misdeed by Reading management and predicts investigators will find no fault in their conduct. He recalls Samuel Baer and cites a Gospel passage on self righteousness.
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Philadelphia
Geo F. Beer
Reading Railroad System
Baer
Roasted snakes in Australia praised for delicacy
An English traveler notes that several rounds of roasted snakes are eaten in Australia and claim they rival the finest stewed eels in delicacy and flavor. He adds the steam from roasting reptiles is not unpleasant.
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Australia
London Ladies Pictorial Endorses Billa of Fare Preference
A snippet notes the Parisian publication says billa-of-fare will be preferred by nine of ten persons since it adds an element of chance and adventure to meals, a quality commonly appreciated.
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London Ladies’ Pictorial
Showings of New Silks and Linens at Bargain Prices
Display of new and handsome silks and linens with values from 1.00 to 3.50. Latest styles feature short sleeves and custom fits from our style book, offered without extra charge and with a perfect fit guaranteed.
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Cuba
Philippines
Willis T. Morgan
Concord N. H
Cy. We
Woodward's
New Lot of Desirable Warm Weather Dresses Shields Offers
Dottéd Bwimel presents a new lot of warm weather dresses with quality ersucker gingham fabrics. Prices range from 5 to 60e with bargains on a variety of styles, including full-trounes and dust ruffles, offering good value for summer wear.
Early photography and the incubator in ancient times
The fragment discusses Sir William Crookes as an early amateur photographer dating to 1855 and recounts a joke about his wife. It then notes incubators in egg hatchery dating back to ancient Egypt, claiming the craft waned with their decline and was revived in the last century. A 1727 New England paper is cited about earthquake warnings causing women to abandon hoop petticoats.
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Sir William ' Crookes
New England
Rajputana Reservoirs and Irrigation Claim
An item describes the Rajputana reservoir as one of the largest artificial works in the world, the great tank of Dhebar, used for irrigation and spanning a large area. It also includes a testimonial praising Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from M F Berroughs of Bluffton Indiana and a brief Detroit Free Press quip.
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Rajputana
Rajpetas
Dhebar
M. F. Berroughs
Bluffton
Ind
Chamberlain
C. W. Woodward
Ratcliff Rotherhithe tunnel delays and details emerge
Article notes the Ratcliff Rotherhithe tunnel under the Thames will require seven years to build with a length of 1,883 feet and a 16 foot carriageway plus a four foot eight and a half inch-wide footway. It will run three tunnels beneath the river at London once finished and include external diameters yet to be confirmed.
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Thames
Sve Pears
London
Value of African versus Indian elephants in trade
A historical calculation notes that an African elephant is valued mainly for ivory, with a full-grown animal yielding 250 to 300 dollars. By contrast, a working Indian elephant is not purchasable for less than 2,500 to 3,500 dollars.
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Ita Ivary
Lace factory workers protest wind caused light at Long Eaton
A single complaint from 230 lace factory employees in Long Eaton Nottinghamshire cites trees in a cemetery near the works. Breeze moves branches causing a blinking light that injures workers, prompting demands for remedy. Japanese stage idol Danjuro draws crowded houses with a three week season and a five thousand dollar fee for twenty days. A hotel cat boarded a ship by mistake and sea travel delayed its return.
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Long Eaton
Nottingham
England
Danjuro
Chinese laundryman takes up pyrography in Chicago
A humorous exchange notes a Chinese laundryman in Chicago who has begun burning designs on shirts as his new specialty. The tall man and the man in green suspenders remark on the growing wit of the Chinese, with the punchline about pyrography.
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Chicago Daily Newa
Torpedo drill on Implacable sets speed record
King Edward visited Corfu and observed a torpedo drill aboard the British battleship Implacable. On this occasion the booms and nets were deployed in 14 seconds and hauled in and stowed away in 40 seconds, a record pace for the drill.
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King Edward
Corfu
Traveler praises beauty of Warsaw and London women
A recent traveler in Poland claims Warsaw and London host the most beautiful women. He notes Polish women as having good taste and a graceful, artistically coordinated appearance.
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Poland
Warsaw
London
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