Berlin to Vitadam Letters From a Baltic Journey in 1906
A traveler’s long letter describes crossing the Baltic, enjoying steamer life, and scenes in Berlin and Vitadam. He notes four letters awaiting him, longing to see Stettin, fond memories of northern Europe, language mishaps, and sketches of two Austrian women. He visits a gallery once owned by Frederick the Great and remarks on art and travel costs.
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Berlin
Germany
Civilization
O. K
Baltic
Christiana
St. Heteraburg
Abe
Thaven
Ius Lefors
Vitadam
Produrick the Great
Rabous
Vandyke
Ae Phae
Rembrandt
Raphius
Christian Alyohor
Frederick the Great
Dresden Letter No. 7 From Saxony Abroad
The writer visits a gallery near Dresden, noting Raphael’s Madonna as the finest painting seen and comparing it to the Louvre in Paris. He reflects on crowds, gold frames, and how exposure to great art reshapes opinion of painters, hinting at a future move to Marienberg. He mentions the Kaiser's pheasant precorvo and peculiar dialogue about training pheasants to fly slowly for the Kaiser. He anticipates leaving Dresden for Marienberg.
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Dresden
Kingdom of
Saxony
Germany
Picture Galleried
Louvre
Paris
Raphael
Tevor
Rae Phaol
Pes
Marienberg
Charlenton
Finley elected Southern's head in New York
The Southern Railway directors elected W. W. Finley of Washington as president to succeed the late Samuel Spencer. Finley has been second vice president since September 1, 1896, and has railway experience since 1875. Previously he served as second vice president of the Great Northern and third vice president of the Southern, also chairing the Southern Passenger Association at Atlanta for two years. He was at times associated with James J. Hill.
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New York
Southern Railway
W. W. Finley
Washington
Samuel Spencer
Finley
Southern
Great Northernailway
C Cairman
Southern Passenger Association
Atlanta
James J. Hill
Scott's Emulsion Promoted for Fat Babies
An advertisement extols fat as essential for infants and claims Scott's Emulsion comforts scrawny babies. It argues fat stores aid nerves and overall happiness, and describes the product as sweet and wholesome for babies.
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Scott
Three Papers a Week Cheap Subscriptions Offer
A clubbing deal combines The Charleston Weekly News and Courier with The Keowee Courier and The Boimi Weekly News and Courier offering three papers weekly for 1.50 annually. Readership gains access to top state papers, full AP dispatches, and detailed South Carolina news, advertised as exceptional value for readers statewide.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Internal Revenue Report Shows Higher Receipts in Year
The annual report by Commissioner John W. Yerkes shows total receipts of 78,240,102 with an excess of 14,014,702 over the prior year. First quarter figures indicate a current year revenue rise of 4,001,182. Projections place total year revenues near 20,000,000 with tax collections from spirits, wines, tobacco, and cigars detailed, and notes on stamp charges, fortification taxes, and production increases.
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Washington
John W. Yerkes
Yerkes
Frocommanda
United States
Olgamar
Ravine
Hall's Catarch Cure and Government Receipts Report
An ad promises Hall's Catarch Cure for catarrh with a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. It claims internal action through blood to destroy disease foundations and build constitution. Also notes November government receipts of $55,602,408 and expenditures of $48,592,507, with a monthly surplus of $7,280,000 and fiscal year surplus of $14,770,000, plus a previous year’s Detroit-related figure of $1,162,000.
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Hall
Antiep
Cura
Listy
Best
Detroit
Radium Treatment Reported Cures Epithelioma Cases
Dr Abbe reports radium based cures for early epithelial cancer at New York City hospital. Of thirty five lupus and epithelioma cases, twenty cured with slight recurrences needing minimal secondary treatment. Treatments used powerful radium combinations in cell capped with mica with microscopic corroboration by Dr Wood. Cases spanned nose ear eyelid cheek chest and scalp with slow growing tumors existing two to twenty years.
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Malony Tielas de Redium
Robert Abba
Lake's Hospital
New York City
Ho Anya
Roentgen Rayy
Abbe
American Medieal Association
Francis C. Wood
Hand Sawing Machine A One Minute Sewing Machine
A brief note from Popular Mechanics describes a hand sawing device described as a one minute sewing machine small in size. It uses a double acting coil spring adjustable for user strength and a collapsing ten foot length.
One Man Chomiolte Baw and Timber Cutting Claim
Fragmented OCR describes a one man chainsaw like tool cutting trees and trimming logs, weighing eight pounds and operable on uneven ground. The passage also reports Professor Stephane Leduc’s claim of chemically creating life like artificial plants and cells, noting attempts to produce Myo plants several inches long.
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Stephane Leduc
Nantes Medical
Tis
Tedue Baya
Hying Thas
Surgeon Reports Seventeen Pyrosectomies By Zurich Doctor
Dr B Vassallo of Argentina states he has performed seventeen pyrosectomies. He notes the stomach removal was completed successfully by Schiater of Zurich. Four months after removal the patient is in excellent health with only frequent eating and slight weakness.
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Momnot Sarazery
Schiater
Zurich
Se 17
B. Vassallo
Argentia
Paris physician markets scent based therapy for nerves
A Paris physician recently began a practice using fragrances to affect the nervous constitution. He cites scents such as geranium, mint, Russian leather, indolence, and violet as agents to boost audacity, self confidence, business sense, and artistic feeling.
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Paris
Auntie memory tale from Harper's Weekly
A Tennessee or Alabama elder, famed for age, recalls historic moments with humor. The museum owner sends an investigator to judge her value as an exhibit, but Auntie recounts memories from Washington to the fall of Rome with vivid, thick dialect and pride.
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Alabama
Aiavum
Ifo
George Washington
Chile
Harper's Weekly
Mining Disaster Blasts Manard Mine in Michigan
Houghton Michigan December 6 One of the worst mining accidents in state history occurred last night when thousands of tons of dynamite exploded in the Manard mine. The shaftin cage was near the dynamite when the blast occurred and forty men are believed killed. The entombed men may be reached only after days. No word from workers below has arrived and casualties may be heavy.
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Houghton,Mich
Manard
Ashaftin
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Internal Revenue Report
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Chattanooga, Tenn
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