Hair Wrier Apparatus Uses Spider-Like Electric Pack
A 19th century device for drying hair fast is described, featuring hollow combs, flexible connections, and a cone end with a small fan. The user sits with the device lifting hair to dry quickly, reducing the labor and cold exposure of drying by hand. The passage also notes a Newport mosquito bite incident and a decorative brooch theme in a separate scene.
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Unike
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Eed
Patel
Paige
Newport
Absut Tee Baby Absut Tee Baby
A long readable fragment appears to discuss infant care and dress, mothers nursing advice, and child care norms. It includes references to fashion, hats, and guidance on feeding and growth, with mentions of the United States, Constantinople, and various cultural observations. The tone resembles a bygone newspaper feature mixing domestic tips and social notes.
End of Republic Fears in Jamestown Exposition Address
President Roosevelt warns at Jamestown opening of the tercentennial exposition that any drift toward a plutocracy or mob rule endangers the republic. He cites class conflict as a fatal danger and urges a government based on merit, equality of opportunity, and protection of private property while restraining corporate abuses. The speech traces America’s founding, Civil War era unity, and the need for cautious reform.
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Jamestown
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Great Britain
Treband
Cay
Lepous
Virginia
Atlantic
Geore
Washington
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Momo
Scented Perfumes and Women in Milwaukee Breweries
The article notes a shift from a few women to about 300 employed in Milwaukee's breweries, with odorless, delicate perfumes discussed as a social concern. Miss Irene Osgood argues the change harms the moral status of the female workers.
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Northawest Diversity
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Milwaukee
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Osgood
Significant Presidential Speech on Wealth and Reform
The president speaks on combining capital and labor, warning against abuse by wealth. He calls for control of corporate power to protect the public while allowing legitimate profits and individual initiative. He vows to curb wrongdoing without vengeance and to reform abuses without tearing down.
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Washington
Puts
Burke
Preacher Proves Model Farm With Aid From Washington
A retired preacher in Pennsylvania bought 15 acres with $7,000, ignoring inherited farming habits. He sent soil samples to the Agricultural Department for guidance and followed pamphlet instructions. Within a few years he paid the mortgage, built bank balance, and earns $2,000 yearly from his acre farm described as a model American farm by Washington.
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Turnt Deminan
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Department of Agriculture
Lo Aeres
New York Senate Passes Salary Bill for Teachers
The New York State Senate approved a bill to equalize pay for teachers regardless of sex in New York City. It bases salaries on position, not gender, while granting the city board of education discretion to respect home rule. A minimum salary of 720 dollars with fixed annual raises for both sexes is provided.
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New York
Tore Uians
Constantinople
New York State Senate
New York City
City Board of Education
Presidential Rumors and Senate Drift Across States
From Cleveland comes word William J. Hurgan will run for the presidency under Mayor Tom T Johnson. James W. Wadsworth blasts President Roosevelt calling him a fakir while Senator Morrill of Vermont remains long serving. The President favors Taft for the next nomination and Ohio for summer staging. Florida Senate passes a resolution voiding the 13th and 14th amendments to disfranchise Black voters, likely to reach the Supreme Court.
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William J. Hurgan
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James W. Wadsworth
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Louse Committee
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Taft
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Chicago sees record production and strong trade outlook
Activity in Chicago displays unprecedented production and improving money conditions. West mercantile collections stay prompt. trading defaults compare well with last year. Retail and wholesale trade are steady with demand needing warmer weather to move seasonal goods. Bank clearings remain robust and district failures show year over year decline.
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Wrade
Weather and trade drift marked by persistent spring conditions
Weather this week and for nearly a month hampers retail trade and crop development across a wide area. Jobbing and wholesale activity shows varied patterns, with shortages of prompt delivery goods and cross buying between regions common. Manufacturing remains strong with filled orders but backward deliveries. labor shows strength with few May strikes. Bradford’s report notes U.S. and Canadian failures and mixed crop export totals for the period ending April 25.
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Canada
Bradstreet
Midwest and East Market Prices Trade Report
Chicago cattle at 4.00 to 6.40 while hogs run 4.00 to 8.74. sheep 2.50 to 6.00. wheat No 2 48c to 60c. corn No 2 48c to 5c. oats 5c to 45c. rye No 2 40c to 60c. butter 25c. eggs 14c to 17c. potatoes 45c to 6c. multiple city points list varied prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains.
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G&e
Cincinnati
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New York
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Roosevelt health rumors denied at White House
A dispatch notes Roosevelt’s health rumors were denied by the White House. The Hot Springs fire destroyed stock valued at 50 000 dollars and damaged the building by 10 000. Michael Latros, former Greek at Lowell, Mass, held for grand jury on smuggling aliens into the United States. Latchford Ontario nearly destroyed by fire with losses around 150 000. Several dynamite blasts occurred but no deaths reported.
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Lowell
Mass
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United States
Counconsul Federa Missioner Hacy
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