Profitable Religion and a New Almanac Mark 1900s Prosperity
A historical look at Oberammergau profits from the Passion Play detailing railroads lodging houses and town drainage funded by the event. It contrasts with a New York Almanac for 1901 praising its enterprise, color, calendars, and a Baby Record page for mothers, available free or by request.
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Oberammergau
Little Tos
Chas. H. Fletcher
New York
Mollie and Kate Escape as Madame Dubois Fails
Mollie helps Kate flee Chalfont to the White House while Madame Dubois ragefully pursues them. Reggie and Mrs Anstruther aid their safe arrival. Mollie later endures grief, cherishes memories, and finds lasting happiness with Reggie as Kate is laid to rest, ending Mollie’s tale.
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Mollie
Kate
Madame
Kittie
Kattie
White House
Reggie
Mrs. Anstruther
Joyce
Madam Dubois
Henri
Reverton
Chalfont
L’estrange
Mollie Darling
Darling
Leonard Barlowe
Comb Explodes Injuring Cincinnati Woman
A Cincinnati woman leaning toward an open grate caused a celluloid comb to explode with force, burning hair and injuring her face and neck. The fire spread risk to carpet and furnishings while extinguisher efforts struggled. The incident highlights celluloid's flammable nature and danger near heat sources.
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Cincinnati
Century of Progress From 1801 to 1901 Milestones
A century of rapid growth across the United States highlights vast gains in shipyards and vessels on the Great Lakes, postal networks expanding from 903 post offices to 75,000, and logistics leaping from mail by stage to cross continental rail and steam travel. It notes increases in farm value, exports, population, education, and technology from 1801 to the end of the century. Strong entities include United States, Michigan, Atlantic, Great Lakes, and San Francisco.
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Great Lakes
United States
Lived in Three Centuries and Other Notes
Peter Surprise of Indiana, born 1792 in lower Canada, is among the nation’s oldest men. He arrived at Lake County eighty years ago and remains active, sharing tales of infant days and great men. He hopes to live to 120, staying busy and spry in old age.
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Peter Surprise
Indiana
Lake County
Lower Canada
Mr. Surprise
Peter
The Condit Smith Case At Pekin Siege
Miss Condit Smith an American woman was in Pekin during the siege of the regations on her way to safety and recounts experiences amid the turmoil.
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New York
Washington
Treasury
United States
Condit-Smith
Conger
Pekin
Regations
Novel Theory of Murder Ties Crimes to Animal Cruelty
A German statistician and member of the British Society for the Protection of Animals argues that murder rates correlate with how animals are treated. He cites per million inhabitants figures: England and Ireland six. Belgium fourteen. France sixteen. Austria twenty. Hungary sixty-seven. Spain eighty-three. Italy ninety five, noting kindness in Britain and harsher cruelty in Italy. He adds climate as a factor while acknowledging other country differences.
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Humbert
Italy
Enghand
Ireland
Belgium
France
Austria
Tlungary
Spain
Great Britain
British Society For the Protection of Animals
Lunatic on his Dignity Story From Asylum
An Irish lunatic in an asylum proclaims divinity and to a visiting woman asks if she will be saved or damned. He responds with regal calm that he “never talk shop” when pressed for her destiny.
Empress Tree Of Rapid Growth In Independence Square
The largest Empress tree Pausownia imperialis in America grows in Independence Square Philadelphia. Imported about fifty years ago as a gift to the late Robert Buist, famed American nurseryman. It stands elm feet in circumference, rivaling colonial-era elms, and its wood is highly sought in Japan.
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America
Independence Square
Philadelphia
Elf
Robert Buist
Japan
Putnam face less dyes promise even color and tone
The snippet praises dye quality avoiding spots and uneven results. It cites quotes about idiomatic English and a man named St Clair Parke reacting to being provoked. It also references herbal Tea, canal value discussions, and a Tangled blend of unrelated remarks about bleaching blue and the new century.
Medical examiner endorses Peruna remedy in testimonial
Dr Llewellyn Jordan of the U S Treasury Department and Columbia College graduate praises Peruna for curing catarrh and restoring health after months of suffering. He claims Peruna invigorates nerve centers and mucous membranes, promising a permanent cure and offering a free book from The Peruna Medicine Co.
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Llewellyn Jordanlyn Jordan
U.seasury Department
Columbia College
West D Point
Peruna
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Elton Harris
United States Steamship
Michigan
World
San Francisco
William St. John Brodrick
London
Colville
Brodrick
Privy Council
Lord Curzon
Lord Lansdowne
W. St. John Brodrick
Putnam
Mr. St. Clair Parke
Spilkins
Caxton Bldg
Chicago
Lil
N. H. Gredn
Hox K
Atlanta, Ga
Piso
Hima
Tee
Ster
of the
U. S. Treasury
England
Acker
T. M. Bratt
Vassar
Mich
Carter
Tor Parety
Mento
Heidelberg
Tomas Sears, Roebuck & CO
Ingchester
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