Telephone Clearing House Promises Global Progress
A Chicago Inter Ocean report describes a telephone clearinghouse in use by banks to settle checks. Banks call a central bank at noon to exchange drawn amounts and drawers, expediting transfers and reducing delays. The system aims to curb overdraft worries and standardize interbank settlements across counties and states.
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Nevel el Jm
Illinois
Elas
Chicago
New York
Hanks
Bugahoos
Ovrerdrafta
Instone
Calse
Gen Booth A Vegetarian Leader of Salvation Army
Gen William Booth founder of the Salvation Army is described as a strict vegetarian who avoids meat, butter, milk, and fat in cooking. He nourishes himself on cereals and plain rice, eats only simple meals, and rejects tobacco and alcohol. A military officer notes his belief in diet for a healthy nervous system and youthfulness despite age.
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Salvation Army
Booth
Salvaon Army
Sah
Ileah Dorogga
Naya
Cinciinati Commercial Tribune
Ikan
John Brown
Realizing Country's Greatness by McDonald Visit
Ex Representative P. J. McDonald and M. C. Keefe just back from a six week tour covering about 14 000 miles through every state. He argues the country’s greatness is best understood by firsthand travel and direct exchanges with people, not distant reports.
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P. J. McDonald
M. C. Keefe
Mr. McDonald
Boston Journal
Fragmented Ode on Peace and Language by Lawrence Knowles
A fragmented archaic verse fragment contemplates peace and the power of music over language. It references Babylon Barbary and Spain, Dante, and the Heetene, with a distant lament on learning and the binding weight of sound and poetry. The final line names Jorink Lawrance Knowles and Har Dagastiun.
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Pacific
Charon
Jorink Lawrance Knowles
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Cures for Backache
A testimonial from Mr A W Luts of 100 17th Avenue Sterling NL claims Doan's Kidney Pills cured backache and kidney troubles after a November 1897 course. The notice promotes a free trial by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and states the medicine sells for 60 cents a box.
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Bright
Doan
A. W. Luts
17Th Avenue
Sterling
Haye
Dean
Mr. Lutz
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffeto
N.Y
Nome's Church and Lighthouses in Nome
One leading Nome church is Roman Catholic with an immense electric cross. The church serves as a lighthouse for miles along the coast. Ad text promotes Pixos Cute for Consumption as a cough remedy from N. W. SasCEL of Doean Grove NW and J. Mote addresses.
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Nome
N. W
Reward proposed for delivering highwayman body in Seattle
In Seattle Washington an introduced ordinance offers a $500 reward for the delivery of the body of any highwayman or burglar to city hall.
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Seattle
Wash
Carnegie and Schwab Story of a Mountain Crossing
The Washington correspondence recalls Andrew Carnegie telling of a Pennsylvania crossing where a hardy boy offered to guide him for 50 cents. Carnegie refused and settled at 25 cents after a lengthy dispute. The lad won the bet, crossing the mountain to the other side, and Carnegie predicted the boy would prosper, linking him to Charles M. Schwab.
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Andrew Carnegie
Seo
Pennsylvania
Carnegie
Worship of the Bear in Northern Japan
The article describes a village rite where a young bear is raised as a sacred baby god. After milk nurture, the bear is caged, slain at age, and villagers march with bows to witness the sacrifice. The chief pleads for clemency, then the bear is beheaded and skinned, followed by a fierce orgy lasting several days.
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Japan
A Layman Swaps Coffee for Postum to Heal Health
A Decaturville Ohio doctor describes his own health collapse from caffeine and stomach troubles. After meeting a friend who quit coffee for Postum Food Coffees, he adopts the change and reports dramatic improvement in digestion and removal of headaches. The letter promotes Postum as a strong food drink versus coffee.
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Decaturville
Ohio
Medical College
Postim Co
Battie Creek
End of a Campaign Ends in Family Feud Celebration
After a contentious marriage, the couple mark their thirtieth wedding anniversary with a gathering of friends and relatives. Two brothers in law are among the guests as the once rocky domestic life settles into festive reconciliation, a tongue in cheek nod to the ending of a long feud.
The Maid Meant Well and a Lesson in Humor
Dr John Bascom ex president of the University of Wisconsin drew attention with a bitter attack on John D Rockefeller methods. A tale recalls his absent mindedness at a freshman reception where he paused over lemonade. A maid misread his hesitation and pressed a glass that contained the strongest jam.
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John Bascom
University of Wisconsin
John D. Rockefeller
Bascom
He Onne
Ireland
Crown Lands in London Rise in Ground Rents
The crown remains a major landowner in London with properties across the city yielding about £460000 per year in ground rents. In the past fifteen years the estate income surged from £250000 as leases expired and renewed at higher rates. The Carlton Hotel site illustrates the growth from a crown ground rent of £763 to £4200 annually.
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London
Crown
Carlton
Alte
Soldier Explains Lack of Soap in Kit Inspection
A British battalion drill scene unfolds as Private Flinn justifies soap absence in his kit. The sergeant major laments his three year old cake of soap while Flinn, a new recruit, claims daily washing. The joke brings a ripple of laughter through the company as the inspection continues.
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Flinn
Fiinn
London
What in the world is going on in this car scene
A Baltimore American fragment shows a driver losing control as an unnamed chauffeur guides a stray branet on an interstellar path. A passenger warns of collision with Earth and urges a quick lever turn noting a bizarre reference to the financier J. Pierpont Morgan.
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Peeriahly
Earth
Gail Pierpont Morgan
Baltimore American
Peruna Proclaimed Quick Cure by Satisfied User
A customer recounts severe lung cold and stomach upset, then rapid recovery after Peruna. A Crown Point woman, Miss Rose Gerbing, confirms speedy relief after two bottles and vows to recommend the remedy. She invites others to write Dr Hartman for free advice.
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Rose Gerbing
Crown Point
Ind
Catarth
Tam
Reliaf
Recorder Goff Relates with Great Glee This Joke
A juryman requests excusal from jury duty claiming deafness. The recorder asks if he heard the charge. The man replies he heard it but could not understand it, highlighting a humorous miscommunication in court.
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Goff
New York Times
Deafness Cure Claim for Catarrh Tubes and Mucus
An advertisement from J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio claims deafness due to catarrh can be cured by Hull's Catarrh Cure. It explains the Eustachian tube must be unblocked and inflamed mucus removed to restore hearing, offering $100 for any unsolved case and inviting readers to request circulars.
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Ty Hull
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Many Places for Study by Dr Parker
Dr Parker asserts study occurs in diverse locales including underground trains omnibuses tea shops churches stations receptions meetings jubilees and even sick beds reflecting his belief that learning occurs anywhere his work reaches.
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Parker
Sale Notice for Full-Blooded Cow in Copaks County
A farmer in Copaks, Columbia County, N. has a productive full-blooded cow for sale. The animal yields milk, comes with three tons of hay, a lot of chickens and several stoves mentioned in the notice. Local sale details referenced as part of a historical classified item.
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Copaks
Columbia County
Moore Honored in England by Royal Meteorological Society
Willa L. Moore of the United States Weather Bureau, formerly in charge here, has been elected a member of the Royal Meteorological Society of Great Britain in recognition of her work in meteorology.
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