Train fares for Epworth League convention to San Francisco
Southern Pacific sells very low round trip fares from the East for the Fifth International Convention of the Epworth League in San Francisco. Tickets valid July 6 to 13 with return by August 31 and stopovers allowed. routes via Burnet Ogden or Shasta. through sleeping car service from eastern points. Details from W. G. Nelmyer, S P Co Chicago.
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Sport in Western Canada draws hunters and settlers
Western Canada offers rich game, open plains, and abundant deer and elk. A seasoned sportsman describes vast prairies, marshes, and lake shores with birds, moose, and wapiti, and notes easy access to farms and fresh prices. Settlement details are available through Canadian government agents.
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Canada
Praire
Wight
Nor way bans tobacco sales to boys under sixteen
A new law in Norway prohibits selling tobacco to any boy under 16 without an adult relative or employer’s signed order. Tourists offering cigarettes to boys face prosecution. Police may confiscate pipes, cigars, and cigarettes from juveniles in public. Fines for offenses range from 60 cents to $25.
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Norway
Lada
Alcohol for Automobiles and Curative Notices
Advertisements note Hall's Catarrh Cure and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup along with a brief factual line about alcohol use in engines. Mentioned are motorists switching to alcohol and a French engineer's recommendation, claiming lower cost and no explosion risk. Also references large-eyed animals like horses giraffes ostriches and cephalopods with large eyes.
RETHIDUTON ON THE SPOT
A humorous column piece recounts a burglar encounter with George Ferguson who beds him with a health food supper and expels him from the pantry Then other short anecdotes from London Tit Bits and London Answers follow in a collage of jokes and scene snippets.
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Ferguson
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Chicago ‘Tribune
The Usual Victim and a Dream of Fortune
A fragmentary column pairs a mock inquiry into a playwrights reception with a mocked dream of wealth and philanthropy. A wealthy father, earning $109000 an hour, dreams of withdrawing funds from libraries and investments to let others have the same chance as the early fortunes, while a young man muses on responsibility and lifting those in need.
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Smithers and Sneerly Clash Over Walks and Fights
Smithers teases about an athletic look while Sneerly argues he is a long distance fighter. The exchange highlights a playful contrast between appearance and capability in a sports themed banter.
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Smithers
Sneerly
Sympathy Misunderstood and a Saloon Armory Fear
A Boston Advertiser vignette follows a girl five or six years old trailing a man toward a hospital. She fears the Salvation Army will seize her, repeating a childlike fear of being taken to the armory. A separate anecdote shows a girl named Pretty Angelina with a wrist sprain, while a newsboy mocks a bystander who gawks at the scene.
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der Salvation Armory
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Angelina Swizzleblogaam
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Attendants Mock Jersey City Man Over Expense Claim
Dialogue notes a Jersey City man preferring home over an expense report. The Sultan of Turkey is said to spend thirty eight million dollars annually on his household, with a quip about using ice.
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Pellican
Turkey
Delicate handkerchief fashion and Washington relics
A dainty debutante favors small embroidered handkerchiefs with flowers and pastel borders while bolder designs rise in popularity among some young women. The piece also notes a remarkable Washington artifact at the Baltimore Dental College, a set of artificial teeth worn by General Washington, once valued at $5000, exhibited at the 1808 World's Fair.
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Washington
Baltimore Dental College
George Washington
Greenwood
Baltimore Sun
Oatmeal Porridge Remedy Tip from Early Kitchen Note
A fragment describes mixing fine oat meal with salt and cold milk adding more milk, heating to a boil while stirring, then boiling a quarter hour. Sweeten with sugar and cinnamon if liked. Some use malt for a smoother gruel used as a soothing cold remedy.
Telegraphy advances spark 8000 words a minute
A historical note describes Crehore and Squire's rapid telegraph system tested between Fort Myer and Washington, reporting 120000 words in an hour or 2000 per minute, with quicker performance on a shorter cable link from Canso to New York. Various public notices and miscellany follow, including kitchen products and local anecdotes.
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Ft. Myer
War Department
Washington
Canso
New York
Beech Trees Most Often Struck by Lightning Study
A German investigation into lightning strokes in trees finds the beech tree more frequently struck than others. It warns against sheltering under trees in storms but notes beech is the better option in need, with oak and poplar among the worst. Also reports the Bank of England destroys about $50,000 in notes weekly to replace them, burning one evening each week for this purpose.
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Goodland
Kan
N. E. Albertson
Dodd
Bright
Bank of England
Peruna Promise From “Full Ladies” For Women Health
A promotional passage extols Peruna as a tonic for tired and nervous women. It claims Peruna restores health by correcting mucous membranes and restoring organ function, urging readers to heed the advice of the featured ladies.
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Lucy Annie Heiser
Perina
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
The Great Ile Producers and World Output
China leads global raw material production with Europe second at about half China’s level and Japan close behind. In 1800 China exported 16,080,448 pounds while Japan exported 7,008,008 pounds. Europe’s total production reached 6,890,075 pounds, with Italy 414,070 and Austria-Hungary 1,?4,676 pounds, among others.
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Japan
Italy
Austria-Hungary
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