Labor Day Picnic Delayed By Rain In Yingling Grove
Labor Day celebrations at Yingling's grove were dampened by rain delaying the big parade and fireworks. Mill men won the tug of war, with prize money and cigars awarded to multiple event winners including March races and a baby show. The Rossi company is contracted for an evening exhibition. 15 cent admission.
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Yingling’s Grove
Trades and Labor
Amalgamated Association of Iron
Canton Mokders
Massifl
Wiolders
Kentucky
Peter Smith
Garshal
Baseball Grounds
Rossi Company
Howev
Isl} & Coo
Republic Lron and Steel Co
Lake Tasker
Russell
John Brady
Jamel Sylvis
Daniel Brady
Flora Bantz
Cecilia Hamil
May Featheringham
Albert
Paul
Bi Caish
James Sylvis
Timothy Mullane
Edward
Thomas
Trophy Presented to Clinton Lodge by Massillon Masonic Club
The silver and ebony trophy won by the Massillon Masonic baseball club was formally presented to Clinton Lodge at the South Erie street temple on Monday evening. Twenty five Canton Masons attended, including the defeated team. Winings of Canton gave the presentation speech and Dr. Culbertson, master of the local lodge, gave the response. Brief addresses followed by a banquet served by the Eastern Star ladies.
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Massillon Masonic
Clinton Lodge
South
Erie Street Temple
Canton Masons
Winings
Canton
Culbertson
Massillon
Eastern Star
Courts Rule by Sun Time Force Courts to Use Standard Time
A Chicago Inter Ocean summary notes appellate rulings across Georgia Nebraska and Iowa on whether courts must follow standard time or sun time. Georgia held sunlight time governs trial timing, Nebraska deemed default judgment premature if given before 11 standard time, Iowa kept insurance policy valid if 12 noon standard time had not begun.
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Georgia
Court of Appeals
Nebraska
App. U
Iowa
Chicago
Woman Becomes Beast of Burden in City Streets
An Italian woman in New York carried an enormous wood bundle on her head, eight long pieces plus a shorter load, as it dragged along City Hall Park and Center Street near Chambers. Two men saved her from dropping the load and steadied it back on her head.
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New York
Lome
City Hall Park
Center Street
Chambers
New York Times
Holmes Insight Through Neckwear Oddity
A Chicago Times-Herald note recalls Sherlock Holmes remarking that two witnesses checked his tie, then felt their own. he concludes his tie is fine and praises reasoning over second sight. The piece also previews Park Ecos for long keeping and egg yolk versus white layering to slow spoilage.
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Sherlock Tholmes, Jr
Iis
Mr. Holmes
Chicago Times-Herald
Ladies’ Home Journal
Unique In Their Alignment on Tennessee Peaks
The Chicago Record notes the Unaka range in Tennessee with Rattlesnake as the highest peak beyond 7,000 feet. Twenty two summits reach about 6,000 feet and several opposite peaks share identical heights or differ by only a few feet, forming remarkable alignments across the range.
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Tennessee Mountains
Unaka Range
Chicago
Lingering Timneas and the Prodigal-Mudder Dialog
Fragmentary note from Kansas City Independent references a lingering Timneas and the Prodigal-Mudder with archaic dialogue about coming to de and taking about 20 years to do it, like your father did, and hints at dying in the next county.
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Timneas
Kansas City
Doctors and patent medicines in China and wireless spy nets
A period piece contrasts Chinese doctors and patent medicines with vivid detail, noting rapid but superficial cures and reliance on joss and superstition. It also describes Tommasi’s dual transmitter system for wireless secrecy and a New York man patenting a life saving net amid frontier tech ideas.
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China
Joss
United States
Ipland
New York
New net and lazy wing system aids quick fire containment
A newly described net with foldable lazy wings can be carried under a cart and deployed rapidly at fires. The design allows several men to hold the wings open, expanding the net’s reach while remaining compact for transport.
Resting to Rejuvenate Fatigued Metals Across Grades
The article explains metal fatigue from repeated shocks and strains, noting tin bars and brass rods may separate when bent repeatedly. Rest is proposed as a remedy, similar to human fatigue, with recovery times varying by metal type from years for hard metals like iron and steel to longer retention for soft metals such as lead.
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Pearson
Outwitted the Lunatic at Rome Asylum
A visitor recalls a Rome lunatic asylum patient saved from self starvation. To avert death, staff dressed as dead, staged a real meal in front of the man, who questioned if dead men eat, then decided to eat after seeing the others dine. The Lancet notes the humane ruse.
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Rome
Fragment from Lady Lyttleton wedding attire list
A fragment discusses packing rubber goods with talc or powder to prevent sticking and ease future use. It then cites a centuries old list of Lady Lyttleton’s wedding outfit, mentioning a black gown and coat, a pink unwatered sate of clothes, two gold cloth suits, and a white worked with snail lace suit.
Kate Field's Love Letter and Odd Bits of Gossip
A Washington woman preserves a yellowed note from Miss Kate Field in girlhood. The piece reveals a playful hint about a future marriage and a long ago address. The item includes a humorous exchange about a gold filled chain and ten year durability.
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Kate Field
Washington
Miss Field
Yue
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Masonic Lodge
SUN Time
M.tommasi
Academie Des Sciences
Pall Mall Gazette
Lord Wolseley
Doll’s Hats Shirt Store
East Main St
Agustus Ruggies
Greater New York Medical Association
Diamont
Diamond Drug CO
Strong
Harold Eyre
Perkins
Mr. Brown
San Francisco
Morris
Raleigh News and Observer
British Medical Institute
Sully
Werner
Buchanan, Mich
Genessee Pure Food Co
le Roy
Faynie Williams
Rucker’s
Craig
Ijames R. Dunn
Erie St
BEE Hive Dry Goods Store
Allman & Putman
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