No Royal Road to Riches Says Cautious Counsel
An essay warns against get rich quick schemes and explains why many fall for frauds like the Drake estate. It cites a 70,000 strong Midwest crowd investing 1.35 million dollars in false promises of vast estates and timeworn wealth. The piece urges patience, thrift, and sound securities as the safe path to old age, noting there is no easy fortune.
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Sen
United States
England
Roosevelt
Bank of England
Prairies
Drake
London Smoke Drift Reported Across Europe
Dr A G Ruston of Leeds University told the Bristol conference of the National Smoke Abatement Society that smoke from industrial England has been observed as far west as Valentia Island Ireland and over the Channel and Northern France. He noted a soot fringe near Coniston Water and alleged that Isle of Man sheep darken with an east wind from Lancashire.
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England
Europe
National
Bristol
A. G. Ruston
Leeds University
Valentia Island
Ireland
London
Channel
France
Coniston Water
Lancashire
West Riding of Yorkshire
Isle of Man
Mechanical Man Accident at San Diego Expo
Henry C. May, inventor, nearly died when a robotic figure at the Pacific International Exposition in San Diego discharged a revolver aimed at him. The device learned faster than expected and struck May in the head. He is expected to recover.
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San Diego
California
Henry C. May
May
Odd and even numbers in ancient lore and Bible sales rise
The text notes that odd numbers were considered masculine and powerful while even numbers were feminine. It also reports that the Prussian Bible Society sold nearly twice as many Bibles last year as in previous years, highlighting a rising religious dispute era in Germany.
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Germany
Prussian Bible Society
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Claim Benefits
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy to stimulate bile flow and improve digestion. It asserts harmless, gentle action, no calomel or mercury, and urges readers to ask by name. The piece mentions a 25 cent price.
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Carter
Watch for Paderewski Comes From Warsaw
A watch presented for the noted pianist Paderewski features the letters I J Paderewski as hours and a piano keyboard for minutes. The hour hand appears as a pen, the minute hand as a conductor's baton, and the second dial bears Paderewski's birth district name. The dial rims with notes from 12 Paderewski compositions and the piece is said to keep perfect time.
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Padereski
Warsaw
I. J. Paderewski
Paderewski
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Endorsed for Women
Mrs. Robert Bryant of Brantford Ontario testifies that Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is a vegetable tonic aiding tired weak women through growth, change, and backache. She says the medicine restored her health and made her feel like a healthy person again. Buy from your neighborhood druggist today.
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Dr. Perce
Russia's communal kitchens feed millions with mechanised meals
Twenty one million Russians are fed today from communal kitchens. Last year they consumed ten billion dishes. Over six years the number served has increased twentyfold and the system keeps growing. One kitchen under construction will prepare 450000 dishes daily and the process is fully mechanised with no human touch during preparation.
Birthplace of King Corrected to Richmond Park White Lodge
The Glasgow Herald clarifies that the King was born at White Lodge in Richmond Park, not at Sandringham as some reports claimed. His christening followed days later and the family then moved to York Lodge, later home to his siblings.
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Richmond Park
Sandringham
King
York Lodge
White Lodge
Duke and Duchess of York
Glasgow Herald
Unusual Sale of Tobique Valley Railway in Canada
The Tobique Valley railway running 26 miles from Perth Junction to Plaster Rock was sold for 100000 dollars to S Ronald Jones and E B Harley of Saint John at a public auction. In 1897 the line was completed and leased to the Canadian Pacific railway for 99 years, with CPR rents to be the sole revenue for buyers for 60 years.
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Tobique Valley
Perth Junction
Plaster Rock
S. Ronald Jones
E. B. Harley
Saint John
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
C.P.R
Barbados has highest population density in Western Hemisphere
The report notes Barbados exceeds all other western hemisphere locations in people per acre, highlighting extreme population concentration on the island.
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Acre
Barbados
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Coats’ and Clark
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